Indonesia to release Vietnamese boats, fishermen

Indonesia to release Vietnamese boats, fishermen

Update: June, 07/2017 – 18:00

Illustrative image. Three ships of Vietnamese coast guards would arrive at Batam Port on Friday morning to pick up 690 Vietnamese fishermen detained by Indonesia for illegally fishing in its waters. — VNA/VNS Photo Đỗ Quyên
HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese embassy in Indonesia and Indonesian agencies are finalising repatriation procedures for 690 Vietnamese fishermen captured for illegally fishing in Indonesian waters.

It is expected that three Vietnamese coast guard ships will arrive at Batam Port on Friday morning to pick up the fishermen. Tiếp tục đọc “Indonesia to release Vietnamese boats, fishermen”

Government extends visa-exemption policy for five countries’ citizens

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Update: June, 07/2017 – 15:00

About 5.3 million international tourists have come to Việt Nam in the first five months this year, an increase of 30.8 per cent over last year’s figure.The Government has agreed to extend the visa exemption policy for citizens from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. — Photo gtgt.vn

HÀ NỘI — The Government has agreed to extend the visa exemption policy for citizens from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, said Mai Tiến Dũng, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office.

The policy, which ends on June 30 this year, will be extended until June 30, next year.

Accordingly, citizens from the above-mentioned countries will not have to apply for visa if their stay in Việt Nam does not exceed 15 days. Tiếp tục đọc “Government extends visa-exemption policy for five countries’ citizens”

Valuation of climate change impacts for better responses

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Update: June, 07/2017 – 10:42

Việt Nam needs tools to calculate damage relating to climate change impacts to improve natural disaster response and mitigation work, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoàng Văn Thắng said yesterday.— Photo donre.hochiminhcity.gov.vn

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam needs tools to calculate damage relating to climate change impacts to improve natural disaster response and mitigation work, deputy minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoàng Văn Thắng said yesterday. Tiếp tục đọc “Valuation of climate change impacts for better responses”

Myanmar military plane carrying more than 100 people missing

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This file photo taken on Aug 5, 2015 shows a Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft being unloaded at Sittwe airport in Rakhine state, similar to the aircraft carrying over 100 people that went missing between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon on Jun 7, 2017. (Photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu)

YANGON: Pieces of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea late on Wednesday (Jun 7), a local official said.

Navy ships and aircraft had been searching since the afternoon when the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers.

More than a dozen children were believed to be among the passengers on the plane travelling from the southern city of Myeik to Yangon. Tiếp tục đọc “Myanmar military plane carrying more than 100 people missing”

How can humans and elephants better coexist?

The human-elephant conflict plays a huge role in the rapid decline elephant numbers. A panel of experts share ideas on how to mitigate this problem

A Mahout and elephant in Thailand’s Surin province.
A Mahout and elephant in Thailand’s Surin province. Photograph: Aroon Phukeed/Getty Images

Conservation must be higher up on the political agenda

We need conservation (not just fighting the illegal wildlife trade which has captured the limelight more recently) to be far higher up the political agenda. For example, we in the UK could be much more effectively linking overseas aid (budget of £12bn this year) to poverty relief, sustainable development and environmental protection, ecosystem services and conservation priorities. Will Travers, president, Born Free Foundation Tiếp tục đọc “How can humans and elephants better coexist?”

Will Qatar’s Diplomatic Exile Spark the Next Great War?

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The Sunni Gulf powers have long been spoiling for a fight with Iran. This could be just the excuse they need.

Will Qatar’s Diplomatic Exile Spark the Next Great War?

Sarajevo 1914, Doha 2017? We could be at a historic moment akin to the assassination of the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which resulted in what became known as the Great War. This time, though, the possible clash is between a Saudi-United Arab Emirates force and Iran. Washington is going to have to act quickly to stop the march to war, rather than wait for the carnage to begin. Tiếp tục đọc “Will Qatar’s Diplomatic Exile Spark the Next Great War?”

Consequences of attacks in Tehran will be felt around the world

Assaults on potent symbols of Iranian ideology, claimed by Isis, will stoke tensions with Saudi Arabia, Gulf states and Trump

Firefight erupts at the Iranian parliament in Tehran

In targeting the Iranian parliament and the tomb of the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the terrorists who went on a lethal rampage in Tehran on Wednesday chose the two most potent symbols of the 1979 revolution.

For ordinary Tehranis, comparatively safe in recent years from such outrages, the attacks are deeply shocking. Tiếp tục đọc “Consequences of attacks in Tehran will be felt around the world”

Renewables 2017 Global Status Report 

Renewables 2017 Global Status Report 
Launched today  – 7 June

Another Record Breaking Year for Renewable Energy:  More renewable energy capacity for less money

Additions in installed renewable power capacity set new records in 2016, with 161 gigawatts (GW) installed, increasing total global capacity by almost 9% over 2015, to nearly 2,017 GW. Solar PV accounted for around 47% of the capacity added, followed by wind power at 34% and hydropower at 15.5%.

Renewables are becoming the least cost option. Recent deals in Denmark, Egypt, India, Mexico, Peru and the United Arab Emirates saw renewable electricity being delivered at USD 0.05 per kilowatt-hour or less. This is well below equivalent costs for fossil fuel and nuclear generating capacity in each of these countries. Winners of two recent auctions for offshore wind in Germany have done so relying only on the wholesale price of power without the need for government support, demonstrating that renewables can be the least cost option.
Tiếp tục đọc “Renewables 2017 Global Status Report “

Chỉ đúng nguyên nhân ĐBSCL sạt lở và các khuyến nghị

BĐV – Bài viết của GS.TSKH Nguyễn Ngọc Trân – Nguyên Chủ nhiệm Chương trình cấp Nhà nước Điều tra cơ bản tổng hợp ĐBSCL về tình hình sạt lở ở khu vực này.

Tình hình sạt lở bờ sông, bờ biển ở ĐBSCL ngày càng nhiều và nghiêm trọng.

Các nguyên nhân cơ bản thường được nói đến thời gian gần đây là do thiếu hụt trầm tích bị các đập thủy điện trên dòng chính sông Lancang – Mekong giữ lại, và do lạm khai thác cát sông.

Hiểu sâu để có giải pháp tốt. Nhằm mục đích này, xin đóng góp một số ý kiến vào nhận thức khách quan vấn đề sạt lở và từ đó một số việc cần làm theo thiện ý của tác giả.

Tiếp tục đọc “Chỉ đúng nguyên nhân ĐBSCL sạt lở và các khuyến nghị”

Chuyến đi TT Nguyễn Xuân Phúc gặp TT Trump, Việt Nam được gì?

 
TT Nguyễn Xuân Phúc là lãnh đạo Đông Nam Á đầu tiên gặp TT Trump tại Nhà Trắng. Đây là một điểm thắng lợi ngoại giao?

Khó mà nói. Cho rằng được gặp trước tiên là một vinh dự cũng có lý. Và gặp sớm để chứng tỏ thiện chí thắt chặt ngoại giao của ta cũng có lý.

Đằng khác đến sớm quá thì có thể được xem là ta quá cần người, ta quá cố gắng để lấy lòng người, thì lại có thể chỉ ra điểm yếu của ta. Tiếp tục đọc “Chuyến đi TT Nguyễn Xuân Phúc gặp TT Trump, Việt Nam được gì?”

Vietnam’s first ‘book city’ opens in Binh Duong

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Updated : 06/02/2017 18:50 GMT + 7

The first-ever ‘book city’ in Vietnam welcomed its first visitors on Thursday inside a mega shopping mall in Binh Duong, a neighboring province of Ho Chi Minh City.

The 3,000 square meter ‘Phuong Nam Book City’ features 500,000 books and reading spaces aimed at attracting Vietnamese youth to the venue at AEON Mall Binh Duong Canary at No. 01 Binh Duong Boulevard, Thuan An Town.

“We wanted to create a unique space for books, a place where every book that a reader needs could be found,” said Ngo Le Huan, deputy director of Phuong Nam Corp (PNC), the company behind the mega bookstore. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s first ‘book city’ opens in Binh Duong”

This peace-wishing event is arguably ‘Vietnam’s merriest festival’

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Updated : 06/06/2017 15:11 GMT + 7

A photographer believes that the Dai Ky Yen Festival in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam is the country’s ‘merriest festival’.

Photographer Huynh Phuc Hau has captured photos of a Dai Ky Yen celebration in his hometown in Binh Thuy Commune, Chau Phu District of An Giang Province.

The Dai Ky Yen (Wish for Peace) Festival is an annual Tuletary God Worshipping event that takes place every year on the ninth and tenth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. Tiếp tục đọc “This peace-wishing event is arguably ‘Vietnam’s merriest festival’”

Lễ hội Đại kỳ yên hóa trang tưng bừng ‘vui nhất Việt Nam’

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05/06/2017 14:03 GMT+7

TTO – Nhiếp ảnh gia Huỳnh Phúc Hậu tự hào giới thiệu với mọi người rằng Lễ hội Đại kỳ yên đình thần Bình Thủy – xã Bình Thủy, huyện Châu Phú, An Giang – quê anh là… vui nhất Việt Nam.

Lễ hội Đại kỳ yên hóa trang tưng bừng 'vui nhất Việt Nam'
Dẫn đầu đám rước là xe của Thần Du Vãng Cảnh đi vòng quanh xã. Ảnh: HUỲNH PHÚC HẬU

Mỗi năm, vào ngày mùng 9 và mùng 10 tháng Năm âm lịch, người dân xã Bình Thủy, huyện châu Phú, tỉnh An Giang lại tổ chức Lễ hội Đại kỳ yên (cúng Đình) nhằm tưởng nhớ vị Thần Hoàng Bổn Cảnh có công lập làng.

Ngoài những nghi thức đám rước, cúng lễ… người dân xã Bình Thủy đã biến lễ hội quê mình thành những ngày vui chơi náo nhiệt với nhiều hoạt động như thể thao, đua thuyền, hóa trang… Tiếp tục đọc “Lễ hội Đại kỳ yên hóa trang tưng bừng ‘vui nhất Việt Nam’”