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Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Vietnam on Saturday for a four-day official visit. Trade between the two countries totaled $274 million in 2011, with the Asian country providing the bulk of Cuban rice imports.

Cuban President Raul Castro arrived in Vietnam on Saturday for a four-day official visit after several days in China. The visit to both countries is Castro’s first since assuming the presidency from his brother Fidel.

Cuba supported with reservations about the Human Rights Council UN resolution that first recognized the right of individuals to freedom of expression on the Internet, reports Reuters.

The Spanish hotel chain Barcelo Hotels and Resorts has reduced its presence in Cuba by ceasing its administration over two five-star hotels, reported the Travelupdate website on Tuesday.

Chinese President Hu Jintao met today with his Cuban counterpart, President Raul Castro, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing. The two held official talks after a private dialogue session.

The Eighth Conference on Accounting, Auditing and Finance, which is being held at the Havana Convention Center from July 2 to 5, today is discussing issues related to cooperatives, local development and social economy.

The Cuban bartender Adrian Ravelo will participate in the Cocktail World Cup which will be held in the People’s Republic of China in October, said spokespeople for the Bartenders Association of Cuba.

The Twitter social network is being used in Cuba to “confront US aggression,” where the address “#DerechosdeCuba” was used for that action.

The controversy around a canceled Cuban music festival in Miami in April 2011 will be brought before a court in a trial that will begin on August 13. The plaintiffs are asking for $1 million in compensation for losses incurred due to the cancelation of the event.

Nuclear physicist Noriel Pavon Hernandez, a Cuban resident in Spain, in Valencia on Tuesday received the “Entrepreneur Prize” as part of the 2012 King Jaime I Awards.