Proposals to change recommendations and curb conspiracies were sacrificed for engagement, staff say.
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A year ago, Susan Wojcicki was on stage to defend YouTube. Her company, hammered for months for fueling falsehoods online, was reeling from another flare-up involving a conspiracy theory video about the Parkland, Florida high school shooting that suggested the victims were “crisis actors.”
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Joining Vietnam’s fishermen on a basket boat ride in Hoi An has been named among the 10 most favourite travel experiences of 2019, according to a list released by Tripfuser, a marketplace for private tailored travel.
Hoi An shines in Tripfuser’s list favourite travel experiences of 2019.
The iconic basket boat is Vietnamese fishermen’s retaliation to the hefty taxes placed on boats during the French colonial era. Now, it’s become a symbol of Vietnam’s coastal destinations.
The Conversation – 27 March 2019
When even winning is losing. The surprising cost of defeating Philip Morris over plain packaging
By Pat Ranald
Australia scored a victory over the tobacco giant Philip Morris in the High Court in 2012. The court held that Australia’s plain cigarette packaging lawswere legal and did not constitute an unjust confiscation of trademarks and intellectual property. Philip Morris had to pay all of Australia’s costs.
vietnamnet The Earth Day Compostable Campaign to minimize the use of plastic bags and replace them with compostable bags made from corn starch has been officially launched on the occasion of Earth Hour by An Phat Holdings. It is estimated that dozens of tons of plastic bags will be replaced thanks to the campaign.
Supermarket, restaurant chains and residential areas in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are working with An Phat Holdings to minimize the use of plastic bags.
Philippine president warns of possible military action if Beijing ‘touches’ Thitu island in South China Sea.
Friday April 5, 2019 AlJazeera
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China, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have all staked claims to various islands [Al Jazeera]
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned China to back off from a disputed island in the South China Sea, warning of possible military action if Beijing “touches” it amid rising tensions over the key waterway.
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As the world becomes increasingly aware of the plastic crisis, more and more people are saying no to plastic straws. To combat the issue, people all over the world have come up with new, more sustainable materials to make straws from. Most recently, a young Vietnamese entrepreneur released a straw made of wild grass, which has been taking off on social media.
Code of conduct negotiating draft seen by Reuters shows Hanoi wants Beijing’s blockades and island building outlawed.
Tough negotiations lie ahead over a new pact between China and Southeast Asian nations aimed at easing tensions in the South China Sea, as Vietnam pushes for provisions likely to prove unpalatable to Beijing, documents reviewed by Reuters news agency suggest.
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Pangolin scales that were seized from Customs and were taken by the National Parks Board are pictured in Singapore April 4, 2019. Photo: Reuters
SINGAPORE – Singapore has seized 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales found in a shipping container destined for Vietnam, the biggest seizure of its kind globally in five years, authorities said on Thursday.
The scales of pangolin, the world’s most poached animal, were found on Wednesday packed in 230 bags in the container along with 177 kg (390 lb) of elephant ivory.
Last update 23:31 | 04/04/2019 vietnamnet
Discovering 100-year old Phu Lien meteorological station in Vietnam
Phu Lien meteorological station was originally built on Dau Son mountain in 1902. It has been used as an active observation station for over 100 years by the World Meteorological Organisation.
 Phu Lien meteorological station was first built in 1902 on Dau Son mountain, located in KIen An district of Hai Phong city. |
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Le vice-président permanent du Comité populaire de Hô Chi Minh-Ville, Lê Thanh Liêm, a travaillé vendredi 5 avril avec Kyle Kelhofer, directeur national de la Société financière internationale (IFC) pour le Vietnam, le Laos et le Cambodge.
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| Isabel Chatterton, directrice des services consultatifs pour les transactions PPP Asie-Pacifique (relevant de l’IFC) a signé un contrat de consultation avec Ngô Minh Xuân, directeur de l’Université de la médecine Pham Ngoc Thach.
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La signature d’un accord de services de consultation en partenariat public-privé (PPP) relatif au projet de construction du Centre de formation des ressources humaines à l’hôpital de jour de l’Université de médecine Pham Ngoc Thach entre l’IFC et l’université a eu lieu à cette occasion.
Last update 07:40 | 06/04/2019 vietnamnet
Local shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta region and across the country will be able to sell their shrimp products on a trading floor in the coming period.
Representatives of Cuu Long Investment and Technology JSC and participants pose for a group photo at a ceremony to launch a shrimp trading floor in Can Tho on April 5
A ceremony to launch the trading floor was held today, April 5, in Can Tho City.
Addressing the ceremony, Nguyen Manh Trieu, vice chairman of the board of directors at Cuu Long Investment and Technology JSC, which operates the trading floor, said that the trading floor is a website on which shrimp farmers, processing plant operators and buyers can conduct shrimp trading activities.
03/04/2019
Vietnam and the US have together marked the transformation from enemies to partners since the end of the war in 1975 by overcoming war legacies, among priorities in the bilateral ties.
US expert helps Vietnam settle unexploded odnance. Photo: PeaceTrees
Tackling war legacies has required both time and efforts that neither Hanoi nor Washington have been reluctant to do over the past decades, making the relationship a case study of foe-turned-friend.
On March 26, 2019, a landmark event held in Washington D.C titled “Overcoming War Legacies: The Road to Reconciliation and Future Cooperation between the United States and Vietnam” explored cooperative efforts and lessons learned from the building of a strong US-Vietnam partnership.
Lấy phiếu tín nhiệm các ủy viên Thường vụ Quân ủy Trung ương
vietnamnet 26/03/2019 14:16 GMT+7
Kết quả lấy phiếu tín nhiệm làm cơ sở để cấp ủy, cơ quan, tổ chức có thẩm quyền xem xét, đánh giá, sử dụng cán bộ.
Sáng nay, tại Hà Nội, Quân ủy Trung ương tổ chức Hội nghị cán bộ chủ chốt toàn quân lấy phiếu tín nhiệm đối với ủy viên Ban Thường vụ Quân ủy Trung ương và Thứ trưởng Bộ Quốc phòng. Đại tướng Ngô Xuân Lịch, ủy viên Bộ Chính trị, Phó Bí thư Quân ủy Trung ương, Bộ trưởng Quốc phòng chủ trì hội nghị.
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| Đại tướng Ngô Xuân Lịch phát biểu tại hội nghị |
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