Viet Nam News NEW YORK — Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman and fellow Hollywood actress Lori Loughlin were among 50 people indicted Tuesday in a multi-million dollar scam to help children of the American elite cheat their way into top universities. The accused, who also include chief executives, financiers, a winemaker and fashion designer, allegedly cheated in admissions tests or arranged for bribes to get their children into prestigious schools including Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and the University of Southern California, federal prosecutors said. They paid a bogus charity run by Californian William Singer millions both to arrange for people to fix SAT and ACT entrance exams for their children, and also to bribe university sports coaches to recruit their children, even when the children were not qualified to play at that level of sports. Huffman, 56, and Loughlin, the 54-year-old star of Full House, were among 33 parents accused of conspiracy to commit … [Read more...] about Hollywood stars among dozens charged over college entrance scam
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Vietnam calls for compliance to resolutions on Middle East issue
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnam supports Palestinian’s righteous fight for their inviolable rights, stated Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN. He made the statement at the Security Council’s quarterly open debate on the Middle East and the Israel/Palestine conflict, which took place on January 22. Speaking at the discussion, the diplomat said despite efforts made by the UN Security Council and other UN bodies last year, the situation seems to have gotten worse. He pointed to rampant and excessive use of violence and the highest rate in five years of related injuries and deaths among civilians as examples. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is facing a budget crisis, he added. Quy attributed these problems to a lack of respect for, even violation of, the UN Security Council’s relevant … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for compliance to resolutions on Middle East issue
Turning bombs into bracelets, as Laos villagers wait for safe land
Seconds later, she prises out a silver colored dove that was once shrapnel from a bomb dropped in Ban Napia village in the north eastern province of Xieng Khouang in Laos, the most heavily bombed country per capita in the world. Vanthon, who goes by one name, grows rice in a small plot of land a short distance away. But the ornaments and jewellery made from scrap metal in the small kiln at home provide her husband with an income. For the dozen families in the village who fashion jewellery from shrapnel for the New York-based company Article 22, it is a curious twist to the devastating war - one that helps them make a living from bombs, as they wait for their land to be cleared. "Our field has not yet been cleared of bombs, so this is our main source of income for now," said Vanthon, gesturing to a pile of finished doves. "We have to be careful while farming, and hope that a bomb does not go off. When the land is cleared, we can farm more." The United States dropped more than two … [Read more...] about Turning bombs into bracelets, as Laos villagers wait for safe land
Florida man charged in connection with 14 bombs sent to Trump critics
Florida man charged in connection with 14 bombs sent to Trump criticsThe Saigon Times Daily A van with windows covered in pro-Trump and anti-Democrat stickers, which was seized on October 26, 2018 during an investigation into a series of parcel bombs, is seen in Hollywood, Florida, April 6, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS PLANTATION (REUTERS) - A man suspected of sending at least 14 bombs to prominent critics of U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to elections next month was arrested on Friday in Florida and charged with five federal felonies. Cesar Sayoc, 56, a former stripper and professional wrestler once charged with threatening to bomb an electric company for trying to shut off his lights, was taken into custody outside an auto parts store in Plantation, Florida, near Miami. Authorities also seized a white van belonging to Sayoc, the windows of which were plastered with pro-Trump stickers, the slogan “CNN SUCKS” and images of Democratic politicians with red … [Read more...] about Florida man charged in connection with 14 bombs sent to Trump critics
BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 28/9
HCMC to see soaring office demand in next four years As Southeast Asian economies expand, office demand, particularly from technology, e-commerce, and co-working space companies, is expected to rise by an estimated 6 per cent annually between 2018 and 2021, with Ho Chi Minh City seeing a rate of 10 per cent in the period, according to JLL Vietnam. As at the end of the second quarter of 2018, total stock in Ho Chi Minh City’s office market increased to 1,945,000 sq m, with overall Grade A and B occupancy rates standing at a high of above 95 per cent. The overall rental rate is expected to continue its upwards trend with support from healthy demand and increased quality in future supply. A large volume of high-quality Grade B supply is also projected to be completed by 2020 and will likely put pressure on Grade A in the future, especially long-standing Grade A projects with deteriorating construction quality. In Hanoi, demand for Grade A and B office space in 2018-2019 … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 28/9