Jill Colvin and Darlene Superville, Associated Press Updated 3:50 am PDT, Saturday, May 25, 2019 President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Japanese business leaders, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Japanese business leaders, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. Photo: Evan Vucci, AP Photo: Evan Vucci, AP Image 1 of / 19 Caption Close Image 1 of 19 President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Japanese business leaders, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Japanese business leaders, Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. Photo: Evan Vucci, AP Trump arrives in Tokyo for state visit, golf and sumo 1 / 19 … [Read more...] about Trump arrives in Tokyo for state visit, golf and sumo
Car shows at the San Diego County Fair
The San Diego County Fair opens Friday, May 31 — and it is high time for our annual fix of fried foods, concerts, hot-tub and ladder shopping, piglet races, the must-see home-and-hobby exhibits and a walk-through of the cow, bunny and goat barns. Resist if you wish a pork chop on a stick, but car enthusiasts can whet their appetites on almost daily car shows.From June 1 to July 3, nearly 40 local car clubs are scheduled to display at the fair. And the clubs represented are as varied as the food choices, including hot rods and lowriders, pickups, exotics (McLaren) and European marques (Alfa Romeo). There will be around a dozen cars on view each day in the car-show area that has been conveniently relocated. It is now at the track crossover between the concourse and the infield, by the first-aid station and Chicken Charlie’s (love his Hawaiian fried-rice pineapple). Here’s the car-show lineup (but changes are possible):June 1: Streetmasters and San Diego CorvetteJune 2: … [Read more...] about Car shows at the San Diego County Fair
Vietnam wants to promote relations with Malta: Ambassador
Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy and Malta Nguyen Thi Bich Hue (L) presented her credentials to Maltese President George Vella on May 23 (Photo: Malta's Presidential Office) Hue made the remarks while presenting her credentials to Maltese President George Vella on May 23. The ambassador affirmed that Vietnam is willing to foster cooperation with Malta in the fields of trade, investment, education, tourism, services, pharmaceutical products and shipping, as well as closely coordinate with the European nation in multilateral forums such as the United Nations, the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF). President Vella congratulated Vietnam on its socio-economic achievements and spoke highly of the country’s increasing role in regional and multilateral forums, particularly in maintaining peace and stability in the region and the world. He stressed that Maltese people and businesses have paid more attention to the … [Read more...] about Vietnam wants to promote relations with Malta: Ambassador
FDI in Vietnam hits record high during five month period
The Foreign Investment Agency said that the figure includes newly registered capital, capital contributed, and shares purchased by foreign investors, a rise of 69.1 per cent over last year’s corresponding period. Accordingly, the country has granted new investment licenses to 1,363 projects with a total of newly registered capital amounting to US$6.46 billion, an increase of 38.7 per cent in comparison to the same period last year. As many as 505 projects registered to inject additional capital totaling US$2.63 billion, up 5.5 per cent on-year. The value of capital contribution and share purchases by foreign investors reached US$7.65 billion, 2.8 times higher than seen during the same period in 2018 and accounting for 45.7 per cent of total registered capital. Notably, FDI projects were estimated to have disbursed US$7.3 billion, a slight rise of 7.8 per cent. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Native_ads Foreign investors have injected their money into 19 different sectors, with the … [Read more...] about FDI in Vietnam hits record high during five month period
Democrat says late Arizona budget addition targets teachers
Bob Christie and Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Updated 3:35 am PDT, Saturday, May 25, 2019 Two Republican holdouts on a proposed Arizona state budget, Senators Paul Boyer, left, and J.D. Mesnard confer on the Senate floor during a break in the action in Phoenix, Ariz., Friday, May 24, 2019. Republicans who control the state legislature are trying to wrangle enough support from holdouts like Boyer and Mesnard to pass the deal the $11.8 billion state budget package they negotiated with GOP Gov. Doug Ducey. Arizona House lawmakers worked into the early morning Friday to pass several bills that are part of the state budget before calling it a night while the Senate took the night off because it lacked the votes to enact budget legislation. less Two Republican holdouts on a proposed Arizona state budget, Senators Paul Boyer, left, and J.D. Mesnard confer on the Senate floor during a break in the action in Phoenix, Ariz., Friday, May 24, 2019. ... more … [Read more...] about Democrat says late Arizona budget addition targets teachers