Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (Source: Xinhua/VNA) Earlier, Venezula also invited the United Nations to send an observer team to oversee its presidential elections. A formal invitation was delivered to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, president of the NEC, Tibisay Lucena, said. According to Ms. Lucena, the participation of the UN would demonstrate the legitimacy of the Venezuelan electoral system. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro has already launched his campaign for a second term and currently stands as the only candidate. Mr Maduro has ruled Venezuela since April 2013 following the death of Hugo Chavez, his mentor and the father of the country’s left wing revolution. Maduro says that in his second term he’ll wean Venezuela’s economy off of oil production. Nicolas Maduro, born in 1962, previously served under President Hugo Chavez as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2013, and as Vice President of Venezuela from 2012 to 2013./.
The ASUS Transformer Pad 300 is getting closer to bringing its watered-down Prime flavor to store shelves, as PC World reports a spokesperson confirmed it will begin shipping April 22nd. What they could not confirm was the price, although there are preorders out there for $399 already. In case you've forgotten, the 300 brings the same Tegra 3 processor as the Prime, but matches it with a standard IPS display, optional LTE and only 16GB of built-in storage, as well as 10 hours of battery life. We'll let you know when we hear more, but for now feel free to…... [read more]
According to Hue Relics Preservation Centre, Hue Imperial Citadel will open to tourists from 19:00 to 22:00 from April 22nd. Night tickets will be the same rate as day tickets, at VND120,000 per Vietnamese and VND150,000 per foreigner. Visitors will have a chance to visit the Gate of Noon, Thai Hoa Palace, The Mieu Temple, Dien Tho Palace, Truong Sanh Palace, Tu Phuong Vo Su Pavilion and Peace Gate. The pilot programme will run until September 15th to help tourists avoid daytime summer heat and give them more time to experience imperial cultural spaces in the citadel. Several royal rituals…... [read more]
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (Photo: AFP/VNA) Socialist President Nicolas Maduro has already launched his campaign for a second term and currently stands as the only candidate, as Venezuela continues to sink deeper into an economic crisis of high inflation and food shortages. Mr Maduro has ruled Venezuela since April 2013 following the death of Hugo Chavez, his mentor and the father of the country’s left wing revolution. Maduro says that in his second term he’ll wean Venezuela’s economy off of oil production. Nicolas Maduro, born in 1962, has been President of Venezuela since 2013. Previously he served under President Hugo…... [read more]
Venezuela's presidential election campaign ended on Thursday. The two top candidates, Acting President Nicolas Maduro and Governor of Miranda State Henrique Capriles, are trying to become Venezuela's leader for the next 6 years. Maduro on Thursday agreed his millions of supporters in Caracas to vote and said if he wins, he will continue to lead the country toward greater social justice as former President Hugo Chavez began. Capriles also called on supporters to vote and pledged to create opportunities for every citizen, increase the minimum wage, and stop "giving" oil to foreign countries. This has been the shortest election campaign…... [read more]
CARACAS — Venezuela on Tuesday postponed gubernatorial elections due in December until mid-2017 after President Nicolas Maduro said the country needs to focus on reviving its economy instead of elections. The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Tibisay Lucena, said governors would now be elected "at the end of the first half of 2017," in a statement on state TV that gave no reason for the change. The plunge in global oil prices has sent OPEC member Venezuela’s economy into free-fall, putting Maduro on the defensive. The announcement comes as the leftist leader’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)…... [read more]
