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Bà Trần Tố Nga và phiên tòa lịch sử: “Một phiên tòa chính trị, lịch sử và độc nhất!”

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NGUYỄN THỤY PHƯƠNG 24/1/2021 10:00 GMT+7

TTCT – Đây là lời của luật sư William Bourdon, một trong ba luật sư người Pháp (cùng Bertrand Repolt, Amélie Lefebvre), đã đồng hành cùng bà Trần Tố Nga trong 10 năm bà đi tìm công lý. Họ sẽ bảo vệ bà trong phiên tòa sắp tới (ngày 25-1-2021 tại Pháp), cáo buộc 26 công ty hóa chất Mỹ về hành vi diệt chủng môi trường (écocide) trong cuộc chiến tranh ở Việt Nam.

Tuần hành của những bạn bè quốc tế ủng hộ bà Trần Tố Nga (Ảnh: Đức Trương – Hội Collectif Vietnam)

Vì đây là lần đầu tiên, nạn nhân duy nhất, đơn thương độc mã đối mặt với 26 công ty hùng mạnh, như Monsanto và Dow Chemical, thông qua một thiết chế luật pháp quốc tế. Tiếp tục đọc “Bà Trần Tố Nga và phiên tòa lịch sử: “Một phiên tòa chính trị, lịch sử và độc nhất!”” →

Heritage Foundation: Asia Insights Weekly – January 26, 2021

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January 26, 2021


The Heritage Foundation is excited to announce the China Uncovered podcast available on Acast, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. In this podcast, Heritage Senior Policy Analyst Olivia Enos hosts representatives of world-class data projects to discuss how their projects are shining a spotlight on the Chinese Communist Party’s actions and emerging trends from their data. This is an ongoing effort of Heritage’s China Transparency Project.
On December 28th, we released our seventh and final episode of Season One: Asia Power Index featuring Hervé Lemahieu and Special Remarks from Speaker Newt Gingrich. Olivia sat down with Hervé Lemahieu, Director of the Power and Diplomacy Program at the Lowy Institute to discuss the 2020 Asia Power Index. To wrap up the season, the Honorable Newt Gingrich delivered his special remarks. Stay tuned for Season Two!
We now have a website for the China Transparency Project. Check it out to discover world-class data tracking projects from organizations across the globe.



How the U.S. Should Respond to Genocide in Xinjiang



On the last day of the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a determination saying that genocide and crimes against humanity are taking place against Uighur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang, China.
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Google Culture and Arts – Wonders of Vietnam

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From caves and dragons to fishing villages and floating houses, explore Vietnam’s rich culture and heritage

In collaboration with

Quang Binh Tourism Department

Link: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/wonders-of-vietnam

Chào mừng / Welcome

Fun facts8 Things You Should Know About VietnamDid you know you can find the world’s largest cave in Vietnam?Traditions5 Things To Do In Vietnam To Start Your YearLight your path with lanterns

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Vietnam students impress with math-science Olympiad medal haul

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By Duong Tam   January 26, 2021 | 07:53 am GMT+7 VNExpressVietnam students impress with math-science Olympiad medal haulNguyen Tung Lam and Hoang Manh Hung are congratulated by the Hanoi Department of Education for their achievements at the 17th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad, January 24, 2021. Photo courtesy of the Giao duc va Thoi dai Newspaper.Vietnamese students won two gold, 10 silver and 8 bronze medals at the 17th International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO 2021) held online by Indonesia.

Nguyen Tung Lam from the Giang Vo Secondary School in Hanoi and Ha Manh Hung from the secondary school division of the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School were named at the Sunday closing ceremony of IMSO 21 after winning a gold medal each in mathematics.

Besides the two gold medals, Vietnam also won five silver and four bronze medals each in mathematics and science. All the medal winners, 20 out of 24 entrants, were secondary school students in Hanoi.

The 17th IMSO, an annual competition for students under 13, was held January 21-24. Hosted online by Indonesia due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, participants had to perform in their own countries within a specific time frame. The performance was broadcast live.

In Vietnam, the Giang Vo Secondary School was chosen as the venue for the competition. Vietnam hosted 16th IMSO in 2019 and the home team won 15 gold, 14 silver and seven bronze medals.Related News:

Steel used in HCMC metro beam support falls short of contracted quality: source

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By Gia Minh   January 23, 2021 | 02:00 pm GMT+7 VNExpress

The steel used in beam support pads in HCMC’s first metro line does not meet contracted standards and poses a safety threat, an urban railway source told VnExpress.

An engineer checks the beam supporting pad at an area on the elevated section of HCMCs first metro line, January 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Quynh
An engineer checks the beam supporting pad at an area on the elevated section of HCMC’s first metro line, January 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Quynh.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said the agreement between the city Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR) and the contractors, Civil Engineering Construction Corporation No. 6 (Cienco 6) and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, requires them to use a certain quality of elastomeric laminated bearings pads, which are reinforced steel plates sandwiched between layers of rubber.

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HCMC among investors’ 10 most preferred markets in Asia-Pacific: report

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By Nguyen Quy   January 26, 2021 | 10:00 am GMT+7 VNExpressHCMC among investors’ 10 most preferred markets in Asia-Pacific: reportApartment buildings in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran.Ho Chi Minh City is the fifth most preferred destination in the Asia-Pacific for cross-border investment thanks to its diversification of supply chains, CBRE said.

In its Asia Pacific Investor Intentions report,the American property consultancy saidVietnam’s southern metropolis ranked after only Tokyo, Singapore, Seoul, and Shanghai in a poll of more than 490 Asia Pacific-based investors that asked a range of questions regarding their buying appetite and preferred strategies, sectors and markets for 2021.

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Vietnam’s Communists tout pandemic, economic successes at party congress

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General view of the opening ceremony of the 13th National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi, Vietnam, Jan 26, 2021. (Photo: VNA/Handout via REUTERS)

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HANOI: Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong hailed booming economic development and containment of the COVID-19 pandemic as major achievements on Tuesday (Jan 26) as he presided over the opening of a key party congress in Hanoi.

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China authorises coast guard to fire on foreign vessels

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Legislation also allows demolition of other countries’ structures built on Chinese-claimed reefs.

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A Philippine fisherman watches a China Coast Guard vessel patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal [File: Erik De Castro/Reuters]

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China has passed a law that for the first time explicitly allows its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make the contested South China Sea and nearby waters more choppy.

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Japan weighs in on South China Sea dispute, adding to pressure on Beijing

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Permanent mission to UN sends note saying China’s territorial baselines on some islands and reefs fail to satisfy conditions in United Nations conventionIt also accuses China of restricting freedom of navigation and overflight

Laura Zhou

Laura Zhou in Beijing

Published: 7:51pm, 21 Jan, 2021 SCMP

Japan’s diplomatic note made reference to China’s protests against the overflight of Japanese aircraft at Mischief Reef. Photo: AP
Japan’s diplomatic note made reference to China’s protests against the overflight of Japanese aircraft at Mischief Reef. Photo: AP

Japan’s diplomatic note made reference to China’s protests against the overflight of Japanese aircraft at Mischief Reef. Photo: AP

Japan has joined a battle of diplomatic notes over the South China Sea dispute, adding to pressure on Beijing over its expansive claims in the strategically important waterway.

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Scepticism about vaccines clouds outlook for defeating coronavirus

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 John CarterSenior Editor, Political Economy

23 January 2021

Hello again, 

Having overcome the challenges of developing coronavirus vaccines and begun the process of distributing them worldwide, a crucial question has cropped up: will people in high-risk areas voluntarily take the jab? In this issue of Global Impact, we explore the resistance to vaccinations amid concerns about quality, effectiveness and possible side effects. 

Bhavan Jaipragas, Senior Correspondent, Asia Desk

You can bring the vaccine to the people, but will they take the jab?
 
In the span of a year, Singapore has gone from being hailed as the gold standard in curbing the Covid-19 pandemic to suffering an embarrassing surge of cases among migrant workers to once again reasserting itself as a success story.What lies ahead for the wealthy Southeast Asian city state in its fight against the virus may well be a harbinger of what’s to come for the rest of Asia – and the world. One big problem on the horizon is “vaccine hesitancy” among sceptical Singaporeans who argue they don’t need to be inoculated since the country has done such a good job keeping the numbers down.
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How China Is Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative

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September 8, 2020 — Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President for International Diplomacy and Security Daniel Russel examines some of the findings of ASPI’s new report Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative. The report explores relevant Chinese doctrine, highlights the involvement of China’s People’s Liberation Army with the BRI, and assesses the potential military and geostrategic advantages China accrues from BRI ports and other projects. (9 min., 59 sec.)

To download the report visit: https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/weaponizing-belt-and-road-initiative

Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative

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Chinese navy frigate Yuncheng 571 departing from Colombo’s port Sri Lanka. The Type 054A (NATO codename Jiangkai II) frigate is a Chinese multi-role warship class, the first of which entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Navy (a.v.Photography/Getty Images)

September 8th, 2020

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013, is a massive international infrastructure program involving nearly 140 countries with over an estimated $1 trillion in projects related to energy, transportation, digital networks, and trade.

Chinese leaders frame the BRI as “win-win” cooperation focused solely on development and connectivity. Beijing has gone to great lengths to minimize BRI’s links to the People’s Liberation Army and to downplay the initiative’s geostrategic overtones. Nevertheless, many governments have become worried about ulterior motives behind BRI projects, many of which have dual-use commercial-military capabilities and are increasingly connected to Chinese digital technologies and networks and satellite systems.

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The Asia Society Policy Institute’s – Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative – examines key BRI projects in the Indo-Pacific and explores relevant Chinese doctrine, the involvement of the People’s Liberation Army with BRI, and assesses the potential military and geostrategic advantages to China from BRI ports and other projects.

This project is led by ASPI Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy Daniel Russel, with support from ASPI Senior Program Officer Blake Berger. The project and the report benefitted from advisement from experts and officials in Singapore, Australia, Japan, Vietnam, China, and the United States as well as to the expert advisory group whose distinguished members generously shared their time and wisdom to support this effort.

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The Future of the U.S. and China

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The Future of the U.S. and China Opening Session: The Global Chessboard

January 14, 2021 — Asia Society Northern California Executive Director Margaret Conley gives welcome remarks to the center’s signature one-day conference, The Future of the U.S. and. and China: Seeking Truth Through Facts, followed by opening remarks from Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis, lieutenant governor of California. Asia Society President and CEO Kevin Rudd then delivers a keynote address on the necessary frameworks for China and the United States to co-exist and continue collaboration, maintain competition, and prevent conflict. (31 min., 22 sec.)

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Nhiệt điện khí LNG không dễ bùng nổ ở Việt Nam như điện mặt trời

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Nhật Hạ – 12:01, 21/01/2021

TheLEADER Các dự án nhiệt điện khí LNG sẽ gặp nhiều khó khăn khi triển khai hơn so với các dự án nhiệt điện than – vốn đã phải đối mặt với tình trạng chậm tiến độ triền miên, theo Viện Kinh tế Năng lượng và phân tích tài chính (IEEFA).

Nhiệt điện khí LNG không dễ bùng nổ ở Việt Nam như điện mặt trời

Toàn cảnh một nhà máy Nhiệt điện sử dụng khí LNG.

Trong thời gian vừa qua, Việt Nam đã nhanh chóng nổi lên là một trong những thị trường nhập khẩu khí thiên nhiên hóa lỏng (LNG) cho phát điện tiềm năng nhất ở châu Á. 

Tuy nhiên, không dễ để điện khí LNG tạo ra bước nhảy vọt mạnh mẽ như đã từng diễn ra trong lĩnh vực điện mặt trời thời gian vừa qua, theo báo cáo mới đây của Viện Kinh tế Năng lượng và phân tích tài chính (IEEFA). Tiếp tục đọc “Nhiệt điện khí LNG không dễ bùng nổ ở Việt Nam như điện mặt trời” →