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.

How Vietnam is making gains through ‘face mask diplomacy’

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APRIL 17, 2020

ASEAN nations are increasing production of face masks and other medical equipment. By exporting them all over the world, Vietnam stands to make diplomatic and economic gains.

By John Pennington

The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to plenty of new terminology, a recent example being ‘face mask diplomacy’. China led the way by exporting face masks, testing kits, ventilators and thermometers, but as this type of ‘diplomacy’ develops, a new challenger has emerged: Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “How Vietnam is making gains through ‘face mask diplomacy’” →

Vietnam not source of Covid-19 outbreak on US aircraft carrier: officials

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By Minh Nga   April 17, 2020 | 08:26 am GMT+7

Vietnam not source of Covid-19 outbreak on US aircraft carrier: officials

The USS Theodore Roosevelt docks at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang City in central Vietnam, March 6, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyen Dong.

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US explores possibility that coronavirus spread started in Chinese lab, not a market

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By Josh Campbell, Kylie Atwood and Evan Perez, CNN

Updated 2312 GMT (0712 HKT) April 16, 2020

US investigates possibility of Covid-19 spread originating in Chinese lab 03:32

(CNN)US intelligence and national security officials say the United States government is looking into the possibility that the novel coronavirus spread from a Chinese laboratory rather than a market, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter who caution it is premature to draw any conclusions.

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Chinese survey ship returns to waters off Vietnam amid virus ‘distraction’ charges

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REUTERS APR 14, 2020

HANOI – A Chinese ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year has returned to waters near Vietnam as the United States accused China of pushing its presence in the South China Sea while other claimants are pre-occupied with the coronavirus.

Vietnamese vessels last year spent months shadowing the Chinese Haiyang Dizhi 8 survey vessel in resource-rich waters that are a potential global flashpoint as the United States challenges China’s sweeping maritime claims. Tiếp tục đọc “Chinese survey ship returns to waters off Vietnam amid virus ‘distraction’ charges” →

EVN power supply rises in first quarter

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Update: April, 14/2020 – 15:15 VNS

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Đa Mi hydroelectricity plant in the provinces of Bình Thuận and Lâm Đồng. EVN’s output from hydroelectricity in the first quarter was 8.93 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 30.4 per cent due to a water shortage. VNA/VNS.Photo Ngọc Hà

HCM CITY— Electricity of Việt Nam’s production and import of power increased by 6.3 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter, ensuring safe and uninterrupted supply is available amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A report by the State power distribution company showed that total power output was 57.29 billion kWh. Tiếp tục đọc “EVN power supply rises in first quarter” →

China approves human trials for two new COVID-19 vaccines

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AFP

Beijing Published: 12 hours ago
A small bottle labeled with a "Vaccine" sticker is held near a medical syringe in front of displayed "Coronavirus COVID-19" words in this illustration
A small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine” sticker is held near a medical syringe in front of displayed “Coronavirus COVID-19” words in this illustration Reuters

China has approved clinical trials for two more experimental vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the world’s scientists race to beat the pandemic.

The vaccines use inactivated coronavirus pathogens, and the approvals pave the way for early-stage human trials, Wu Yuanbin, an official from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology told a regular press briefing. Tiếp tục đọc “China approves human trials for two new COVID-19 vaccines” →

Vietnam targets 7% annual GDP growth over next five years

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HANOI, April 14 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s government said it will target annual gross domestic product growth of 7% during the 2021-2025 period, even as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to derail global trade and production.

The Southeast Asian country’s economy grew at its slowest pace in the first quarter of this year, at 3.8%, as the new coronavirus outbreak hit economic output.

The government said in a statement posted on its website late Monday that it will continue to improve its business environment and infrastructure, expand its export markets, apply advanced technologies and promote the development of the private sector over the next five years.

Vietnam, which has one of the fastest growing economies in Asia backed by robust exports and foreign investment, has this year struggled to maintain growth momentum due to the virus, which has halted business operations.

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Vietnam rejects China’s sovereignty claims over Vietnamese territories

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By Viet Anh   April 7, 2020 | 09:00 pm GMT+7 VNExpress

Vietnam rejects China's sovereignty claims over Vietnamese territories

A Vietnamese soldier at the Spratly Islands. Photo courtesy of the World & Vietnam Report under Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Vietnam has rejected and protested China sending two diplomatic notes to the U.N., laying claim to Vietnamese territories in the East Sea.

One of the diplomatic notes was sent by China to the United Nations (U.N.) on March 23 in response to the Philippines. It claimed illegally that China has sovereignty over the Spratly Islands and adjacent waters, has sovereignty and jurisdiction rights over relevant sea areas, seabeds and subsoil. It also said that it has “historic rights” in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea, based on “historical and legal evidences.”

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Philippines backs Vietnam after China sinks fishing boat

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FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, the Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by navy frigates and submarines conducting an exercises in the South China Sea. Despite the coronavirus outbreak, China is keeping up with military exercises around Taiwan at the northern edge of the South China Sea. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File)
FILE – In this April 12, 2018, file photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, the Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by navy frigates and submarines conducting an exercises in the South China Sea. Despite the coronavirus outbreak, China is keeping up with military exercises around Taiwan at the northern edge of the South China Sea. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File) (Associated Press)
By Jim Gomez | AP Washington Post
April 8, 2020 at 5:53 p.m. GMT+7

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Wednesday expressed solidarity with Vietnam after Hanoi protested what it said was the ramming and sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat by a Chinese coast guard ship in the disputed South China Sea.

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila expressed deep concern over the reported April 3 sinking of the boat carrying eight fishermen off the Paracel Islands. The incident happened at a time when a common approach was crucial in confronting the coronavirus pandemic, it said.

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Vietnam to ship 450,000 protective suits to United States

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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has expedited the shipment of 450,000 DuPont protective suits to the United States to help healthcare professionals there fight the coronavirus, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said on Wednesday.

“The first of two initial shipments of over 450,000 made-in-Vietnam DuPont protective suits arrived in U.S. Strategic National Stockpile on April 8,” the Embassy said in a statement. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to ship 450,000 protective suits to United States” →

Covid-19 có thể làm số người nghèo đói tăng gấp đôi

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Nông Nghiệp VN

Nguồn cung thực phẩm toàn thế giới sẽ bị phá hủy ồ ạt bởi virus. Trừ khi các chính phủ hành động, nếu không số người bị đói kinh niên có thể tăng gấp đôi

Trong những tháng tới, nguy cơ thiếu ăn, suy dinh dưỡng ở trẻ em sẽ tăng lên rất cao. Ảnh minh họa: FAO.

Trong những tháng tới, nguy cơ thiếu ăn, suy dinh dưỡng ở trẻ em sẽ tăng lên rất cao. Ảnh minh họa: FAO.

Sẽ không khó để dự tính các kịch bản trong đó số người bị đói hàng ngày, ước tính lên tới hơn 800 triệu, tăng gấp đôi trong những tháng tới, với nguy cơ suy dinh dưỡng và còi xương ở trẻ em tăng lên rất cao, tờ Guardian trích dẫn thông tin quan trọng trong bức thư gửi tới G7, G20 và nhiều quốc gia khác. Tiếp tục đọc “Covid-19 có thể làm số người nghèo đói tăng gấp đôi” →

Chicago Mayor Signs Executive Order Giving Coronavirus Benefits to Illegal Aliens

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People wearing masks as a preventative measure against the novel coronavirus walk along Michigan Avenue in Chicago March 21, 2020. (Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images)

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday signed an executive order ensuring that all immigrants and refugees—including illegal aliens—are eligible to receive the city’s coronavirus benefits.

The city of Chicago has launched several programs in order to help residents cope with the financial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tiếp tục đọc “Chicago Mayor Signs Executive Order Giving Coronavirus Benefits to Illegal Aliens” →

CÔNG TY THÁI DỰ TRÙ XÂY ĐẬP LỚN TRÊN SÔNG MEKONG Ở LÀO

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(Thai Company Plans to Build Large-Scale Mekong River Mainstream Dam in Laos)Citizen journalist – Bình Yên Đông lược dịch

BenarNews – February 21, 2020

Vị trí đập Phougnoi trong tỉnh Champasak, Lào.

Một công ty thủy điện Thái Lan có kế hoạch để xây cái có thể là đập lớn thứ 6th trên sông Mekong, một mấu chốt mới nhất trong kế hoạch đầy tham vọng của Lào để trở thành “bình điện của Đông Nam Á.”

Công ty Năng lượng và Nước Á Châu Charoen (Charoen Energy and Water Asia (CEWA)) đã đệ trình cho giới thẩm quyền Lào các kết quả nghiên cứu liên quan đến dự án đập Phougnoi trong phiên họp tại thành phố Pakse hôm 11 tháng 2. Tiếp tục đọc “CÔNG TY THÁI DỰ TRÙ XÂY ĐẬP LỚN TRÊN SÔNG MEKONG Ở LÀO” →

Nông thôn đảo lộn vì Covid-19

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Nông Nghiệp VN

Sóng ngầm Covid-19 đang loang ra khắp các vùng nông thôn, gây bao hệ lụy dở khóc dở cười, làm đảo lộn tất tật công việc và đời sống của bà con nông dân…

Bà Nguyễn Thị Cúc buồn bã bốc từng vốc lúa lép chuẩn bị cho vịt ăn.

Bà Nguyễn Thị Cúc buồn bã bốc từng vốc lúa lép chuẩn bị cho vịt ăn.

Bao lo toan “đổ ập’” lên đầu nông dân

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