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The pagoda that sent its monks and nuns to fight for their country

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VietNamNet Bridge – Among the thousands of pagodas in Viet Nam, Co Le Pagoda in the northeastern province of Nam Dinh stands out. For centuries, inhabitants have cited three strange aspects of the edifice: its architectural mix of occident and orient, its bell, and its courageous monks and nuns who joined armies to fight against invaders. 

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Authentic touch: Dragon carvings on the pagoda roof.

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Nam Dinh – the native land of the Tran Kings

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Last update 14:30 | 07/11/2016

VietNamNet Bridge – Nam Dinh, a coastal province in the southern Red River Delta, is the sacred land of the Viet people, Tran Kings and national hero Tran Hung Dao, the spirit of the Tran Dynasty.

Nam Dinh has nearly 4,000 historical cultural sites including 77 national, 216 provincial ones; and many typically historical, cultural, architectural monuments like Keo Hanh Thien pagoda, Ngoi Bridge, Luong temple, Nam Dinh flagpole.

Nam Dinh is also the native place of Tran dynasty which was the most prosperous in the history of Vietnam feudal era with remains typified by King Tran Relics, Thap temple, Co Le Pagoda, Keo Hanh Thien Pagoda, Phu Day Temple, ect.

In addition, there are historical and cultural monuments associated with famous men like Nguyen Hien (the first doctoral candidate), Luong The Vinh (famous for measuring and intelligence, a sense of humor), Tu Xuong poet memorial house of Nguyen Binh, the memorial site of Truong Chinh, the late General Secretary.

Along with the historical and cultural heritage, Nam Dinh preserved and developed over 70 traditional villages with the industries and products such as the wood carving village of La Xuyen, baamboo lacquer Cat Dang, Tong Xa copper casting village (Y Yen district), Vinh Hao baamboo and rattan village (Vu Ban district), Vi Khe floriculture and ornamental plants (Nam Truc district).

Nam Dinh preserved cultural heritage including typically over 100 traditional festivals held every year. Many unique and great festivals attract tourists such as Phu Day Festivals (national intangible and cultural heritage), the seal opening ceremony at the Tran temple, Vieng fairs, etc.

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How A Kidnapping In Berlin Could Bring Down Vietnam’s FTA With Europe

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 7, 2017. (TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

A proposed free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union could be hanging in the balance after the German foreign ministry accused Vietnam’s secret service of kidnapping a Vietnamese businessman from the streets of Berlin late last month. Trinh Xuan Thanh, who is wanted by Vietnamese authorities for alleged financial crimes, was abducted in the heart of the German capital on July 23, the German government says, but Hanoi claims he voluntarily returned to Vietnam and turned himself in to the police. He later appeared on Vietnamese state-television to deliver a “confession,” which his lawyer called “forced.”

War of Words

Earlier this month, Germany’s foreign ministry said there are “no longer any serious doubts” that Vietnam’s secret service and embassy were involved in the abduction, and described it as an “unprecedented and blatant violation of German law and international law.” It also called on Hanoi to return Thanh to Germany, where he was applying for asylum. The German foreign minister later described the event as akin to “thriller films about the Cold War.”
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Mongolia and China envision giant power grids to light up Asia

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Mongolia and China envision giant power grids to light up AsiaBuildings and streets are illuminated in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. The lights of the district’s high-end boutiques and bars may someday be powered by coal burned more than 2,700 km away in Mongolia. | BLOOMBERG

 

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Japantimes_The lights of the high-end boutiques and bars of Tokyo’s Ginza district may someday be powered by coal burned more than 1,700 miles away (2,700 km) in Mongolia, electricity zipping over ultra-high voltage lines across deserts and under seas. Tiếp tục đọc “Mongolia and China envision giant power grids to light up Asia” →

APEC SOM 3 to host most events

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As many as 2,600 delegates will make it to the third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings (SOM 3) expected to open in HCM City next Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Khang

HÀ NỘI — As many as 2,600 delegates will make it to the third APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting and related meetings (SOM 3) expected to open in HCM City next Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has announced.

Slated for August 18-30, SOM 3 will accommodate 75 meetings, seminars, and dialogues by four committees and 38 working groups of the Asian-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC). Tiếp tục đọc “APEC SOM 3 to host most events” →

China protests US ship near South China Sea island

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Thursday’s ‘freedom of navigation’ operation by the US is the third under President Trump [File: Na Son Nguyen/AP]

China has voiced discontent with the United States after an American warship sailed near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea.

The USS John S McCain sailed within six nautical miles of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands on Thursday as part of a “freedom of navigation” operation, which prompted the Chinese navy to warn off the US destroyer.

Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Friday the operation had violated Chinese and international law, “seriously” impairing the country’s sovereignty and security as well as “endangering lives”. Tiếp tục đọc “China protests US ship near South China Sea island” →

Laos to withdraw troops after Cambodia threat

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Prime Minister Hun Sen had accused Laos of sending 30 soldiers across the border and warned of a military response.

Cambodia's prime minister on Friday issued a six-day ultimatum to Laos to pull back troops [Reuters]
Cambodia’s prime minister on Friday issued a six-day ultimatum to Laos to pull back troops [Reuters]

Cambodia and Laos reached an agreement for Lao soldiers to pull back from their shared border, easing the threat of a military confrontation. Tiếp tục đọc “Laos to withdraw troops after Cambodia threat” →

Decades after war, what’s behind US-Vietnamese military cooperation

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sputniknews – 21:36 10.08.2017 (updated 18:15 12.08.2017)

During the recent meeting between Vietnamese Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich and his US counterpart James Mattis, the two defense leaders agreed to deepen mutual military cooperation. Speaking to Sputnik Grigory Lokshin explained what lies at the heart of US-Vietnamese rapprochement.

Although the last time a US aircraft carrier visited Vietnam’s shores was when it participated in the evacuation of American advisers and supporters of the Saigon government in spring 1975, today Hanoi regards the US as one of its most important partners. Tiếp tục đọc “Decades after war, what’s behind US-Vietnamese military cooperation” →

Vietnamese Art Has Never Been More Popular. But the Market Is Full of Fakes.

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By RICHARD C. PADDOCKAUG. 11, 2017

Experts in 2016 examining a painting at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City said to be “Banana Garden” by Nguyen Sang. It was among 17 works the museum ultimately declared to be fraudulent.Quinn Ryan Mattingly for The New York Times

nytimes_HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City was billed as a triumphant homecoming for works by some of Vietnam’s most influential artists.

But Nguyen Thanh Chuong, a prominent artist himself, was stunned by what he saw.

Hanging on the wall was a painting he recognized as his own, a Cubist-inspired portrait he did in the early 1970s.

But instead of his name, the canvas bore the signature of one of Vietnam’s best-known artists, Ta Ty, and the date 1952. “I could not believe my eyes,” he said. “It made my hair stand on end.”

Mr. Chuong’s discovery set off a scandal that has rocked the Vietnam art world and highlighted an embarrassing truth: The Vietnamese art market, where prices of prewar paintings have recently broken the million-dollar mark, is rife with fraud.

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Báo động mất cân bằng giới tính ở Việt Nam

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10:36 AM – 29/06/2017 Thanh Niên

/// Ảnh: Đào Ngọc Thạch
Ảnh: Đào Ngọc Thạch

Theo báo cáo của các cơ quan chuyên môn, hiện VN tiếp tục mất cân bằng giới tính khi sinh và dự báo sẽ để lại nhiều hệ lụy. 

Theo báo cáo thống kê của Tổng cục Dân số – Kế hoạch hóa gia đình (DS-KHHGĐ), sau 1 năm thực hiện đề án Kiểm soát mất cân bằng giới tính khi sinh, giai đoạn 2016 – 2020, tỷ số giới tính khi sinh của VN thay đổi không đáng kể: từ 112,8 trẻ trai/100 trẻ gái (năm 2015) còn 112,2/100 (theo điều tra biến động dân số 2016).

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Ngôi trường ở Sài Gòn miễn học phí và cấp bằng quốc tế

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TT&GD – 26-07-2016

Không học phí. Không tốn tiền ăn. Không lo tiền ở. Được học tiếng Anh. Có văn bằng nghề bếp hay quản lý nhà hàng khách sạn tiêu chuẩn Đức. Có tương lai rộng mở. Đó là những điểm đặc biệt của ngôi trường Andre Mai Sen ở Sài Gòn 

andre mai sen hinh anh 1Kỳ thi Trung học phổ thông Quốc Gia 2016 đã có kết quả. Trong số đó nhiều học sinh đang lo lắng: “Gia đình khó khăn, tiền đâu mình tiếp tục đi học lên cao?”.

Thật ra, với nhiều người, học nghề cũng là một lựa chọn đáng cân nhắc. Các em sẽ học nghề và nhanh chóng có công việc ổn định trong khi bạn cùng tuổi tốt nghiệp đại học mà thất nghiệp. Ngoài nhân sự giỏi, nhiều công ty, xí nghiệp ở Việt Nam hiện nay cần thợ hơn thầy. Một trong những lĩnh vực đang “khát” thợ chuyên nghiệp mà các em có thể theo học là nghề bếp và nhà hàng khách sạn. TTGĐ tìm và giới thiệu tới các em ngôi trường Andre Mai Sen giữa lòng Sài Gòn. Đây là ngôi trường mà TTGĐ tin rằng các em nhà nghèo có thể tìm hiểu để gửi gắm tương lai mình. Tiếp tục đọc “Ngôi trường ở Sài Gòn miễn học phí và cấp bằng quốc tế” →

Asian consumer firms need to buck up on sustainability: New report

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eco-business_A new report by WWF has found that most major Asian consumer goods firms are lagging behind their western counterparts on making their operations and supply chains more sustainable, and their investors are also not paying enough attention to environmental risks.

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A well-stocked supermarket in Shenzhen, China. Asia’s growing middle class is set to exponentially increase demand for consumer goods such as food and beverages, household items, and personal care products. Image: Sorbis / Shutterstock.com
By Vaidehi Shah

Friday 15 April 2016

Non-profit group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has published a report shining an uncomfortable spotlight on Asian consumer firms, which finds them severely lagging behind international standards on sustainability.The international group said the lack of sustainability among Asian manufacturers of food, household, and personal care products is in part due to a lack of scrutiny from financiers. Tiếp tục đọc “Asian consumer firms need to buck up on sustainability: New report” →

DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH: 2016 saw a record 200 killings of people defending their land, forests and rivers against destructive industries

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globalwitness_It has never been deadlier to take a stand against companies that steal land and destroy the environment. Our new report Defenders of the Earth found that nearly four people were murdered every week in 2016 protecting their land and the natural world from industries like mining, logging and agribusiness.

Download the full report: Defenders of the Earth (PDF, 4.67 MB)

Murder is just one of a range of tactics used to silence land and environmental defenders, including death threats, arrests, sexual assault and aggressive legal attacks.

Jakeline Romero from Colombia (above, right) has faced years of threats and intimidation for speaking out against the devastating impacts of El Cerrejón, Latin America’s largest open-pit mine. Owned by London-listed companies Glencore, BHP Billiton and Anglo-American and run by a domestic operator, the project has been blamed for water shortages and mass displacement. (1) 
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Climate warming linked to India’s ‘suicide epidemic’

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Climate warming linked to India’s ‘suicide epidemic’

  • Climate warming linked to India’s ‘suicide epidemic’

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  • Study shows link of high temperature and suicide rate increase in growing season
  • Crop losses appear to be the reason as it cause distress and poverty
  • Policies such as providing crop insurance may cut suicide rates among farmers

scidev.net_[NEW DELHI] Warming due to climate change may have caused some 59,000 suicides over the last three decades in India, says a new study which statistically links temperature spikes to crop failures and farmer distress and suicides. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate warming linked to India’s ‘suicide epidemic’” →

“Ngôi nhà mặt trời”

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  • TRƯỜNG SƠN
  • 23.11.2016, 16:13

TTCT- Mái nhà và cửa sổ có thể biến ánh nắng thành điện năng lưu trữ vào chính tường nhà, đủ để dùng cho tất cả thiết bị điện trong nhà. Bạn có muốn sở hữu một ngôi nhà như vậy?

“Ngôi nhà mặt trời”
Ngôi nhà mặt trời của Công ty Tesla-Tesla

Đây không phải là viễn tưởng, mà là tương lai rất gần và thiên tài công nghệ Elon Musk, một trong những người đeo đuổi cuộc chơi này, dường như đã có trong tay đủ mảnh ghép của bức tranh đó với việc ra mắt “tấm ngói mặt trời” Solar Roof hôm 28-10.

Công ty Tesla Motor, nơi Musk đang là CEO, đã có xe hơi chạy điện và Powerwall – một loại “pin dự phòng” treo tường, tự sạc bằng năng lượng mặt trời – có thể cung cấp điện năng cho cả ngôi nhà và giờ là những viên ngói trên mái nhà kiêm tấm pin mặt trời. Tiếp tục đọc ““Ngôi nhà mặt trời”” →