Two people have died and more than 150 people have been airlifted to safety after floods hit south-eastern France, local authorities say.

 French President Francois Hollande visits Spain on Wednesday for a bilateral summit seeking a common stance on banking supervision to avoid a repeat of the eurozone debt crisis.

 VietNamNet Bridge – VietJetAir has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world's leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus for an order of 100 aircraft of different types.

 Vietnam and France have signed a joint statement on upgrading their relations to a strategic partnership, opening a new chapter in cooperative relations between the two countries.

The steering committee on reviewing theoretical and practical issues over three decades of “doi moi” (renewal) convened its first session in Hanoi on September 25.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on September 24 attended a ceremony to inaugurate the new building of the Vietnamese embassy in France following an official welcome ceremony in Invalides Palace in Paris.

 Vietnam attaches great importance to its defence cooperation with France as the two countries have seen important developments in all fields such as delegation exchange, training, army medicine and defence industry, PM Nguyen Tan Dung said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam attached great importance to its defence co-operation with France as the two countries had made important developments in exchanging delegations, military training, army medicine and the defence industry.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is scheduled to leave Viet Nam today (Sept 23) to start his three-day official visit to France from September 24-26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 150 photos featuring the long relationship between Viet Nam and France is on display in Ha Noi.

 France, Britain and the United States on Tuesday pressed for a UN Security Council resolution to force Syria to destroy its chemical weapons in the face of tough Russian resistance.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On September 7, from early morning visitors flocked to the ancient castle of Chambord (France) to watch the Vietnamese fashion show.

VietNamNet Bridge – As an event in the Vietnamese - French cultural exchange program, senior fashion designer Minh Hanh and two young designers will take 100 designs to the show at Chambord castle on September 7.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, in coordination with the Vietnamese Culture Centre in France, held an exhibition in Paris on July 27 to showcase Vietnamese folk paintings.

 VietNamNet Bridge – France is willing to continue its financial support for Vietnam as well as the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) in space projects.

 NA leader meets with Vietnamese diplomats; Vietnamese, Lao armies cement ties; People's Army leader visits France; VN, RoK maritime police hold fire fighting exercise

 Party General Secretary starts Thailand visit; Prime Minister pushes for stronger links with Ecuador; Vietnam, France beef up defence ties; President meets with City voters

 Technology giant IBM announced on Monday that a new IT service center in the northern French town of Lille would create 700 new posts in the next five years.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Jean Claude Gallotta, the leading French contemporary choreographer, will bring one of the most outstanding ballets in the world to HCM City and Hanoi.

 Two new suspected cases of the infection of coronavirus, a virus close to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), have been reported in Tours in central France, local media reported on Tuesday.