Former US president George Bush - seen here in 2008 - served one term as president but lost in 1992 to Democrat Bill Clinton. (File photo: AFP/John MacDougall) The 41st American president was a foreign policy realist who navigated the turbulent but largely peaceful fall of the Soviet Union in 1989 and assembled an unprecedented coalition to defeat Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein two years later. But the decorated war pilot and former CIA chief suffered the ignominy of being a one-term president, denied a second term over a weak economy when he lost the 1992 election to upstart Democrat Bill Clinton. His favouring of stability and international consensus stands in sharp contrast to the provocative bluster of fellow Republican and current White House occupant Donald Trump, a man whom Bush did not vote for in 2016. Bush presided over economic malaise at home, and infuriated his fellow Republicans during a budget battle with rival Democrats by famously breaking his vow: "Read my Lips: No … [Read more...] about George HW Bush: One term president helmed political dynasty
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Former US president George Bush, head of political dynasty, dead at 94
He was the upper-crust war hero-turned-oilman and diplomat who steered America through the end of the Cold War as president and led a political dynasty that saw his son win the White House. George W. Bush called his father a "man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for," in a statement announcing his death. "The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41's life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens." Bush's passing comes just months after the death in April of his wife and revered first lady Barbara Bush -- his "most beloved woman in the world" -- to whom he was married for 73 years. The 41st American president was a foreign policy realist who navigated the turbulent but largely peaceful fall of the Soviet Union in 1989 and assembled an unprecedented coalition to defeat Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein two years later. But the decorated war pilot and … [Read more...] about Former US president George Bush, head of political dynasty, dead at 94
Trump administration takes aim at International Criminal Court, PLO
Trump administration takes aim at International Criminal Court, PLO The Saigon Times Daily U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Republican Party fundraiser in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S., September 7, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The Trump administration on Monday threatened tough action against the International Criminal Court should it try to prosecute Americans for alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and said the PLO’s office in Washington would be closed for seeking to punish Israel through the court. “The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court,” national security adviser John Bolton told the Federalist Society, a conservative group, in his first major address since joining President Donald Trump’s White House in April. The U.S. response could include sanctions against ICC judges should such prosecutions … [Read more...] about Trump administration takes aim at International Criminal Court, PLO
Trump’s Iran deal exit raises regime change spectre
In quitting the Iran nuclear deal President Donald Trump cast aside years of painstaking diplomacy and took the US stand-off with Iran into dangerous new territory. President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton has never made any secret of his desire to see Iran's Islamic revolutionary regime ousted. (Photo: AFP/Nicholas Kamm) America's European allies were dismayed by the decision, which fell even as London, Paris and Berlin were trying to negotiate a tougher accord to placate Trump. And in Washington, even the sternest critics of the 2015 accord caught their breath as they digested the news - and wondered what new escalation might come next. Senior administration figures insisted that Washington is still determined to work with its humiliated allies to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. But it is hard to square Trump's professed quest for a "new and lasting deal" with his scornful dismissal of the "decaying and rotten" original … [Read more...] about Trump’s Iran deal exit raises regime change spectre
International media praise late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai
In its article on his death, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) assessed Phan Van Khai as “an architect of Vietnam's economic rise”. Former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai (L) met with US President George Bush in 2005. Photo: vietnamnet.vn Meanwhile, the The Australian newspaper stressed that the former PM was a great contributor to Vietnam’s economic growth and the country’s first prime minister to visit the United States after the end of the war. “Khai oversaw Vietnam's fastest and most stable economic growth during his nine years in office from 1997 to 2006. He signed a bilateral trade agreement with the US in 2000 and oversaw Vietnam's entry into the World Trade Organization in 2006,” the article wrote. Earlier, when Khai was hospitalized, several Australian newspapers posted articles recalling his two visits to Australia. In 1999, the Sydney University - Australia’s first university - conferred a degree of Doctor … [Read more...] about International media praise late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai
Former U.S. treasury secretary in town
Former U.S. treasury secretary in townBy Tu Hoang - The Saigon Times DailyHANOI – Former U.S. treasury secretary William Snow will give a talk on whether Vietnam is a reliable destination for leading international groups on Wednesday in HCMC, according to Link World Unlimited International Event Co.Organizer Link World Co. said that Snow, chairman of Cerberus Capital Management L.P., was expected to offer a solution on how Vietnam could attract the world’s leading groups, especially giant capital funds.Snow will also have a meeting and talks with the Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and HCMC’s government during his four-day stay, from Tuesday until Friday, according to the organizer.Snow was given the job as Secretary of Treasury by the then U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003. He will also lecture in Hanoi on Friday. … [Read more...] about Former U.S. treasury secretary in town
Vietnamese chef strives to bring international standard to local specialties
A Vietnamese chef who has a special love for local food has shared his wish to develop local traditional dishes to a higher standard so they win the appreciation of more gastronomes.Executive Chef at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, Nguyen Cong Chung (centre) receives the Asia’s Chef Hotelier of the Year at The Hotelier Awards held in December 2017 in Macau. Photo by the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel Nguyen Cong Chung, Executive Chef at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel, who has just been the first Vietnamese chef to win the Asia’s Chef Hotelier of the Year after beating hundreds of chefs from 70 hoteliers in 14 countries at The Hotelier Awards held last December in Macau has 22 years of experience in cuisine and is confident about realising his wish.Despite advancing fast in his career as being the first Vietnamese person to take the position of executive chef at an international five-star hotel so far, the 42-year-old Hanoian said that he stepped in the food industry quite by chance."My dream was … [Read more...] about Vietnamese chef strives to bring international standard to local specialties
Hurricanes, heat waves, fires ravaged planet in 2017
Fierce hurricanes, heat waves, floods and wildfires ravaged the planet in 2017, as scientists said the role of climate change in causing or worsening certain natural disasters has grown increasingly clear. It was also the year the world's second largest polluter, the United States, turned its back on the 196-nation Paris climate deal meant to limit global warming to under two degrees Celsius (1.5 degrees Fahrenheit) over pre-industrial levels. President Donald Trump, who has dismissed global warming as a Chinese hoax, vowed to quit the 2015 Paris accord and tapped fossil fuel allies to key environmental posts. His administration also dropped climate change from the list of national security threats, announced plans to auction off vast swaths of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling, and signed a proposal to eliminate the Clean Power Plan, aimed at limiting the release of polluting greenhouse gases. Trump says the goal is to make America a dominant source of energy for the world, … [Read more...] about Hurricanes, heat waves, fires ravaged planet in 2017
President Trump arrives in Hanoi for state visit Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Hanoi on Saturday afternoon to commence his state visit to Vietnam, after attending an annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the country’s central city of Da Nang earlier the same day.The president’s Air Force One landed at Noi Bai International Airport in the capital at 5:25 pm, where he was greeted by Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.S. Pham Quang Vinh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc, and Minister and Chairman of the State President’s Office Dao Viet Trung.After landing, President Trump boarded a black Cadillac One and headed straight to the Metropole Hotel in downtown Hoan Kiem District.The U.S. leader had a short rest at the hotel before attending a state dinner hosted by Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang the same evening at the National Convention Center.President Trump is joined by U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink, White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, U.S. Trade … [Read more...] about President Trump arrives in Hanoi for state visit Info Alert Alert Chia sẻ bài viết qua e-mail
Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision this week to return Americans to the Moon makes sense as a way to develop technology to one day reach Mars, but only if Congress allocates the money, experts say. Reviving an American program to explore the Moon is seen as a way to boost jobs and morale at home, while encouraging international collaboration with Europe, Japan, China and India -- all eager to explore the lunar surface. But the notion of paying for such an ambitious mission, which some have pegged at $100 billion, has proven unusually divise among Democrats and Republicans in recent years in a nation where space exploration has traditionally been supported by both sides of the political aisle. A return to the Moon is "the right thing to do," said John Logsdon, former head of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. "Our policy has now been brought in consistency with the rest of the world, which sees the Moon as an important destination," he told AFP. "My concern … [Read more...] about Will Trump send Americans to the Moon? Money talks: experts