AFP News Agency – 29/3/2023
Bitter and earthy. Fit for instant brews only. Robusta coffee has a dire reputation, but a small group of farmers in Vietnam are trying to turn its fortunes around as a warming world threatens the industry.
Conversations on Vietnam Development
AFP News Agency – 29/3/2023
Bitter and earthy. Fit for instant brews only. Robusta coffee has a dire reputation, but a small group of farmers in Vietnam are trying to turn its fortunes around as a warming world threatens the industry.

Nghị định 81 cho phép từ năm học 2022 – 2023 các cơ sở giáo dục công lập được tăng học phí theo lộ trình, nhưng do ảnh hưởng của dịch COVID-19, Chính phủ đã yêu cầu giữ ổn định học phí trong hai năm học vừa qua.
Việc này đã gây khó khăn cho các trường trong cân đối nguồn lực để nâng cao chất lượng giáo dục trong điều kiện đầu tư hạn chế, ngân sách chi thường xuyên bị cắt giảm hằng năm.
Nếu chương trình không được thiết kế tinh giản, lược bớt những môn học không giúp cải thiện cơ hội việc làm cho sinh viên mà vẫn hạch toán tính vào chi phí đào tạo là không công bằng.
Ông Hoàng Ngọc Vinh
TS Hoàng Ngọc Vinh – nguyên vụ trưởng Vụ Giáo dục chuyên nghiệp (Bộ GD-ĐT) – cho rằng thực hiện tự chủ đại học mà Nhà nước cắt giảm đầu tư, các trường không tăng học phí thì không thể đảm bảo chất lượng giáo dục.
Tiếp tục đọc “Tăng học phí: Làm sao để người nghèo còn cơ hội vào đại học”
CNA Insider – 3/2/2021
Climate change has threatened to erase major cities in Vietnam, including its biggest metropolis, Ho Chi Minh City. A historic downpour which sank many parts of the city late last year was seen as a mere tip of the iceberg. It’s predicted that by 2050, the city will go underwater if no concrete measures are taken to prevent the phenomenon of rising sea levels, land subsidence, weak soil foundation due to groundwater extraction, rapid developments and population growth. What has been done to respond to the gradual sinking of the city? Can it survive a looming threat to its existence?
Swarming is a commonly used tactic involving dispatching a flotilla to overwhelm and intimidate other actors, assert dominance, or provide a security screen for certain Chinese ships on special missions.
Gaute Friis | JULY 6, 2023, Sealight 333


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Swarming is a commonly used tactic involving dispatching a flotilla (often a combination of militia, coast guard, and sometimes navy vessels) to overwhelm and intimidate other countries’ assets, assert dominance, or provide a security screen for certain Chinese ships on special missions.
Examples:
Starting on May 7, 2023, Chinese survey ship Xiang Yang Hong 10 and a flotilla of escort vessels consisting of China Coast Guard (CCG) and Maritime Militia (PAFMM) vessels spent nearly a month conducting survey operations deep within Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). These activities led to a formal protest from the Vietnamese government.
On March 4, 2023, one People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ship, one CCG ship and 42 PAFMM vessels gathered near Thitu Island. Thitu Island (also known as Pag-Asa) is home to one of the Philippines’ most important military outposts in the West Philippine Sea, as well as a small civilian population.
On July 22, 2014, a Vietnamese fishing boat was surrounded by Chinese vessels 5 nautical miles South of Collins Reef. Chinese coast guard ships then rammed the fishing boat, which nearly sank.
On June 29, 2014, 45 nautical miles to the southwest of Paracel Islands, about 34 Chinese fishing vessels, supported by 2 coast guard ships, closely followed, obstructed and intimidated Vietnamese fishing vessels operating in the area.