Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong highlighted some major issues to be debated at the plenum. Trong said the Political Report and the report on the 10-year implementation of the 2011 Platform on National Construction in the period of transition to socialism are key documents and the basis for other documents. … [Read more...] about Party Political Report
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What’s better left unsaid in Bellingham? Politics
Innocuous topics prevailed even in places that might seem to tolerate a freer discourse. Like the Uplift barber shop for men, located behind the Dairy Queen, in a strip mall anchored by a Hindu temple and a pole-dancing fitness studio, where classes include “PeeWee Polers” and “Polish Your Sexy.” Nervously, the barber shop’s owner told a reporter that he hasn’t heard a whisper of politics there: because his customers just want to get along. … [Read more...] about What’s better left unsaid in Bellingham? Politics
California won’t ban ‘misleading’ political party names
The bill would have applied to all political parties. But it was aimed at the American Independent Party, which has been an option for California voters since 1968. Democratic state Sen. Tom Umberg said the name confused voters into believing they were registering as an independent. … [Read more...] about California won’t ban ‘misleading’ political party names
California political donor pleads not guilty in drug deaths
Federal prosecutors say Buck preyed on vulnerable gay men and pressured them to let him inject them with drugs as part of a sexual ritual. … [Read more...] about California political donor pleads not guilty in drug deaths
Vietnam, Oman look to stronger bilateral cooperation
During his visit to Oman, Cuong also met with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affair Yusuf Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah, Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hamad Bin Said Sulaiman Al Aufi. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Oman look to stronger bilateral cooperation
