#Vietnam - President Obama Holds a YSEALI Town Hall. Your talent, your drive, your dreams—in those things, ...

Published on 24 May 2016
Viet Hoang Le

“I want to say to all the young people listening: Your talent, your drive, your dreams—in those things, Vietnam has everything it needs to thrive. Your destiny is in your hands. This is your moment. And as you pursue the future that you want, I want you to know that the United States of America will be right there with you as your partner and as your friend.” —President Obama. Watch live as the President answers questions in a town hall with young Southeast Asian leaders in Vietnam.

#Indonesia - Hazardous Child Labor on Tobacco Farms: HumanRightsWatch

Published on 24 May 2016

HumanRightsWatch

Thousands of children in Indonesia, some just 8 years old, are working in hazardous conditions on tobacco farms. Indonesian and multinational tobacco companies buy tobacco grown in Indonesia, but none do enough to ensure that children are not doing hazardous work on farms in their supply chains.

Twitter Relaxing Its 140 Character Limit

Published on 24 May 2016

Tech Crunch is reporting big changes for Twitter in the coming months, most notably relaxing their 140 character rules. Twitter announced the plans in order to make the site more welcoming to new users since the platform’s user growth has stalled. Some of the items addressed by Twitter are also aimed to open up

#Eurozone - ministers agree "breakthrough" deal with Greece

Published on 24 May 2016

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to offer Greece debt relief in 2018. The amount was not "quantified” by its creditors but the deal is being seen as a "break through for the country":http://www.ft.com/fastft/2016/05/25/g....

The agreement also won a commitment from the IMF finally to return to taking part in the bailout for Athens.

The IMF has long insisted on the European governments taking a hit to relieve Athens of some of its debt i…
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