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    Victor Mallet

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    Victor Mallet is a journalist, commentator and author with more than three decades of experience in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He has been Paris bureau chief for Financial Times, worked as Asia editor and Asia news editor based in Hong Kong. He has written books on the River Ganges and on the modernisation of south-east Asia.
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    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      The best books of the week
      Goodbye, Dr Banda — what Malawi teaches the western world

      Alexander Chula’s eclectic biography shows that the African nation has rich lessons for wealthier countries

    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      InterviewLunch with the FT
      Louvre director Laurence des Cars: ‘We have to face all the dark spots of our history’

      The Paris museum’s head on why big cultural institutions must not duck the issue of restitution, making art more accessible — and what to do about queues

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      InterviewLunch with the FT
      Sailor Isabelle Autissier: ‘The ocean is the axis around which my life has turned’

      The legendary yachtswoman on sailing the globe single-handed, near-death experiences in the Southern Ocean — and why our approach to the environment is all wrong

    • Monday, 10 October, 2022
      EY
      Whistleblowers accuse EY of whitewashing suspicious trades at longstanding client

      Two trades created for a workers co-op and a mystery €120,000 payment are central to internal row at Leonteq

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      FT Wealth
      Superyachts aim to go green — but at what cost?

      Boat builders are addressing the environmental concerns of luxury-vessel owners in an effort to curb huge carbon emissions and to show they care about the planet

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      Climate change
      Harvest comes early as French winemakers grapple with climate change

      Vineyards are responding to the challenge by adapting farming and vinification practices

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      TotalEnergies
      Total sells stake in Russian gasfield following military jet fuel claims

      French group’s divestment comes after accusation joint venture’s product was used by warplanes attacking Ukraine

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Macron says UK is a friend regardless of its leaders and their ‘little mistakes’

      French president responds drily to comments from Tory leadership frontrunner Liz Truss as Boris Johnson praises bilateral ties

    • Monday, 22 August, 2022
      French politics
      French minister calls for restrictions on flights by private jet

      Clément Beaune joins heated debate about measures needed to save energy and limit global warming

    • Friday, 19 August, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Putin and Macron agree IAEA mission to Ukraine nuclear plant

      Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of risking disaster by attacking facility near Zaporizhzhia

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Europe Express
      France and the St Augustine approach to public finances Premium content

      Everyone agrees on the need for restraint over deficits and debt — just not yet

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Les Républicains
      French conservatives struggle for relevance between Macron and Le Pen

      Les Républicains are seeking a new leader who can reconcile centre-right party’s squabbling factions

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      OutlookParis
      France’s magnificent rusting giant

      The Eiffel Tower’s paint job for Paris 2024 Olympics will not be enough to protect it

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      Climate change
      Europe battles water shortages as severe drought sweeps the continent

      An unusually dry winter and spring followed by a summer of baking heat are part of an overall warming trend

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
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      Saudi crown prince in Paris visit to boost credentials

      Mohammed bin Salman to meet Emmanuel Macron as west seeks more oil and isolation of Russia

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
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      Macron wins French legislators’ backing for budget to tackle inflation

      Long debate in National Assembly illustrates president’s difficulties in governing without parliamentary majority

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
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      Will Channel travel chaos become a regular feature of British summer?

      No instant fixes ahead as limits to technology and infrastructure mean attention turns to political goodwill

    • Sunday, 24 July, 2022
      Eutelsat SA
      UK and France to get board seats in planned Eutelsat and OneWeb tie-up

      Deal would create satellite operator that could take on Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in space-based connectivity

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Europe Express
      How France is preparing for winter Russian energy shock Premium content

      Big retailers get onboard with voluntary plans to ration usage from the autumn

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      Natural disasters
      ‘Climate change shoved in our face’ — Europe wrestles with heatwave and forest fires

      Five countries declare states of emergency or issue red alerts as temperatures break records across northern Europe

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      ReviewFT Books Essay
      Hong Kong’s legacy — from Chris Patten’s Diaries to City on the Edge

      Two books, one by the ex-governor and another by professor Ho-fung Hung, offer insights into China’s savage repression of the former British colony

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
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      France’s great Dijon mustard crisis

      A triple catastrophe has left chefs and ordinary shoppers scrambling to source the prized condiment

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      EU economy
      French finance minister says EU debt rules are ‘obsolete’

      Bruno Le Maire calls time on ‘frugal’ union and promises further economic reforms

    • Monday, 4 July, 2022
      French politics
      Macron reshuffles cabinet for difficult second term

      Laurence Boone moves from OECD to become Europe minister in France’s minority government

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Aukus
      Paris and Canberra vow to ‘intensify security co-operation’ after Aukus spat

      Newly elected Australian PM visits France to mend relations after cancellation of A$90bn submarines contract

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