Politics

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

No one seemed very eager to talk about why they don’t talk — or what happens when they do. A tight-lipped bartender at one local tavern smiled knowingly when asked about Trumpian conflict among her regulars but declined to say more. (The bar’s owner did not return phone calls.) At town hall, one official quickly veered off the record after mentioning tensions between red- and blue-minded employees. “They’ll know who I’m talking about,” demurred the official. … [Read more...] about What’s better left unsaid in Bellingham? Politics

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

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

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