Le Thi Lan, 43, is in touch with her family in Nghe An Province in north central Vietnam. She was the oldest child in a poor family with six children in Nghi Loc District. In 1995, when she was 19, Lan went to work in a different district around 100 kilometers away and stayed with her employer. She was tricked by a neighbor and taken to neighboring Thanh Hoa Province before being transported to Guangxi Province in southern China and sold to a 65-year-old man for VND7 million ($300 now/$636 then). She had four children with the man, Vietnam News Agency reported. But she was constantly abused and beaten by her husband, and tried to escape many times in vain. When they found her after a failed attempt to escape, the man and his family would even lock her up in a dark room. She was given drugs every day to make her forget about her original family and home. Since she lived in a remote area and worked in the field, she had difficulty accessing the outside world. After several years … [Read more...] about Woman finds family 24 years after being trafficked to China
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Vietnamese NA leader wraps up official visit to China
Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan holds talks with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu (Source: VNA) Hanoi, July 13 (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and her entourage arrived in Hanoi on July 12 evening, concluding their official visit to China at the invitation of Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu. During her five-day visit, Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping; held talks with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Li Zhanshu; and met with Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang. Chairwoman Ngan and her Chinese counterpart Li attended an art performance show entitled “Friendship Bridge” within the framework of the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese NA leader wraps up official visit to China
Myanmar to export 500 million USD worth of rice to China in 2019
A labourer works at a warehouse in Yangon, Myanmar (Source: www.news.cn) Hanoi (VNA) – Myanmar has plans to export 500 million USD worth of rice to China through barter trading system later this year, according to Xinhua news agency. The Chinese news agency quoted U Aung Htoo, Myanmar’s deputy minister for commerce, as saying on June 10 that according to the report from China's Kunming, China will purchase rice worth 500 million U.S. dollars and Myanmar will buy machineries and equipment with the same value from China. The deputy minister said the rice export will be conducted by exporting 100,000 tonnes of rice to China through sea route by October this year under the bilateral government-to-government agreement as well as under the Sister City programme between Kunming and Yangon. According to Xinhua, about 60 percent of Myanmar’s rice export goes to China while demand for the country's rice also comes from other Asian countries, European Union member states and … [Read more...] about Myanmar to export 500 million USD worth of rice to China in 2019
US curbs nuclear exports to China
WASHINGTON — The United States said on Thursday that it will increasingly restrict civilian nuclear exports to China as President Donald Trump vowed a hard line on trade, bluntly warning not to think Americans are "stupid." The US Energy Department said it would make it more difficult to ship nuclear technology to China, one of the few growing markets for new plants as the Asian economy tries to meet rising electricity demand through low-carbon sources. "The United States cannot ignore the national security implications of China’s efforts to obtain nuclear technology outside of established processes of US-China civil nuclear cooperation," Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in a statement. The measures are the latest salvo in a widening US drive to pressure China, with the Trump administration recently slapping $250 billion in tariffs. The Energy Department said it would not end exports to China but would show greater scrutiny and that there "will be a presumption of … [Read more...] about US curbs nuclear exports to China
Apple Samsung iPhone design copying case goes to jury
Jurors are set to return to a Silicon Valley courtroom on Monday (May 21) to put a price on patented iPhone design features copied by Samsung in a legal case dating back seven years. Apple-Samsung iPhone design copying case goes to jury, photo AFP Apple is seeking slightly more than a billion dollars in damages, while Samsung wants a figure closer to US$28 million. The jury has been asked to determine whether design features at issue in the case are worth all profit made from Samsung smartphones that copied them or whether those features are worth just a fraction because they are components. "Samsung isn't saying it isn't required to pay profits," Samsung attorney John Quinn said during closing arguments on Friday. "It is just saying it isn't required to pay profits on the whole phone." The three design patents in the case apply to the shape of the iPhone's black screen with rounded edges and a bezel, and the rows of colorful icons displayed. Samsung no longer sells the … [Read more...] about Apple Samsung iPhone design copying case goes to jury