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Hollande applauds anti-austerity Abe in Japan

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:50:00 +0200

The success of Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's big-spending, austerity-busting economic policies in recent times is "good news" for Europe, French President François Hollande said on Friday on an official visit to the country.

Hollande tells Asia: Europe still matters

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:05:00 +0100

Top European leaders jetting into Laos for a major summit are on a mission to reassure Asia that their crisis-hit region is "still an economic power", French President François Hollande has said.

Asian demand ramps up Bordeaux prices

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:47:00 +0200

One of the world's most influential wine critics is alarmed by the high price of Bordeaux wine, saying the region risks hurting itself by focusing so much on the East Asian market.