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.

The coronavirus will not be fatal for China’s Belt and Road Initiative but it will strike a heavy blow

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Projects face delays as the coronavirus prevents Beijing from supplying goods and people. And project resources will be diverted as China focuses on its own recovery. But the biggest casualty may be a loss of faith in Chinese-style connectivity

Illustration: Craig Stephens
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Suddenly, a highly infectious virus has become China’s most prominent export. What began on January 3, when China

reported

44 cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, has become the Covid-19 global pandemic. Wuhan, the manufacturing centre that helped to power China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative, has become the epicentre of a health crisis

shutting down

many of those projects.

The corridors that facilitate the flow of goods can be conduits for pathogens and disease. As Covid-19 spreads, is the Belt and Road Initiative at risk of becoming an infection thoroughfare?

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Covid-19 has given us the chance to build a low-carbon future

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Lockdown won’t save the world from warming, but the pandemic is an opportunity to pursue a green economic recovery

  • Christiana Figueres was head of the UN climate change convention that achieved the Paris agreement in 2015

German chancellor Angela Merkel at Frankfurt Auto Show last year.
 ‘In Europe, car manufacturers are pushing to loosen emissions standards.’ German chancellor Angela Merkel at Frankfurt Auto Show last year. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The air is clean and fresh, fish have reappeared in urban waterways, birds are frequenting uncut gardens, wild mammals are meandering through cities and greenhouse gas emissions will likely drop by an unprecedented 8% this year. Nature has clearly benefited from several months of dramatically reduced economic activity. From a climate crisis perspective, this drop in emissions is astonishingly close to the 7.6% yearly reduction in emissions that scientists have advised will be necessary during the next decade. And yet none of this is cause for celebration.

Mekong River offshoot erodes like a drill

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By Cuu Long   June 2, 2020 | 07:30 pm GMT+7

A sediment-poor Mekong River branch cutting through An Giang Province is causing erosion due to rapid water flow.

A three kilometer section of Hau River, a branch of the Mekong, is straitened by half in width when passing through An Giang’s Chau Phu District.

Besides this natural occurrence, the operation of upstream Mekong dams and overexploitation of sand along the river has caused erosion to eat away at nearby National Highway 91, according to experts.

In the past 10 years, erosion has thrice struck this section of Hau River, with a 500 m highway stretch pulled into the water in Binh My Commune.

Most recently, another 40 m of the highway collapsed into the river on May 27 after a crack appeared four days earlier.

In August last year, a 85-meter-long area fell into the river, followed a few weeks later by a 30 m section.

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The National Highway 91 in Binh My Commune, Chau Phu District of An Giang Province, with two sections hit by erosion in August 2019 and May 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Cuu Long.

Vietnam’s Rooftop Solar Sector: Tools, Templates, and Lessons Learned for Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers

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Webinar #2 Key Takeaways and Summary

On May 14, the Renewable Energy Buyers Vietnam Working Group hosted its second webinar in a series of four occurring throughout May 2020.

Co-organized by the Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA) and the USAID Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program (V-LEEP), the Working Group brings together corporate energy users, renewable energy project developers, investors, government representatives and supporting stakeholders seeking to increase corporate clean energy use and investment in Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s Rooftop Solar Sector: Tools, Templates, and Lessons Learned for Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers” →

Mekong Infrastructure Tracker

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Resources for understanding the dynamic economic, social, environmental, and political impact of development in the Mekong region

PROJECT INFO

The Mekong Infrastructure Tracker platform is the premier resource for researchers to track, monitor, and quantify the development of energy, transportation, and water infrastructure assets and the social, economic, and ecological changes they bring to South East Asia. The Mekong Infrastructure Tracker was developed with support from the USAID Mekong Safeguards activity led by The Asia Foundation, with funding provided by USAID. Find data by browsing or searching, build new geographic information products, and explore existing maps and apps.

More information https://www.stimson.org/project/mekong-infrastructure/?utm_source=Mekong+Eye&utm_campaign=65dedd4c28-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_10_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5d4083d243-65dedd4c28-527526165

Dialogue: Breaking Barriers in deployment of Renewable Energy in Vietnam

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In the context of the global economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strongly affected to energy enterprises. A reasonable solutions to boost a development renewable energy in Vietnam should be discussed and proposed, for contributing to partially offset the shortage of electricity source after 2020. Under the direction by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) ), the Vietnam Business Forum Magazine in collaboration with the Vietnam Clean Energy Association will organize the Dialogue with the topic:

“RESOLUTION 55-NQ/TW BY THE POLITBURO AND SOLUTIONS FOR PROMOTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET IN VIETNAM”

The forum is expected to join the contribution from state management officers, investors, experts, scientists, non-governmental organizations and consumers to find out solutions timely and deliver to the authorities for the stable policy and sustainable development of the renewable energy, which is considerably potential in Vietnam.

  1. ORGANIZERS
  2. Guiding unit

– Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)

  1. Organizers

– Business Forum Magazine

– Vietnam Clean Energy Association

III. TIME AND VENUE

  1. Time: From 13h30 – 17h00 on Friday on June 12, 2020
  2. Venue: VCCI Hall (7 floor), No. 9 Dao Duy Anh – Hanoi

Please take a look at the attachment and  register this form as follow :  https://forms.gle/3QoMBuiMmFUfPado9

For more information, please contact:   Ms. Do Phuong Thanh (Hp: +84-90-4552297, email: dophuongthanhvcci@gmail.com)

How Vietnam managed to keep its coronavirus death toll at zero

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By Nectar Gan, CNN Updated 0716 GMT (1516 HKT) May 30, 2020

This is what life after lockdown looks like in Vietnam
(CNN)When the world looked to Asia for successful examples in handling the novel coronavirus outbreak, much attention and plaudits were paid to South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
But there’s one overlooked success story — Vietnam. The country of 97 million people has not reported a single coronavirus-related death and on Saturday had just 328 confirmed cases, despite its long border with China and the millions of Chinese visitors it receives each year.
This is all the more remarkable considering Vietnam is a low-middle income country with a much less-advanced healthcare system than others in the region. It only has 8 doctors for every 10,000 people, a third of the ratio in South Korea, according to the World Bank.

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BÁO PHỤ NỮ TP.HCM ĐÃ SAI PHẠM NHỮNG GÌ?

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Xem tin trên báo CAND Vì sao Báo Phụ nữ TP. Hồ Chí Minh điện tử bị đình bản 30 ngày?

Dưới đây là bài trên bản in báo giấy Phụ Nữ (vì báo điện tử online bị đình chỉ)

Chiều 28/5, theo thông tin đăng tải trên các báo về việc Cục Báo chí (Bộ Thông tin và Truyền thông) có quyết định xử phạt hành chính, trong đó đình bản một tháng đối với bản điện tử của Báo Phụ Nữ TP.HCM. Quyết định này xác định Báo Phụ Nữ TP.HCM “thông tin sai sự thật gây ảnh hưởng rất nghiêm trọng”, cụ thể là sai “5 thông tin, nhóm thông tin” trong loạt bài về bảo vệ môi trường: Sun Group – “Ông trời” không từ trên cao. Ngay sau khi có thông tin này, hàng ngàn cuộc gọi, tin nhắn, email của bạn đọc các nơi gửi về tòa soạn của Báo Phụ Nữ TP.HCM hỏi về những sai phạm của báo. Để trả lời những câu hỏi trên, chúng tôi xin minh định với bạn đọc về kết quả của buổi làm việc giữa Báo Phụ Nữ TP.HCM với đoàn làm việc của Cục Báo chí (kết quả của buổi làm việc này là căn cứ để Cục Báo chí đưa ra quyết định nói trên) trước khi nhận được quyết định từ Cục Báo chí để thực thi lệnh đình bản báo điện tử phunuonline.com.vn một tháng.

BÁO PHỤ NỮ TP.HCM XIN NÊU RA ĐÂY 7 VẤN ĐỀ CỤ THỂ:

1. Về thông tin: đơn vị nghiên cứu quy hoạch là Tập đoàn Sun Group trong bài Âm mưu chiếm 726ha biển Vân Đồn, đăng trên Báo Phụ Nữ TP.HCM ngày 25/10/2019.

Cục Báo chí nêu ý kiến: “Tuy UBND tỉnh Quảng Ninh đã từng giao cho Công ty cổ phần Mặt trời Vân Đồn làm đơn vị nghiên cứu lập quy hoạch dự án bán đảo Cổng Chào, nhưng sau đó đã chuyển giao lại cho Ban Quản lý Khu kinh tế”, từ đó Cục Báo chí kết luận Báo Phụ Nữ TP.HCM thông tin sai sự thật.

Báo Phụ Nữ TP.HCM xin được nói rõ: Bài viết Âm mưu chiếm 726ha biển Vân Đồn trong loạt bài về môi trường nói trên, nội dung của bài báo này khác với những bài khác ở chỗ, đây là bài báo phân tích thiệt hại về kinh tế, thiệt hại về môi sinh tại biển Vân Đồn, nếu dự án này được thực hiện.

Cụ thể diễn tiến: Sau khi bài báo Âm mưu chiếm 726ha biển Vân Đồn được đăng tải, UBND tỉnh Quảng Ninh đã khiếu nại báo viết sai sự thật, vì “Dự án khu phức hợp thương mại Cổng Chào” được giao cho Công ty cổ phần Mặt trời Vân Đồn chứ không phải giao cho Tập đoàn Sun Group.
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A museum let a group of penguins wander its empty rooms, and they couldn’t take their eyes off the paintings

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insider.com

museum penguins
Penguins from the Kansas City Zoo recently went on a field trip to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. 
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
  • Penguins from the Kansas City Zoo recently went on a field trip to the nearby Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
  • The adorable penguins freely wandered the halls as they admired Baroque and Impressionist masterpieces.
  • The museum’s director, Julián Zugazagoitia, expected them to be big fans of Monet’s “Water Lilies,” but they were far more drawn to Caravaggio.
  • The museum’s video of the penguins’ field trip has since racked up hundreds of thousands of views.

As we continue to stay at home, penguins around the world are having a blast. They’re meeting whales in the aquarium, roaming the streets of Cape Town, South Africa, and even getting their first art history lesson. Tiếp tục đọc “A museum let a group of penguins wander its empty rooms, and they couldn’t take their eyes off the paintings” →

Invitation “Promoting a Gender Inclusive Workforce in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects”

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The Clean Energy Investment Accelerator (CEIA), together with the USAID Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program (USAID V-LEEP), is hosting the webinar “Promoting a Gender Inclusive Workforce in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects” on May 29th at 9:00am ICT.

This webinar is the last webinar in the four-part series in May 2020. The webinar series is a temporary replacement for the in-person Renewable Energy Buyers Vietnam Working Group normally held in Ho Chi Minh City on a quarterly basis.

Please refer to the Webinar # 4 Agenda Official Invitation and Registration 26 May for an in-depth description of the webinar. To register for the webinar and receive Zoom log-in details, please complete the brief registration process here.

We look forward to your organization’s participation and input.

Việt Nam trước sức ép thoái vốn nhiệt điện than

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forbesvietnam.com

Trong bối cảnh thoái vốn nhiệt điện than đang diễn ra mạnh mẽ trên toàn cầu, Việt Nam được cảnh báo đối mặt với nguy cơ bị mắc kẹt vào tổn thất kép cả về tài chính và môi trường, nếu định hướng năng lượng vẫn chủ yếu dựa vào nhiệt điện than.

“SÓNG” THOÁI VỐN NHIỆT ĐIỆN THAN. Một cảnh báo mới về các thị trường vốn toàn cầu được cựu thống đốc ngân hàng Anh Mark Carney đưa ra mới đây, dự báo về “cơn sóng thần” tổn thất tài sản do bị mắc kẹt bởi nhiên liệu hóa thạch. Khả năng lên tới 20.000 tỉ USD nếu thế giới không tuân thủ Thỏa thuận Khí hậu Paris.

Việt Nam trước sức ép thoái vốn nhiệt điện than - ảnh 1

Drax từng là nhà máy nhiệt điện than lớn nhất châu Âu, đang chuyển đổi sang cung cấp năng lượng sinh khối vào năm 2021. Ảnh: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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Vietnam’s debt-to-GDP ratio seen below 57% by 2021: HSBC

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thesaigontimes.vn

Tuesday,  Jan 14, 2020,12:11 (GMT+7)
Vehicles travel on Vo Van Kiet Avenue in HCMC. This road was funded by official development assistance loans – PHOTO: VNA

HCMC – If the Vietnamese Government continues its fiscal consolidation, the public debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio could be further reduced, possibly reaching below 57% by 2021, said an HSBC report.

“Elevated public debt has fallen consistently over the years,” said the “Vietnam at a glance: The Good, the Bad and the Needed” report which the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Corporation (HSBC) released last week.
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China debt: how big is it, who owns it and what is next?

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  • The Institute of International Finance (IFF) estimated that China’s total debt hit 317 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020
  • In May 2020, the IFF also said the debt owed to China by the rest of the world had risen to more than 6 per cent of global GDP
Amanda Lee
Amanda Lee in Beijing Published: 4:38pm, 19 May, 2020
The Institute of International Finance estimated that China’s total debt hit 317 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020, up from 300 per cent in the last quarter of 2019 – the largest quarterly increase on record. Photo: AP
The Institute of International Finance estimated that China’s total debt hit 317 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2020, up from 300 per cent in the last quarter of 2019 – the largest quarterly increase on record. Photo: AP

What is the nature of China’s debt?

Broadly speaking, China’s debt can be divided into domestic debt and foreign debt.

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Extreme flood risk: Potentially disastrous scenario for Ho Chi Minh City

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Ho Chi Minh City faces devastating floods over the coming decades. (Photo: AFP/Kao Nguyen)
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BANGKOK: The risk of extreme future flooding events in major Vietnamese metropolis Ho Chi Minh City could increase by up to 10 times by 2050, resulting in immense economic and infrastructural damage, according to a new study by an international consulting firm.

Without a concentrated effort to mitigate the worsening impacts of sea-level rise brought about by climate change and to improve urban planning, the city faces billions of dollars of damage on an annual basis, with freak events potentially devastating vast urban areas.

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Vietnam ranks low in clean energy adoption

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vnexpress.net

By Nguyen Quy   May 19, 2020 | 09:31 am GMT+7

Vietnam ranks low in clean energy adoption

Three wind towers generating electricity among rice fields in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan. Photo by Shutterstock/Nguyen Quang Ngoc Tonkin.

In the bottom half of a global, clean energy transition ranking, Vietnam languishes far behind many of its neighbors.

Vietnam placed 65th out of 115 economies in 2020 Energy Transition Index, released by World Economic Forum (WEF), down nine spots from last year to continue lagging behind many other Southeast Asian countries.

The ranking measured countries and territories on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability based on 40 indicators grouped into two sub-indices.

In Southeast Asia, Vietnam ranked lower than Singapore (13th), Malaysia (38th), Brunei (49th), Thailand (53rd), and the Philippines (57th).

In the region, Vietnam did better than Indonesia (70th) and Cambodia (91st).

The country gained an average score of 53.5 percentage points out of 100, lower than the global average of 55.1.

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