Conversations on Vietnam Development
Senior Turnbull government ministers have written a formal letter to China’s government to confirm that the controversial Adani Carmichael coal project in Queensland has passed all necessary environmental approvals. Tiếp tục đọc “Australian ministers write to China to confirm approval of Carmichael mine”
Nguyen Quoc Dung, a Hanoian painter and photographer, has released a photo book called “Fading Season”. The photos mostly capture young Vietnamese women in the traditional ao dai or yếm (camisole).
 Painter and photographer Nguyen Quoc Dung (Dzung Art) has held more than 10 solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad. Tiếp tục đọc “Photos depict grace of Vietnamese women” |
Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh is the image of serenity in autumn,excepting the bustling tourist sites nearby.
You know it is autumn in Ha Long when early morning fog drifts in from the sea. At the foot of Bai Tho Mountain, fishermen anchor their boats as they raise catches of shrimp and fish. Tiếp tục đọc “Tranquillity of Ha Long in autumn” |
In the Mekong Delta, one of the largest key agriculture production zones in the country, alkaline soil accounts for 18.6 percent of total area, located along the East Coast belt and the Gulf of Thailand. In the context of climate change, desalinizing is an impossible mission, or will be too costly.
Meanwhile, alum land accounts for 40 percent of the zone’s total area, mostly located in depression areas, where it is very difficult to clear alum. Scientists have warned that saline intrusion would reach more deeply into the mainland in the future as a result of climate change. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong Delta: Adapt to saltwater intrusion by using aquaculture”
ĐBSCL dễ bị tổn thương hơn trước các thiên tai như bão tố, lụt lội. Ảnh: LÊ HOÀNG VŨ
(TBKTSG) – Sự thay đổi cực đoan của các yếu tố thời tiết như nhiệt độ, mưa, gió (biến đổi khí hậu), nước biển dâng và việc các quốc gia phía thượng nguồn sử dụng nguồn nước cho thủy điện, nông nghiệp, công nghiệp đã làm cho đồng bằng sông Cửu Long (ĐBSCL) đối diện thường xuyên với các vấn đề như hạn hán, mặn xâm nhập, ngập lụt, lún sụt mặt đất, thiếu hụt phù sa gây ra sạt lở bờ sông, bờ biển, làm xáo trộn đời sống kinh tế – xã hội và suy thoái tài nguyên thiên nhiên.
VietNamNet Bridge – Some Vietnamese fashion brands are keeping calm amid the ‘foreign fashion wave’, saying they have advantages in the local market and with demand on the increase, the market is still large enough.
Many foreign brands, from high-street to luxury, including Chanel, Giovanni, Salvatore Ferragamo, Mango, Zara and H&M, all have landed in Vietnam. Uniqlo from Japan is also expected. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s fashion market large enough for both domestic, foreign brands”
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| The death chamber and the steel bars of the viewing room are seen at the state penitentiary in Texas, the U.S. September 29, 2010. Photo: Reuters |
The amended 2015 Penal Code of Vietnam, which will take effect at the start of 2018, will no longer impose the death penalty on those found guilty of five felonies.
The code is an amened version of the country’s 2015 Penal Code that has been in place since July 2016.
According to the amended code, five felonies including robbery, manufacturing and trading of fake food and medicine, destroying facilities crucial to national security, surrendering to the enemy, and disobeying orders of commanding officers will no longer be subject to the death penalty. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to scrap death penalty for 5 felonies under amended Penal Code”
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Cartoonists at Tuoi Tre Cuoi, the caricature magazine of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, have revealed their thoughts about the recent food scare whereby pigs at a major slaughterhouse in Ho Chi Minh City were found to have been injected with sedative immediately prior to being butchered. Tiếp tục đọc “Cartoon: Sedated Pork in Vietnam”
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| A corner of Tam Hải Island in Quảng Nam Province. — VNS Photo Công Thành |
Vice chairman of the island commune’s People’s Committee, Nguyễn Tấn Hùng, said the project, which had received a funding of VNĐ10 billion (US$442,000), could not find a suitable location. Tiếp tục đọc “Eco island fights flood of rubbish”
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| The TPP covered around 40 per cent of the global economy before Washington’s withdrawal earlier this year. — Photo tapchitaichinh.vn |
Japan’s Kyodo news agency quoted Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese economic revitalisation minister who is in charge of the TPP trade negotiations for Japan, as saying that the meeting will take place from October 30 in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Tiếp tục đọc “TPP negotiators to meet in Japan next week”
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| Workers from the Krông Pha Protection Forest Management Board in the central province of Ninh Thuận move seedlings for afforestation projects in the province. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Thử |
HÀ NỘI – National Assembly deputies urged the Government to continue to clamp down on illegal deforestation during a discussion on the country’s draft revision to the Law on Forest Protection and Development on Tuesday afternoon.
“Illegal logging is still rampant in many parts of the country. Even forest rangers were found to be helping illegal loggers in some cases,” said NA deputy Nguyễn Ngọc Phương of central Quảng Bình Province. Tiếp tục đọc “Deputies push for stronger forest protection”
Hà Đông Thứ Sáu, 20/10/2017, 08:36 (GMT+7)
Sự tăng giảm thất thường của dự trữ ngoại hối cho thấy môi trường kinh tế vĩ mô thiếu sự ổn định. Ảnh: Thành Hoa
(TBKTSG) – Số liệu chính thức cho thấy dự trữ ngoại hối của Việt Nam tính đến hết quí 3-2017 đạt 45 tỉ đô la Mỹ, tăng thêm 6 tỉ đô la Mỹ so với cuối năm 2016. Như vậy, dự trữ ngoại hối của Việt Nam đã có sự tăng trưởng “thần kỳ” trong năm 2016 và 2017.
Cần một sự tăng trưởng bền vững hơn
Theo đó, Ngân hàng Nhà nước (NHNN) đã mua được khoảng 11 tỉ đô la Mỹ trong năm 2016 và khoảng 6 tỉ đô la Mỹ trong chín tháng đầu năm 2017. Tuy nhiên, nếu nhìn lại dữ liệu lịch sử thì có lẽ chúng ta cần một sự tăng trưởng bền vững hơn của dự trữ ngoại hối thay vì tăng sốc như hai năm gần đây. Tiếp tục đọc “Dự trữ ngoại hối tăng “sốc”: nên mừng hay lo?”
Hong Kong (CNN)Two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have arrived in the Pacific in the past two days, putting three of the massive warships in the region as President Donald Trump prepares for a visit early next month.
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