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NA urges railway investment

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Workers work on the final steps in the construction of an urban railway crossing the Sài Gòn River in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu

HÀ NỘI — Lawmakers have urged the Government to encourage public private partnerships to draw private investment into the railway sector.

Discussing the draft revised Law on Railway at the ongoing third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) yesterday, deputy Nguyễn Văn Thể from the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Sóc Trăng said that involving different business sectors into railway activities would attract investment from home and abroad to the railway system. Tiếp tục đọc “NA urges railway investment” →

U.S. companies sign billions in deals with Vietnam

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Wed May 31, 2017 | 6:22pm EDT

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
By Alwyn Scott and Mike Stone | SEATTLE/WASHINGTON

U.S. industrial companies General Electric Co (GE.N) and Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) made deals with Vietnam worth billions of dollars as Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc continued his three-day trip to the United States.

Phuc’s trip included a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon at the White House as well as the signing of deals with U.S. companies for high-tech goods and services worth $15 billion to $17 billion when GE and Caterpillar are included. Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. companies sign billions in deals with Vietnam” →

Emirates tells cabin crew to swap Taiwanese flag pins for Chinese ones

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Leaked email to Taiwanese staff says airline has been instructed by Beijing to follow One China policy

Emirates cabin crew walk past a sign at Taoyuan airport
Emirates did not respond to questions asking whether staff could still choose to wear a Taiwanese flag pin. Photograph: Chen Chi-Chuan/AFP/Getty Images

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Wednesday 31 May 2017 12.59 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 31 May 2017 13.40 EDT

Emirates airline has waded into a decades-old diplomatic spat after ordering Taiwanese cabin crew to swap flag pins worn on their uniforms for Chinese ones, sparking anger and calls for boycott on social media.

The airline sent an email to staff saying Emirates was “instructed by the Chinese government” to “follow the One China policy”. Tiếp tục đọc “Emirates tells cabin crew to swap Taiwanese flag pins for Chinese ones” →

Ominous signs of an Asian hub for Islamic State in the Philippines

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Government soldiers fighting the Maute group watch a helicopter attack (not pictured) as they take a break inside a military camp in Marawi City, southern Philippines. (Photo: Reuters) 

31 May 2017 01:44PM (Updated: 31 May 2017 01:50PM)

MARAWI CITY, Philippines: Dozens of foreign jihadis have fought side-by-side with Islamic State sympathizers against security forces in the southern Philippines over the past week, evidence that the restive region is fast becoming an Asian hub for the ultra-radical group.

A Philippines intelligence source said that of the 400-500 marauding fighters who overran Marawi City on the island of Mindanao last Tuesday, as many as 40 had recently come from overseas, including from countries in the Middle East. Tiếp tục đọc “Ominous signs of an Asian hub for Islamic State in the Philippines” →