Book on charity project for needy people launched

Update: September, 14/2017 – 18:25

Aline Rebeaud speaks at the book launch in Hà Nội on September 14. VNS Photo Lê Hương

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A book reviewing a 25-year charity house project run by a Swedish woman for underprivileged children in Việt Nam was launched in Hà Nội yesterday at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

The book Nhà May Mắn (Lucky House) was written by Aline Rebeaud in Vietnamese, after the success of her original book Maison Chance in French published in 2013. Tiếp tục đọc “Book on charity project for needy people launched”

City district steps up connection with citizens

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Update: September, 14/2017 – 09:00

A woman uses the application Bình Thạnh trực tuyến.—VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng
HCM CITY — A district in HCM City has stepped up its efforts to respond to residents’ complaints within five seconds via a newly-launched mobile application.At 9.36am last Friday morning, a message popped up on the computer screen of the Deputy Head of Bình Thạnh District’s Urban Management Division, Vũ Thị Hội Diễm. A photo attached to the message showed a motorbike parked illegally on the pavement on Điện Biên Phủ Street. Tiếp tục đọc “City district steps up connection with citizens”

Police widen probe of alleged graft linked to PetroVietnam

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Vietnamese police have widened their investigation into alleged graft and mismanagement connected with the state-owned oil and gas giant PetroVietnam that caused $69 million in losses.

Three PetroVietnam subsidiaries are being investigated for alleged abuse of power in appropriating $5.3 million, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement late Wednesday. Tiếp tục đọc “Police widen probe of alleged graft linked to PetroVietnam”

Anger in Singapore as first female president is elected without a vote

Halimah Yacob did not have to face an election after authorities decided her rivals did not meet strict eligibility criteria

Halimah Yacob became Singapore’s first female president after her two rivals failed to qualify.
Halimah Yacob became Singapore’s first female president after her two rivals failed to qualify. Photograph: Wallace Woon/EPA

An establishment stalwart has been named Singapore’s first female president but the milestone was overshadowed by criticism that her selection was undemocratic after she was handed the job without a vote. Tiếp tục đọc “Anger in Singapore as first female president is elected without a vote”

Violence can erupt in Cambodia without warning: US warns citizens

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The US Embassy in Phnom Penh issued a security warning to Americans about possible violence in Cambodia amid the government’s anti-American rhetoric.

 
Cambodian police man a barricade outside a prison in Trapaing Phlong in Tbong Khmum province on Sep 11, 2017, where opposition leader Kem Sokha is being held after being detained last week. (Photo: AFP)

PHNOM PENH: The US Embassy in Phnom Penh issued a security warning to its citizens late Wednesday (Sep 13) about rising tensions in Cambodia following the arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha, the expulsion of an American NGO and anti-American rhetoric by Cambodian officials. Tiếp tục đọc “Violence can erupt in Cambodia without warning: US warns citizens”

Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – Cách dùng đỗ trạng nguyên, trên/dưới… (phần 4)

Linh mục Alexandre de Rhodes và cuốn Phép Giảng Tám Ngày

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>> Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – Cách nói “xuống thuyền, trên trời, ra đời, Đàng Trong/Ngoài …” (phần 1)
>> Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – Cách nói tôi, ta, tao, tớ, qua, min… (phần 2)
>> Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – Cách dùng chớ (gì), kín … (phần 3)
>> Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – Cách dùng đỗ trạng nguyên, trên/dưới… (phần 4)

Phần này bàn về cách dùng đỗ như “đỗ trạng nguyên”, xuống thuyền/lên đất, trên và dưới vào thời LM Alexandre de Rhodes sang An Nam truyền đạo, cụ thể là qua tự điển Việt Bồ La và các tài liệu chữ Nôm hay tiếng Việt cùng thời đại. Với cách nhìn rộng ra hơn, từ trục không gian đến thời gian, ta có cơ sở giải thích các cách dùng đặc biệt này trong tiếng Việt. Tiếp tục đọc “Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – Cách dùng đỗ trạng nguyên, trên/dưới… (phần 4)”

Chuyện ở trang trại dê sữa lớn nhất Việt Nam

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Bước chân qua cổng trại, lập tức tôi choáng váng bởi mùi dê khai nồng đậm đặc vây quanh. Dè dặt xỏ đôi bao giầy, giẫm lên lớp vôi bột khử trùng, tiến sâu vào trang trại, không ngờ những câu chuyện thú vị được kể giữa hàng nghìn đôi mắt dê to đẹp lấp lánh lại đủ sức thôi miên, khiến chúng tôi mê mải với đàn dê trăm tỉ, quên cả chiều muộn tự lúc nào…

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Hanoi to generate electricity from city’s biggest landfill

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A methane gas treatment plant will produce electricity from the decomposing garbage

By Tuoi Tre News

September 13, 2017, 12:32 GMT+7

​Hanoi to generate electricity from city’s biggest landfill
Garbage are dumped on a street in Hanoi.
Two Vietnamese firms and their South Korean partners have closed a deal on a project that will generate electricity from the largest landfill in Hanoi.The two parties will cooperate in designing, constructing, financing and operating a facility that will gather, process, and treat methane gas emitted from decomposing garbage to produce electricity, according to the agreement signed in Hanoi on Tuesday. Tiếp tục đọc “Hanoi to generate electricity from city’s biggest landfill”

Cruise ship brings 3,000 tourists to Vietnam

Last update 00:57 | 14/09/2017

The cruise ship Voyager of the Seas with 3,000 tourists onboard arrived at Chan May Port in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on September 12, allowing tourists to visit popular destinations in Hue, Danang, Hoi An and Nha Trang.

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Passengers disembark from the Voyager of the Seas ship at Chan May Port in Thua Thien-Hue Province 

Saigontourist, Vietnam’s leading tour operator, is arranging tours for some passengers, which take in the Imperial Citadel, Thien Mu Pagoda and the Tomb of Tu Duc in Hue City, and the Museum of Cham Sculpture, Linh Ung Pagoda, Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village and My Khe Beach in Danang City. Tiếp tục đọc “Cruise ship brings 3,000 tourists to Vietnam”

Unprofitable ethanol projects see light at end of tunnel

Last update 16:00 | 13/09/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – With the state’s policy of using E5 biofuel throughout the country from early 2018, ethanol projects that have been unprofitable will resume their operations, according to PetroVietnam’s CEO Nguyen Vu Truong Son. vietnam economy, business news, vn news, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, vn news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, Vietnam breaking news, biofuel, MOIT, Tung Lam
PetroVietnam on September 6 stated the national oil and gas group has completed the assessment of solutions to deal with unprofitable PetroVietnam-invested projects as per the government’s request.

PetroVietnam on September 6 stated the national oil and gas group has completed the assessment of solutions to deal with unprofitable PetroVietnam-invested projects as per the government’s request. 

He said this was a difficult task because the projects were ‘stuck’ for a long time, while the fiber and biofuel markets were unattractive to investors. Tiếp tục đọc “Unprofitable ethanol projects see light at end of tunnel”

Đà Nẵng fails to comply with PM order on Sơn Trà Reserve

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Update: September, 14/2017 – 09:00

More than 1,300 red-shanked douc langurs (Pygathryx nemaeus), which are critically endangered and found only in east-central Laos and Việt Nam, live in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve. — Photo courtesy GreenViet

Viet Nam News ĐÀ NẴNG — The administration of the central city of Đà Nẵng has failed to comply with the Prime Minister’s request for detailed plans to resolve the clash between the need to preserve the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve and the accelerated tourism development at the site, former and current officials say. Tiếp tục đọc “Đà Nẵng fails to comply with PM order on Sơn Trà Reserve”

Dire need for waste treatment in Hà Nội

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Update: September, 13/2017 – 09:00

Untreated wastewater discharged from the Triều Khúc plastic craft village in the capital city into ponds, rivers and canals. About 1,350 craft villages in the city are discharging a total amount of 156,000cu.m of wastewater per day into the environment. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Nghĩa
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The chairman of the People’s Committee of Hà Nội, Nguyễn Đức Chung, has asked the Department of Construction to enhance supervision of waste collection units, warning that officials failing to do so would be suspended.

He was speaking at a session on waste collection, solid waste treatment, medical waste and lake management yesterday in Hà Nội, saying these problems had annoyed local residents for a long time. Tiếp tục đọc “Dire need for waste treatment in Hà Nội”

$15 million China – Việt Nam bridge opens to traffic

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Update: September, 14/2017 – 03:00

The Bắc Luân II Bridge is expected to promote China- Việt Nam economic co-operation. – VNS Photo: nhandan.com.vn

Viet Nam News QUẢNG NINH – The opening of the Bắc Luân II Bridge is a promising China – Việt Nam economic co-operation, according to Nguyễn Đức Long, Chairman of Quảng Ninh Province People’s Committee.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình and Chinese ambassador to Việt Nam Hong Xiaoyong attended the bridge’s opening ceremony in Móng Cái City yesterday. Tiếp tục đọc “$15 million China – Việt Nam bridge opens to traffic”

The Global Land Outlook

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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

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FULL REPORT

Land is an essential building block of civilization yet its contribution to our quality of life is perceived and valued in starkly different and often incompatible ways. Conflicts about land use are intensifying in many countries. The world has reached a point where we must reconcile these differences and rethink the way in which we use and manage the land.

The evidence presented in this first edition of the Global Land Outlook demonstrates that informed and responsible decision-making, along with simple changes in our everyday lives, can if widely adopted help to reverse the current worrying trends in the state of our land resources.

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Third of Earth’s soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture

Fertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study

Soil erosion in Maasai heartlands in Tanzania.
Soil erosion in Maasai heartlands, Tanzania, is due to climate change and land management decisions. Photograph: Carey Marks/Plymouth University

A third of the planet’s land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24bn tonnes a year, according to a new United Nations-backed study that calls for a shift away from destructively intensive agriculture.

The alarming decline, which is forecast to continue as demand for food and productive land increases, will add to the risks of conflicts such as those seen in Sudan and Chad unless remedial actions are implemented, warns the institution behind the report. Tiếp tục đọc “Third of Earth’s soil is acutely degraded due to agriculture”