Tháng: Tháng Một 2017

Massive port city project in Malaysia no threat to Singapore, other ports: Port Klang chairman

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  • \By Sumisha Naidu, Malaysia Correspondent, Channel NewsAsia
  • Posted 19 Jan 2017 10:00

Cargo ships dock at Malaysia’s Klang port on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (AFP/Saeed Khan)

KUALA LUMPUR: A massive RM200 billion (US$45 billion) port industrial city planned for Malaysia’s Carey Island is a safeguard for the future and “not a threat” to Singapore or any other ports along the Strait of Malacca, said the chairman of Port Klang Authority, the body behind the project.http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/massive-port-city-project-in-malaysia-no-threat-to-singapore/3449556.html Tiếp tục đọc “Massive port city project in Malaysia no threat to Singapore, other ports: Port Klang chairman” →

North Korea might test-launch ICBM as soon as Friday: South Korean media

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Reuters, AFP-JIJI, Jan 19, 2017

SEOUL – North Korea may be preparing to test-launch a new, upgraded prototype of an intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korean media reported on Thursday, citing military sources.

In his New Year’s speech, leader Kim Jong Un said North Korea was close to test-launching an ICBM, and state media have said a launch could come at any time. Experts on the isolated and nuclear-capable country’s missile program believe the claims to be credible. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea might test-launch ICBM as soon as Friday: South Korean media” →

Wife of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer Seeks Angela Merkel’s Help

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Sinosphere,

By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW JAN. 19, 2017

Protesters in Hong Kong demanding the release of the rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong in December. Mr. Jiang has been in custody since November, but the Chinese authorities have not disclosed where. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

BEIJING — Last Sunday was the 19th wedding anniversary of Jin Bianling and her husband, the rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong. As usual, the couple spent it apart. Ms. Jin has not seen Mr. Jiang since 2013, when she and their daughter moved to California from China seeking safety from the state harassment that came along with Mr. Jiang’s work.

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In a Blow to Prosecutor, South Korean Court Blocks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader

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By CHOE SANG-HUN, JAN. 18, 2017

Jay Y. Lee, the leader of Samsung, leaving court in Seoul on Wednesday. Jung Yeon-Je/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Thursday blocked a prosecutor’s attempt to arrest Jay Y. Lee, the leader of Samsung, saying there was not enough evidence that Mr. Lee had bribed President Park Geun-hye, in a scandal that led to her impeachment.

A justice on the Central District Court in Seoul, Cho Eui-yeon, rejected the prosecutor’s request to issue an arrest warrant, saying said it was “difficult to recognize the need” to incarcerate Mr. Lee.

Mr. Lee, a third-generation scion and vice chairman of Samsung, one of the world’s biggest conglomerates, was immediately released from a detention center outside Seoul, where he had been waiting for the court to decide whether he should be formally arrested.

Vaccin chất lượng cao cho trẻ Việt Nam: Không thể chần chừ

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BS.Trần Song Hào – Thứ Hai,  16/1/2017, 15:43 (GMT+7)

Mục tiêu loại bỏ tOPV (chứa tuýp 2), thay thế bằng IPV và Lịch tiêm chủng theo Chiến lược GPEI 2013-2018 (WHO).

(TBKTSG) – Những ngày cuối năm 2016, truyền thông đưa tin 11 trong số 13 cháu bé ở Pakistan uống vaccin bại liệt OPV phải nhập viện cấp cứu, 5 cháu đã ra viện sau đó, 2 tử vong và 4 phải điều trị tích cực ở Bệnh viện Hayatabad, thành phố Peshawar (1, 2). Đây là một “cú giáng” vào chiến dịch tiêm chủng chống bệnh bại liệt trên toàn quốc mà Chính phủ Pakistan đang triển khai.

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6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

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http://www.wri.org/blog/2017/01/6-environment-and-development-stories-watch-2017?utm_campaign=wridigest&utm_source=wridigest-2017-01-11&utm_medium=email&utm_content=learnmore

by Sarah Parsons Sarah Parsons – January 11, 2017
Andrew Steer
WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer delivers Stories to Watch 2017. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI

Last year brought major political shocks to the world: the election of Donald Trump; the rise of “fake news;” and the emergence of populist, anti-globalization movements in Britain, the Philippines and elsewhere. Many of these were fueled by the growing feeling among certain groups that they are being left out of economic opportunities.

The big question for 2017 is: Are these disruptions merely a speed bump for progress toward a more sustainable, equitable world, or will they signal a much larger retreat? Tiếp tục đọc “6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017” →

China urges US not to allow Taiwan delegation to attend Trump inauguration

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ChannelNewsAsia

  • Posted 18 Jan 2017 21:27
  • Updated 18 Jan 2017 21:30

A demonstrator holds flags of Taiwan and the United States in support of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Burlingame, California. (Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Lam) 

BEIJING: China on Wednesday (Jan 18) urged the United States not to allow a Taiwanese delegation to attend US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Trump broke with decades of precedent last month by taking a congratulatory telephone call from Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, and he has also said the “One China” policy was up for negotiation.

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In Bhutan, Happiness Index as Gauge for Social Ills

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Asia Pacific

By KAI SCHULTZJAN. 17, 2017

 

U.S. Ambassadors in Asia Make Final Plea for Dead Trans-Pacific Trade Pact

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Sinosphere, New York Times

By EDWARD WONG JAN. 17, 2017=

Customers lining up outside an Apple store in Tokyo. The Trans-Pacific Partnership would have set new terms and standards for trade for the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, including Japan. Kazuhiro Nogi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

When hope of enacting the ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact ended in November, Max Baucus, the United States ambassador to China, was among the officials who had to grapple with disappointment.

The partnership, called the TPP, was a hallmark of the Obama administration. It would have been one of the largest trade agreements in history, covering about 40 percent of the world’s economy and setting new terms and standards for trade for the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations. China was not included but would have been able to join.

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China’s Top Economic Official Braces for Possible Trade War

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By CHRIS BUCKLEY and KEITH BRADSHERJAN. 18, 2017

Liu He in Beijing in 2010. As the top economic adviser to China’s president, Xi Jinping, Mr. Liu has sought to make China’s growth less reliant on rising debt and public spending. Nelson Ching/Bloomberg

BEIJING — Over the last year, Liu He, a soft-spoken, American-educated technocrat, has consolidated his status as President Xi Jinping’s top economic adviser, amassing influence that some believe rivals that of the prime minister.

But as his star has climbed, Mr. Liu has struggled to overcome resistance to a program of measured economic liberalization and more open markets that he argues is critical to China’s long-term economic health — and that is generally favored by Washington.

Now, as President-elect Donald J. Trump prepares to enter the White House renewing warnings of China’s economic menace, it will be even more difficult for Mr. Liu to achieve his agenda, which could be overwhelmed by fears of fallout from a trade war.

There is little in his public record to suggest precisely how he would advise Mr. Xi to handle Mr. Trump’s threats to raise tariffs on Chinese products.

China’s top judge calls judicial independence an ‘erroneous Western ideal’

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japan times

AP, Jan 18, 2017

BEIJING – China’s top judge has drawn criticism from legal professionals after he dismissed the concept of judicial independence as an “erroneous Western ideal,” a statement seemingly aimed at emphasizing the ruling Communist Party’s ultimate control over all areas of public life.

Zhou Qiang, the head of the Supreme People’s Court, has at times been seen as a reformer keen on limiting the influence of government officials on the courts.

However, Chinese state media quoted him over the weekend as instructing leading judges to “draw your sword” against words and actions running counter to the ruling Communist Party’s dictates. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s top judge calls judicial independence an ‘erroneous Western ideal’” →

In final speech, Hong Kong leader warns on independence push

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Japan Times

AFP-JIJI, Jan 18, 2017

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s unpopular pro-Beijing leader Leung Chun-ying faced protests Wednesday as he spoke out against the city’s independence movement in his final policy address.

Leung will step down in July after a four-year term marked by anti-Beijing rallies as fears grow that Chinese authorities are squeezing Hong Kong’s freedoms.

Frustration at lack of political reform has sparked movements seeking self-determination or even independence for the semi-autonomous city, angering Chinese authorities. Tiếp tục đọc “In final speech, Hong Kong leader warns on independence push” →

Philippines defense chief calls China arms on South China Sea islands ‘troubling’

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Japan Times

Reuters, Jan 17, 2017

MANILA – China’s recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was “very troubling”, the Philippines’ defense minister said Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing’s activities.

The Philippine Foreign Ministry sent a note verbale to the Chinese Embassy last month after confirming a report from the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies about China’s arms buildup in the Spratlys. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines defense chief calls China arms on South China Sea islands ‘troubling’” →

Bomb database useful for past, present wars

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Boston Globe
JULY 30, 2012

Lieutenant Colonel Jenns Robertson’s project is aiding efforts to spot unexploded bombs that still endanger civilians.
Lieutenant Colonel Jenns Robertson’s project is aiding efforts to
spot unexploded bombs that still endanger civilians. MEG MCKINNEY
FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

By Bryan Bender GLOBE STAFF

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Six years ago it seemed a zany idea when Lieutenant Colonel Jenns Robertson, 45, a bespectacled Minnesota native with an outsized gee-whiz quality even by military standards, began a rather unusual hobby: documenting a century of US air power — bomb by bomb. Tiếp tục đọc “Bomb database useful for past, present wars” →

Chuyên đề: Cà phê Việt Nam – loay hoay từ giống

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22/04/2013 06:30 (GMT + 7)
 
TTCT – Một nửa diện tích trồng cà phê ở Đắk Lắk đang trồng những giống cây cà phê già cỗi, năng suất thấp; mới có 13% diện tích trồng cà phê ở Lâm Đồng được tái canh.

tt1Công nhân tưới cà phê giống tại vườn ươm của Viện Khoa học kỹ thuật nông lâm nghiệp Tây nguyên – Ảnh: Thái Bá Dũng

Nhiều thế hệ nông dân trồng cà phê vẫn còn nguyên mối lo cũ về cây giống… Tất cả đang đặt lại nhiều câu hỏi cho tương lai một ngành nông nghiệp quan trọng với giấc mơ trở thành một quốc gia dẫn đầu về xuất khẩu cà phê.

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