Tác giả: Trần Đình Hoành

I am an attorney in the Washington DC area, with a Doctor of Law in the US, attended the master program at the National School of Administration of Việt Nam, and graduated from Sài Gòn University Law School. I aso studied philosophy at the School of Letters in Sài Gòn. . I have worked as an anti-trust attorney for Federal Trade Commission and a litigator for a fortune-100 telecom company in Washington DC. I have taught law courses for legal professionals in Việt Nam and still counsel VN government agencies on legal matters. I have founded and managed businesses for me and my family, both law and non-law. I have published many articles on national newspapers and radio stations in Việt Nam. In 1989 I was one of the founding members of US-VN Trade Council, working to re-establish US-VN relationship. Since the early 90's, I have established and managed VNFORUM and VNBIZ forum on VN-related matters; these forums are the subject of a PhD thesis by Dr. Caroline Valverde at UC-Berkeley and her book Transnationalizing Viet Nam. I translate poetry and my translation of "A Request at Đồng Lộc Cemetery" is now engraved on a stone memorial at Đồng Lộc National Shrine in VN. I study and teach the Bible and Buddhism. In 2009 I founded and still manage dotchuoinon.com on positive thinking and two other blogs on Buddhism. In 2015 a group of friends and I founded website CVD - Conversations on Vietnam Development (cvdvn.net). I study the art of leadership with many friends who are religious, business and government leaders from many countries. I have written these books, published by Phu Nu Publishing House in Hanoi: "Positive Thinking to Change Your Life", in Vietnamese (TƯ DUY TÍCH CỰC Thay Đổi Cuộc Sống) (Oct. 2011) "10 Core Values for Success" (10 Giá trị cốt lõi của thành công) (Dec. 2013) "Live a Life Worth Living" (Sống Một Cuộc Đời Đáng Sống) (Oct. 2023) I practice Jiu Jitsu and Tai Chi for health, and play guitar as a hobby, usually accompanying my wife Trần Lê Túy Phượng, aka singer Linh Phượng.

Silicon Valley in Southeast Asia: Da Nang lures Japanese technologies

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06/10/2020    14:00 GMT+7 vietnamnet

Da Nang has caught the attention of Japanese ICT firms thanks to its favorable investment environment.

Japan is the second largest foreign direct investor in Vietnam with total registered capital of $60 billion. Japanese investors have invested in 4,200 projects, including 700 ICT ones.

Silicon Valley in Southeast Asia: Da Nang lures Japanese technologies

Da Nang City

Speaking at an online ceremony on promoting ICT investments from Japan held in late September, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications (MIC) Pham Anh Tuan said Vietnam is ready to receive new Japanese investments by technology firms which will come in the expected investment relocation wave. >

US Public Opinion Is Changing the Relationship With China

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It is no longer politically wise to characterize China as a partner or friend.

By Justin Conrad, September 16, 2020, The Diplomat   

US Public Opinion Is Changing the Relationship With China
Credit: Official White House photo

The year is not over, but it’s safe to say that 2020 has been a watershed. Even so, it may be difficult to grasp just how consequential the last several months have been for U.S.-China relations. As the many crises of 2020 recede into the past, it will become increasingly clear that we witnessed the most important sea change in U.S.-China relations in 50 years. Critically, this was the year that the tide of public opinion in the United States turned against China.

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Mike Pompeo in Japan for ‘quad’ meeting to counter China

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  • 6 October 2020 BBC
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, October 6, Tokyo
Image caption US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is holding talks with the Quad group

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan in Tokyo to discuss how to counter China.

The “Quad meeting” comes as all four countries seek to form a front against an increasingly assertive China.

Before he left the US, Mr Pompeo said the meeting was “something we’ve been working on for a long time”.

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South Korean solar sector contests ‘unconstitutional’ biomass incentives

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Dozens of solar companies are claiming renewable energy certificates issued for “wood-burning” biomass technology are unconstitutional as most such facilities are fueled by wood pellets co-fired with coal in older power plants. A constitutional court decision is expected within two years.SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 EMILIANO BELLINI

Solar companies pointed to the coal-fired power station shutdowns triggered in the nation by air pollution last year.

Image: Hanwha Q Cells

Some 63 South Korean entities have filed a lawsuit at the country’s constitutional court alleging subsidies for biomass projects are unconstitutional.

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Nghị quyết số 140/NQ-CP của Chính phủ : Ban hành Chương trình hành động của Chính phủ thực hiện Nghị quyết số 55-NQ/TW

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Thông tin chi tiết Nghị quyết của Chính phủ
Nghị quyết số 140/NQ-CP của Chính phủ : Ban hành Chương trình hành động của Chính phủ thực hiện Nghị quyết số 55-NQ/TW ngày 11 tháng 02 năm 2020 của Bộ Chính trị về định hướng Chiến lược phát triển năng lượng quốc gia của Việt Nam đến năm 2030, tầm nhìn đến năm 2045
Thuộc tính văn bản
Số/Ký hiệu 140/NQ-CP
Ngày ban hành 02/10/2020
Người ký Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Trích yếu: Ban hành Chương trình hành động của Chính phủ thực hiện Nghị quyết số 55-NQ/TW ngày 11 tháng 02 năm 2020 của Bộ Chính trị về định hướng Chiến lược phát triển năng lượng quốc gia của Việt Nam đến năm 2030, tầm nhìn đến năm 2045
Cơ quan ban hành: Chính phủ
Phân loại: Nghị quyết

Tệp đính kèm:140.signed.pdf (1469357 Byte

PHÁT ĐỘNG HỢP TÁC MEKONG-HOA KỲ: MỞ RỘNG SỰ THAM GIA CỦA HOA KỲ VỚI KHU VỰC MEKONG

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 (Launch of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership: Expanding U.S. Engagement with the Mekong Region)

Office of the Spokeperson – Bình Yên Đông lược dịch, Mekong-Cuulong

U.S. Department of State – September 14, 2020

Hoa Kỳ, Cambodia, Lào, Myanmar, Thái Lan và Việt Nam tái xác nhận mối quan hệ lâu đời của mình qua việc phát động Hợp tác Mekong-Hoa Kỳ (Mekong-US Partnership (MUSP)) hôm 11 tháng 9.  Hoa Kỳ loan báo các kế hoạch, cộng tác với Quốc hội Hoa Kỳ, để gia tăng hỗ trợ cho quyền tự trị, độc lập kinh tế, cai quản tốt, và tăng trưởng khả chấp của các quốc gia đối tác Mekong, quan niệm rằng giữ gìn các giá trị nầy cũng quan trọng cho sự hoàn kết và hiệu quả của ASEAN [Hiệp hội các Quốc gia Đông Nam Á (ĐNA)].

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HOA KỲ NÓI TRUNG HOA PHẢI “CHỊU TRÁCH NHIỆM” VỀ CÁC ĐẬP MEKONG TẠI PHIÊN HỌP NGOẠI TRƯỞNG CỦA KHU VỰC

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

 (US says China has to be made ‘accountable’ for Mekong dams at meeting with region’s foreign ministers) 

Kyodo – Bình Yên Đông lược dịch, Mekong-Cuulong

South China Morning Post – 12 September 2020

Người dân đi thuyền trên sông Mekong ở Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [Ảnh: EPA]

•           Phụ tá Ngoại trưởng Hoa Kỳ Stephen Biegun dùng phiên họp để tố cáo Trung Hoa về hạn hán đang xảy ra ở vùng hạ lưu Mekong

•           Tuy nhiên, một viên chức Thái nói phiên họp có mục đích thảo luận các biện pháp để “tăng cường hợp tác qua Sáng kiến Hạ lưu Mekong (Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI))”

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United States closes immigration door to communists in clear swipe at China

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Yahoo! News

Keegan Elmer South China Morning Post 4 October 2020

TĐH: This will affect Vietnam

The United States has released guidance on its immigration laws that will make it almost impossible for members of a Communist party or similar to be granted permanent residence or citizenship of America.

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Exxon Mobil’s $5-billion LNG power plant gets green light

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By Dat Nguyen   October 3, 2020 | 02:30 pm GMT+7 vnexpressExxon Mobil’s $5-billion LNG power plant gets green lightAn LNG carrier seen at the port of Nakhodka, Russia. Photo by Shutterstock/VladSV.

The northern port city of Hai Phong has given approval to Exxon Mobil to build a liquefied natural gas-fired power plant.

The city People’s Committee said in a recent statement that the $5.09 billion plant will be built in two phases, each with a capacity of 2.25 gigawatts, the first going on stream in 2026-27 and the second three years later.

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Pompeo, Vatican clash over China after tensions spill out

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By NICOLE WINFIELD Oct. 2, 2020 AP

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Pompeo is meeting Thursday with top Vatican officials, a day after tensions over U.S. opposition to the Vatican’s China policy spilled out in public. (Vatican Media via AP)

ROME (AP) — The U.S. and the Vatican butted heads over China on Thursday as the Holy See chafed at U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s public call to take a harsher stance against Chinese restrictions on religious freedom.

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Changes Underway at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base

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October 2, 2020
October 2, 2020  |  AMTI Brief

The Cambodian government has demolished a U.S.-built facility at the country’s Ream Naval Base, according to satellite imagery collected on October 1. The demolition occurred sometime after September 5—likely around September 10—though imagery of sufficient resolution to confirm was not available at that time. The building was one of several U.S.-funded facilities on the base which were reportedly to be relocated after Cambodia struck a secret deal to grant China access to Ream. The recent demolition seems to confirm that changes are underway at the naval base and again raises questions about rumored Chinese access. Tiếp tục đọc “Changes Underway at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base” →

US-China tech war: can China’s chipmaking drive save it from US technology embargo?

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Beijing is going all in to back a breakthrough in Chinese semiconductor manufacturing as the nation faces US sanctions on hi-tech goodsBut many newcomers to the industry have little experience and some experts say the ‘whatever it takes’ approach shows tolerance for inefficiency

Cissy Zhou

Cissy Zhou

Published: 11:30pm, 28 Sep, 2020 SCMP

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Duterte invokes court ruling against China in UN address

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In his more than four years in office, it was the first time that Duterte addressed the UN body, which marks its 75th anniversary this year [Manuel Elias/UN via AFP]
In his more than four years in office, it was the first time that Duterte addressed the UN body, which marks its 75th anniversary this year [Manuel Elias/UN via AFP]

23 Sep 2020 Al Jareeza

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte went on the offensive over the South China Sea on Wednesday, in his first-ever address to the United Nations General Assembly, stressing his country’s legal victory at The Hague in its long-simmering maritime dispute with China.

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Powers, Norms, and Institutions: The Future of the Indo-Pacific from a Southeast Asia Perspective

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Results of a CSIS Survey of Strategic Elites

June 9, 2020

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Situated at the heart of the Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia has, in recent years, become the bellwether for the region, including the future of democratic governance. External powers, including the United States and China, have ramped up engagement with Southeast Asia and now compete for influence in the region. Amid these geopolitical shifts, Southeast Asian perspectives on dynamics that will shape the future of the region more than ever before.

In late 2019, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) conducted a survey of strategic elites in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand as well as Fiji to understand how the region views trends related to power, norms, and institutions. In early 2020, CSIS conducted extensive analysis of the survey data and convened a workshop in Sydney, Australia, to further examine the results with leading experts from the countries surveyed, as well as Australia and the United States. This report presents key findings from the survey and workshop on the strategic landscape in Southeast Asia and the future of power and influence and challenges faced by the region.

This report is made possible by the generous support from the Australian Department of Defence and the Australian Embassy, Washington, D.C.