Tác giả: Phạm Thu Hương

I am chief admin, author and translator of DCN System, which includes dotchuoinon.com (the only Vietnamese-language website devoted exclusively to positive thinking), cvdvn.net (Conversations on Vietnam Development), and a number of related forums and Facebook pages. I am also legal assistant to attorney Trần Đình Hoành in legal cases involving Vietnam. I am studying and teaching the Bible and Buddhism. I am a Biotechnology Engineering graduate from Hue University of Sciences. I love living with nature. I practice the Energy Training exercise system for health, and enjoy gardening and life beauty as a hobby.

Philippines welcomes more US troops at home: Will it be worth it?

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Philippines Welcomes More US Troops At Home: Will It Be Worth It? | Insight | Full Episode

CNA Insider – 11 thg 4, 2023

Amidst rising tensions in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, the American military is set to expand its presence in the Philippines. The Marcos administration wants to increase the number of US forces in the country, by allowing Americans access to four additional military bases including Palawan and Cagayan, through the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). This move reverses the cooling US-Filipino ties under President Duterte. But the long, storied history between the two countries could complicate the return of US troops. At the same time, Chinese investments in the archipelago are in jeopardy, as Beijing protests the move. What is behind this troop buildup in the Philippines, and could this raise the temperature in the region, as China reacts to the growing American might at its doorstep?

00:00 Introduction
01:32 South China Sea disputes: China VS Philippines
04:07 US increases military presence in Philippines
07:40 Impact of Scarborough Shoals dispute
12:13 US military alliance VS Chinese foreign investment
22:27 Dark side to US’ presence in Philippines
36:29 Taiwan: Why Philippines may be warming to US
41:09 Beijing condemns US military expansion in Philippines
43:42 Can Philippines balance relations with US and China?

Những toan tính ở dải đất hẹp Gaza

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SÁNG ÁNH – 21/10/2023 10:32 GMT+7

TTCT – Ngày 22-9 tại Đại hội đồng Liên Hiệp Quốc, Thủ tướng Israel Benjamin Netanyahu hân hoan trương ra tấm bản đồ Trung Đông “đổi mới”.

Trên đó Palestine đã bị xóa sổ và theo ông Netanyahu, họ sẽ phải chấp nhận thôi vì họ chỉ là 2% dân số Ả Rập, mà các nước Ả Rập đã chấp nhận Israel. Ông hớn hở nhất là Saudi Arabia sắp sửa công nhận Israel nay mai – chiếc đinh cuối cùng đóng nắp quan tài của một quốc gia Palestine tương lai.

Ảnh: Vox
Ảnh: Vox

Cuối năm 2020, trước khi chính quyền Mỹ của Tổng thống Donald Trump ra đi, cậu con rể Jared Kushner đã chiêu dụ thành công hai tiểu quốc vùng Vịnh Bahrain và UAE giao hảo với Israel, trong khuôn khổ Hiệp định Abraham.

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China’s Belt and Road: Future opportunities for Singapore? | Singapore & The BRI

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China’s Belt And Road: Future Opportunities For Singapore? | Singapore & The BRI | Full Episode


CNA Insider -20-10-2023
2023 marks the 10th anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. As the BRI continues to evolve, opportunities for Singapore remain in the areas of infrastructure expertise and legal services and are emerging in green innovations, green financing sectors. In the next decade, how can Singapore continue to tap on its strengths as a global trading, innovation, financial and legal hub to forge its own paths in the BRI?

00:00 Introduction
03:26 Singapore’s participation in the BRI over 10 years
08:46 Greening the BRI
11:53 Green innovation in shrimp farming
15:19 A start-up reducing emissions in Southeast Asia
23:19 Building a smart city in Kazakhstan
27:44 More opportunities outside Central Asia
30:31 Increasing need for legal services
34:39 Singapore’s potential as an arbitration hub

The U.S. media has a Palestine problem

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AJ+ – 22-5-2021

Israeli occupation of Palestine tends to be a touchy subject for news media, so much so that they break journalistic standards and writing etiquette just to avoid implicating one party over another — which still seems to end up working out in Israel’s favor and never Palestine’s. That’s led to a media environment that can’t clearly call out the ethnic cleansing and apartheid inflicted upon Palestinians, doesn’t point to context when talking about the results of decades-long oppression and displacement, and can’t help but equivocate about two disproportionately affected populations. But maybe that’s starting to change.

Sana Saeed looks at what U.S. media coverage has gotten wrong about recent events in Gaza, Sheikh Jarrah and occupied Palestine, and offers her own media critique.

Why Israel matters to Americans

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AJ+ – 4-11-2022

There’s undoubtedly a very special relationship between Israel and the United States. Since the establishment of the State of Israel in the British Mandate of Palestine, the two countries have had deep ideological, political and spiritual ties. This unique relationship between the two has resulted in shielding Israel from criticism and accountability for its occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians for over seven decades. Yet can this relationship be explained simply by the role of Zionist lobbying? By U.S. foreign policy objectives? Can American support for Israel be simply explained as continued empathy for the horrors of the Holocaust? Or is the truth closer to home and in the mirror?

In the season finale of Backspace, Sana looks at how the story of Israel has been constructed in the United States — and the very American story at its root, where the indigenous of the land are rendered visible in a very particular way.

Three big questions on the Israel-Gaza war answered

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Al Jazeera English – 19-10- 2023

What’s happening with civilians in Gaza? Why is it so complicated to open Egypt’s border for aid? And where’s this all going? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann answers three big questions on the Israel-Gaza war.

00:55 – What will happen to civilians in Gaza?

01:16 – Israel’s air assault on Gaza

01:56 – Israel’s total blockade on Gaza

02:34 – Half of Gaza’s population has been displaced

02:43 – Why people moved from the north to the south of Gaza

03:58 – Why can’t Egypt send supplies or open the Rafah crossing?

04:06 – The relationship between Egypt and Israel

04:51 – Egypt and Israel say some aid can now cross through Rafah

05:25 – The situation for Palestinian dual nationals in Gaza

06:06 – Why Egypt and Jordan don’t want to take any Palestinian refugees

07:30 – Where’s the Israel-Gaza war going? How will it end?

09:33 – Is Israel’s aim to wipe out Hamas actually possible?

This episode features:

Youmna ElSayed – Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza

Rami Khouri – American University of Beirut

Elijah Magnier – military analyst

Laila El-Haddad – Palestinian journalist & author

Saving Pangolins from poachers in Cat Tien, Vietnam | The Last Defenders

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Saving Pangolins From Poachers In Cat Tien, Vietnam | The Last Defenders | Full Episode

CNA Insider – 15-9-2023

Cat Tien is one of Vietnam’s most biologically diverse and largest national parks. It is home to 40 species of critically endangered wildlife, including the vulnerable pangolin population.

Lam and Julong are anti-poaching officers from Save Vietnam’s Wildlife. Together with the government’s forest rangers, they form a forest protection team to fight against the threats posed by poaching to wildlife. They face the risk of possible violent confrontation with armed poachers and the danger of the unpredictable elements of the forest.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: 10 years of evolution and beyond

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China’s Belt And Road Initiative: 10 Years Of Evolution And Beyond | Insight | Full Episode


CNA Insider – 12 thg 9, 2023

It is the 10th year of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). From Central and Southeast Asia to the Middle East and Africa, how has China’s mega infrastructure project changed the world? In this retrospective on the 10th anniversary of the BRI, Insight looks at the developments in Asia and Africa that have sprung from China’s marquee project. From growing trade links to environmental impacts to political influence, the BRI has undeniably changed the region. But with growing economic headwinds and a flagging Chinese economy, will Beijing continue to invest in the BRI? What will the next decade bring?

0:00 Introduction

01:10 Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia

07:55 How the war in Ukraine is shaping the BRI

12:13 Growing China-ASEAN trade

13:57 How the BRI increased durian exports from Thailand to China

17:54 Dams: Good for energy generation, bad for food supply?

26:28 China’s growing influence in the Middle East

31:21 Why China is investing so much in Africa

35:34 Debt trap diplomacy?

38:40 Rise in non-performing loans on the Belt and Road

40:16 A shift in strategy for the BRI?

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Viet Nam receives over US$677 million from NGOs during 2020-2022

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GP – Viet Nam received aid worth more than US$677 million from foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) between 2020 and 2022.

THUY DUNG AUGUST 24, 2023 11:11 AM GMT+7

Viet Nam receives over US$677 million from NGOs during 2020-2022 - Ảnh 1.

The figure was released at a meeting on works of foreign NGOs that took place in Ha Noi on August 23.

According to the 2022 report, 388 foreign NGOs have been operating in Viet Nam, including 148 from Europe, 118 from Asia-Pacific, and 122 from North America.

The value of foreign NGO aid disbursed to Viet Nam in 2022 reached more than US$223.7 million, down by nearly US$10 million compared to 2021 and equivalent to the level in 2020. 

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Improving safety and health at every step of the coffee supply chain in Viet Nam

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This video provides an introduction on the ILO Vision Zero Fund’s work to promote workplace safety and health on coffee farms in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam through training and collective action. In doing so, the project engages with national and international partners, including multi-national companies and NGOs. Farmers appreciate the training approach and share their learning and good practices for workplace improvements with other farmers in their community which promotes sustainability and scaling.

Date issued: 01 October 2023 | Size/duration: 00:07:38

Quảng Ninh makes effort to preserve old fishing villages in Hạ Long Bay

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October 10, 2023 – 08:31

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Urgent action is needed to breath new life into Cửa Vạn and Vung Viêng fishing villages.

A view of conservation area of Vung Viêng fishing village in Hạ Long Bay. VNA/VNS Photo

QUẢNG NINH – Cửa Vạn and Vung Viêng, two renowned fishing villages located in Hạ Long Bay in northern Quảng Ninh Province, are facing severe deterioration, with some structures slowly sinking into the sea.

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40,000 victims seek justice in billion-dollar Vạn Thịnh Phát bond fraud case

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October 09, 2023 – 08:44

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An 87-year-old man came to the Bình Thạnh District Police in HCM City last Monday morning to report a fraud related to bonds allegedly committed by one of Việt Nam’s largest property developers.

Trần Bữu Nữu, an officer belonging to the Bình Thạnh District police in HCM City, helps a victim make a complaint against Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) where she had bought the bonds. VNS Photo Bồ Xuân Hiệp
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Vietnam among countries recording most child displacements due to natural disasters

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VNE – By Minh Minh   October 7, 2023 | 07:00 am GMT+7

Vietnam among countries recording most child displacements due to natural disasters

Two children are on a bus with the elderly as they are evacuated from storm Noru in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam in September 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Dac Thanh

Around 930,000 children in Vietnam were displaced due to hazards such as floods, storms and drought between 2016 and 2021, among the 10 highest numbers of 44 countries surveyed by UNICEF.

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Localities pioneer, spending billions of đồng in tuition waiver initiative

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VNN – October 06, 2023 – 11:12

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For the 2023-2024 academic year, the central Đà Nẵng City also set out VNĐ408 billion ($16.72 million) for tuition exemptions for kindergarten, general and continuing education.

Primary students entered the new school year at Đức Trí School in Đà Nẵng City on September 5. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Dũng

HÀ NỘI — Several localities across the country are leading the initiative to fully cover tuition fees for general education, aiming to alleviate the burdens on families and reduce the number of students dropping out of school.

In the 2023-2024 school year, northern Hải Phòng City plans to spend more than VNĐ400 billion (US$16.4 million) from the local budget for a tuition waiver programme applicable to every student in the city.

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