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.
Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war
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In this image made from a video provided by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a Chinese coast guard vessel, left, fires a powerful water cannon on a Philippine bureau of fisheries vessel near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. (National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea via AP)Read More
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In this image taken from a video provided by National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a Chinese coast guard vessel, right, fires a powerful water cannon on a Philippine bureau of fisheries vessel near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (NTF-WPS via AP)Read More
By DIDI TANGUpdated 6:55 AM GMT+7, December 6, 2024 AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity, lawmakers and experts have warned, as the Biden administration tries to build up the country’s ability to develop and produce weapons and other defense supplies to fend off war.
Speaking at a congressional hearing Thursday, Rep. John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said the country lacks the capacity to “deter and win a fight” with China and called for action.
“Bold policy changes and significant resources are now needed to restore deterrence and prevent a fight” with China, Moolenaar said.
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The brutal 54-year reign of the Assad family in Syria looks to be over.
In a matter of days, opposition forces took the major city of Aleppo before advancing southward into other government-controlled areas of Hama, Homs and finally, on Dec 7, 2024, the capital, Damascus.
Tiếp tục đọc “Assad leaves behind a fragmented nation – stabilizing Syria will be a major challenge for fractured opposition and external backers”FP Flash Point: The risks AI poses to democracy
| DECEMBER 8, 2024| VIEW IN BROWSER|SUBSCRIBE |
| Ahead of the U.S. election, some analysts worried that artificial intelligence could imperil election integrity. Although AI did not end up disrupting the vote, experts aren’t writing off the risks it poses to democracy.“I think it would be foolhardy to say: ‘Well, there’s been no major disaster yet, so we’re okay here,’” Gary Marcus, a scientist and AI expert, recently told FP’s Rishi Iyengar. “That’d be like saying we made a bunch of steamships, so this one’s invincible, and whoops, you hit an iceberg.”In this edition of Flash Points, FP contributors consider the ways AI could endanger democratic societies and how policymakers might face down those threats.—Chloe Hadavas |
| 1. AI’s Alarming Trend Toward Illiberalism Left ungoverned, the technology opens pathways to undermine democracy. By Ami Fields-Meyer, Janet Haven |
ConocoPhillips & Perenco vs. Vietnam: Making profits but refusing to pay taxes
- Amount demanded: Data not available
- Outcome: pending
- Treaty invoked: United Kingdom – Vietnam BIT (2002)
- Sector: energy
- Issue: tax avoidance
by CEO, FOE & TNI
Effectively and fairly collecting taxes is essential for all states, and especially for developing countries that wish to sustainably develop. Tax collection also offers a means to guarantee quality public services for all and to collectively face the challenges of climate change. However, in Vietnam and in other countries, big corporations challenge governments that try to impose taxes on their massive profits. Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is one of their main avenues to try to avoid paying taxes and to receive millions in compensation instead.
Tiếp tục đọc “ConocoPhillips & Perenco vs. Vietnam: Making profits but refusing to pay taxes”US sets tariffs for solar panels from South-east Asian nations: Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand
Nov 30, 2024, 07:37 PM
WASHINGTON – US trade officials announced on Nov 29 a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four South-east Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that companies there are flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.
It is the second of two preliminary decisions that President Joe Biden’s Commerce Department is making in 2024 in a trade case brought by South Korea’s Hanwha Qcells, Arizona-based First Solar and several smaller producers seeking to protect billions of dollars in investments in US solar manufacturing.
The group, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, accused big Chinese solar panel makers with factories in Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand of causing global prices to collapse by dumping products into the market.
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China 5: Tensions at APEC 2024, PLA Navy in Hong Kong, videos inspire farmers
| View this email in your browser. The latest on what’s happening in China from Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis. THIS WEEK: U.S.-China tensions at APEC 2024, PLA Navy flexes muscles in Hong Kong, videos boost agrotechnology, overtures to overseas Chinese, and Beijing updates dual-use export control list  People walk by the entrance of the Lima Convention Center, part of the government complex where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit took place, in Lima, Peru. (Photo by Cris Bouroncle / AFP via Getty Images) Tiếp tục đọc “China 5: Tensions at APEC 2024, PLA Navy in Hong Kong, videos inspire farmers” |
Geopolitical Risk in a Trump 2.0 World
Foreign Policy, Nov 15, 2024
Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him
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Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., meets with reporters after he was elected to succeed longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Tiếp tục đọc “Trump is already testing Congress and daring Republicans to oppose him”China’s Increased Investment in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges
Published 13 Nov 2024
Chinese investments in Vietnam have surged. But they bring not only opportunities but also challenges for the latter.
Since the US–China trade war started in 2017, Vietnam has become an increasingly popular choice for multinational corporations (MNCs) seeking to diversify their supply chains away from China to mitigate geopolitical risks. According to the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam, foreign investors pledged to invest a total of US$248.3 billion in 19,701 projects in the country (see Figure 1) for the 2017-2023 period. This amount accounts for a staggering 52.8 per cent of Vietnam’s cumulative registered foreign direct investment (FDI) since the country adopted economic reforms in the late 1980s. This trend has continued in 2024, with the country recording a remarkable US$27.26 billion in new registered FDI by the end of October.
Tiếp tục đọc “China’s Increased Investment in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges”Read Kamala Harris’ full concession speech, Donald Trump’s victory address
Harris’ decisive defeat shattered hopes that she could rescue Democrats’ chances after President Joe Biden’s reelection effort stalled and she replaced him at the top of the ticket
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Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Read Kamala Harris’ full concession speech, Donald Trump’s victory address”
Harris’ decisive defeat shattered hopes that she could rescue Democrats’ chances after President Joe Biden’s reelection effort stalled and she replaced him at the top of the ticket
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Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Read Kamala Harris’ full concession speech, Donald Trump’s victory address”
I suddenly feel differently about the election and Trump
| October 30, 2024, Mother Jones Daily |
| I’m back from a quick, child-free vacation with the closest of friends, the kind of hang that leaves your soul nourished. But after spending the morning catching up on the news—which is to say, the racist vitriol, threats of election violence, and cowardice of billionaires—I’m now feeling catastrophically nervous. What is the world going to look like this time next week? Will we finally close the door on this horrific chapter? Will democracy survive another Trump win? Tiếp tục đọc “I suddenly feel differently about the election and Trump” |
Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain’s Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up
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FILE – Members of the House of Commons and Lords during the State Opening of Parliament, in the House of Lords, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP, File)Read More
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FILE – Member of the House of Lords take their seats in the Lords Chamber, ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, in the Houses of Parliament, in London, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Henry Nicholls/POOL via AP, File)Read More
By JILL LAWLESSUpdated 3:48 AM GMT+7, October 16, 2024Share
LONDON (AP) — Like his ancestors for centuries, the Earl of Devon serves in Parliament, helping to make the laws of the land. But not for much longer.
British lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve in principle a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords after more than 700 years. The Labour Party government says the decision will complete a long-stalled reform of Parliament’s upper chamber and remove an “outdated and indefensible” relic of the past.
“In the 21st century, there should not be places in our Parliament, making our laws, reserved for those who are born into certain families,” Constitution Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said Tuesday as he opened debate on the bill in the House of Commons.
Tiếp tục đọc “Hereditary nobles have sat in Britain’s Parliament for centuries. Their time may be up”Deepfake romance scam raked in $46 million from men across Asia, police say
By Jessie Yeung, CNN
Published 2:12 AM EDT, Tue October 15, 2024
Deepfakes have become the latest technology adopted by online scam networks Tippapatt/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesHong KongCNN —
She appeared to be a beautiful woman and in the minds of men across Asia, the video calls they spoke on confirmed their newfound love was real.
But Hong Kong police say the men had fallen prey to a romance scam that used deepfake artificial intelligence to lure its victims into parting with more than $46 million.
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CVD 