Tháng: Tháng Tư 2019

Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rise 7.6% to nearly 6 million in 4 months

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26/04/2019    18:55 GMT+7

In April alone, Vietnam welcomed nearly 1.5 million foreign visitors, a rise of 9.5% year-on-year.

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Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rise 7.6% to nearly 6 million in 4 months

The number of foreign holidaymakers to Vietnam in the first four months of 2019 is estimated at nearly 6 million, a 7.6% increase from the same period last year, Zing reported, citing the Vietnam National Adiministration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Tiếp tục đọc “Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rise 7.6% to nearly 6 million in 4 months” →

New work day starts at sea

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27/04/2019    07:35 GMT+7

Visiting the coastal areas of Thai Binh and Nam Dinh provinces in the early morning, it is impressive to learn about the lives of the local fishermen there.

When dawn arrives in Dong Chau lagoon (Tien Hai district Thai Binh), small boats manned by local fishermen appear on the creek, signalling the start of a normal working day, with teenage boys catching crabs and snails and clam farmers rushing to their farms. Tiếp tục đọc “New work day starts at sea” →

How will Huawei fare in Vietnam?

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26/04/2019    16:07 GMT+7

Vietnam, listed among the easy-to-conquer markets for Huawei, has also become tougher amid calls for boycott of Huawei all over the world.

Huawei, the biggest telecom equipment supplier in the world, is facing a global crackdown on its telecommunications equipment because of a series of incidents recently, including the Canadian government’s arrest of its Chief Financial Officer and the US ban on Huawei and ZTE equipment.

How will Huawei fare in Vietnam?

Many other countries, responding to US-led calls for boycott Huawei products, have also stated they will reconsider the products of the Chinese manufacturers. Tiếp tục đọc “How will Huawei fare in Vietnam?” →

What Is The Difference Between “Gender” And “Sex”?

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dictionary.com

When two words have the same meaning, we call them synonyms. When two words have different meanings but people use them interchangeably, we write articles about what those words actually mean.

Take gender and sex. While people substitute one for the other on the regular, their meaning and usage are significantly—and consequentially—different. Because we’re most often talking about human beings when we use these terms, it’s critical we get them straight. Give respect to get respect, right?

What does the word sex mean?

First, let’s talk about sex (baby). Intercourse aside for these purposes, sex is “a label assigned at birth based on the reproductive organs you’re born with.” Tiếp tục đọc “What Is The Difference Between “Gender” And “Sex”?” →

Mẩu chuyện đứt quãng sau 30–4

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Nhớ mấy ngày đầu sau 30/4, có một ông “nón cối” thường xuất hiện ở nhà tôi. Tội nghiệp ba mẹ tôi đã tốn nhiều quà cáp, trọng vọng quá sức người bà con mới nhận lại này, chỉ mong dựa hơi cán bộ để kiếm việc làm cho con cái. Do đó, không ai được phép nhắc tới cái thời ông này đi tập kết năm 54, làm việc mấy năm trên lưng mấy con bò ở nông trường Sơn La hay Mộc Châu gì đó rồi được đề bạt đi học, rồi cũng thành y sĩ ngành răng-hàm-mặt, tức rành rành thuộc giới trí thức miền Bắc. Nghe nói thằng cháu dạy học ở chế độ cũ đang thất nghiệp ở chế độ mới, ông bảo gọi tôi tới. Chăm chú ngắm tôi vài giây – chắc ông xem tôi có “trí thức miền Nam” chút nào không  – rồi ông lấy ngón trỏ vỗ vỗ vào màng tang mà phán rằng: Tiếp tục đọc “Mẩu chuyện đứt quãng sau 30–4” →

Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health

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Thomson Reuters Foundation

Plastic waste imports into Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam jumped from mid-2017 to early 2018, leading to illegal operations dumping and open-burning.

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Plastic waste in shipping containers started arriving illicitly in the Philippines from Canada in 2013 and have been decaying in the shipyard ever since. Environmentalists have called on Prime Minister Trudeau to take back the garbage but to no avail. Image: Metro Clark Waste Management Corp.

The world’s recyclable plastic is being shipped to Asia where it is illegally dumped, buried or burned in the country with the lightest regulations, environmentalists warned on Tuesday calling for greater transparency in the global waste trade.
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Researchers see health effects across generations from popular weed killer – Glyphosate

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sciencedaily

‘Dramatic increases’ in several diseases

Date:April 23, 2019

Source:Washington State University

Summary: Researchers have found a variety of diseases and other health problems in the second- and third-generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer. In the first study of its kind, the researchers saw descendants of exposed rats developing prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.

Washington State University researchers have found a variety of diseases and other health problems in the second- and third-generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer. In the first study of its kind, the researchers saw descendants of exposed rats developing prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.

Michael Skinner, a WSU professor of biological sciences, and his colleagues exposed pregnant rats to the herbicide between their eighth and 14th days of gestation. The dose — half the amount expected to show no adverse effect — produced no apparent ill effects on either the parents or the first generation of offspring. Tiếp tục đọc “Researchers see health effects across generations from popular weed killer – Glyphosate” →

Agent Orange: US to clean up toxic Vietnam War air base

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The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War

The US has launched a multi-million dollar clean-up operation at an air base in Vietnam it used to store the notorious chemical Agent Orange.

The ten-year programme, unveiled more than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, will cost $183m (£141m).

The site at Bien Hoa airport, outside Ho Chi Minh City, is considered the most contaminated in the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Agent Orange: US to clean up toxic Vietnam War air base” →

Vietnam among top 5 countries importing plastic waste in 2018

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23/04/2019    19:53 GMT+7

Since May 2018, imports of scrap plastic have banned at major ports in Vietnam until further notice. In July 2018, the Vietnamese government announced it will no longer issue new license for plastic waste import.

Tighter control over waste import into Vietnam urged

Illegal waste imports difficult to control, manage: agencies

Environmental officials discuss tightening Gov’t management over plastic waste imports

Vietnam among top 5 countries importing plastic waste in 2018
Imports of plastic scraps coming into Vietnam (in tons), showing the top 10 export partners. Source: Greenpeace/GAIA.

Vietnam was named among the five countries importing the largest amounts of plastic waste in 2018, raking third with 7.6% of total global imports, according to a joint research between Greenpeace East Asia and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam among top 5 countries importing plastic waste in 2018” →

Barriers need to be removed for private businesses

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23/04/2019    16:07 GMT+7

In Vietnam’s history, whenever the economy develops, it is associated with the development of private businesses, and vice versa. Lawyer Truong Thanh Duc from Basico Law Firm writes for “For a Powerful Vietnam” Forum:

A businessman from Australia complained to me about personal income tax payment procedures. When he declared tax for the first time in Australia, he only needed to read the instructions and then fulfill the declaration immediately. But he could not do it here although he has been living here for years.

Barriers need to be removed for private businesses

As a consultancy lawyer, I usually see similar cases.

I work with laws and I read legal documents every day. I give advice to businesses and I get involved in the compilation of laws. However, I sometimes still find it difficult to interpret legal regulations. Tiếp tục đọc “Barriers need to be removed for private businesses” →

China becomes biggest foreign investor in Vietnam

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22/04/2019    14:00 GMT+7

Chinese investment has generated jobs and brought capital, but it may also bring about environmental risks and cause problems in foreign worker management, experts say.

The Q1 report about Vietnam’s macroeconomy released by VEPR (the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research) shows that implemented FDI capital increased by 7.52 percent compared with the same period last year, while registered FDI capital was $3.82 billion. Additional investment capital increased by $1.3 billion. Tiếp tục đọc “China becomes biggest foreign investor in Vietnam” →

Quang Binh says ‘no’ to cable car in heritage sites

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23/04/2019    22:53 GMT+7

The decision by Quang Binh provincial authorities to reject the cable car project at Song Doong Cave has been applauded by the public.

Experts in recent years have repeatedly warned of ‘landscape pollution’ because of mass tourism, saying that bad behavior towards the landscape and heritage sites are harming cultural values, and in the long term, killing the tourism industry.

Quang Binh says ‘no’ to cable car in heritage sites

Nguyen Anh Tuan, director of the Institute for Tourism Research & Development, stressed that natural beauty and landscape values are the most important factors that attract travelers and they need thorough conservation for sustainable tourism development. Tiếp tục đọc “Quang Binh says ‘no’ to cable car in heritage sites” →

Các bộ “đấu” nhau, doanh nghiệp khủng hoảng vì thông quan

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Ngọc Lan Thứ Tư,  30/1/2019, 09:40 

(TBKTSG Online) – Không chỉ cổng thông tin một cửa quốc gia bị lỗi trong vài ngày qua khiến việc thông quan gặp sự cố, mà hơn nửa năm qua, doanh nghiệp nhập khẩu bị khủng hoảng trong việc khai báo hải quan, ách tắc gây thiệt hại tính bằng cả ngàn tỉ đồng do các bộ “đấu” nhau về quy trình.

Hải quan khu vực 3 (Hải Phòng) gặp lúng túng đến 30 phút khi mở hồ sơ thông quan một doanh nghiệp. Ảnh: Nhật Bắc

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Vất vả nghề bán vé số dạo

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Chú Sáu, 65 tuổi, quê ở huyện Long Hồ, Vĩnh Long, vợ bị tai biến ở quê, lên Sài Gòn bán vé số dạo kiếm sống đã 3 năm. Ban đầu, chú xin vô bán vé số và lưu trú ở đại lý của anh Quân, gần trường ĐH Lạc Hồng, Biên Hòa. Rồi bị xe đụng gãy chân, chữa chưa lành hẳn chú đã chuyển qua 1- 2 đại lý khác ở Sài Gòn, Bình Dương. Hiện nay, mỗi ngày từ 2 giờ sáng chú đã thức dậy, đi bộ bán vé số từ Bình Dương về đến Sài Gòn (khoảng 30km), sẩm tối lại quay về Bình Dương. Tuy nhiên, có khi vì mệt quá chú ngủ lại ở ngôi chùa nào đó bên Gò Vấp khi đêm xuống, chứ không có sức đi bộ trở về cái đại lý ở Bình Dương liền trong ngày… Tiếp tục đọc “Vất vả nghề bán vé số dạo” →