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Semiconductors are a weapon in the U.S.-China trade war. Can this chipmaker serve both sides?

BY EAMON BARRETT

August 10, 2020 5:30 PM GMT+7

What a difference two months can make. In May, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest chipmaker, lost the business of Huawei Technologies—its biggest Chinese customer and the source of 13% of its revenue—as a casualty of geopolitical jockeying between superpowers. But TSMC shareholders took the loss in stride. And by late July, after a stumble by rival Intel, TSMC’s stock had risen almost 50% since May, making it one of the world’s 10 most valuable companies

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Singaporean Yeo Jun Wei pleads guilty in US to working for Chinese intelligence

  • Yeo Jun Wei, also known as Dickson Yeo, admitted to using his business as a front for collecting information
  • He was recruited by Chinese intelligence while working as an academic at the National University of Singapore

Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse Published: 1:44am, 25 Jul, 2020 SCMP

The Chinese flag flies behind barbed wire at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. Photo: AFP
The Chinese flag flies behind barbed wire at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. Photo: AFPA

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U.S. to Act on China Software Beyond TikTok, Pompeo Says

By Tony Czuczka August 2, 2020, 10:14 PM GMT+7 Updated on  Bloomberg

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The Trump administration will announce measures shortly against “a broad array” of Chinese-owned software deemed to pose national-security risks, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said.

The comments suggest a possible widening of U.S. measures beyond TikTok, the popular music-video app owned by ByteDance Ltd., one of China’s biggest tech companies. President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he plans to ban TikTok from the U.S., but his decision hasn’t been announced. Pompeo signaled he expects a Trump announcement “shortly.” Chinese newspapers slammed a potential ban on TikTok.

The president continues to weigh his options and may have an answer Monday or Tuesday, Fox Business reported on Sunday evening.

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China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu

Al Jazeera Beijing says move is a ‘legitimate and necessary response’ to Washington’s order to close Chinese consulate in Houston.30 minutes ago
Wang Wenbin says 'malicious slander' is behind US order to close Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas [Ng Han Guan/ AP Photo]
Wang Wenbin says ‘malicious slander’ is behind US order to close Chinese consulate in Houston, Texas [Ng Han Guan/ AP Photo]
MORE ON US & CANADA China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, retaliating against Washington’s move earlier this week to shut down the Chinese consulate in the Texas city of Houston. Continue reading on CVD >>

Vietnam supports a comprehensive solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

 15:08 | 22/07/2020VOV 

Vietnam supports a comprehensive, fair and lasting solution to the conflict between Palestine and Israel through dialogues and negotiations, as well as the exercise of indisputable legal rights of Palestinians.

Palestinian guy climbing to hospital window bidding farewell to mom, who died of Covid-19
Vietnam affirms support for Palestinian people’s struggle for inalienable rights
Palestinian Ambassador: It is easy to access information in Vietnam

vietnam supports a comprehensive solution to israeli palestinian conflict

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, made the reaffirmation at an online meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on July 21 discussing the Middle East situation, including the recent Palestinian issue.

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China vows to retaliate after U.S. orders closure of its consulate in Houston

Traffic moves against the backdrop of the Houston skyline on Saturday, June 27, 2020. (Callaghan O’hare/Bloomberg)

By Anna Fifield July 22, 2020 at 5:14 p.m. GMT+7 Washington Post

CHANGSHA, China — The United States has ordered China to close its consulate general in Houston “in order to protect American intellectual property and American’s private information,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said Wednesday.

Beijing vowed to retaliate, calling the order “an unprecedented escalation” in a broader conflict between the world’s two biggest economies, which now encompasses trade and technology, freedom of the press and religion, and the coronavirus and the race for a vaccine.

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Vietnam’s Environmental Challenges Risk EU Free Trade

eastasiaforum.org Author: Thang Nam Do, ANU

Vietnam needs to address environmental challenges to fully reap the benefits from its new free trade and investment agreements with the European Union. On 8 June, Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the EU–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and Investment Protection Agreement, following the European Parliament’s approval in February. Ratifying the agreement clears the path for Vietnam to expand exports to the potentially lucrative EU market and to attract more investment from the economic bloc.

A worker rides his motorcycle near lorries transporting coal at a port of the Cua Ong Coal Preparation Company in Cam Pha town, Quang Ninh, Vietnam (Photo: Reuters/Kham).

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The United States is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says

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By Jill Disis and Jennifer HanslerCNN Business

Updated 1208 GMT (2008 HKT) July 7, 2020

Hong Kong/Washington (CNN Business) – The United States is “looking at” banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday.

Pompeo suggested the possible move during an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, adding that “we’re taking this very seriously.”

Pompeo was asked by Ingraham whether the United States should be considering a ban on Chinese social media apps, “especially TikTok.”

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U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members

The presidential order under consideration would be based on the same statute in the Immigration and Nationality Act used in a 2017 travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries.

Morning rush hour in Beijing this month. A broad travel ban would be the most provocative U.S. action against China since the start of the trade war in 2018.
Credit…Roman Pilipey/EPA, via Shutterstock

The Trump administration is considering a sweeping ban on travel to the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party and their families, according to people familiar with the proposal, a move that would almost certainly prompt retaliation against Americans seeking to enter or remain in China and exacerbate tensions between the two nations.

The presidential proclamation, still in draft form, could also authorize the United States government to revoke the visas of party members and their families who are already in the country, leading to their expulsion. Some proposed language is also aimed at limiting travel to the United States by members of the People’s Liberation Army and executives at state-owned enterprises, though many of them are likely to also be party members.

Quan hệ Việt Mỹ sau 25 năm: Đồng sàng dị mộng về đối tác chiến lược

Điều ước cho đất nước năm 2019 | Đọt Chuối Non

VOA 14/7/2020

Sau một phần tư thế kỷ bình thường hoá quan hệ, hai quốc gia cựu thù Mỹ và Việt Nam đang có một mối quan hệ được đánh giá là “mạnh mẽ”. Tuy nhiên, họ đã không thể nâng tầm quan hệ lên đối tác chiến lược trong 25 năm qua vì những quan niệm khác biệt, mà theo Giáo sư Carl Thayer của Đại học New South Wales, là do “đồng sàng dị mộng” về lợi ích chiến lược.

Mỹ chính thức công bố bình thường hoá quan hệ ngoại giao với quốc gia cựu thù Cộng sản Việt Nam vào ngày 11/7/1995. Một ngày sau đó tại Hà Nội, Thủ tướng Võ Văn Kiệt ra tuyên bố thành lập quan hệ ngoại giao với Hoa Kỳ, mà theo truyền thông trong nước, đã mở ra một chương mới trong lịch sử hàn gắn và phát triển giữa hai nước.

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Vietnam War veteran mends post-war wounds, one bomb at a time

By Hoang Tao   July 11, 2020 | 08:08 pm GMT+7 VNexpress

Vietnam War veteran mends post-war wounds, one bomb at a time

Chuck Searcy (R) poses with Bui Trong Hong, National Technical Officer at Project RENEW. Photo by VnExpress/Ngo Xuan Hien.

For the past 25 years, Chuck Searcy has cleaned up explosives and helped disabled children in Quang Tri Province, a prime Vietnam War battleground.

Chuck Searcy is no stranger to the employees of Project RENEW, a Vietnamese organization that deals with unexploded ordnance left from the Vietnam War. His thin stature and silver hair are a stark contrast to his gregarious, lively persona. Traveling back and forth between Hanoi and Quang Tri Province, a major former battlefield in central Vietnam, Searcy has done all in his capacity to mend wartime wounds.

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Vietnam, US boost defence ties

vietnamnet 08/07/2020    15:45 GMT+7

The Vietnam- US comprehensive partnership has flourished in all spheres over the past years, including security and national defence.

Vietnam, US boost defence tiesDeputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South Asia and Southeast Asia Amy Searight co-chair the Vietnam-US Defense Dialogue in Hanoi, October 21, 2014 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, US boost defence ties
Signing ceremony of a memorandum of intent between the Military Science Department, the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on dioxin remediation in Bien Hoa airport area in Vietnam, January 23, 2018 (Photo: VNA)

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Công ty mẹ của Monsanto chi gần 11 tỉ USD giải quyết vụ kiện thuốc diệt cỏ gây ung thư

TTO – Sau hơn một năm đàm phán, Bayer AG đã đồng ý chi 10,9 tỉ USD để giải quyết gần 100.000 đơn kiện ở Mỹ cho rằng thuốc diệt cỏ Roundup gây ung thư.

Công ty mẹ của Monsanto chi gần 11 tỉ USD giải quyết vụ kiện thuốc diệt cỏ gây ung thư - Ảnh 1.
Nhiều người kiện ra tòa cáo buộc thuốc diệt cỏ Roundup của Monsanto gây ung thư – Ảnh: AFP

Ngày 24-6, Tập đoàn hóa chất và dược phẩm Bayer AG của Đức đã đồng ý chi 9,8 tỉ euro (tương đương 10,9 tỉ USD) để giải quyết các vụ kiện ở Mỹ liên quan tới thuốc diệt cỏ Roundup do Monsanto sản xuất.

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Tiền tỉ “chôn” ở bến lúa biên giới

16/06/2020 13:54 GMT+7 TTO – Những bến lúa đầu tư hàng chục tỉ đồng đang ngưng hoạt động vì nằm ở bờ sông biên giới phía Campuchia, doanh nghiệp kêu cứu trước nguy cơ phá sản.
Tiền tỉ chôn ở bến lúa biên giới - Ảnh 1.
Bến lúa hàng chục tỉ đồng đìu hiu bên kia biên giới – Ảnh: AN LONG
Phản ảnh đến báo Tuổi Trẻ, chị Ngũ Bạch Huệ – giám đốc Doanh nghiệp tư nhân Chiến Thắng (Mỹ Hội Đông, Chợ Mới, An Giang) – cho biết mình chuyên kinh doanh lúa gạo từ hơn hai mươi năm qua, nay đang đứng trước nguy cơ phá sản vì không thể làm thủ tục nhập khẩu lúa. Đọc tiếp trên CVD >>

Exxon Mobil muốn đầu tư loạt dự án điện khí ở Việt Nam

Exxon Mobil muốn đầu tư loạt dự án điện khí ở Việt Nam - VnExpress ...
VNE – Thứ sáu, 12/6/2020, 06:49 (GMT+7) Exxon Mobil dự định đầu tư loạt dự án điện khí LNG tại Hải Phòng và Long An với công suất lần lượt 4.000 MW và 3.000 MW. Tại cuộc trao đổi qua điện thoại với Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc ngày 11/6, ông Irtiza Sayyed –  Chủ tịch toàn cầu Exxon Mobil cho biết, tập đoàn này muốn tranh thủ thời cơ, đầu tư vào lĩnh vực năng lượng tại Việt Nam. Theo đó, tập đoàn dầu mỏ lớn của Mỹ dự định đầu tư vào chuỗi cảng, kho khí LNG và các nhà máy lọc hoá dầu và điện khí tại Hải Phòng. Quy mô dự án sản xuất điện khí LNG khoảng 4.000 MW, dự kiến hoạt động trong giai đoạn 2025 -2030. Đọc tiếp trên CVD >>