Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as head of global affairsThe Saigon Times Daily Former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg speaks at a campaign event in London, Britain, May 2 2017 – PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON (REUTERS) - Facebook Inc has hired former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team, as the social network deals with a number of scandals related to privacy, fake news and election meddling. The appointment makes Clegg, former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats and deputy to David Cameron in the 2010-2015 coalition government, the most senior European politician ever in a leadership role in Silicon Valley. Facebook said Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg were closely involved in the hiring process, and started talking to Clegg over the summer. “Our company is on a critical journey. The challenges we face are serious and clear and now more … [Read more...] about Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as head of global affairs
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Russian space rocket fails in mid-air, two-man U.S.-Russian crew lands safely
Russian space rocket fails in mid-air, two-man U.S.-Russian crew lands safelyThe Saigon Times Daily International Space Station (ISS) crew members astronaut Nick Hague of the U.S. and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Russia board the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft for the launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan October 11, 2018 - PHOTO: REUTERS BAIKONUR COSMODROME (REUTERS) - The two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft taking them to the orbiting International Space Station had to make a dramatic emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Thursday when a rocket failed in mid-air. U.S. astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin landed safely without harm and rescue crews who raced to locate them on the Kazakh steppe quickly linked up with them, NASA, the U.S. space agency, and Russia's Roscosmos said. The Soyuz capsule carrying them separated from the malfunctioning rocket and made what is called a steep ballistic descent with parachutes helping slow its speed. … [Read more...] about Russian space rocket fails in mid-air, two-man U.S.-Russian crew lands safely
Russian President signs decree on holding Russian Year in Vietnam
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AFP/VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 3 signed a decree on holding Russian Year in Vietnam in 2019. In order to further develop the Russian-Vietnamese relations, the Russian Year will be held in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the year of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Russia in 2019, Sputniknews of Russia quoted the decree posted on the government’s legal information portal as saying. The Russian President also approved members of the organisation committee for the event held in Vietnam, which is headed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov. Under the decree, the Russian government is responsible for providing necessary assistance to the organising committee. Financial support for the events in Russia and Vietnam is sourced from the federal budget of Russia.-VNA … [Read more...] about Russian President signs decree on holding Russian Year in Vietnam
Vietnamese milk group tap Russian market
Halloween festival at Sun World Ba Na HillsVincom celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival2018 Wedding Fair and Fashion Show a huge success @ the Novotel DanangRIMOWA CELEBRATES 120 YEARS OF PURPOSEFUL TRAVELBIM Group opens sales on Citadines Marina Ha Long project HÀ NỘI — TH Group will collaborate with Russian farmers to produce milk products that meet international standards. The statement was delivered by Thái Hương, TH Group founder, during the ground breaking ceremony of a milk processing plant, which is an important component of its dairy farm and milk processing mega-complex, in Russia earlier this month. Once operational, the plant is expected to bring one of Việt Nam’s leading milk brands closer to Russian customers. Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng (second from left) attends the ground breaking ceremony of a milk processing plant - part of TH Group’s dairy farm and milk processing mega-complex, in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese milk group tap Russian market
Russian tycoon wins suit against model who claims Trump secrets
A Russian billionaire former associate of Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager won US$16,000 damages in a lawsuit Monday (Jul 9) against a model and a self-styled "sex coach" over a politically compromising video. Anastasia Vashukevich (left) claimed to know secrets about alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election. (Photo: AFP/Lillian Suwanrumpha) Anastasia Vashukevich and Alexander Kirillov were ordered to pay 500,000 rubles (US$8,000) each to the plaintiff, Oleg Deripaska, said a spokeswoman for a court in Ust-Labinsk, southern Russia. It also ordered them to delete all of Vashukevich's online videos and pictures showing Deripaska, the spokeswoman Oksana Shareiko told AFP. Aluminium tycoon Deripaska had sought two million rubles in damages. He had accused Vashukevich of violating his privacy. He sued the self-styled model Vashukevich and Kirillov over a video she apparently shot on his yacht. It appeared to show Sergei Prikhodko, an influential Russian deputy prime … [Read more...] about Russian tycoon wins suit against model who claims Trump secrets