[ speaking Foreign Language ] in january 2015, vietnam revised its marriage and family law and effectively allowed samesex marriage by abolishing a clause that had previously made it prohibited. The revision is a complete 180degree turn in a country where gay people could be fined for getting wed in the past. [ speaking Foreign Language ] big gay travel companies and they advertise more and more to promote vietnam as a gay destination. In this episode of asia insight, we see how vietnam is changing its values and gradually integrating gay people into its society. Ho Chi Minh City is one of the largest metropolises in Southeast Asia and is at the heart of vietnams economy. It beats the capital hanoi as the wealthiest city and is a magnet for workers all over the country. In the past five years alone, the population has increased by almost 800,000. The city has come a long way since the end of the vietnam war 40 years ago. We asked locals what they feel about the recent revision in the s
President trump expected to announce a quarter trillion dollars worth of deals on this trip. Warrior,another trade saying the president is good for business. Up vietnam. Leaning business and political leaders had for weekend talks. We will be live in denying. Ang. N dan rishaad other things are happening in china. It is business as usual when it comes to the statistics. Here,look at this chart this is a look at what is coming up in just under a half hour. For ppi to age down to 6. 6 year on year. It was a surprise blowout in september it would be consistent with the drop in the input and in thece indices latter dropping to 55. 2. Metal and Energy Prices in october, it all suggests while it might be coming down a tad, with prices dropping back a little bit toward the end of reading,a lower ppi which would mean there is Pricing Power and industrial profits as well, certainly in the pipeline. So the economic momentum continues there in china. I suppose were looking for just hits as we got
As the apec summit in vietnam kicks off, we find out what the negotiations might mean for the host country. And global retailers are getting ready for the biggest day in asia for on line sales, singles day good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. Thank you forjoining me. It is another exciting friday we start with us president donald trump. He arrives in vietnam very soon to attend the apec summit. Earlier this year, President Trump pulled out of the tra ns Pacific Partnership arrangement, dealing a blow to the free trade ambitions of apec. China is trying to gain economic power in the region at the same time. We are joined from vietnam. She is right outside the summit site. It looks like it is all about trade and business. Yes, indeed. As you can see, people are lining up and are getting ready to listen to many speeches from foreign leaders from the apec economies, like the japanese prime minister, the new zealand prime minis
We will hear from many activists who participated in the protest 50 years ago. This is about one hour and 15 minutes. I just want to say three things about the program. I will give it to you and terms of numbers. The first number is 1967. You know that we are here because of the demonstration at the pentagon and the draft resistance. Because of the resistance of the vietnamese, the growing opinion of the war. Johnson, mcnamara and west allnew that the work could not be one. It dragged on for another eight years. Public opinion with the work itself could have convinced them to stop it if johnson and company had stopped it in 1967 the massacre would not have happened. The democrats would have been elected. Kent state would not have happened. Behold what of history ebola of history would not have happened. Of to mention the millions lives that were killed after 1967. It is a shame, 14,000 u. S. Soldiers who died in 1967 had Public Opinion taken seriously by johnson. This work that have be
Thing 22 different times. In high school when you have to be in class eight hours a day and you want to be in a sport and you get home at 8 00 and you terry the democrats would have been elected. Kent state would not have happened. Ellsberg would i have faced 105 years in jail. A whole lot of other history would be different if this war had been stopped, not to mention the thousands and millions of lives that were killed after 1967. It is a shame 14,000 u. S. Ondiers died in 1967, when 58,000. Went on to this war could have been over and history could have been seriously changed. We remember 1967 for that. Panels one and two talk about the context and digitization of the Antiwar Movement that could have made a lot of this dihi different had that happen. The next number is 50. Here we are 50 years later, and art has the summer of love on its culture. This is a change. Npr on july 1 said if you are member this, you werent there. [laughter] much i assume means too drinking, drugs, and may