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"I commit to you to be more accessible than the team has been," Calhoun said at the outset of an hour-long conference call with reporters, the first such event with a Boeing executive since the MAX was grounded in March following two deadly crashes. Calhoun vowed a "safety first" culture and promised investment in the firm's engineers, who critics say have lost influence in the company's zeal to boost its share price. Without safety "there is no shareholder value, there is no profit-sharing," Calhoun said a day after the company's decision to push back the timeframe for the MAX's return until at least midyear. Calhoun reaffirmed his commitment to the MAX, saying "I believe in this airplane" and pointing to positive feedback from pilots as he dismissed speculation it could be grounded permanently. A former General Electric and Blackstone Group executive who has been on the Boeing board since 2009, Calhoun took the corner office at Boeing this month after the company ousted Dennis … [Read more...] about New CEO stands by 737 MAX, eyeing reset at troubled Boeing

Talking with VIR, Nong Viet Yen, Secretary of Mu Cang Chai Party Committee in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, shared the local people’s desire for support and implied that understanding the needs and aspirations of the community plays a crucial role in helping businesses plan out sufficient programmes and offer meaningful contributions to society. “We sometimes receive clothes donated by philanthropists – however, these items are not always necessary because local people here are mostly ethnic minorities, and they wear their own traditional costumes,” said Yen. “What we really need is access to clean water. For this reason, we have negotiated with two organisations for equipping water purification systems at local schools so that the students have clean water to drink.” … [Read more...] about Setting off New Year with hearts full of warmth

Beijing Tourism Net, which is regulated by the city's Bureau of Culture and Tourism, added in a separate Weibo post that the Beijing Ditan and Longtan Temple Fairs -- originally scheduled for January 25 to 29 -- would be cancelled. … [Read more...] about Beijing cancels large-scale Lunar New Year events over virus fears

Two of Hue’s grandchildren who live in the same house had previously returned to their hometown in another province for the Lunar New Year holiday and were not inside the building when it was consumed by the flames, a source told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. … [Read more...] about Vietnam neighbor arrested for starting house fire that killed five family members

Hanoi (VNA) - The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival. The group considers Tet an occasion for family members to gather after a year of hard work. To welcome the new year, San Diu people decorate their homes with red papers stuck on ancestor altars, entrance doors, gates and perennial trees in their gardens in the belief that red papers will bring in fortune and happiness for not only their own families but the community and other living creatures as well. While eating simple food like vegetable, bamboo shoot, taro and bean everyday, the San Diu prepares numerous dishes for Tet, including fried pork, fried duck, banh tay (long sticky rice cake with green bean and pork filling), banh gio (cake made from stick rice soaked in forest leaf liquid and served with honey) and sour meat. About one week before Tet, … [Read more...] about Tet of the San Diu ethnic minority group