Cong Minh blog: Youtube daily US Mar 26 2018

US unleashes new F-35B fighter jet as Chinese planes swoop 'in preparation for WAR'

A NEW US F-35B fighter jet has been filmed soaring into the sky over the Pacific Ocean

in an apparent show of force aimed at North Korea and China.

Footage shows the F-35B Lightning II fighter jet taking off from the USS Wasp, a US Navy

amphibious assault ship, near the Japanese island of Okinawa.

Fitted with state-of-the-art radar evasion technology, the US military believes the new

F-35B will give them the upper hand over rivals such as North Korea, Russia and China.

The Lockheed Martin aircraft has been carrying out landing and takeoff exercises on the 40,000-tonne

aircraft carrier in recent days after it arrived on March 4.

The video has emerged ahead of joint military exercises involving the US and South Korea

that are likely to fuel simmering tensions in the region.

Over the weekend the Chinese Air Force said it deployed its latest bombers and fighter

jets for provocative combat drills over the South China Sea.

The fleet of H-6K bombers, Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets flew over the Miyako Strait,

between Taiwan and Okinawa, where the USS Wasp is based.

In a statement released on Sunday, the Chinese Air Force called the exercises "rehearsals

for war".

US and Chinese displays of military might have become more frequent in the Pacific near

Japan, South Korea and over the South China Sea, a highly-sensitive region.

Costing an estimated $122.8million a unit, the fifth-generation F-35B fighter gives the

US military an advantage in terms of air power.

Rear Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the USS Wasp, said the deployment "isn't focused

on any particular country".

But given the timing, the the F-35B's first Pacific mission is thought to be in response

to China's growing military presence in the region.

The highly-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader

Kim Jong-un in May could also be a factor behind heightened US military activity.

"It really is an historic deployment, bringing this capability of the F-35 and the USS Wasp

together to create the most significant increase in our capability the Navy and Marine Corps

team has seen in our lifetime," Cooper told CNN on board the Wasp.

The F-35B will take part in the Foal Eagle and Key Resolve drills starting on April 1.

The month-long drills come amid a backdrop of improved diplomatic relations between North

Korea and the US in the wake of the Winter Olympics.

Cooper said the availability of F-35Bs "simply makes us more lethal" and allows the US

military to "ultimately win in combat".

For more infomation >> US unleashes new F-35B fighter jet as Chinese planes swoop 'in preparation for WAR' - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 3:26.

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US Will Kick Dozens Of Russian Diplomats Out Of The Country - Duration: 0:35.

On Monday, President Donald Trump ordered dozens of Russian diplomats to be expelled

from the U.S.

This move comes after an attack on a former double agent and his daughter in southern

England earlier this month.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May and other world leaders blamed Russia for the nerve

gas attack.

Trump said earlier the U.S. stood in solidarity with the U.K. and said Russia needed to provide

answers.

Beyond expelling 60 Russians, Trump also ordered the Russian consulate in Seattle to close.

In a statement, the White House said the U.S. was showing it stands with its NATO allies.

For more infomation >> US Will Kick Dozens Of Russian Diplomats Out Of The Country - Duration: 0:35.

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USA in 5 Minutes - Learn more about the United States of America - Duration: 4:49.

With a population of over 325 million, United States of America is one of the most populated

countries in the world.

Welcome to All in 5 Minutes, and today I will tell you more about it.

The USA or the United States of America is a highly developed country, with the world's

largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP).

USA consists of 50 states (like California, Texas and Florida), a federal district (Washington,

D.C.), five major self-governing territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, U.S. Virgin

Islands and Northern Mariana Islands), and various possessions.

USA is approx.

9.8 million km2 (3.8 million square miles) large.

The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City.

Other large cities are Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia.

The arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 started the European colonization of the Americas.

In 1607, Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in America.

In 1775, began the American Revolutionary War which was a conflict between Great Britain

and its Thirteen Colonies who wanted to declare an independence.

On July 4, 1776, the US declared its independence from Great Britain by approving the Declaration

of Independence.

In 1783, Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris officially ending the

Revolutionary War and recognizing the United States as a sovereign nation.

The Founding Fathers of the United States are people who led the American Revolution.

They are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, James

Madison, and George Washington.

The American Civil War was a conflict from 1861 to 1865.

It was fought between the Union in the north of the US led by Abraham Lincoln, and the

Confederacy in the south led by Jefferson Davis.

The war started because the Confederacy wanted to leave the United States of America.

The Union won the war, and as a result, slavery was made illegal in the United States.

The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the country's status as a global

military power.

The USA was the first country to develop nuclear weapons, the only country to use them in warfare,

and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.

Nowadays the USA is a leading military, political, cultural, and scientific force internationally.

The supreme law of the United States is the Constitution.

It divides the government into three branches to ensure a central government where no individual

or group gains too much control.

The three branches are: Legislative (makes laws)

Executive (carries out the laws) Judicial (evaluates laws)

The legislative branch includes Congress which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Congress confirms or rejects the President's appointments and can remove the President

from office.

The executive branch enforces laws and it includes the President, Vice President, and

the Cabinet which has advisors to the President.

The President can veto or reject laws passed by Congress.

Donald Trump is the 45th and current President of the United States of America.

The Vice President is Mike Pence.

The judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court and other federal courts, and it applies

laws to individual cases and decides if they violate the Constitution.

And here are some interesting facts

Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza each day, with about 3 billion pizzas sold annually

in the USA Women got the right to vote in the United

States in 1920 Alaska has a longer coastline than all of

the other 49 states combined.

Global Positioning System (GPS) is controlled by the USA and can be switched off at any

time.

There is still a lot to learn about the USA and to find out more you can click on the

playlist on your screen, or you can follow the links in the description.

If you would like to learn about something else in 5 minutes, you can follow this video

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Thanks for watching, and see you in the next video!

For more infomation >> USA in 5 Minutes - Learn more about the United States of America - Duration: 4:49.

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U.S. 'hopeful' deal can be reached with China on trade: Mnuchin - Duration: 0:38.

Amid growing concerns of a trade war between the U.S. and China, U.S. Treasury Secretary

Steve Mnuchin is striking a more subdued tone.

He told Fox News on Sunday that he's "cautiously hopeful" both sides can reach an agreement

on some issues, despite threats of tit-for-tat tariffs.

However, he added that President Trump's proposed tariffs on at least 60-billion-dollars-worth

of Chinese goods would go ahead unless both sides can reach an acceptable deal.

China has already threatened retaliatory tariffs on American agriculture products and fears

of a trade war have sent U.S. stocks tumbling.

For more infomation >> U.S. 'hopeful' deal can be reached with China on trade: Mnuchin - Duration: 0:38.

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Hawkish figures at forefront in U.S. for May summit with N. Korea; Bolton stresses 'straight - Duration: 2:30.

Ahead of the first-ever summit with Pyongyang in May,... Washington has placed some of the

biggest hardliners in key posts. The newly tapped national security advisor

states his country should get straight to discussing denuclearization.

Oh Jung-hee delves deeper into what the U.S. could be planning for the upcoming historic

event. North Korea is willing to talk,... but only

to "buy more time." That's what Washington's incoming national

security advisor John Bolton said in an interview on Sunday.

Bolton's view is that North Korea still has a few more things to achieve before it can

strike the U.S. with nuclear weapons,... and according to him,... buying time for its

nuclear program is something the regime has done for decades.

He added... that the talks will have to jump straight into whether Pyongyang's going to

abandon its nuclear weapons and how the U.S. will get the weapons out of the country.

His comments come as the international community watches how **hawkish Washington's going to

be in dealing with North Korea... ahead of their first-ever summit in May.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced last week that Bolton would be replacing his national

security advisor H. R. McMaster... shortly after he tapped CIA chief Mike Pompeo to take

over as Secretary of State.

With hardline figures at the forefront,... it seems President Trump wants to seal the

deal with Pyongyang on a firm denuclearization. Before being named to his new post,... Bolton

said the meeting in May is going to be a "very short" one,... if Kim's not ready for a **serious

conversation. He added... (quote)"we can't kick the can

down the road any further because there isn't any road left."

"The U.S. and North Korea came to hold summit talks only because Kim Jong-un said the North

will denuclearize. So the key for Washington will be what practical measures Pyongyang

will actually take to denuclearize. The U.S. will press North Korea to show real action,

not just rhetoric."

Meanwhile, there is concern that coordination between South Korea and the U.S. could appear

weak... since Seoul, unlike Washington, believes that talking with North Korea -- in and of

itself -- is a move forward. But pundits think that because South Korea

and the U.S. do see eye-to-eye on the need for Pyongyang to denuclearize,... Seoul will

have to do its best to lead Pyongyang toward that goal through the April summit,... before

Kim Jong-un meets with Trump. Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Hawkish figures at forefront in U.S. for May summit with N. Korea; Bolton stresses 'straight - Duration: 2:30.

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Japan lobbies U.S. for abduction and missile preconditions ahead of U.S.-N.Korea summit - Duration: 2:46.

Japan appears to feel left out of the work being done by South Korea and the U.S. to

denuclearize North Korea.

And ahead of the summit in May between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, Tokyo

has asked that Washington set out certain preconditions for those talks.

Those are that the North abandon its mid-range missiles... and that the talks resolve the

issue of the Japanese nationals abducted by the regime in the 70s and 80s.

Lee Seung-jae reports.

Japan appears to be on the sidelines as South Korea and the United States work hand-in-hand,...

planning their respective summits with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

And while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took time over the weekend to meet with former

U.S. President Barack Obama during his trip to the country,... the Japanese government

continues to lobby the Trump administration to ensure there are preconditions ahead of

the U.S.-North Korea summit.

The preconditions include a promise from Pyongyang to resolve the long-running abduction issue

and to abandon their mid-range ballistic missiles capable of hitting Japan.

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono made the request in separate talks in Washington earlier

this month with U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis and Mike Pompeo, CIA director and President

Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, and Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan.

According to Japanese officials, a number of its citizens were abducted by North Korea

in the 1970s and the 1980s,... and they are seeking U.S. help in bringing them home.

North Korea agreed with Japan in 2014 to reinvestigate the abductions, but the agreement quickly

fell apart.

However, Abe has more problems domestically,... as protesters took to the streets of Tokyo

over the weekend,... demanding he resign amid a widening cronyism scandal.

Hundreds of demonstrators turned out on Sunday,... carrying banners which read "Go to jail, Abe

',... with one sign even depicting Abe as a prisoner, in a black-and-white striped uniform.

The protest comes amid claims Abe was involved in the sale of state-owned land at a huge

discount to a nationalist school operator,... which his wife also has ties to.

The protestors also demonstrated against Abe's decision to revise the country's post-war

pacifist constitution as critics fear the revision could pave the way for the Japanese

military to play a bigger role overseas.

With the inter-Korean summit set for the end of April,... and the U.S.-North Korea summit

scheduled for some time in May,... Japan finds itself less involved in East Asia issues,...

with Abe's ongoing domestic problems,.. and his tanking approval ratings.

Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> Japan lobbies U.S. for abduction and missile preconditions ahead of U.S.-N.Korea summit - Duration: 2:46.

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U.S.-China trade war affects S. Korea..."S. Korea's exports to China to go down 20% - Duration: 0:47.

With the United States placing a 25-percent tariff on some Chinese imports last week,...

South Korea could get caught in the crossfire of any trade war between the economic superpowers.

According to the Hyundai Research Institute,... the U.S. tariffs on China's communication

technology, aerospace, information and machinery products,... will impact South Korea's exports.

Korea's IT exports to China could fall by 20-percent,... with Korea's overall export

numbers to decrease by 5-percent.

China's reciprocal tariff on 3-billion dollars of U.S. imports will have a minor effect on

South Korea,... as researchers estimate the loss in exports to be less than 100-million

dollars.

For more infomation >> U.S.-China trade war affects S. Korea..."S. Korea's exports to China to go down 20% - Duration: 0:47.

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MA PLAYLIST RAP US/FR 2018 ! - Duration: 6:21.

For more infomation >> MA PLAYLIST RAP US/FR 2018 ! - Duration: 6:21.

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( US News ) Cape Town Braces For Water Emergency That Could Affect Nearly 4 Million People - Duration: 6:16.

Cape Town Braces For Water Emergency That Could Affect Nearly 4 Million People

Nearly 4 million people in Cape Town, South Africa, are facing a dangerous reality: Unless their water use severely drops, they will soon run out.

The city has announced plans to turn off water to all of its businesses and residential addresses on April 12, a date also known as "Day Zero," unless its residents are able to conserve enough water.

The city fully expects to impose the emergency water cutoff, which would be the first by a major city in the developed world, NPR reported.

"Day Zero" was originally set for April 22, but officials moved up the estimated date on Monday after finding that dam water levels in the region have continued to fall, despite residents' conservation efforts.

RODGER BOSCH via Getty Images People collect water from pipes in Cape Town on Jan.

By Wednesday, water levels at various dams in the region had dropped, with the overall amount of usable water falling from 18.7 percent of capacity to 17.2 percent in one week, according to the city.

"As the last 10% of a dam's water is difficult to use, the usable water in the dam is approximately 10% less than the dam level," the city explained.

In an effort to mitigate the low levels, beginning on Feb.

1, residents will only be permitted to use 13 gallons of water per person a day for the next 150 days.

If or when the overall level of usable water drops to 13.5 percent ― which is expected in April ― residents will have to line up to collect 6.5 gallons of water per person, per day.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American uses an average of 88 gallons of water per day at home.

Dam levels are at 17,2% useable water.

We are currently 108 million litres over our 500 million target.

Due to a drop in the dam levels of 1,4%, #DayZero has moved forward to 12 April 2018.

To avoid Day Zero we have to work together.

#ThinkWaterCT https://t.co/Yj9ZUoCpw3 pic.twitter.com/XlepGjBfDK — City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) January 24, 2018 According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), if the city is forced to trigger the disaster plan, the water will only be turned on again when the dams recover ― which could take months, the conservation organization estimates.

"It is likely that if we have the same amount of winter rainfall as last year, we will not see an increase in the dams until August," the WWF stated in a release last week.

"We should be prepared to live with very little water for at least three months and possibly up to six months after Day Zero, but it all depends on when rain falls in the water source areas that feed the dams." Businesses and schools will be forced to close because of the lack of running water unless they have their own water supplies, like a well or rainwater tank, WWF predicts.

Mike Hutchings/Reuters At Voelvlei Dam near Cape Town, pictured in November 2017, water levels have dipped dangerously low.

Dry conditions are nothing new for the region.

South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world, according to the WWF.

The current drought, however, has been described as the worst in a century.

Population growth and climate change have contributed to the extreme water shortage, experts say.

"We have to acknowledge that carbon dioxide is finding its way into the atmosphere and has reached a new high," Kevin Winter, a lecturer in environmental and geographical sciences at the University of Cape Town, told local news outlet GroundUp last year.

"There is no doubt that pressure and temperature are related," he added.

"So disturb the temperature, you disturb the pressure and you start to see different systems operating." .

For more infomation >> ( US News ) Cape Town Braces For Water Emergency That Could Affect Nearly 4 Million People - Duration: 6:16.

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U.S. 'hopeful' deal can be reached with China on trade: Mnuchin - Duration: 0:39.

Amid growing concerns of a trade war between the U.S. and China, U.S. Treasury Secretary

Steve Mnuchin is striking a more subdued tone.

He told Fox News on Sunday that he's "cautiously hopeful" both sides can reach an agreement

on some issues, despite threats of tit-for-tat tariffs.

However, he added that President Trump's proposed tariffs on at least 60-billion-dollars-worth

of Chinese goods would go ahead unless both sides can reach an acceptable deal.

China has already threatened retaliatory tariffs on American agriculture products and fears

of a trade war have sent U.S. stocks tumbling.

For more infomation >> U.S. 'hopeful' deal can be reached with China on trade: Mnuchin - Duration: 0:39.

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Hawkish figures at forefront in U.S. for May summit with N. Korea; Bolton stresses 'straight ... - Duration: 2:32.

Ahead of the first-ever summit with Pyongyang in May,... Washington is tapping some of the

most hawkish figures in key posts. The newly tapped national security advisor

states his country should get straight to discussing how the regime should denuclearize.