opinion Ingrid Jacques The Detroit News Published 10:30 PM EST Jan 24, 2019 “Nick Sandmann and the students of Covington have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be.” That recent tweet from President Donald Trump sums up accurately an embarrassing week for journalism. Members of the media hate this insult, and bristle whenever they hear it -- especially when it comes from the president. Yet sometimes Trump, along with his supporters who similarly distrust the mainstream media, gets it exactly right. The incident Trump references in the tweet was a particularly low point for the press. Last Friday, a “standoff” caught on video of teens supposedly harassing a Native American in Washington, D.C., went viral. The reality turned out to be much more complicated. But the media couldn’t resist the narrative it was determined to be true: privileged, white, male teens from a Catholic school demonstrating their racial bias and hatred. The … [Read more...] about Jacques: Fake news? Media earn insult
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Japanese personnel provider enters Vietnamese market Representative from Sunwell Solutions Vietnam Yoshioka Reito (R) A representative from Japan’s Sunwell Solutions JSC said on January 23 that its Vietnamese office officially became operational earlier this month. Sunwell Solutions, with eight years experience in providing human resources solutions, aims to increase opportunities for outstanding Vietnamese engineers working at Japanese firms and develop relations between Japanese employers and Vietnamese employees. Yoshioka Reito, a representative of Sunwell in Vietnam, stressed that although it has been established for nine years with highly technical staff, Sunwell is looking to expand its business to great customers, focusing on key fields such as information technology, automobile technology, and refinery projects. According to Reito, Vietnam’s high-quality engineers are able to meet the requirements of Japanese businesses. Sunwell was established with … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 25/1
Germany and France unite to fight ‘fake news’
French President Emmanuel Macron in his speech charged that "those who... spread lies are hurting the same people they are pretending to defend by seeking to repeat our history". In a rare move, the Elysee Palace also issued a statement with four capital-letter "NONs" to shoot down the most inflammatory claims that made the rounds on social media. Border region "NO, Alsace and Lorraine will not be placed under the tutelage of Germany," said the Elysee statement. "NO, Alsatians will not have to learn and speak German." Far-right MEP Bernard Monot, among others, had charged that the eastern French regions, which have changed hands several times between French and German rule, were being "handed over to a foreign power". And the leader of France's National Rally, Marine Le Pen, accused Macron of "an act that borders on treason" by signing the follow-up pact to the 1963 Elysee Treaty. The French presidency said that "by trying to rekindle the ashes of a rivalry between France and … [Read more...] about Germany and France unite to fight ‘fake news’
TJ’s to give away ‘Hamilton’ tix, plus more dining news
Melody Baetens The Detroit News Published 6:14 PM EST Jan 23, 2019 Dining and food news Traffic Jam to give out ‘Hamilton’ tickets: In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Traffic Jam and Snug wants to hear from couples who had romantic times or fell in love within the brick walls of the Midtown Detroit restaurant at some point during the business’ 50-plus years. Couples who have had a special experience should type up their story and send it, along with a photo, to [email protected] by Feb. 12. The pair with the “most endearing” story will win dinner at Traffic Jam, tickets to see “Hamilton” at the Fisher Theatre and dessert after on March 21. Epicurean Group adds Big Red Orchard and more: Metro Detroit-based Epicurean Group restaurant group has expanded into Macomb County by adding Big Red Orchard and Farm, Beef & Jeff’s Meatery and Smokehouse and Big Red Hard Cider. Epicurean Group says this … [Read more...] about TJ’s to give away ‘Hamilton’ tix, plus more dining news
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Lao traffickers arrested in Dien Bien Border guards in Dien Bien province have arrested two Lao nationals for illegally smuggling drugs. The suspects were identified as Ly A Sua, 42, and Hua A Cho, 31, residing in Phongsali district, Laos. Accordingly, at 22:00, the police caught them red-handed. These men were in possession of 6,000 pills of synthetic drugs, 3 kg of opium, and other exhibits which has now been seized by the authority. The arrested admitted they transported the drugs from Laos into Vietnam for consumption. Further investigation into the case is underway. Steel flyover helps ease traffic congestion at Tan Son Nhat airport area The final arm of steel flyover at the Nguyen Thai Son-Nguyen Kiem intersection in Go Vap district, HCM City was opened to traffic on January 18. steel flyover helps ease traffic congestion at tan son nhat airport area hinh 0 With a total investment capital of VND504 billion, the steel N-shape bridge is one of the six major traffic … [Read more...] about Social News 20/1