Malaysia’s Najib Faces Latest Challenge from Newly Established PartyBy Conor Cronin (@ConorCroninDC), Research Associate , Southeast Asia Program (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS August 18, 2016 Former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin on August 9 officially registered Malaysia’s newest political party: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, or Bersatu for short. The party is the latest salvo in a slow mutiny against Prime Minister Najib Razak that has centered for more than a year around a scandal involving state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – August 18, 2016” |
Tháng: Tháng Tám 2016
Invasive lionfish now on Whole Foods menu – sans poisonous spines
Lionfish with their distinctive venomous spines are an invasive species that has thrived in U.S. coastal waters because they have no natural predators — until now.
Whole Foods stores in Florida are selling the “white, buttery meat” of the fish, which the grocery chain says is suitable for ceviche or a “simple pan sauté.”
The U.S. government, eager to stop the lionfish from preying on native fish and shellfish, gives the meal five stars. Tiếp tục đọc “Invasive lionfish now on Whole Foods menu – sans poisonous spines”
A Battle Over Money in Beijing
WSJ
Economic policy is a flashpoint in China’s political succession fight.
ENLARGE China’s Premier Li Keqiang at the 1+6 Roundtable on promoting economic growth in Beijing on July 22. Photo: Associated Press
A succession struggle is underway in China ahead of next year’s Communist Party Congress. And this time the central fight is over monetary policy instead of ideological slogans. The outcome has implications for China’s response to slowing economic growth. Tiếp tục đọc “A Battle Over Money in Beijing”
Vietnam Lifts Ban on Australian Commemoration of 1966 Battle
AUG. 18, 2016, 1:45 A.M. E.D.T.
VUNG TAU, Vietnam — Under pressure from top Australian officials, Vietnam on Thursday lifted its sudden ban on veterans who had traveled to the country to mark the 50th anniversary of Australia’s most costly battle of the Vietnam War, with the government allowing low-key commemorations. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Lifts Ban on Australian Commemoration of 1966 Battle”
Energy Relations between Russia and China: Playing Chess with the Dragon
Oxfordenergy – Russia’s relationship with China has a long and complex history, catalysed by the lengthy border between the two countries, the complementarity of their economies and the ambitions of both to be seen as key global geo-political actors. Following periods of tension and friendship in the Soviet era, when the two communist states often struggled to find a mutual understanding, the post-Soviet era has seen a more complicated relationship develop based as much on economic reality as political ideology. In particular the export and import of energy has been at the heart of these developments. Russia’s huge resources combined with its Tiếp tục đọc “Energy Relations between Russia and China: Playing Chess with the Dragon”
Nông dân xài điện mặt trời
17/08/2016 22:01
NLD – Hàng chục nông hộ ở xã Quảng Sơn, huyện Ninh Sơn, tỉnh Ninh Thuận đã đầu tư vốn lắp đặt hệ thống máy bơm nước sử dụng năng lượng mặt trời để tưới mía
Hệ thống năng lượng mặt trời để bơm nước ở xã Quảng Sơn, huyện Ninh Sơn, tỉnh Ninh Thuận
Mô hình sử dụng năng lượng mặt trời ở xã Quảng Sơn đã mang lại hiệu quả kinh tế cho những cánh đồng mía không thể kéo điện vào. Tiếp tục đọc “Nông dân xài điện mặt trời”
Nhiều nước trả lại dự án tỉ đô của Trung Quốc
(PL)- Từ Đông Nam Á đến trời Âu, hàng loạt dự án tỉ đô của Trung Quốc bị các nước lo ngại chất lượng thi công.
Đầu tháng 8-2016, chính phủ của tân Thủ tướng Anh – bà Theresa May bất ngờ tạm dừng phê chuẩn dự án nhà máy điện hạt nhân Hinkley Point.
Sau VN, Nhật Bản đi nước cờ mới khiến TQ đau đầu
VNY – Aug 17, 2016
Hôm 14/8 báo Yomiuri Shimbun của Nhật công bố nước này sẽ bắt đầu nghiên cứu một tên lửa chống hạm mới với tầm bắn 300 km để đối phó với các hoạt động khiêu khích của TQ ở Senkaku nói riêng và sự bành trướng trên biển Hoa Đông nói chung.
Huge Haul of Slain Sea Turtles Tests Vietnam
National Geographic
Vietnamese authorities seized 7,000 dead sea turtles in 2014, but the trader suspected of being behind the killings has yet to be arrested.
By
Mr. K had never imagined it would be this bad. After leading a three-year undercover investigation of sea turtle smuggling in Vietnam, his home country, those efforts had finally yielded tips from informants, landing him on the doorstep of three warehouses in a rural area outside Nha Trang, a beach town in Khanh Hoa Province, about 250 miles northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. Tiếp tục đọc “Huge Haul of Slain Sea Turtles Tests Vietnam”
The Specter of an Accidental China-U. S. War
As China flexes its muscles in the South China Sea, the risks of an inadvertent clash with the U.S. are growing
A recent think-tank report says that America must “expand communications with China in times of peace, crisis, and war.” Above, a Chinese military band plays as a U.S. destroyer arrives on Aug. 8 at the port of Qingdao, in eastern China, on a scheduled visit. Photo: Associated Press
Aug. 16, 2016 2:36 a.m. ET
SHANGHAI—The last time America and China went to war—in Korea in 1950—they fought each other to a standstill.
Later that decade, as the Cold War ramped up, they came close to blows again; the Eisenhower administration repeatedly threatened “Red China” with nuclear devastation as tensions bubbled over Taiwan. Tiếp tục đọc “The Specter of an Accidental China-U. S. War”
Jokowi talks up sovereignty in speech
Indonesia will prioritise development in its outer regions in a bid to “secure sovereignty” over the archipelago’s vast waters, as tensions continue in the South China Sea.
In the annual state address to parliament on Tuesday, President Joko Widodo, commonly referred to as Jokowi, covered a range of topics from the country’s ongoing battle with addressing poverty to terrorism and security.
Among the issues that gained applause were efforts to secure the nation’s sovereignty. Tiếp tục đọc “Jokowi talks up sovereignty in speech”
China and Russia concerned over America’s anti-missile moves
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
However, as it is hard not to see a single thread connecting the US and US-related defense shields in the Western Pacific and Eastern Europe, in particular regarding their industrial development, it is not a foregone conclusion that the Chinese communist leadership and the Kremlin will manage to coordinate a common response to Washington’s anti-missile challenge. Tiếp tục đọc “China and Russia concerned over America’s anti-missile moves”
The New Rules on Public Speaking: 6 Tips for Success
Lawyers are public speakers. This article includes some new rules on public speaking. No fig leaves gentlemen, and ladies too.
Joe Forward, Saint Louis Univ. School of Law 2010, is a legal writer for the State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison. He can be reached by email or by phone at (608) 250-6161.
Aug. 17, 2016 – As a lawyer, your words matter. From the courtroom to the boardroom, from conferences to cocktail parties, words tell a story about you, and potential clients want to know your story. Are you credible? Are you a power player? Are you a leader? Tiếp tục đọc “The New Rules on Public Speaking: 6 Tips for Success”
A Nation, Building
by JOHN S. ROSENBERG
Hanoi’s streets (in 2007, above) are now full of motorcycles and scooters, and shop shelves are no longer bare. Photograph by Chau Doan/Getty Images
harvardmagazine – A RECENT Monday morning, during a class on global trade, the professor reviewed the effects of nations’ limits on such commerce: tariffs, quotas, and the “voluntary” restraints exporting countries impose on their shipments to eager customers (lest protected interests in the importing area wilt). His students, arrayed in a teaching amphitheater laid out like the classrooms at Harvard Business School (HBS)—complete with laminated placards bearing each Tiếp tục đọc “A Nation, Building”
Kiểu mẫu một công việc suốt đời đã chết. Những gì Thế hệ Thiên niên kỷ cần biết
English: The job for life model is dead. Here’s what millennials need to know
*Millennial generation: Thế hệ Thiên niên kỷ – được hiểu là thế hệ X, Y những người sinh ra những năm đầu 1980s cho đến đầu 2000s và trưởng thành trong thế kỷ 21
Tác giả: Jonas PrisingChairman và Giám đốc điều hành, Manpower Inc.
Nhiều bài viết gần đây đã nói về công nghệ, số hóa và robot thay thế công việc – một số công nghệ hiện nay đã tiến xa tới mức có thể thay thế cho người lao động. Nhưng khi tôi nghĩ về những gì mỗi người chúng ta có thể thực hiện với công nghệ chỉ bằng cái chạm tay, dựa trên lợi ích ngay thủa ban đầu chúng ta đã thấy. Tôi rất lạc quan. Trong giai đoạn chuyển đổi này, hoặc biến động đối với một số người, câu hỏi là làm thế nào chúng ta có thể giúp các cá nhân và tổ chức nhanh chóng thích ứng với thị trường lao động luôn thay đổi và cập nhật kĩ năng làm việc. Đó là một cuộc đua chúng ta có thể thấy trước và phải giành chiến thắng, vì lợi ích của tất cả. Tiếp tục đọc “Kiểu mẫu một công việc suốt đời đã chết. Những gì Thế hệ Thiên niên kỷ cần biết”
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