Tác giả: Đào Thu Hằng

I'm from Hanoi, Viet Nam. I'm an author of Dot Chuoi Non (dotchuoinon.com/author/hangbelu/), a blog on Positive thinking, founded by Dr. Tran Dinh Hoanh, an attorney in Washington DC. I'm a co-founder of Conversations on Vietnam Development - cvdvn.net, a virtual think tank. I am a co-founder of two companies in Viet Nam working on children education services. I advise companies on STEAM education, English language education for children and students in Vietnam. I'm studying the Buddha's teaching and the teaching of Jesus. I practice mindful living including meditation. I hold a PhD on Sustainable Energy Systems from University of Lisbon and Aalto University. I graduated from Hanoi University of Technology on Environmental Engineering. I obtained a Master degree of the same major from Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University. My English-language blog at: hangbelu.wordpress/. I play table tennis as a hobby.

Dai Viet in the 17th century & the presence of the Portuguese

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hon.con.portugal.com

The century of the 17th – 18th is said to be the very important historical period in the process of development of the nation of Vietnam.

Because in this two centuries, the map of Vietnam was fully established, by the great South movement progress of the Vietnamese residents. Also in this century, the East-West interaction brought a new wind, strongly affecting the ideology of Vietnamese feudal ideology, and facilitating Vietnam’s close contact with Western and Western civilization in particular. In which, it was noted about the presence of the Portuguese and the foundation of the Vietnamese language script.

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Map of Vietnam around 1760 prepared by Covens e Mortier Company, Amsterdam

The presence of Western clerics

According to many studies, prior to the fifteenth century, the East – West or East – West culture did not really have many opportunities to contact, even quite separate.  However, since after the fifteenth century, with the rapid development of science and technology, it created the wings of the transportation industry to develop equally. As a result, there have been a lot of explorations, trading … taking place in many countries in two regions.
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Vietnamese spend most of their income on food and drinks

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VNexpress.net

By Dat Nguyen   November 2, 2018 | 09:53 am GMT+7

Vietnamese spend most of their income on food and drinks

People eat at an eatery in Da Lat, Vietnam. Photo by Shutterstock/Joel Whalton

A report says Vietnamese spend more than a third of their income on food and beverages, topping education and utilities.

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Việt Nam và Hoa Kỳ hoàn thành Dự án Xử lý Môi trường tại Sân bay Đà Nẵng

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usaid – Thứ Tư, Tháng mười một 7, 2018

United States and Vietnam Complete Environmental Remediation at Danang Airport
United States and Vietnam Complete Environmental Remediation at Danang Airport. Nguyen Thac Phuong/USAID

ĐÀ NẴNG, 7/11/2018 – Hôm nay, Đại sứ Hoa Kỳ tại Việt Nam Daniel J. Kritenbrink và Thứ trưởng Bộ Quốc phòng Việt Nam Nguyễn Chí Vịnh chứng kiến lễ ký thỏa thuận bàn giao 13,7 ha đất sạch đã xử lý tại Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng cho Bộ Giao thông Vận tải quản lý. Đây là phần đất bàn giao đợt ba và cũng là phần đất cuối cùng được bàn giao để phục vụ cho việc mở rộng Sân bay Đà Nẵng. Buổi lễ cũng đánh dấu việc hoàn thành Dự án Xử lý Môi trường Ô nhiễm Dioxin tại Sân bay Đà Nẵng kéo dài 6 năm với kinh phí 110 triệu đô la do Cơ quan Phát triển Quốc tế Hoa Kỳ (USAID) và Bộ Quốc phòng Việt Nam phối hợp thực hiện. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam và Hoa Kỳ hoàn thành Dự án Xử lý Môi trường tại Sân bay Đà Nẵng” →

BLOCKCHAIN IS REVOLUTIONIZING YOUR ABILITY TO MAKE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PURCHASES

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ensia.com

This emerging technology is making it easier for consumers to assess the social and environmental impacts of the products they buy.

Intro imagePhoto © iStockphoto.com/gpointstudio

September 11, 2018 — How environmentally friendly is the coffee you drank this morning? The clothes you’re wearing? What are the social impacts of the chair you’re sitting on? Perhaps you’ve tried to find the answers to questions like these from retailers, but got no response, or just a vague “commitment to sustainability” statement?

A desire for products to be clean and green rather than drive climate change, wildlife destruction or modern slavery is a growing trend, particularly among younger consumers. But shopping ethically is often more easily said than done.

A poll of 20,000 people across five countries by consumer goods company Unilever last year found that 33 percent of respondents choose to buy from brands they believe are doing social or environmental good, with 21 percent saying they would actively choose brands if they made their sustainability credentials clearer on their packaging and in their marketing. At the same time, many people are increasingly skeptical of claims made by media, politicians and business. A 2016 survey by product transparency company Label Insight found that 75 percent of respondents did not trust the accuracy of food labels. 

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One journalist killed every four days: United Nations

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UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti
A crowd of journalists in Maluku transit camp, on the outskirts of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where citizens of that country, deported from Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, have gathered. (23 May 2014).
17 January 2017

More than 100 journalists were killed last year while doing their jobs, according to the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom.

More than 100 journalists were killed last year while doing their jobs, according to the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said 101 journalists were killed in 2016, the equivalent of one journalist every four days.
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Oil and Gas Majors Need to Invest $20 Billion Yearly to Dominate in Renewables

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Greentechmedia

That hypothetical amount would equate to “a massive boost for the market.”

EMMA FOEHRINGER MERCHANT OCTOBER 25, 2018
Spending $20 billion per year on renewables would support 7 gigawatts of offshore wind annually.

Spending $20 billion per year on renewables would support 7 gigawatts of offshore wind annually Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com

What’s causing deforestation? New study reveals global drivers

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MONGABAY

    • Recent advances in satellite-based forest monitoring technology have helped conservationists locate where deforestation may be happening. However, limitations in knowing the causes behind canopy loss have hindered efforts to stop it.
    • A new study released this week provides a step forward toward this goal, identifying the major drivers of tree cover loss around the world.
    • Overall, it finds 27 percent of all forest loss — 50,000 square kilometers per year — is caused by permanent commodity-driven deforestation. In other words, an area of forest a quarter of the size of India was felled to grow commodity crops over 15 years. The next-biggest driver of forest loss worldwide is forestry at 26 percent; wildfire and shifting agriculture amounting to 23 percent and 24 percent, respectively. The study finds less than 1 percent of global forest loss was attributable to urbanization.
    • The study’s authors found commodity-driven deforestation remained constant throughout their 15-year study period, which they say indicates corporate zero-deforestation agreements may not be working in many places. They hope their findings will help increase accountability and transparency in global supply chains.

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More than 60 000 deaths in Viet Nam each year linked to air pollution

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WHO

HA NOI, 02 MAY 2018 – New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) find that more than 60 000 deaths from heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pneumonia in Viet Nam in 2016 were linked to air pollution.

Clean air is a basic requirement for human health and well-being. That’s why WHO is working closely with the government and relevant stakeholders in Viet Nam to raise awareness on air pollution and identify ways to protect the public from the health impacts of air pollution.

Dr Kidong Park, WHO Representative to Viet Nam.

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Asia-Pacific PV Demand Holds Steady, Offshore Wind Spikes

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Greentechmedia

Wood Mackenzie unveils new forecast figures for renewables in the Asia-Pacific region.

JASON DEIGN OCTOBER 24, 2018

Cumulative solar PV capacity in Asia-Pacific will increase by 60 percent by 2023.

Cumulative solar PV capacity in Asia-Pacific will increase by 60 percent by 2023.

The Asia-Pacific region is set to install 55 percent of all the world’s new PV in the next five years, new figures show.

The data, from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, shows demand across the region holding steady over the next half decade, even though this year will see a dip in PV installation rates for the first time ever.
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New research measures impacts of China’s elephant ivory trade ban

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by Mongabay.com on 23 October 2018

    • Research released last month by WWF and TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring network, found that there has been a substantial decline in the number of Chinese consumers buying ivory since the ivory trade ban went into effect on December 31, 2017. But there is still work to be done to diminish both the supply and demand for elephant ivory in China.
    • Of 2,000 Chinese consumers surveyed, 14 percent claimed to have bought ivory in the past year — significantly fewer than the 31 percent of respondents who said they’d recently purchased ivory during a pre-ban survey conducted in 2017. Some ivory sales have simply gone international, however: 18 percent of regular travelers reported buying ivory products while abroad, particularly in Thailand and Hong Kong.
    • TRAFFIC reports that all of the formerly accredited (i.e. legal) ivory shops the group’s investigators visited in 2018 have stopped selling ivory. But the illegal ivory trade has not been so thoroughly shut down. TRAFFIC investigators also visited 157 markets in 23 cities and found 2,812 ivory products on offer in 345 separate stores.

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How Internal Combustion Engines Will Die Out in Eurasia

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IPCC: Renewables to Supply 70%-85% of Electricity by 2050 to Avoid Worst Impacts of Climate Change

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The United Nations confronts a future with “the slimmest of opportunities remaining to avoid unthinkable damage.”

EMMA FOEHRINGER MERCHANT OCTOBER 08, 2018
Among the proposed changes: up to 97 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2050.

Among the proposed changes: up to 97 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2050.

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C will require extreme changes, including markedly increasing the percentage of electricity from renewables by mid-century, according to a Sunday report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The report, commissioned as part of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, presents a stark portrait of the future unless the world undertakes “rapid, fair-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” in the next decade or so — changes that thus far have been difficult for decision-makers to agree on. Tiếp tục đọc “IPCC: Renewables to Supply 70%-85% of Electricity by 2050 to Avoid Worst Impacts of Climate Change” →

The 2018 economics Nobel shows we can’t discuss economics without considering climate change

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QZ.com

By Nathaniel Keohane

Senior vice president for climate at Environmental Defense Fund

When William Nordhaus won the Nobel prize in economics earlier this month, it ratified climate change into mainstream economics. His pioneering work integrating climate change into models of economic growth has provided a roadmap for a future where the world’s economic health is directly linked to its environmental one.

Bill was my teacher and colleague. His intellect and writing were so sharp that having him participate in our environmental economics seminars was like having Elvis show up to choir practice.

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Common weed killer linked to bee deaths

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Sciencedaily.com

Date: September 24, 2018

Source:University of Texas at Austin

Summary: Honey bees exposed to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, lose some of the beneficial bacteria in their guts and are more susceptible to infection and death from harmful bacteria. Scientists believe this is evidence that glyphosate might be contributing to the decline of honey bees and native bees around the world.

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Glyphosate might be contributing to the decline of bees around the world.
Credit: © marina_foteeva / Fotolia

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