A chilling video showing the execution of journalist James Foley by Islamist militants marks the second time an American reporter has been beheaded by captors overseas, echoing the murder of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl in Pakistan in 2002. While Pearl worked for one of the largest news organizations in the world, Foley was on assignment for GlobalPost, an online news startup with about 28 full-time staffers that is trying to survive as a small, independent outlet. The contrast underscores the changes that have been buffeting the news business, which in recent years has seen big staff reductions and fewer journalistic resources devoted to international coverage, including wars. At least 20 U.S. newspapers that once maintained bureaus abroad, including The Baltimore Sun, Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe, have closed bureaus and scaled back foreign coverage, according to Pew Research Center. On the evening newscasts at the major U.S. networks ABC, NBC and CBS, … [Read more...] about Execution of U.S. journalist reveals the changing business of war coverage
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Ha Noi plans monorail system to ease congestion the Ministry of Transport, is working on a detailed plan. A pilot route will be built with the funding expected to come from the build-operate-transfer investment. Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has assigned the Transport Engineering Design Incorporation to take charge of the planning. A plan to build a monorail route in the capital city was first proposed in 2010 by the Viet Nam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex). It aimed to build a 38-kilometre monorail route in western Ha Noi with the initial aim of serving 60,000 passengers daily. Under the new plan, there will be 14 stations and the trains will run 4.5 metres above the ground at an average speed of 70 kilometres per hour. The fares will be affordable for low-income earners, according to Vinaconex. Two injured as taxi collides with train A taxi collided with a running train in the central province of Nghe An's Vinh City early this … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 11/4
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Vietnam police arrest 11 in cybercrime raid Ho Chi Minh City police arrested 11 people from Taiwan for committing high-tech sophisticated cybercrime schemes over the internet. Local police caught the suspects red handed in Tan Phong ward, District 7, while they were in the process of swindling several Chinese people out of their money. Five laptops, 11 computers, 18 telephones, and several recorders and printers were seized in the raid. Police and prosecutors, allege the suspects made phone calls to Chinese people in a number of countries, including Vietnam, using threats and various other devices to extort money from victims. Police officials said that many people have fallen prey to these fraudsters who managed to entice some Vietnamese people to join their ring. Russia, Vietnam to explore space for peaceful purposes A Russian government committee for legislative drafting activities on April 8 approved a bill ratifying a Vietnam-Russia agreement on … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 10/4
News Corp. set to unveil iPad newspaper, ‘The Daily’
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 (AFP) - After months of top secret development, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. appears poised to take the wraps off a digital newspaper for the iPad called "The Daily." News Corp. has been tight-lipped about the project but the Australian-born media mogul acknowledged its existence for the first time in an interview last week with his Fox Business Network. Asked what "exciting projects" his sprawling media and entertainment company was working on, the 79-year-old Murdoch cited The Daily but offered no further information about the tabloid for Apple's touchscreen tablet computer. Details about the project have been dribbling out in the US media for weeks, however, and The New York Times, citing two employees who requested anonymity, said News Corp. intends to launch The Daily before the end of the year. The Times said Sasha Frere-Jones, music critic at The New Yorker magazine, would become its culture editor. Others reported to be involved include Jesse Angelo, … [Read more...] about News Corp. set to unveil iPad newspaper, ‘The Daily’
Sri Lanka welcomes Vietnamese aboard for leisure and business
Standing tall: Avukana Buddha Statue, which is the largest and one of the most adored colossal Buddha Statues of Sri Lanka, dates back to the fifth century. — Photos courtesy of the Embassy of Sri Lanka On the occasion of Sri Lanka's National Day on Thursday (February 4), Viet Nam News presents an article written by the ambassador of Sri Lanka to Viet Nam, Hasanthi Urugodawatte Dissanayake. If golden beaches, blue seas, rising waves, serene mountains, majestic elephants, silent leopards, huge whales and playful dolphins, a rich history, delicious tea, exotic cuisine, a wide range of festivities and warm smiles could sum up a country, that would be Sri Lanka. In January 2016, Fox News identified Sri Lanka as the No 1 in its "10 under-the-radar destinations for 2016". The multi-ethnic, multi-religious society in Sri Lanka has paved the way for its inhabitants and tourist alike to be a part of a wide range of festivities all around the year, adding more diversity to this … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka welcomes Vietnamese aboard for leisure and business