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Vietnam Supports Education Promotion Topics in UN Agenda
An ambassadorial meeting of the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning took place in New York on May 15. The meeting were attended by United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammad, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education Stefania Giannini, Ambassador, Head of diplomatic delegations, and representatives of nearly 30 UN member states.
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Japan Plans to Provide Flood Risk Warning Maps for Southeast Asia
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism plans to support disaster preparation in four Southeast Asian countries, namely Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia, by providing flood risk warning maps.
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Fourth Joint Committee Held to Review ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement
According to the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the 4th Joint Committee meeting for the review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) was held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 7-9 May 2024 with the delegates from India and all 10 ASEAN countries.
UK considers extending Hongkongers' visa rights if China pursues security laws
The UK government is mulling giving greater visiting rights to certain Hong Kong residents, unless the Chinese government suspends a controversial proposed national security law.
Boston Marathon canceled, will be held as a virtual event
The 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled and turns into an unprecedented virtual race for the first time in its traditional format of 124 years and slated to take place on September 14.
Walt Disney World is reopening: How to prevent spread of the coronavirus
Walt Disney World, one of the largest tourist sites on the planet, has a plan to reopen in mid-July. Several measures to reopen safely are being implemented.
List of US' prominent retailers filing for bankruptcy due to Covid-19
Coronavirus has pushed some of the most vulnerable brands in the US toward the brink of bankruptcy as many as a running list of retailers have recently declared failure including J. Crew, Neiman Marcus, Stage Stores, J.C. Penney and the newly sunk Tuesday Morning among others.
World news today: US’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 100,000
World news May 28: The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has reached a somber milestone of over 100,000 fatalities. Meanwhile, China's approval of the national security law, Trump's proposal to sign the executive order, Tuesday Morning's bankruptcy, fallen gold price also make headlines today (May 28).
Trump’s executive order might curtail protections for social media companies
The Trump administration is preparing an executive order intended to curtail the legal protections that shield social media companies from liability for what gets posted on their platforms, two senior administration officials said early Thursday.
Hong Kong, controversial national security law approved by China
The Chinese parliament has approved plans for a bill that threatens to limit freedoms in the semi-autonomous state, with an overwhelming vote in favor of the proposal to draft the law. The move will bypass Hong Kong's internal legislature to punish acts that subvert state power.
AI startup named Inductiv is bought by Apple to improve Siri's performance
Apple Inc. bought machine-learning startup Inductiv Inc., adding to more than a dozen AI-related acquisitions by the technology giant in the past few years, reported Bloomberg on May 28.
Iphone 12 rumors: Release date, leaks, price
Due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it is likely that Apple will unveil the iPhone 12 in November this year, two months later than expected.
Covid-19 sweeps 305 million full-time jobs in 2020's second quarter
The International Labour Organization (ILO) reported that working hours will be 10.5% lower this quarter comparing to those of before Covid-19, the global health crisis. That means 305 million full-time jobs vanished due to the pandemic.
VOX cites some lessons that US can learn from post-Covid-19 school reopening in Vietnam
Some countries in the world including Germany, Newzealand and Vietnam have resumed educational activities after succesfully containing the Covid-19 with different of preventive measures taking place to ensure the healthy schooling environment for both students and educators. According to VOX, the Washington-based modern media company, the US can learn some experince in school reopenings from its peers.
Donald Trump to sign executive order “pertaining to social media” amid Twitter furor
The proposed order comes after Twitter added a fact-checking label to the president's tweets falsely claiming mail-in voting is linked to fraud. Trump responded by ranting against Twitter, on Twitter, accusing the company of "interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election" and silencing conservative voices.
China deploys 2 aircraft carriers while the US's two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flying over the East Sea 1
Two Chinese (PLAN) aircraft carriers are preparing to conduct a set of provocative war games in the contested waters, near the Taiwan-claimed Pratas Islands, also known as the Dongsha Islands while two Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers flew over the Bien Dong Sea -East Sea (called South China Sea) on Tuesday, the latest in an increasing number of U.S. military demonstrations in the region.
26 people arrested in France and Belgium over Vietnamese migrants lorry deaths
Police in France and Belgium have arrested 26 people suspected of human trafficking in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants. There are 13 people arrested in France, 11 Vietnamese citizens, and two Moroccans in the Brussels area.
George Floyd case: Mayor and family call for charge against officer pinning black man on ground
A Minnesota mayor on Wednesday is calling for criminal charges against the police officer who was seen on the video kneeing George Floyd to the ground in an incident earlier this week that has caused waves of anger among protesters who flock the street protests who are asking for justice,
Space X: Unfavorable weather prevents Falcon 9’s liftoff, next attempt on Saturday
The bad weather in the Atlantic with gray clouds above and choppy waves has called off Space X launch for Wednesday, which should be the first to take American astronauts to orbit from American soil in nearly a decade, New York Times reported.
LATAM, the largest airlines in Latin America, files for bankruptcy
According to a statement released on LATAM Airlines Group’s website, the largest carrier in Latin America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week.
Lee Jae-yong - Samsung heir questioned about 2015 merger
Prosecutors questioned Samsung's de facto leader Lee Jae-yong over possible legal violations in a controversial merger of two affiliates in 2015 that cemented his control over the group.
History of the International Children’s Day
International Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, which is observed in some countries on June 1st. The origin of the celebrative day dates back nearly a century ago.
Asahi: Vietnam wows the world with no coronavirus death to date
Vietnam is one of those rare countries that maintain its largely free of hard restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, announcing it has no coronavirus death to date, according to Asahi, the most respected daily newspaper in Japan.
