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"They're trying to trick us. They tell us to enter the country legally, but then they deport us," said one migrant, Tania, who has been with the caravan since it set out last week from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, around 650km away. … [Read more...] about Mexican troops repel border-storming migrant caravan

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the ceremony in Hanoi on January 4 For Vietnam, the victory of the southwest border defense war once again affirmed the will and strength of the Vietnamese people, while demonstrating the noble international spirit, the traditional fraternal and time-honored relationship, and the pure and wholehearted help from the Vietnamese Party, State, armies and people to the Cambodian people. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia mark victory of southwest border defense war

“Vietnam’s dual role as ASEAN chair and non-permanent membership on the UNSC will give it additional leverage in dealing with major and middle powers. But more importantly, Vietnam can leverage its 16 strategic and 13 comprehensive partnerships to advance its foreign policy goals of ‘peace, co-operation, and development’ and use these partnerships to insulate itself from major powers who might try to pressure Vietnam to follow a particular line on international issues,” Thayer said. “Vietnam’s interests are best served when it protects its autonomy and maintains an independent stance in international affairs.” … [Read more...] about Vietnam takes on primary UN Security Council duties

Lawyers for Canada's attorney general on behalf of the US Justice Department have said they will justify extradition by arguing that the US accusations against Meng would be considered a crime in Canada if they had occurred here -- a key test known as double criminality. … [Read more...] about Charges against Huawei exec ‘fiction,’ defense says at start of extradition

The fifth plenum of the 12th-tenure Party Central Committee issued thematic resolutions on perfecting institutions of the socialist-oriented market economy, and on restructuring, reforming and enhancing the efficiency of State-owned enterprises. In particular, the plenum issued Resolution 10/NQ-TW (June 2017) on developing the private economic sector into an important driving force of the socialist-oriented market economy. The resolution is said to be a drastic step in renewing the thinking on the private economic sector towards creating conditions for this sector to gain equal access to all opportunities and resources, particularly capital, land and natural resources. … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES JAN. 21