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America marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with solemn ceremonies given added poignancy by the recent chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and return to power of the Taliban. Linda Terry places a flower near the name of a friend and former client, who died on 9/11 at the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum on September 10, 2021 (AFP/ROBERTO SCHMIDT) Heart-wrenching commemorations will unfold at each of the three sites where 19 Al-Qaeda hijackers -- mostly from Saudi Arabia -- crashed packed airliners, striking the cultural, financial and political hearts of the United States and changing the world forever. The memorials come with US troops finally gone from Afghanistan, but national discord -- and for President Joe Biden, political peril -- are overshadowing any sense of closure. At New York's Ground Zero, where two pools of water now stand where the Twin Towers used to, relatives will read out the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed, in a … [Read more...] about US honors 9/11 dead on 20th anniversary of attacks

Vietnam and the US have become major economic partners for each other, with bilateral trade growing strongly over the years. A strong, united and dynamic ASEAN would benefit all member countries and the United States, said Mr. Minh at the Indo – Pacific Business Forum on October 28. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh speaks at the forum. Source: VGP. The forum was first held in Washington in 2018 as an initiative of the US, which aims to create a platform for policy dialogue and boost cooperation between governments and business communities in the region. According to Mr. Minh, Vietnam and the US have become major economic partners for each other, with bilateral trade growing strongly over the years. During the process, many issues have been timely addressed by both parties, as well as the signing of economic contracts worth billions of US dollars, Mr. Minh noted, adding this helps to ensure a sustainable and balanced trade relations between the two … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes US role in Indo-Pacific region for economic development