Kêu gọi Trung Quốc minh bạch thông tin về sông Mekong

Các nhóm hoạt động bảo vệ dòng Mekong yêu cầu Trung Quốc hợp tác và công khai thông tin liên quan đến các đập thủy điện mà nước này phát triển ở thượng nguồn.

Vị trí được cho là sẽ có thêm một dự án đập thủy điện ở ngoại vi Luang Prabang (Lào). Ảnh: Reuters
Vị trí được cho là sẽ có thêm một dự án đập thủy điện ở ngoại vi Luang Prabang (Lào). Ảnh: Reuters
Động thái mới nhất vừa được loan đi sau khi nhiều quốc gia phía hạ nguồn sông Mekong đang trải qua một đợt hạn hán khốc liệt, gây thiệt hại nặng nề kéo dài suốt từ năm ngoái đến nay.

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Work begins on first resettlement area for Long Thanh Airport

By Phuoc Tuan   April 20, 2020 | 04:04 pm GMT+7

Work begins on first resettlement area for Long Thanh Airport

An artist’s impression of the Loc An – Binh Son resettlement area for residents affected by the Long Thanh International Airport project in Dong Nai Province. Photo by VnExpress/Phuoc Tuan.

Work began Monday on a 280 hectare resettlement area for the Long Thanh International Airport project, with residents set to receive their land lots in August.

The Loc An – Binh Son resettlement area, located in the southern province of Dong Nai, where the new airport is to be built, consists of over 5,000 land lots for 29,000 residents.

Dong Nai authorities will build roads, utilities, schools, markets, community centers and religious facilities before handling the land lots to residents to construct their own houses.

The first 700 households are set to receive their land lots in August.

This is the first of two resettlement areas that will be built for residents affected by the Long Thanh Airport project.

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Renewable Energy Buyers Vietnam Working Group: Webinar Series

Hosted by the Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA) and USAID Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program (V-LEEP)

Due to travel and meeting restrictions related to COVID-19, this webinar series is temporarily replacing the in-person Renewable Energy Buyers Vietnam Working Group normally held in Ho Chi Minh City on a quarterly basis.

BACKGROUND

The Renewable Energy Buyers Vietnam Working Group is co-organized by the Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA) and the USAID Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program (V-LEEP). Since 2017, the Working Group has brought together commercial and industrial (C&I) energy users interested in procuring clean energy, as well as renewable energy project developers and investors, and Government of Vietnam representatives.

The recurring Working Group is a platform for corporate RE market stakeholders to collectively identify and work toward policy, regulatory and financing frameworks needed to meet clean energy goals in Vietnam.

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Pandemic Only 1 of America’s Security Concerns

Rumors have spread that China may be conducting nuclear tests in violation of zero-yield global agreements. Pictured: A security guard wears a face mask in Skidrow during the coronavirus pandemic on April 20 in Los Angeles, California. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 169,000 lives and infecting over 2.4 million people. (Photo: Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images/Getty Images)

 

The world was a dangerous place before—and will be after—the coronavirus pandemic.

While Americans debate the proper ongoing response to the virus and argue over the infection’s origins, nature, and trajectory, they may have tuned out other, often just as scary, news.

Many Americans are irate at China for its dishonest and lethal suppression of knowledge about the viral outbreak. But they may forget that China has other huge problems, too. Tiếp tục đọc “Pandemic Only 1 of America’s Security Concerns”