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The sentence was imposed nine months after Kelly, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex crimes, in a trial that amplified accusations that had dogged the singer of the Grammy-winning hit "I Believe I Can Fly" for two decades. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn federal court said the evidence reflected Kelly's "indifference to human suffering" and "sheer brutality" toward his victims. "This case is not about sex. It's about violence and cruelty and control," Donnelly told Kelly. "You left in your wake a trail of broken lives." Kelly, whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, is among the most prominent people convicted of sexual misbehavior during the #MeToo movement against such conduct by prominent men. He did not speak during Wednesday's hearing, but has repeatedly denied sexual abuse accusations. After the sentence was read, his lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, told reporters Kelly was "devastated" by the sentence but that he would appeal. "Thirty years in prison … [Read more...] about R&B singer R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex case

Former director of Binh Phuoc CDC Nguyen Van Sau The police raided the workplace and private houses of the arrestees above to perform investigation works. According to initial investigation and verification, in 2021, the subjects illegally carried out the preparation of bid documents for purchasing biological products and medical materials for testing of Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company and Thuan Giang Service Trading Company Limited to serve for Covid-19 prevention and control works that caused a financial damage of VND5 billion (US$214,712) to the State. Previously, on April 6, Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper informed that the Director of Health of Binh Phuoc Province had signed Decision 104/QĐ-SYT to discipline and dismiss Director of Binh Phuoc CDC Nguyen Van Sau. In 2021, Binh Phuoc CDC purchased over 80,000 Covid-19 test kits and 47,900 extraction test kits from Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company (Viet A Company) with a total amount of over VND41.5 billion … [Read more...] about Former leaders of Binh Phuoc CDC arrested in Viet A test kit case

At the meeting The statement was made by Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai at a meeting on the city’s socio-economic situation in the first half of the year that was held on June 29 with the participation of Secretary of the Party Committee of the city Nguyen Van Nen and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le. Problems of administrative procedures are the biggest obstacles that have affected the attraction of capital resources, public investment disbursement and impeded capital flows into trade and business production, he said. The city’s chairman asked departments and agencies to focus on solving barriers to promptly handle requests of individuals and businesses to speed up the economy. Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai (L), Secretary of the Party Committee of the city Nguyen Van Nen (C) and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Le attend the meeting. (Photo: SGGP) Chairman of the HCMC … [Read more...] about HCMC’s economies recover quickly together

Mô Choosing textbooks for children in Hai An Bookstore in District 1 of HCMCảnh This situation is common in many schools around HCMC. Although teachers have said that the school does not force its students to buy workbooks, many parents admitted they do not know which items are compulsory, so it is safer to buy all in case their children need them. Some bookstores in HCMC separate the pack for formal textbooks from that for workbooks, and they even offer individual books for sale. But others compile these books into one large pack and force people to buy all, even with a discount of 5 percent. Parents, who are usually uncertain of which books are necessary, decide to buy all of them for fear that when they truly need the books, they cannot find these books for sale anymore. Receiving the report on several schools selling textbooks with workbooks and learning tools, Head of Binh Tan District Education and Training Division Ngo Van Tuyen responded that the registration form … [Read more...] about Parents faced with financial burden on textbook purchasing for new school year

Among these, a total of 291 newly-granted foreign investment projects have a total registered capital of $223.75 million, an increase of 5.43 percent in the number of newly-granted projects but a decrease of 1.28 percent in value over the same period last year. There were 68 times that licensed projects from previous years adjusted their investment with additional capital of $1.37 billion, down 2.86 percent in the volume but up 205.19 percent in the value compared to the same period last year. HCMC also approved 1,105 cases where foreign investors are allowed to contribute capital, buy shares or acquire contributed capital of domestic enterprises with registered capital equivalent to $583.11 million, an increase of 9.62 percent in the volume but a decrease of 15.12 percent in the value over the same period. By Duc Trung – Translated by Da Nguyet … [Read more...] about HCMC draws US$2.18 billion of FDI capital in first six months

Roads, airports, and seaports are being looked at by overseas companies in terms of investment feasibility, Photo: Shutterstock On June 16, Hoang Gia Khanh, deputy general director of state-owned railway giant Vietnam Railways (VNR), received a delegation of Austrian businesses at its headquarters who introduced new products and technology solutions aiming to seek opportunities in the local industry. The commercial counsellor of the Austrian Embassy in Hanoi said that businesses expect to intensify cooperation with VNR, specifically those in funding and upgrading projects, as well as machinery upgrading and maintenance. He added that besides official development assistance, the Austrian government also has other financial tools that can help VNR access financial resources and technologies. According to Khanh, investment demand for the industry’s infrastructure development is huge and he highly appreciates the products and technology of groups like Plasser & Theurer and … [Read more...] about Reopening increases foreign interest in transport upgrade

An additional 777 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Wednesday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in the country. As of Wednesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million. On June 29, an additional 9,387 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.67 million. On Wednesday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were recorded, total fatalities stood at 43,087. By June 28, the country had injected more than 231 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 7.80 million given to children aged 5 to 11. … [Read more...] about Additional 777 fresh Covid-19 infections reported on Wednesday

The projected path of the typhoon (Photo: NCHMF) At 7 a.m. this morning, the center of the storm was about 16 degrees north latitude and 115.3 degrees east longitude, 430km east of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago with strongest winds of up to 62-74km per hour (level 8). In the next 24 hours, the storm is expected to move north-northwest at the speed of 10km an hour and intensify. Until 7am on July 1, the eye of the storm will locate about 410km northeast of the Hoang Sa Archipelago with wind speed of 62-74km per hour (level 8), gusting at level 10. All ships operating in the East Sea are at high risk, with the level of risk caused by the storm set at level 3. It is forecasted that in the coming day, the storm will mainly move in the northwest direction at the same speed, possibly getting stronger. The sea area from central Binh Thuan Province to southmost Ca Mau Province as well as the south area and middle of the East Sea, including the Hoang Sa archipelago, will see … [Read more...] about Tropical depression develops into CHABA storm

Inflation in Vietnam currently does not warranty an increase in interest rates or tightening of currency. At present, Vietnam is in a more favorable position than many other countries in the world. No undue pressure In a conversation with Saigon Investment, Dr. Ho Quoc Tuan from the University of Bristol, commented that when talking about global inflation, the first factor that comes up is the increase in the price of energy and raw materials across the world which have been greatly affected by the Russia-Ukraine war. Among the factors that are affecting the most are energy prices of crude oil and gas. Analysts in this field have said that even with the US President visiting Saudi Arabia, the ability to deal with energy supply is still very difficult. Currently, the US Congress is trying to come up with policies to encourage domestic production of shale oil, but they are also not too optimistic. Dr. Ho Quoc Tuan said that this means that the supply cannot be resolved this year … [Read more...] about Inflation not a domestic problem in Vietnam

th out of 227 nations and territories. As to Vietnam’s rate of infections over 1 million people, it now stands at the 112 th position (108,457 cases / 1 million citizens). On June 29, 9,387 patients were recovered from the disease, bringing the quantity of cured patients to over 9.67 million. At present, there are 49 severe cases requiring mechanical ventilation. No more deaths were recorded, and the rate of fatal cases still occupies 0.4 percent of the total infected. On June 28, 527,610 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were injected successfully, bringing the total number of injected doses to 231.4 million of all vaccine brands. By Khanh Nguyen – Translated by Vien Hong … [Read more...] about Vietnam stops announcing new daily Covid-19 infection from June 29