Tháng: Tháng Ba 2017

Thailand charges activist who mocked PM’s song

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Al Jazeera

Campaigner took to Facebook to rate military leader’s song on ‘returning happiness’ and could be jailed three years.

Prayuth Chan-ocha has written several emotion-filled ballads since seizing power that get a lot of radio play [Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters]

A Thai activist who made fun of one of leader Prayuth Chan-ocha’s ballads on Facebook has been charged with cyber-crime for publishing material critical of the government.

Veera Somkwamkid was charged with “importing false computer data” for a post saying most Thais lacked confidence in the military government, which took power in a 2014 coup in the name of ending more than a decade of political unrest. Tiếp tục đọc “Thailand charges activist who mocked PM’s song” →

Không khóc ở Mỹ Sơn

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  • VHNA  INRASARA Thứ ba, 28 Tháng 2 2017 08:29

Nhà thơ Kiều Maiy ở Mỹ SơnNhà thơ Kiều Maiy ở Mỹ Sơn

 Tùy bút

1. Trưa 24-2, Kiều Maily khởi hành từ Sài Gòn đi theo đường Đak Nông, lên Ban Mê để vòng xuống Hội An. Chụp ảnh miễn phí cho người bạn thơ Trần Hiếu cùng vị hôn thê cho lễ thành hôn sắp tới. Miễn phí, để có cơ hội một lần trong đời làm được một chuyến “Mỹ Sơn đường về”. Cũng đáng!

Sáng hôm sau, xe từ từ lăn bánh trên con đường từ Hội An dẫn lên thánh địa. Tiếp tục đọc “Không khóc ở Mỹ Sơn” →

China begins new work on disputed South China Sea island

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A combination of satellite photos shows Chinese-controlled North Island, part of the Paracel group in the South China Sea, on Feb. 15 (top) and on March 6. Reuters

japan times

Reuters Mar 15, 2017

HONG KONG – China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway.

Regional military attaches and experts believe the work shows China’s determination to build up its network of reefs and islets, even if it is seeking to avoid a fresh confrontation with the new administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. Tiếp tục đọc “China begins new work on disputed South China Sea island” →

Taiwan defence report warns of China invasion risk

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ChannelNewsAsia

  • Posted 16 Mar 2017 00:57

Taiwanese military helicopters fly in formation during a drill in Kaohsiung in January 2017. (AFP/SAM YEH)

TAIPEI: Taiwan pledged on Wednesday (Mar 15) to build up its military in the face of an increased risk of invasion by China in a major defence ministry report that comes as ties with Beijing worsen.

China still sees Taiwan as part of its territory to be brought back into its fold, by force if necessary, even though the island has been self-governing since the two sides split after a civil war in 1949.

Beijing is deeply suspicious of president Tsai Ing-wen, whose Democratic Progressive Party is traditionally pro-independence. Tiếp tục đọc “Taiwan defence report warns of China invasion risk” →

Philippine VP: Bullets can’t stop illegal drug use

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Al Jazeera

Leni Robredo urges Filipinos to ‘defy incursions on their rights’ as she denounces president’s bloody anti-drug war.

More than 7,000 people have been killed since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte began his 'war on drugs' [Romeo Ranoco/Reuters]
More than 7,000 people have been killed since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte began his ‘war on drugs’ [Romeo Ranoco/Reuters]

The Philippine vice president has raised an alarm about the country’s bloody crackdown on illegal drug use, saying it can’t be solved “with bullets alone”, adding Filipinos should “defy brazen incursions on their rights”.

Vice President Leni Robredo’s comments, some of her sharpest critiques so far of Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, are likely to antagonise the brash-talking president. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippine VP: Bullets can’t stop illegal drug use” →

Thái bình dưới trướng thiên triều?

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DANH ĐỨC 20.05.2012, 17:27

TTCT – Pax Sinica – thái bình dưới trướng Trung Quốc – là một khái niệm từ mấy năm nay được những nhà nghiên cứu về các vấn đề của Đông Á sử dụng để chỉ sự bành trướng của Bắc Kinh hiện nay.

Thực tế đang ngày càng khẳng định những lý giải ấy.

Thái bình dưới trướng thiên triều?
Một ngư dân Philippines ngồi trên chiếc tàu đến từ Masinloc, vùng đất gần nhất cách khu vực bãi cạn Scarborough đang tranh chấp với Trung Quốc 128 hải lý – Ảnh: Reuters

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It’s payback time, America

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e.VnExpress

By Calvin Godfrey   March 13, 2017 | 02:18 pm GMT+7

It's payback time, America

Visitors learn about the Vietnam War at a museum in Ho Chi Minh City in a file photo taken in March 2015. Photo by Minh Le

A diplomatic kerfuffle in Phnom Penh reminds us that the U.S. owes Vietnam $25.7 billion.

Last week, for seemingly no reason whatsoever, an anonymous U.S. State Department official made the strongest argument to date for Donald Trump to make good on wartime reparations promised to Vietnam by his political idol, Richard Nixon.

During Trump’s skinny days, he flew to Houston to attend a birthday party for a bankrupt Texas governor that was attended by the ex-president. Years later, Nixon wrote Trump a letter, urging him to make a play for the White House — a document Trump cherishes even today.

One wonders what Trump might make of another Nixon correspondence, one he penned at the height of his powers, to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong promising roughly $4.7 billion in wartime reconstruction aid without political conditions.

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UNICEF Vietnam Humanitarian Situation Report No. 15, 14 March 2017

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Report

from UN Children’s Fund

Published on 14 Mar 2017
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520,000 # of children affected out of 2,000,000 # of people affected

600,000 # hectares of damaged crops 1,750,000 # people with lost incomes 52 (18 most affected) # provinces affected out of

63 Government-One UN Joint Emergency Response Plan 2016 US$48.5 million

UNICEF funds received: US$4 million

Highlights

  • Viet Nam’s Deputy Foreign Minister, during his keynote speech at the 34th regular session of the Human Rights Council panel discussion on Climate Change and Child Rights on 2 March 2017 in Geneva, highlighted the country’s successful cooperation with UNICEF during the ongoing emergency response and on childcentred disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Viet Nam. The statement generated significant interest and discussion among participants, including representatives from ASEAN countries.
  • The emergency nutrition intervention is in its final phase of implementation. In bridging the gap between humanitarian assistance and subsequent development interventions, National Guidelines and a National Plan on Emergency Nutrition Preparedness and Response is being developed. A workshop was conducted on 7-8 March with national and provincial level partners to learn key lessons from the on-going emergency nutrition response and inform content of the guidelines and plan.
  • A child-centred DRR partnership framework between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and UNICEF is being finalized to solidify long-term cooperation on the issue in Viet Nam.

Da Nang’s coastline suffers serious erosion

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TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 03/11/2017 09:37 GMT + 7

Authorities in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang are scratching their heads to figure out an effective measure to curb the increasingly serious erosion along the local coastline.

On Thursday morning, secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Xuan Anh and vice-chairman of the city’s administration Tran Van Mien led a team of officials to inspect the situation.

The erosion occurs in a stretch of several kilometers along the shoreline from Man Thai Ward, Son Tra District to Hoa Hai Ward, Ngu Hanh Son District.

Previously spanning about 100 meters wide, the beach running along Vo Nguyen Giap Street now measures only 40 meters in width due to the phenomenon. Tiếp tục đọc “Da Nang’s coastline suffers serious erosion” →

Việt Nam accuses China of violating its sovereignty

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 VietNamnews

Update: March, 14/2017 – 10:01

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Foreign Ministry spokesman Lê Hải Bình yesterday accused China of infringing on Việt Nam’s sovereignty and urged it to respect international law. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên

HÀ NỘI – Foreign Ministry spokesman Lê Hải Bình yesterday accused China of infringing on Việt Nam’s sovereignty and urged it to respect international law.

He spoke in response to reports that China had opened an illegal tourism route to Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Archipelago and that a Chinese coast guard vessel had pursued a Vietnamese fishing ship, coded QNg 95215 TS, in the area of Bạch Quy (Passu Keah) Island in Hoàng Sa. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam accuses China of violating its sovereignty” →

Philippine ‘hit man’ set to file ICC case against Duterte over crimes against humanity

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japan times

Reuters, Mar 14, 2017

MANILA – A self-confessed assassin who testified to being in a “death squad” under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will soon file a case at the International Criminal Court accusing the president of crimes against humanity, his lawyer said Tuesday.

More than 8,000 people have died since Duterte took office in June and unleashed a bloody war on drugs, a third in raids and sting operations by police who say they acted in self-defense.

Duterte and the police have denied links to the other killings, many of which rights groups say bear the same hallmarks as hundreds of suspicious deaths of criminals in Davao City during the 22 years Duterte was its mayor. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippine ‘hit man’ set to file ICC case against Duterte over crimes against humanity” →

Vietnam seizes 100 kgs of rhino horn from Kenya

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ChannelNewsAisa

Posted 15 Mar 2017 01:03

Seized smuggled rhino horns are displayed at a customs office in Hanoi, Vietnam. (AFP/STR)

HANOI: Vietnam police seized more than 100 kilogrammes of rhino horn smuggled into the country in suitcases from Kenya on Tuesday (Mar 14), the latest illegal haul in the wildlife trafficking hub.

Vietnam is a hot market for rhino horn, believed to have medicinal properties and is in high demand among the communist nation’s growing middle class.

The country is a popular transit point for illegal animal products, which often move from Africa through Vietnam to other parts of Asia. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam seizes 100 kgs of rhino horn from Kenya” →

Joint patrols in Sulu Sea to start in April: Malaysia navy chief

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ChannelNewsAsia

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines will commence joint patrols in the Sulu Sea in April, potentially putting an end to decades of lawlessness in the resource-rich waters.

Speaking to Channel NewsAsia in an exclusive interview on Tuesday (Mar 14), Malaysia’s navy chief, Admiral Ahmad Kamarulzaman, said the cooperation is unprecedented and reflects the level of trust and confidence among the three nations. Tiếp tục đọc “Joint patrols in Sulu Sea to start in April: Malaysia navy chief” →

Túi nilông đã biến mất ở Cù Lao Chàm

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26/02/2017 14:33 GMT+7

TTO – Câu chuyện những cư dân ở hòn đảo Cù Lao Chàm không sử dụng túi nilông một thời khiến nhiều người mắt tròn mắt dẹt ngạc nhiên.

Túi nilông đã biến mất ở Cù Lao Chàm
Tiểu thương chợ Tân Hiệp trên đảo Cù Lao Chàm sử dụng túi giấy để gói thực phẩm chứ không dùng túi nilông – Ảnh: Thanh Ba

Cho đến nay, phong trào ấy dần dà ăn sâu vào nếp nghĩ, lối sống của bà con trên đảo. Tiếp tục đọc “Túi nilông đã biến mất ở Cù Lao Chàm” →