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Phnom Penh (VNA) - The National Assembly of Cambodia on June 4 adopted two draft laws on anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) and on combating the financing of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation. Speaking at the assembly's session, Cambodian Interior Minister Sar Kheng said the country became a member of the Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering in 2004 and as its member, the kingdom is required to follow international standards on combating money laundering, terrorist financing and WMD proliferation financing. According to the official, the draft law on AML and CFT is designed to combat money laundering and terrorist financing by identifying measures to control, prevent, crack down on and eliminate them. It also stipulates measures to freeze, restrain and seize assets in criminal proceedings, and to punish perpetrators. Meanwhile, the draft bill on combating the financing of WMD proliferation was aimed at controlling on providing … [Read more...] about Cambodia passes draft bills to curb money laundering, weapon financing

Hanoi (VNA) – Nguyen Duc Loi, General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), speaks about the agency's transition process on the occasion of the 95th anniversary of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press Day (June 21). Can you talk about the process to turn the Vietnam News Agency into a major national multimedia agency in recent years? Developing multimedia and multi-platform journalism is a common trend in the world today. The Vietnam News Agency has taken concrete steps in recent years, and in fact has become a multimedia agency, developing all types: print, radio, television, online newspaper and books. With all kinds of information on modern technical platforms, the Vietnam News Agency constantly strengthens the position of a news agency to provide original/source information to domestic and international press agencies and provides information directly to the public. The VNA operates under the consortium model with 16 news units for domestic and foreign service (consisting … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency to become national leading multimedia agency

One way I have found to help my team to cope is recognition. I am immensely proud of the great work that our teams at GE Steam Power are doing every day to keep power plants running and help our customers ensure continuous electricity supply to homes, hospitals, and industries. I communicate this pride to my teams, and I recognise achievements even more than in normal times. This also helps support our common understanding of the purpose and why our work matters and is a powerful tool in mitigating some of the uncertainties. … [Read more...] about Leadership in times of crisis: Three traits to guide teams to the end of the tunnel

Washington (VNA) - Vietnam-US relations have reached a level in both scope and scale that no one could have imagined 25 years ago, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc said in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (July 12). Twenty-five years is not an overly-long time but bilateral ties have nonetheless produced impressive achievements, the ambassador said, with remarkable progress seen not only in politics and diplomacy but also in such areas as economics, trade, investment, security, defence, education, culture, people-to-people exchanges, and science and technology. Partnerships in economics, trade, and investment have become a primary driver of the development of bilateral relations over the last 25 years, he said, adding two-way trade rose more than 170 times, from 450 million USD in 1995 to 77.6 billion USD last year. The US is now Vietnam’s largest importer while Vietnam remains the … [Read more...] about Vietnam-US relations at level no one could imagine 25 years ago: Ambassador

The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) undersea cable that links Vietnam with its neighbors in the Asia-Pacific region also broke down on May 24, worsening internet speed in Vietnam. No information has been released on repairs for this cable. It runs for around 10,400 km, with connection points in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Internet remains sluggish in Vietnam as undersea cable repair delayed