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.
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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.
Technology to impact the future of LNG – Deloitte
Apr 01, 2019, 3 min read, pipeline
What will the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market of tomorrow look like? Today, a number of newer business models have emerged due to rapidly changing dynamics that have impacted the market, including increasing resource availability, new technologies and new sources of demand.
Tiếp tục đọc “Technology to impact the future of LNG – Deloitte”The impact of COVID-19 on the energy transition
Jul 06, 2020 6 min read, pipeline
By: Sverre Alvik, Energy Transition Program Director, DNV GL
The coronavirus pandemic will have a dramatic impact on energy supply and demand in the short term and will have lasting impacts once the pandemic dissipates. However, that will in itself do little to advance the world’s progress towards the Paris climate ambitions.
Energy use is strongly linked to economic activity, which has, and will continue to be, significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic: Our energy forecast is predicated on IMF’s longer outbreak scenario, where World GDP will shrink 6 per cent in 2020. The lingering effects of the pandemic will take the wind out of the sails of the world economy for many years – reducing World GDP in 2050 by 9 per cent, relative to pre-pandemic forecasts. Even with slower growth, however, by mid-century the world economy will still be twice its size today. In contrast, energy demand will not grow. In 2050, it will be about the same as it is today, in spite of a larger population and world economy. This is largely due to significant improvements in energy intensity, but also due to the effects of COVID-19.
Tiếp tục đọc “The impact of COVID-19 on the energy transition”LNG Projects Have Stalled. A New Business Model Could Help
by Chris Ross, Executive Professor, Finance, University of Houston and Justin Varghese, MBA Candidate, Bauer College of Business
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) developers and natural gas producers have depended on third parties to create demand for their product. In recent years, LNG market prices have dropped in response to a surge in supplies and roughly two million tons of LNG contracts are set to expire in the next 10 years. Promising new LNG projects cannot be financed and have stalled. Tiếp tục đọc “LNG Projects Have Stalled. A New Business Model Could Help”
Thêm 11 ca COVID-19 liên quan Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng, có 4 nhân viên y tế
27/07/2020 18:23 GMT+721618Lưu
TTO – Các bệnh nhân có độ tuổi từ 24-70, trong đó có 7 bệnh nhân đang điều trị tại Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng và 4 nhân viên y tế của bệnh viện.
- Quân đội phun thuốc khử trùng Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng và Bệnh viện C
- Người Đà Nẵng thay avatar, động viên nhau vượt qua COVID-19
- Nhân viên Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng được đưa đi cách ly ở khách sạn ven biển
Các cánh cổng ra vào Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng đều “nội bất xuất, ngoại bất nhập” – Ảnh: TRƯỜNG TRUNG
Thông tin từ Ban Chỉ đạo quốc gia phòng chống dịch COVID-19 chiều tối 27-7, Việt Nam ghi nhận thêm 11 ca COVID-19 mới, đều có liên quan Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Theo đó, sau khi được phong tỏa ngày 26-7, Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng đã lấy mẫu bệnh phẩm gửi Trung tâm Kiểm soát bệnh tật thành phố Đà Nẵng, kết quả xét nghiệm ngày 27-7 có 11 mẫu dương tính với SARS-CoV-2. Cụ thể như sau:
Ca bệnh 421 (bệnh nhân 421): nam, 26 tuổi, nhân viên y tế, địa chỉ tại phường Tam Thuận, quận Thanh Khê, TP Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 422 (bệnh nhân 422): nam, 63 tuổi, phường Hòa Minh, quận Liên Chiểu, TP Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 423 (bệnh nhân 423): nữ, 41 tuổi, nhân viên khoa hồi sức tích cực chống độc Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 424 (bệnh nhân 424): nữ, 58 tuổi, nhân viên khoa hồi sức tích cực chống độc Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 425 (bệnh nhân 425): nữ, 24 tuổi, nhân viên y tế khoa y học nhiệt đới Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 426 (bệnh nhân 426): nữ, 62 tuổi, bệnh nhân khoa nội thận – nội tiết Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 427 (bệnh nhân 427): nam, 45 tuổi, bệnh nhân khoa nội thận – nội tiết Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 428 (bệnh nhân 428): nam,70 tuổi, bệnh nhân khoa nội thận – nội tiết Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 429 (bệnh nhân 429): nữ, 53 tuổi, bệnh nhân khoa nội thận – nội tiết Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 430 (bệnh nhân 430): nữ, 33 tuổi, bệnh nhân khoa nội thận – nội tiết Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Ca bệnh 431 (bệnh nhân 431): nam, 55 tuổi, bệnh nhân khoa cấp cứu Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Hiện các bệnh nhân đang được cách ly, điều trị tại Bệnh viện Đà Nẵng.
Như vậy, đến nay Việt Nam đã ghi nhận 431 ca mắc COVID-19, trong đó 276 ca nhiễm nhập cảnh được cách ly ngay.
Theo báo cáo của Tiểu ban điều trị, Ban Chỉ đạo quốc gia phòng chống dịch COVID-19, đến thời điểm này đã có 365 ca bệnh COVID-19 của nước ta được công bố khỏi bệnh, chiếm 84,7% tổng số ca bệnh.
Riêng đối với bệnh nhân người nước ngoài, đến nay có 50 bệnh nhân mang quốc tịch nước ngoài đều đã được Việt Nam điều trị khỏi. Không có trường hợp bệnh nhân COVID-19 nặng nào tử vong cho đến thời điểm này.
Trong ngày 27-7, có thêm 1 bệnh nhân mắc COVID-19 đang điều trị tại Bệnh viện Bệnh nhiệt đới trung ương được công bố khỏi bệnh, nâng tổng số các trường hợp khỏi bệnh ở nước ta lên 366/431 ca.
Bệnh nhân được công bố khỏi bệnh là bệnh nhân 357, 55 tuổi, ở quận Tân Bình, TP.HCM, từ Bangladesh về sân bay Vân Đồn, Quảng Ninh ngày 3-7 trên chuyến bay VJ5967 và được cách ly tập trung ngay tại Tiểu đoàn 2, Sư đoàn 390, thị xã Bỉm Sơn, tỉnh Thanh Hóa. Sau khi được công bố khỏi bệnh, bệnh nhân sẽ tiếp tục được cách ly và theo dõi sức khỏe trong 14 ngày tiếp theo.
Bệnh nhân được công bố khỏi bệnh ngày 27-7 – Ảnh: SKĐS
Tổng số người tiếp xúc gần và nhập cảnh từ vùng dịch đang được theo dõi sức khỏe (cách ly) là 11.954 người, trong đó 232 người cách ly tập trung tại bệnh viện, 10.922 người cách ly tập trung tại cơ sở khác và 800 người cách ly tại nhà, nơi lưu trú.
Theo thống kê của Bộ Y tế, tới nay toàn quốc có 118 phòng xét nghiệm đủ năng lực, trong đó 66 phòng có đủ năng lực khẳng định.TP.HCM xét nghiệm COVID-19 với tất cả người ở Đà Nẵng về từ 1-7
TTO – TP.HCM thực hiện khai báo y tế và lấy mẫu xét nghiệm COVID-19 với tất cả người dân đang sinh sống tại TP rời Đà Nẵng từ ngày 1-7-2020.LAN ANH
The tiny islands that could explode the China-Vietnam relationship
By Brad Lendon, CNN
Updated 0625 GMT (1425 HKT) July 20, 2020
Da Nang, Vietnam (CNN)”The Paracel Islands!” the teacher shouts.”Belong to Vietnam!” call back about 30 schoolchildren, even louder. Their chant echoes through the three-story Paracel Islands Museum in Da Nang, which officials say cost the Vietnamese government $1.8 million to build.Since opening in 2018, about half of its 40,000 visitors have been schoolchildren, who can explore exhibits, including documents, maps and photographs, all curated to hammer home one point.The Paracel Islands belong to Vietnam. Not to China.Named by 16th century Portuguese mapmakers, the Paracels are a collection of 130 small coral islands and reefs in the northwestern part of the South China Sea. They support abundant marine life. But more than being just a rich fishing ground, there is speculation the islands could harbor potential energy reserves.They have no indigenous population to speak of, only Chinese military garrisons amounting to 1,400 people, according to the CIA Factbook.But there is no certainty on who really owns them. Ask one expert and the answer will be Vietnam has the strongest claim. Ask another and the reply will be China.What is unmistakeable is that the Paracels have been in Chinese hands for 45 years.As Beijing increasingly claims almost all of the South China Sea as its territory, and seeks to be the supreme influence on resources and access in this region and beyond, Hanoi is getting fed up.
Tiếp tục đọc “The tiny islands that could explode the China-Vietnam relationship”US puts record number of eyes in the skies off China coast in July
- Beijing-based think tank counts 50 sorties by American military aircraft over South China Sea in first three weeks
- Numerous reconnaissance flights have ventured close to Chinese airspace on southern coast
American E-8C surveillance planes have made multiple flights close to the Chinese coast in the past week. Photo: Handout
The United States has ramped up its aerial reconnaissance of the Chinese coast and the
South China Sea to record levels, according to a Beijing-based think tank. In the past week alone, US air force E-8C surveillance planes were spotted closer than 100 nautical miles to the southeast coast of Guangdong province on four separate occasions, the South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) said. Tiếp tục đọc “US puts record number of eyes in the skies off China coast in July”
America Both in Crisis and on Trial
Jarrett Stepman / @JarrettStepman / July 26, 2020 / Daily Signal
Activists burn U.S. flags at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House on July 4 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Were the Founding Fathers heroes or villains?
While this dichotomy perhaps oversimplifies our attitude toward the founding generation, one would imagine that most Americans think that their country’s origin is fundamentally good.
Tiếp tục đọc “America Both in Crisis and on Trial”News Analysis: How bad could U.S.-China relations get?
By ALICE SU, TRACY WILKINSONJULY 26, 202010:29 AMBEIJING — LATimes
Fears are rising on both sides of the Pacific that the U.S. and China could be headed for a total breakdown of relations and even outright conflict within the next few months.
As the two powers ordered the closure of each other’s consulates in Houston and Chengdu last week amid allegations of espionage, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo called for the end of “engagement,” a policy that has defined U.S.-China relations for nearly five decades — and is considered one of the Republican establishment’s most important foreign-policy achievements in recent history.
“We, the freedom-loving nations of the world, must induce China to change,” Pompeo said in a speech delivered Thursday at a pointedly chosen site, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda. Nixon was the first president to reach out to China, in 1972.
Tiếp tục đọc “News Analysis: How bad could U.S.-China relations get?”Trade surplus reaches record of $5.46 billion
Update: July, 18/2020 – 07:18|VNS
Workers of Foster Electric Vietnam Co Ltd on a production line. The total import-export value of the whole country in June reached US$43.28 billion, up 15.8 per cent over May. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam recorded a trade surplus of US$5.46 billion in the first half of this year, the highest six-month surplus ever recorded, data of the General Department of Customs this week showed.
Việt Nam’s import and export activities recovered strongly in June, signalling a more optimistic outlook for the country’s foreign trade in the latter half of this year, especially as many countries have started easing COVID-19 control measures and are accelerating the recovery process.
Tiếp tục đọc “Trade surplus reaches record of $5.46 billion”Vietnam transport ministry launches call for tender for North-South Expressway
The Hanoitimes – All five sub-projects under the North-South Expressway project would be operated under the PPP mechanism, scheduled to commence in early 2021.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport (MoT) today [July 16] issued bidding documents for five sub-components under the North-South Expressway project, local media reported.
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| Vietnam transport ministry launches call for tender for North-South Expressway. |
Vice Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat said bidders would have two months to prepare for their tenders and submit the documents in September, adding the evaluation process is scheduled to complete by December.
Additionally, bidders would have six months to mobilize capital for these projects worth a combined VND22.35 trillion (US$961.28 million), which is a condition for contract award if their bids are accepted, stated Nhat.
Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam transport ministry launches call for tender for North-South Expressway”Singaporean Yeo Jun Wei pleads guilty in US to working for Chinese intelligence
- Yeo Jun Wei, also known as Dickson Yeo, admitted to using his business as a front for collecting information
- He was recruited by Chinese intelligence while working as an academic at the National University of Singapore
The Chinese flag flies behind barbed wire at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco. Photo: AFP
A Singapore national on Friday pleaded guilty to using his political consultancy in the United States as a front to collect information for Chinese intelligence, the US Justice Department announced.
Yeo Jun Wei, also known as Dickson Yeo, entered his plea in federal court in Washington to one charge of operating illegally as a foreign agent.
Tiếp tục đọc “Singaporean Yeo Jun Wei pleads guilty in US to working for Chinese intelligence”
Chinese Hackers Working w/ Ministry of State Security Charged w/ Global Computer Intrusion Campaign
Professor Explains History of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong | The Great Courses Plus
US Secretary of State Pompeo Delivers a Speech on China at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library (July 23, 2020) – US Attorney General Barr’s Remarks on China Policy at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (July 17, 2020)
US Secretary of State Pompeo Delivers a Speech on China at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library (July 23, 2020)
Also, Secretary Pompeo remarks to the media (July 16, 2020)
Secretary Pompeo Delivers a Speech on “Unalienable Rights and the Securing of Freedom” (July 16, 2020) at min. 11:18
Attorney General Barr’s Remarks on China Policy at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum (July 17, 2020)
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