The top Democrat in Congress said on Monday (Jan 28) that President Donald Trump has agreed on Feb 5 as the new date to deliver his State of the Union address, now that the US government has fully reopened. US President Donald Trump speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Jan 25, 2019. (Photo source: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque) The date is just 10 days before the deadline for lawmakers and the president to agree on a border security package that averts a subsequent government shutdown. "I invite you to deliver your State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress on Feb 5, 2019 in the House Chamber," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a letter to Trump, saying they had mutually agreed on the date. Pelosi had originally invited Trump to deliver his speech this Tuesday, but disinvited him over security concerns during the government shutdown and told the president there would be no address to Congress until federal operations resumed. The spat … [Read more...] about Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb 5: Pelosi
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World News in Brief: November 19
* Russian President Vladimir Putin told US Vice President Mike Pence Russia had nothing to do with meddling in the 2016 US election, Interfax reported on November 19, during discussions about an upcoming meeting between Putin and President Donald Trump. * The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s unification ministry said Monday that it will prepare well for the possible visit by Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), to Seoul within this year. * British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a day of reckoning on November 19 as mutinous lawmakers try to trigger a no confidence vote over their opposition to her draft European Union divorce deal, a rebel member of her Conservative Party said. * Political parties from China and Arab countries will hold a dialogue November 22 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. More than 60 political parties from Arab countries are expected to attend the dialogue. * US President Donald Trump said Sunday (November 18) that he … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: November 19
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 10/10
VinaCapital officially ends investment in poultry firm Ba Huan Ba Huan JSC, the country's leading pasteurized eggs and poultry meat producer, has decreased its charter capital from VND280 billion (US$12 million) to VND222 billion (US$9.53 million), effectively ending the involvement of VinaCapital, one of the two largest asset management firms in Vietnam, with the company. This results in an increase in the stake holding of domestic shareholders from 66.2% to 83.6%, of which Ba Huan's Director Pham Thi Huan owns 64%. In Feburary, VinaCapital`s flagship fund Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF) invested US$32.5 million to acquire a significant minority stake in Ba Huan. However, in early July, Ba Huan sought Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc's intervention in terminating its partnership with VinaCapital. The firm said there were differences between the English and Vietnamese versions of the agreement and the terms were not what the two parties had agreed initially. Among … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 10/10
Government News 22/8
Top Chinese leader affirms desire to develop ties with Vietnam General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Politburo member Tran Quoc Vuong, permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping has affirmed that the Chinese Party, Government, and people attach great importance to and are willing to work, together with their Vietnamese counterparts, to continuously consolidate and develop relations between the two Parties and countries. Xi made the remarks during a reception for Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, in Beijing, China, on August 20. The Chinese leader said he hopes that the two sides will continue to increase the exchange of high-level delegations, … [Read more...] about Government News 22/8
Law on Cyber Security taking effect is a must
The Bill on Cyber Security was made public to get voters’ feedback in March 2017. Before casting their votes, deputies to the National Assembly still discussed over differences in some articles, such as those in Article 10 and 26. Agencies responsible for preparing the law and the National Assembly listened to feedback from relevant agencies, scientists, and people to amend the Bill so that it was adopted at the high support rate of 86.86% of the deputies’ votes. (Photo for illustration) On June 28, 2018, the Presidential Office held a press conference to announce the President’s order to promulgate the Law on Cyber Security and other six laws which had been adopted by the National Assembly. The Law on Cyber Security will become effective on January 1, 2019. However, many Western news and press agencies and websites whose servers located outside Vietnam have deliberately distorted the law and prevented it from taking effect. They argue that “the … [Read more...] about Law on Cyber Security taking effect is a must