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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.

Workers’ movements around the world protest supply of arms to Israel

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>> Belgian port workers refuse to load weapons bound for Israel

>> Pro-Palestine activists in Melbourne disrupt Israeli shipping company

>> Protesters Block Entrance to U.S. Port Over Weapons Transfers to Israel

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Trade unions, youth movements, and Palestine solidarity groups have organized protests and blockades across Europe, opposing the role of their governments in Israel’s genocidal war on PalestiniansNovember 03, 2023 by Peoples Dispatch

Trade unionists of PAME carry out flash protest inside Athens International Airport (Photo: PAME)

As Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza continues unabated for the fourth week straight, workers across Europe have stepped up their solidarity with Palestine and organized resistance to the supply of arms from various parts of the continent to Israel.

On Thursday, November 2, Greek trade unionists from the All Workers Militant Front (PAME) held a flash protest inside the Athens International Airport in solidarity with Palestine. The protest started in front of the offices of the Israeli airline El Al with protesters then marching inside the airport denouncing the genocidal war against Palestinians.

In their statement, PAME harshly criticized Israeli war crimes in Gaza. “No one can remain silent when the death toll from Israeli bombing in Gaza exceeds 8,000, including over 3000 children and over 1000 women,” PAME said.

“No one can remain silent when a child is killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. No one can remain silent when there are more than 15,000 wounded in Gaza without the necessary treatment because of the suffocating blockade by the murderer state of Israel.”

PAME has also demanded that the Greek government stop all economic, political, and military cooperation with Israel. The union called for an end to the facilitation of bases and other infrastructure by Greece to the US, NATO, and Israel.

PAME has also called for the immediate recognition of the Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Meanwhile, on October 31, transport unions in Belgium including the Belgian Union of Transport Workers (BTB), BBTK, ACV-Transcom, and ACV Puls issued a joint statement announcing their resolve to refuse loading or unloading weapons in transit to Israel, which are destined for the genocidal war against the Palestinians.

In their statement, the trade unions said that while genocide is taking place in Palestine, workers at various airports in Belgium note the arrival of arms shipments to the conflict zone. Workers’ participation in loading or unloading these weapons “means supporting regimes that kill innocent people,” the statement said.

In the UK, on October 31, activists from Palestine Action blockaded the road to the headquarters of Elbit Systems in Bristol, notorious for manufacturing parts for Israeli drones and other pilotless aircraft.

DKU activist blocading Terma A/S in Soborg (Photo: DKU)

On October 30, in Demark, activists from various anti-war groups including the Communist Youth of Denmark (DKU), blocked all entrances to the Søborg plant of the Danish arms company, Terma, in protest against its sale of weapons and equipment to the Israeli Defense Forces.

According to reports, the Aarhus-based defense contractor supplies Israel with equipment for F-16 and F-35 fighter jets, which Israel uses to bomb Gaza. Terma has also been accused of sending arms for the war in Yemen.

During the blockade at Terma, DKU members hung up blood-stained children’s clothes to symbolize the consequences of Terma’s bloody business for civilians in Palestine.

Dagbladet Arbejderen has reported that the protestors have demanded that authorities publish all information about Terma’s activities and disseminate that information in a way that allows the people of Denmark to understand exactly what the company is doing.

They also demanded and end to the manufacturing of weapons parts used by the Israeli military and the termination of their agreements with F35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, which supplies the Israeli genocidal apparatus.

As of November 3, the ongoing genocidal war carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip since October 7, has claimed the lives of more than 9,000 people, wounded more than 30,000 people, and displaced over 1.4 million.

Lợi dụng mưa lớn, phá trắng trái phép 5 ha rừng tự nhiên ở Gia Lai

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THANH TUẤN  –  Thứ bảy, 23/09/2023 09:48 (GMT+7)

Một vụ phá rừng trái phép với quy mô lớn vừa xảy ra tại huyện Kông Chro, tỉnh Gia Lai. Người dân sở tại đã phá trắng gần 5 ha rừng tự nhiên để lấy đất làm nương rẫy. Vụ việc không chỉ ảnh hưởng đến nguồn lợi lâm sản mà còn gây thiệt hại cho môi trường sinh thái và an ninh trật tự của địa phương.

Lợi dụng mưa lớn, phá trắng trái phép 5 ha rừng tự nhiên ở Gia Lai
Những cây gỗ lớn bị đốn hạ. Ảnh: Thanh Tuấn

Theo ghi nhận của cơ quan chức năng, tại Tiểu khu 793 thuộc lâm phần Công ty TNHH Một thành viên Lâm nghiệp Kông H’de, thuộc xã Sró, huyện Kông Chro, 2 khoảnh rừng tự nhiên bị phá trắng, diện tích gần 5 ha, trong đó có khoảng 3 ha diện tích rừng có gỗ.

Kiểm đếm ban đầu, trên 641 cây rừng có đường kính gốc từ 8 cm – 30cm gồm nhiều loại như: Căm xe, bằng lăng, bình linh… bị chặt hạ.

Hàng loạt cây rừng lớn nhỏ bị đốn hạ bằng cưa xăng, gãy đỗ la liệt. Ảnh: Thanh Tuấn
Hàng loạt cây rừng lớn nhỏ bị đốn hạ bằng cưa xăng, gãy đỗ la liệt. Ảnh: Thanh Tuấn

Ông Lê Văn Thuỷ – Giám đốc Công ty TNHH Một thành viên Lâm nghiệp Kông H’de, Gia Lai cho biết: “6, 7 hộ dân dùng cưa xăng, hạ cây rừng rất nhanh. Công ty phát hiện, nhưng chậm can thiệp vì nước lớn, khó qua sông. Tôi là người đứng đầu nên chịu trách nhiệm”.

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This Gazan doctor won’t let himself feel hate – despite losing 25 members of his family in an Israeli airstrike last week, and the deaths of his daughters 14 years ago

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Rabies is spreading in Southeast Asia, fuelled by inequality and neglect

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eco-business.com By Robin Hicks Nov. 3, 2023

Rabies is not considered to be a disease of economic importance, because it does not hurt international trade and mainly affects marginalised communities. A new study explores how the ancient zoonotic disease has spread across Southeast Asia post-pandemic, and how it can be eliminated.

One of the world’s oldest diseases has been spreading across Southeast Asia, infecting poor communities in remote parts of the region where it has not previously been considered to be a problem.

Rabies, a zoonotic disease caricaturised by aggressive, salivating dogs that is virtually 100 per cent fatal once it enters the central nervous system, has spread because the resources needed to control the disease have been diverted to control Covid-19, according to experts in a new study on the prevalence of the virus in Southeast Asia and how to fight it.

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61 người tử vong vì bệnh dại trong 8 tháng

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>> 5 triệu con chó và 1 triệu con mèo bị buôn bán, giết thịt mỗi năm

  • Theo Tổ chức Y tế thế giới, từ đầu năm đến nay Việt Nam đã có 61 trường hợp tử vong do bệnh dại ở 26 tỉnh, thành, cao hơn đáng kể so với cùng kỳ năm ngoái.
Chó dữ tấn công người - Ảnh: MXH
Chó dữ tấn công người – Ảnh: MXH

Người tử vong vì bệnh dại vẫn cao

Ngày Thế giới phòng chống bệnh dại năm nay (ngày 28-9) có chủ đề “Tất cả vì Một, Một Sức khỏe cho tất cả”. Với kế hoạch chiến lược toàn cầu “Zero by 30”, thế giới có một mục tiêu chung nhằm loại bỏ hoàn toàn các ca tử vong do bệnh dại ở người vào năm 2030.

Theo Tổ chức Y tế thế giới (WHO), mặc dù Việt Nam đã đạt được một số tiến bộ trong 10 năm qua, thế nhưng mỗi năm vẫn ghi nhận có từ 70 đến 100 trường hợp tử vong do bệnh dại.

Trong 8 tháng đầu năm, cả nước đã có 61 trường hợp tử vong ở 26 tỉnh thành, cao hơn đáng kể so với cùng kỳ năm ngoái. Mặc dù số ca tử vong do bệnh dại ở một số tỉnh đã giảm đáng kể, chỉ số này vẫn tăng ở 20 tỉnh trong giai đoạn 5 năm (2017-2021), so với giai đoạn 2011-2016.

Tiến sĩ Angela Pratt, trưởng đại diện WHO tại Việt Nam, nhấn mạnh sự cần thiết về một cam kết mạnh mẽ và hướng mục tiêu vào các lĩnh vực ưu tiên nhằm loại bỏ tử vong do bệnh dại vào năm 2030.

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“Let me be very, very clear. Being pro-Palestinian is not being antisemitic, being pro-Palestinian does not mean you’re pro-Hamas or pro-terrorism.”

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In call for ceasefire, Jordan’s Queen Rania told CNN

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Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in Israel’s war against Hamas, saying that supporting the protection of Palestinian lives does not equal being antisemitic or pro-terrorism.

“Let me be very, very clear. Being pro-Palestinian is not being antisemitic, being pro-Palestinian does not mean you’re pro-Hamas or pro-terrorism,” Rania told CNN’s Becky Anderson on Sunday.

“What we’ve seen in recent years is the charge of antisemitism being weaponized in order to silence any criticism of Israel,” she said.

“I want to absolutely and wholeheartedly condemn antisemitism and Islamophobia…but I also want to remind everyone that Israel does not represent all the Jewish people around the world. Israel is a state and is alone is responsible for its own crimes.”

Queen of Jordan, Rania Al-Abdullah, speaks during the Web Summit, Europe's largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Queen of Jordan, Rania Al-Abdullah, speaks during the Web Summit, Europe’s largest technology conference, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Pedro NunesPedro Nunes/Reuters

Israel declared a “complete siege” on Gaza following the October 7 terror attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas, which controls the coastal enclave.

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Dự án khu đô thị quây núi đá vịnh Hạ Long làm ‘hòn non bộ’

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TPO – Hàng loạt núi đá di sản vịnh Hạ Long (Quảng Ninh) đang bị một dự án quy mô quây kín. Trao đổi với Tiền Phong, đại diện lãnh đạo Ban Quản lý vịnh Hạ Long khẳng định vị trí thực hiện dự án nằm trong vùng đệm của vịnh Hạ Long.

Nhiều ngày nay, khu vực phường Quang Hanh, TP Cẩm Phả (Quảng Ninh) xuất hiện hàng đoàn xe chở đất đá san lấp dự án. Đoàn xe ‘hổ vồ’ này không hề có bạt che phủ khi lưu thông trên đường và có dấu hiệu quá tải.

Theo tìm hiểu, đây là dự án Khu đô thị 10B, được UBND tỉnh Quảng Ninh phê duyệt năm 2021. Hiện dự án đang được triển khai thực hiện.

Điều đặc biệt, dự án này lấn ra vịnh Hạ Long cả cây số tính từ đường bao biển Hạ Long – Cẩm Phả.

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Hospitals in Gaza

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Two dozen aid workers from Doctors Without Borders made it out of Gaza Wednesday through the Rafah crossing. Andrea Mitchell is joined by Faris Al Jawad, Communications Manager for Doctors Without Borders in Jerusalem, to discuss the status of hospitals and medical experts in Gaza, the desperate need for fuel and the potential for more mass casualties. “Our international staff that have just recently got out are safely over the border. However, I think what we are far more concerned about now is the 300 or so Palestinian staff that we still have in Gaza, still working, many of them in some of the most dangerous areas that are being relentlessly struck,” Al Jawad says. “There are bombs going off very nearby. There are thousands of people taking shelter there, there’s no medication, there’s no anesthesia, we’re doing operations on the floor.”

Moment BBC reporter falls to his knees and weeps while reporting inside Gaza hospital

After a Decade of Fossil Fuel Investing, Can China Fulfill Its Promise of a “Green” Belt and Road Initiative?

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wri.org October 24, 2023 By Lihuan Zhou and Ziyi Ma Cover Image by: xiaoke chen/iStock

A decade ago, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), an ambitious effort to finance infrastructure around the world. Since then, Chinese investments made through the BRI have become an integral part of the global infrastructure landscape — particularly in developing countries — with estimates of $1 trillion or more invested across 152 countries.

Unfortunately, the first 10 years of the BRI were dominated by fossil fuel investment, with $52 billion invested in coal power alone according to the China Overseas Finance Inventory.

But the next decade could look very different: At the 2021 UN General Assembly, China announced it would cease building new coal plants abroad and instead step up investment in renewable energy, a commitment reiterated by President Xi Jinping at the latest BRI summit in October 2023.

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“Gaza has become a graveyard for children. It’s a living hell for everyone else.”

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High-resolution maps show that rubber causes substantial deforestation (in Southeast Asia)

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Researchers used this data and cloud computing to generate powerful, high-resolution maps of rubber and its associated deforestation in Southeast Asia, where over 90% of global rubber is produced…The mapping showed that forest loss associated with rubber production is more than two to three times greater than indicated by previous research has suggested

A multi-partner team of researchers, led by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, have used new Earth observation satellite data and advanced computer modelling to show that rubber-related deforestation is far higher than previous estimates have suggested

Almost all tropical deforestation is related to the production of global commodities, but mapping this deforestation through satellite imagery is rare (oil palm and soy are the notable exceptions). Natural rubber ranks among these global commodities but its deforestation impact has proved difficult to measure: globally, 85% of natural rubber is produced by smallholders on scattered plantations which have proved difficult to detect through traditional satellite imaging due to their small size. Moreover, these plantations also have a very similar visual appearance to forest when viewed from space. Previous calculations of rubber deforestation have therefore used model-based data.

Due to recent improvements in the visual quality of Earth observation data, in this paper the authors were able to capture the smallholder plantations in their mapping and address the deforestation knowledge gap. Researchers used this data and cloud computing to generate powerful, high-resolution maps of rubber and its associated deforestation in Southeast Asia, where over 90% of global rubber is produced.

Rubber tapping on a plantation in Thailand.Photo: Pavel Muravev / iStock / Getty Images Plus
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The Interdependence of Climate Security and Good Governance: A Case Study from Pakistan

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By Ameera Adil and Faraz Haider

Last year, Pakistan faced the most devastating floods in the history of the country, which is notable because the country lies on a geographical floodplain. The Indus is an ancient and powerful river. The floodplain of the river covers nearly half of Pakistan, where most of the country’s population resides. When the Indus breathes, as rivers do, the lives and livelihoods on the floodplains are quietly absorbed by the water. 

Climate change had a significant role to play in the 2022 floods. The affected areas received 900mm of rainfall between June to August, which is nearly 350 percent more than the long-term average. Tiếp tục đọc “The Interdependence of Climate Security and Good Governance: A Case Study from Pakistan” →

Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza: 50,000 pregnant women, 5,500 due to give birth, 160 deliveries every day

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UN Population Fund Updated on 27 October 2023

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is deepening, as fuel, water, food and life-saving medical supplies run out. The health system is on the brink of collapse.

Among Gaza’s population of 2.2 million people, 1 in 4 are women and girls of reproductive age – around 572,000 – who need access to reproductive health services. An estimated 50,000 pregnant women are caught up in the conflict, with around 5,500 due to give birth within the next 30 days – more than 160 deliveries every day. An estimated 840 women may experience pregnancy or birth-related complications. Many of these women have been cut off from safe delivery services, as hospitals, which are overwhelmed with casualties, run out of fuel for generators, medicines and basic supplies – including for the management of obstetric emergencies.

Around 73,000 women are currently pregnant in the West Bank, with more than 8,120 expected to give birth in the next month as the violence threatens to spill over.

UNFPA is dispatching life-saving reproductive health medicines and supplies to Egypt for stockpiling and transportation across the border into Gaza when possible. As of 26 October, UNFPA has 3,000 dignity kits containing hygiene supplies in Egypt, ready to go into Gaza, as well as life-saving reproductive health supplies, prepositioned and ready to be sent through Egypt. These health kits and supplies save the lives of pregnant women – they are as vital as food, water, shelter.

Among other initiatives, a UNFPA-supported helpline is available for women, youth and other people requiring assistance in Gaza and the West Bank

In the West Bank, the Ministry of Health has redeployed midwives from hospitals to Safe Motherhood Emergency Centres supported by UNFPA, ensuring that midwives are accessible in every community. In addition, online support systems and referral services are helping to ensure women’s continued access to sexual and reproductive health care.

With more than half of Gaza’s population displaced, the risk of gender-based violence has also increased exponentially for women and girls who are on the move, seeking refuge in overcrowded shelters, which lack privacy and sanitation facilities.

UNFPA condemns the violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories and echoes the UN Secretary-General’s call for an immediate ceasefire, for the immediate and unconditional release of hostages by Hamas, and for unimpeded access for humanitarian aid and workers within Gaza. 

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Gaza children of war and conflict

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Gaza is a virtual prison with hardly any way in or out. And it has been so since ten years ago when Al Jazeera entered Gaza to talk to the grandchildren of Fatima al Najar, who had recently achieved a strange kind of fame as the oldest Palestinian suicide bomber.

These children, whose lives had been shaped by the oppressive conditions imposed on the territory by Israel, spoke frankly about the hopes, and fear, for their future. Tehal was just ten at the time, and wanted to be the first female president of Palestine.

She said she had three priorities; to clean up the mess left behind by the Israeli bulldozers, to give children their rights, and “to build a new Gaza”. In contrast, another young girl – Rana – hoped to become a journalist, “So I can tell the people how we suffer here. I am a child, I know what death means, I know what war means, I know what blood means.”

These and other children opened their hearts in a moving show of optimism in the face of the dire conditions in which they lived.

Now, a decade on, Rewind returns to Gaza in search of the children featured in Children of Conflict, now young adults.Once again they speak to Al Jazeera’s cameras contrasting their aspirations of ten years ago with the reality of today.