ing from the Saigon Medical University, Dao joined the army of South Viet

ROME Cheap Nike Vapormax 2019 Wholesale , May 11 (Xinhua) -- Inclusive growth will be on top of the agenda of finance ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) members, who gathered on Thursday in the southern city of Bari for a three-day meeting.


Italian Finance Minister Pier Carlo Padoan and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met behind closed doors in the afternoon, while an official ceremony to welcome the other participants was scheduled at the Petruzzelli theatre in the evening.


In the bilateral talks, Padoan assured his U.S. counterpart the stock of non-performing loans (NPLs) burdening Italy's banking system would return to more "physiological levels" in short time, Ansa news agency quoted sources from the Italian G7 presidency as saying.


Italy's bad loans, a pressing issue encompassing the country's stability within the euro-zone, amounted to about 170 billion euros (184.7 billion U.S. dollars) net, senior deputy governor of Bank of Italy Salvatore Rossi said in April.


The G7 meeting would run from May 11 to May 13 amid tight security measures. Some 1,500 police officers and 600 surveillance cameras were deployed within and around Bari, according to authorities.


Besides the finance ministers, central bank governors from the world's seven most developed economies will engage in the talks in Bari.


Participants would also include top officials from the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the Eurogroup.


Italy, which has assumed the rotating presidency of the G7 this year, pressed to make "inclusive growth" the key issue of Bari's meeting. Yet, discussions would also focus on international tax rules, remittances and cyber security, anti-terrorism financing, and international financial institutions' coordination.


Trade was not part of the G7 finance meeting official agenda, for fear discussions on the topic may lead to a confrontation among ministers over protectionism, local media reported.


However, the issue will be discussed at the major G7 summit due in Taormina, Sicily, on May 26-27, according to the Italian government.




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HANOI, April 17 (Xinhua) -- "Via Vietnamese and U.S. newspapers, we learned he is a Vietnamese-American doctor, musician, singer and professional poker player. He is a kind of 'Jack of all trades', " a Vietnamese airline staff told Xinhua on Monday.


The staff member was referring to David Dao who was born in Vietnam in 1948 as Dao Thanh Duc, and later became known by his stage name Dao Duy Anh, like the full name of a well-known historian and lexicographer who was born in 1904.


On April 9, David Dao boarded a full United Airlines flight, when flight attendants asked for volunteers to relinquish their seats to accommodate extra crew members. Due to a lack of volunteers, four passengers were picked at random to give up their seats, Dao being one of those selected.


The 69-year-old, father of five, refused to leave the plane, saying he had to meet his patients the next day.


Chicago aviation security officers forcibly dragged Dao off the plane injuring him in the process. His attorney later claimed Dao had suffered a concussion, broken nose and the loss of his two front teeth. Video of the incident recorded by other passengers quickly went viral, sparking an uproar on social media in many countries. Many netizens even called for others to boycott the United States carrier.


After publishing an article titled "The male passenger dragged out of the American plane is of Vietnamese origin" on April 11, VnExpress, Vietnam's leading online newspaper, received 159 comments, most of which expressed surprise at the action by United Airlines, and sympathy with Dao.


Many Vietnamese users commented that they had thought the United States and its people always behave well, in a civilized manner, but that they had been mistaken.


As the story further unfolded, more and more Vietnamese readers and social network users were amazed at the recording of Dao being forcibly removed from his seat on the plane and then roughly dragged down the aisle.


"When I found out that Dao is a Vietnamese-American medic who specializes in lung disorders, not of Chinese origin as reported initially, I searched for more information about him, and I was surprised at what I found," Tran Ngoc Anh, a Vietnam Airlines' ticketing agent, told Xinhua on Monday.


Dao studied at the Vietnam National Music School in Saigon (currently Ho Chi Minh City). In 1967, he formed a music group called Bach Viet, with its members comprised of would-be doctors, dentists and engineers, who loved and studied music. Bach Viet focused on writing and singing songs full of Vietnamese folk verses and folk melodies.


During his time as a songwriter in Bach Viet, Dao successfully captured the hearts of the local audience with songs such as, "Tat nuoc dau dinh" (Bailing out water near the temple) and "Ta ve ta tam ao ta" (East or West, home is best).


Vietnamese musician Tran Bo from Ho Chi Minh City said Bach Viet contributed to Vietnam's early modern music, because its members developed new musical ways based on using traditional musical instruments.


Dao is considered a master of the Vietnamese two-chord fiddle and 16-chord zither. He also appears in a literary work of a well-known Vietnamese writer named Le Van Nghia.


"I have already heard 'Tat nuoc dau dinh' and 'Ta ve ta tam ao ta' on YouTube. I firmly believed that Dao is crazy about Vietnam's traditional music and folk verses. However, through other online searches, I also realized that he has some bad aspects," said Ngoc Anh, a graceful woman from Hanoi, wearing ao dai, a traditional Vietnamese long dress.


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