it was met at the elysee palace in paris by french president manuel markel it is a firm proponent of global free trade and he's looking for common ground amongst leading trade nations during his meeting with mark kong also pledged financial assistance for the reconstruction of the notre dame cathedral following its recent devastating fire. samsung is postponing the launch of its hotly anticipated two thousand dollar folding phone after reports of breakage is early reviewers called the galaxy fold on the usable just forty eight hours after receiving the device south korean firms an inspection suggested the breakages could stem from impact on quote exposed areas of the hinge the delay is a setback for some song as it seeks to battle stiff competition from rivals like huawei and apple's new release date is due to be announced in the coming weeks. whatsapp thing. that's it from me and the business as a team here in berlin for more business news and lots of background stories check out the w dot com slash business thank you for watching stay tuned now for. right after this quick look. kic