Emmanuel Macron will start this Sunday, May 25, a great trip to Southeast Asia on Sunday, May 25. The President of the Republic will chain three states visits to Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore. The purpose of this tour is to consolidate the Indopacific strategy of France. According to the Elysée in “The current context of an Asia-Pacific zone taken between the United States and China” with a “Extremely strong pressure” From Washington via the commercial taxes of Donald Trump, Paris aims to be a partner ” reliable “ And “Respectful” of the “Sovereignty” and of “ independence “ of these states. This trip also aims “Diversification of our value chains and our supply chains”.
The head of state is due to arrive Sunday evening in Hanoi in Vietnam. The Indonesia will follow on Wednesday May 28 and Singapore on the 30th.
2 – François Bayrou organizes a meeting on the taxi strike
After five days of mobilization, taxi drivers obtained an appointment this Saturday, May 24 at the Ministry of Transport for a meeting with Prime Minister François Bayrou as well as the Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot. Taxi drivers have largely mobilized against a new agreement governing the transport of patients as well as against competition from VTC. The project to pricing health insurance on the transport of patients by approved taxi drivers was approved on May 16 and is due to come into force on October 1.
The tenant of Matignon “will open” this meeting with taxis representatives. “I think they found the determination of taxis”said on France Info Rachid Boudjema, the president of the National Union of Taxis Together. Yesterday, 1,700 drivers were mobilized on French territory, including nearly 1,000 in Paris. This Friday, May 23, many taxis mobilized in Pau, the city of the Prime Minister.
3 – Cannes Film Festival: Allocation of the Palme d’Or
The Golden Palme of the 78th Cannes Festival will be awarded this Saturday, May 24. The jury, chaired by actress Juliette Binoche will deliver around 7 p.m. and the announcement of the winners will take place around 8 p.m. The Palme d’Or is the main award awarded by the Cannes Film Festival jury and has been awarded for 1955. Anatomy of a fall which won the Palme d’Or 2023 and Sean Baker for Anora in 2024.
4 – Beginning of the 2025 edition of Roland -Garros
The fifteen Roland-Garros will start this Sunday, May 25. The event will be held at the Porte d’Auteuil from Sunday May 25 to Sunday June 9. The qualifying week has ended today. The matches are scheduled every day from 11 a.m. on all the courts, except the central court which will see its matches start at 12 noon. The 1st round will take place from Sunday May 25 to 27, the 2nd from 28 to 29, the 3rd from 30 to 31, the round of 16 from June 1 to 2, the quarter-finals from June 3 to 4, the ladies’ semi-finals on June 5 and men on 6 and finally the ladies finals will take place on June 7 and men on 8.
Last year, the legendary tennis competition was won by Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek.
5 – The good news of the day
Our artists have talent. Thanks to their talent, many French artists are experiencing a record year with billions of international listening. The Air group rose to the first step of the record of albums produced in France the best -selling worldwide. Directed by the National Music Center with the National Union of Phonographic Editing, this ranking places in 2nd position The ERA group followed by the Rouennais DJ Petit Biscuit. His title Sunset Lover Fut the billion streams abroad. Desireless is, she 33rd, while her unforgettable title Trip trip date of 1987.
