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1.40 PM The White House has confirmed that despite "good and constructive" meetings, no agreement has been reached.   1.38 PM Reuters says no agreement has been reached   1.31 PM Jounalists are all waiting at the Marriot Hotel ahead of the press conference with President Trump.     1.30 PM Chairman Kim has arrived at Melia Hotel. Here's the video:   1.27 PM The motorcade of Chairman Kim has left the Metropole Hotel. So did Trump. Both ahead of schedule.   1.23 PM President Trump is reportedly set to fly out on Air Force 1 after his press conference at Hanoi Marriot Hotel.   1.20 PM South Korean market seems to fall amid reports on potential collapse of Trump-Kim talks   1.17 PM It seems that President Trump is about to leave the Metropole hotel soon. Here is the latest tweet from David Nakamura, White House reporter for the Washington Post.    1.08 PM Here's a photo of the dining room at the … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: NO AGREEMENT REACHED

Viet Nam News NEW YORK — The New York Daily News, the century-old tabloid known for its provocative headlines, made its own news Monday by slashing half its editorial staff, in the latest retrenchment in the newspaper sector. The daily owned by the media conglomerate Tronc said in an email to employees that the move sought to address the newspaper’s "significant financial challenges." A source familiar with the matter said the cuts represent "nearly 50 per cent" of newsroom staff. Tronc declined to comment on the cutbacks or confirm precisely how many staff were affected, but the rival New York Post said the Daily News had some 85 editorial staff before the layoffs. The editorial staff will slashed be as the newspaper looks at a fundamental restructuring to focus on breaking news, mainly in areas of "crime, civil justice and public responsibility," according to the note to staff, which was widely circulated on Twitter. "The decisions being announced today reflect the … [Read more...] about NY Daily News slashes half its newsroom staff

by Thu Vân “Your pens are the sharp weapons in the cause of telling the truth…” Thus began a letter that President Ho Chi Minh wrote to intellectuals and journalists in the southern part of the country on May 25, 1947. He also said in the same letter that “journalists should act like brave soldiers in the revolution to gain back unity and independence for the country.” One cannot imagine loftier ideals for this profession. Today, the lofty ideals may remain, but there are times I feel these are gathering dust in the shelves of our memory as the profession goes through one existential crisis after another.  More than seven decades after President Hồ Chí Minh wrote the famous letter, it is fair to say journalism has gone through many changes, all over the world. Today, the profession is wedded, one could even say welded, to technology and business, and this creates a host of challenges in terms of the profession succeeding in the … [Read more...] about Some good news, some bad news, some hopeful news