Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the DPRK’s Workers’ Party of Korea, ran an article on Vietnam’s economic development on February 27, in which it hailed Vietnam’s economic potential. The article highlighted the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to accelerate economic renovation and consolidate the socialist regime, which indicated the DPRK’s interest in Vietnam’s Doi Moi (renewal) process. National flags of the DPRK, the US and Vietnam attached to a plaque with a friendship symbol of handshake are decorating many streets downtown Hanoi. The same day, an article on Singapore’s Chinese-language Zaobao spotlighted Hanoi’s preparation for the rare summit on February 27-28. Both Trump and Kim received warm welcome from local people who waved flowers and flags when they arrived in Vietnam on February 26. The article also noted that the national flags of the DPRK, the US and Vietnam attached to a plaque with a … [Read more...] about US-DPRK Summit 2019: Vietnam makes int’l headlines as host for second DPRK-USA Summit
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Vietnam makes int’l headlines as host for second DPRK-USA Summit
National flags of the DPRK, the US and Vietnam attached to a plaque with a friendship symbol of handshake are decorating many streets downtown Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – Vietnam, the host of the second summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong-un, has grabbed international headlines for its socio-economic development as well as meticulous preparation for the summit. Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the DPRK’s Workers’ Party of Korea, ran an article on Vietnam’s economic development on February 27, in which it hailed Vietnam’s economic potential. The article highlighted the Vietnamese Government’s efforts to accelerate economic renovation and consolidate the socialist regime, which indicated the DPRK’s interest in Vietnam’s Doi Moi (renewal) process. The same day, an article on Singapore’s Chinese-language Zaobao spotlighted Hanoi’s preparation for the rare summit on February 27-28. … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes int’l headlines as host for second DPRK-USA Summit
Some good news, some bad news, some hopeful news
by Thu Vân “Your pens are the sharp weapons in the cause of telling the truth…” Thus began a letter that President Ho Chi Minh wrote to intellectuals and journalists in the southern part of the country on May 25, 1947. He also said in the same letter that “journalists should act like brave soldiers in the revolution to gain back unity and independence for the country.” One cannot imagine loftier ideals for this profession. Today, the lofty ideals may remain, but there are times I feel these are gathering dust in the shelves of our memory as the profession goes through one existential crisis after another. More than seven decades after President Hồ Chí Minh wrote the famous letter, it is fair to say journalism has gone through many changes, all over the world. Today, the profession is wedded, one could even say welded, to technology and business, and this creates a host of challenges in terms of the profession succeeding in the … [Read more...] about Some good news, some bad news, some hopeful news
Dismay in Spain as undefeated coach fired before start of World Cup
You're fired: Julen Lopetegui's dismissal has split Spain. (Photo: AFP/Gabriel Bouys) The Spanish Football Federation's announcement that it had replaced Lopetegui with sporting director Fernando Hierro dominated headlines, bumping a court order giving Spanish King Felipe VI's brother-in-law five days to enter jail to serve a sentence for graft from the front pages of the online editions of most newspapers. Spain, the winners of the 2010 World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 European Championships, were among the favourites to win the tournament this year in Russia, but many Spaniards expressed fears that Lopetegui's departure would derail the team's chances. "On the one hand, sacking Lopetegui is bad, on the other it is bad as well," Juan Jose Borrego, a 23-year-old IT administrator and Real Madrid supporter, told AFP near Real's Santiago Bernabeu stadium. "Even though things were done badly now I think Lopetegui should have stayed on. We still have great chances because we have really … [Read more...] about Dismay in Spain as undefeated coach fired before start of World Cup
In Hong Kong, a property heiress becomes accidental LGBT champion
When Hong Kong property tycoon Cecil Chao offered $65 million to any man who could win over his lesbian daughter and make her straight, he inadvertently laid the ground for her to become one of Asia’s most prominent gay rights campaigners. The bizarre reward in 2012 grabbed international headlines and his daughter, Gigi Chao, was bombarded with thousands of marriage proposals from across the world – from war veterans to a body double of George Clooney in a sports movie. It was the first time the issue of acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community had played out in such high-profile way in Hong Kong – a city modern in many ways but where social attitudes remain conservative. “I am glad it happened,” Gigi Chao told the Thomson Reuters Foundation at the office of her property firm housed in Hong Kong’s third-tallest skyscraper overlooking the city’s harbor. “It has been able to put a comic spin on a topic that … [Read more...] about In Hong Kong, a property heiress becomes accidental LGBT champion