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37 foreigners suffer alleged food poisoning in tourism hotspot

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By Xuan Ngoc   January 1, 2020 | 03:20 pm GMT+7 VNExpress

37 foreigners suffer alleged food poisoning in tourism hotspot

Chinese tourists buy souvenirs from a street vendor in Nha Trang, central Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Xuan Ngoc.

Authorities in central Nha Trang Town are investigating the hospitalization of 37 foreigners showing symptoms of food poisoning.

The group of tourists ate a buffet breakfast at Diamond Bay Condotel Resort in Nha Trang of Khanh Hoa Province on Tuesday that contained 30 dishes and served around 600 customers, including Vietnamese, Russians and Chinese.

Several hours later, many began suffering stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea and were sent to the emergency room at a local hospital, said Le Tan Hung, deputy director of the provincial health department.

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Sun Group slides to the top with new Phu Quoc water park

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By Phat Dat   January 1, 2020 | 09:00 am GMT+7 VNExpress

Designed by leading global experts, Aquatopia in Phu Quoc may well be the most modern water world in Southeast Asia.

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Vietnam’s premier developer of theme parks and entertainment complexes, Sun Group has officially opened the doors of Aquatopia Water Park on Hon Thom Island in the island district of Phu Quoc, southern Kien Giang Province.

The modern water park will immediately draw more travelers looking to ring in 2020 or celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year holiday) on the pearl island, now one of the world’s leading beach destinations.

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Indonesia rejects China’s claims over South China Sea

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JANUARY 1, 2020 / 7:02 AM / UPDATED 16 HOURS AGO Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia said on Wednesday it rejected China’s claims over a disputed part of the South China Sea as “having no legal basis”, after two days earlier protesting to Beijing over the presence of a Chinese coastguard vessel in its territorial waters.

FILE PHOTO: Indonesia’s Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs Arif Havas Oegroseno points at the location of North Natuna Sea on a new map of Indonesia during talks with reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo

The boat trespassed into Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone off the coast of the northern islands of Natuna, leading Indonesians officials to issue a “strong protest” and summon the Chinese ambassador in Jakarta.

Speaking in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang had said China had sovereignty over the Spratly Islands and their waters and that both China and Indonesia have “normal” fishing activities there. Tiếp tục đọc “Indonesia rejects China’s claims over South China Sea” →

ASEAN Outlook to solve South China Sea dispute?

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This year marks one of the most important years for ASEAN’s geopolitical landscape. During the plenary session of the 34th ASEAN Summit in June, all member states agreed to adopt the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific. The brief five-page document emphasised the ASEAN led mechanism in dealing with strategic issues in the Indo-Pacific region. It could not be denied that one of the most important ongoing issues in the region is still the South China Sea dispute, so will the Outlook help to solve the ongoing dispute? Tiếp tục đọc “ASEAN Outlook to solve South China Sea dispute?” →

ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific

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The Asia–Pacific and Indian Ocean regions are amongst the most dynamic in the world as well as centers of economic growth for decades. As a result, these regions continue to experience geopolitical and geostrategic shifts. These shifts present opportunities as well as challenges. On the one hand, the economic growth of the region opens up possibilities of cooperation to alleviate poverty and elevate living standards of millions of people. On the other hand, the rise of material powers, i.e. economic and military, requires avoiding the deepening of mistrust, miscalculation, and patterns of behavior based on a zero–sum game.

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‘We are losing control’: China’s ‘dangerous’ South China Sea plan almost complete

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It’s a mission that has existed in the shadows, seizing control little-by-little – and now China’s ultimate plan is almost complete.

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Nghề hạ bạc, vài ba chữ dùng trong giới bình dân

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TĐH: Các footnotes số và chữ đỏ là của TĐH thêm vào bài.

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Trong lời tựa cuốn “Văn Minh Miệt Vườn”, Sơn Nam có viết “văn minh là nếp sống vật chất, là ăn, mặc, ở, cách thức sinh nhai.”(1) Là một người lớn lên ở miệt vườn ấy với địa thế đất ruộng bao la của một cõi Nam phần được tưới tràn một mạng nhện sông rạch chằng chịt, chúng tôi biết được “cách sinh nhai”, một mảng văn minh ở miền này, ngoài nghề chánh là làm ruộng, còn có nghề bắt cá mà ông bà xưa thường gọi là nghề hạ bạc.(i)

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