US President ready to visit Russia; Revealing the cause of the hydroelectric dam collapse in Laos
(Baonghean.vn) - The world over the past 24 hours has been filled with outstanding news such as: US President is ready to visit Russia; North Korea confirms it has a new army chief of staff; Arab coalition conducts fierce airstrikes on a port city in Yemen;...
US President ready to visit Russia
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| President Trump and President Putin at a press conference in Finland on July 16. Photo:CNN. |
After Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had sent an invitation, the White House said on July 27 that US President Donald Trump is ready to visit Moscow once he receives an official invitation.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement: "President Trump looks forward to welcoming President Putin to Washington after the new year (early 2019), and he is also ready to visit Moscow as soon as he receives an official invitation."
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had invited his US counterpart Donald Trump to Moscow, emphasizing that both leaders were ready for a second summit.
Hydroelectric dam in Laos collapsed due to poor construction quality
People evacuated from dangerous areas after a hydroelectric dam collapsed in Attepeu, Laos. KPL/ VNA
The website of the Lao National News Agency (KPL) on July 27 quoted the statement of Lao Minister of Energy and Mines, Mr. Khammani Inthilath, saying that the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam collapsed due to poor quality assurance.
Minister Inthilath affirmed that the reason why dam D of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam broke on the evening of July 23 was due to poor construction quality.
He said that along with the work of overcoming the incident and quickly stabilizing the lives of the affected people, Lao authorities also continued to investigate the dam collapse. Minister Inthilath informed that according to the contract, the parties involved must compensate for all damages.
North Korea confirms new army chief of staff
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Mr. Ri Yong-gil, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Photo:AFP. |
North Korean state media KCNA reported that General Ri Yong-gil, as chief of the general staff of the army, accompanied leader Kim Jong-un to visit the martyrs' cemetery to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the 1950-1953 war. This is the first time Pyongyang has confirmed that Mr. Ri holds this position since 2016, according toReuters.
Mr. Ri was a general and chief of the general staff of the North Korean army from 2013 to 2016, before being demoted to the position of deputy chief of the general staff for unknown reasons.
In February 2016, South Korea's Yonhap news agency, citing information from North Korean defectors, said that Mr. Ri was executed for "factionalism, abuse of power and corruption."
However, a May 2016 KCNA article published a photo of Ri Yong-gil still alive, and said he was a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Pentagon creates list of software not to be purchased from China and Russia
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The Pentagon, headquarters of the US Department of Defense in Washington DC Photo:AFP. |
Ellen Lord, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, said the Pentagon has been working for six months to compile a “do not buy” software list.
The list is said to help US Department of Defense logistics personnel and partners avoid purchasing suspicious software codes. However, specific details of this list have not been released.
The US Department of Defense also said it would take measures to strengthen cyber security after attacks that the US government said originated from Russia, North Korea, Iran and China.
The proportion of British voters supporting a second referendum is increasing.
According to a survey released on July 27, the number of British people supporting a second referendum on the country's exit from the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit, has for the first time exceeded the number of people opposing the idea.
This reality shows that voices opposing Brexit and wanting to vote again on the "divorce" terms are gradually becoming the mainstream in British political life.
According to plan, Britain will leave the EU on March 29, 2019 and both sides want to reach a withdrawal agreement by the end of October to have enough time for both sides' parliaments to approve it.
Arab coalition launches heavy airstrikes on Yemen port city
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| View of Hodeida port, Yemen on June 24. Photo: AFP/ VNA |
According to Reuters, the Saudi-led coalition has carried out intense air strikes on Hodeidah, Yemen's main port city, in an apparent move to resume military operations in the Red Sea city after the Iran-backed Houthi movement attacked two Saudi oil tankers.
Residents in the area said coalition warplanes began bombing after midnight, hitting a military police barracks in the city center, a plastics factory in the north of the city, and the Zubaid and Al-Tahita districts in the south.
