Landslide victory for Hong Kong pro-democracy parties in de facto protest referendum

Hong Kong (CNN)Pro-democracy candidates appear to have made major gains in Hong Kong’s district council elections, as early results trickled in Monday morning, with multiple high-profile pro-government figures losing their seats.

More than 2.9 million people turned out to vote in Sunday’s elections, which have been framed as a de facto referendum on the almost six months of ongoing protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. With more than 95% of constituencies declared, pro-democracy candidates appeared to have won a landslide victory.

Tiếp tục đọc “Landslide victory for Hong Kong pro-democracy parties in de facto protest referendum”

Ex-commander of Vietnam Navy probed for oversight

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 15:58 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Ex-commander of Vietnam Navy probed for oversight
Nguyen Van Hien, former Deputy Minister of National Defense and former Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy. Photo: Vietnam News Agency

A Vietnamese admiral and former naval commander has been probed for irresponsibility and oversight which led to serious consequences during his time in office, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Investigators under the Ministry of National Defense have recently initiated legal proceedings against Admiral Nguyen Van Hien in accordance with Article 360 of the Penal Code. Tiếp tục đọc “Ex-commander of Vietnam Navy probed for oversight”

Festival highlights beautiful pink grass hills in Vietnam’s Central Highlands

Monday, November 18, 2019, 17:35 GMT+7
Festival highlights beautiful pink grass hills in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Pink grassland in the Dan Kia Lake – Golden Stream area, Lac Duong District, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. Photo: Dinh Van Bien / Tuoi Tre

Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have kick-started the 2019 Lang Biang Pink Grass Festival as pink grass once again takes over vast portions of local hills in Lac Duong District, creating an other-worldly scene.

As the rainy season comes to an end in Lam Dong and the dry season begins, the low temperature creates an ideal condition for a new generation of pink grass to engulf hilltops throughout several locations in the Dan Kia Lake – Golden Stream area. Tiếp tục đọc “Festival highlights beautiful pink grass hills in Vietnam’s Central Highlands”

Vietnam, Cambodia sign historic border documents

Saturday, October 05, 2019, 15:02 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Vietnam, Cambodia sign historic border documents
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc show legal documents on bilateral land boundary demarcation after a signing ceremony in Hanoi on October 5, 2019. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

Businesses on wheels in Vietnam

Sunday, November 24, 2019, 10:07 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Businesses on wheels in Vietnam
Knife-sharpener and his pal
A while back I wrote about all the activities routinely taking place on sidewalks, preparing travellers to cope with the endless commotion that turns a relaxing stroll into a game of hopscotch and a mad dash down the gauntlet (Read here).One example of the clutter is a cafe that uses the sidewalk to wash and dry dishes, prepare vegetables, store mops, garbage, brooms, and write letters to faraway relatives. I reported they have everything but the kitchen sink out on the sidewalk (an expression meaning a lot of items), then later realized the kitchen sink is right there too, in the midst of the hubbub! Tiếp tục đọc “Businesses on wheels in Vietnam”

Roadside BBQ parties a headache in Ho Chi Minh City’s new urban area

Sunday, November 24, 2019, 17:03 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Roadside BBQ parties a headache in Ho Chi Minh City’s new urban area
A group of young people throw a BBQ party on the sidewalk in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thao Le / Tuoi Tre

Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense – Vietnam and the United States intensify their cooperation in defense

Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense

Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense

 Le ministre vietnamien de la Défense, Ngô Xuân Lich (droite), et le secrétaire américain à la Défense Mark Esper, le 20 novembre à Hanoï. Photo : VNA/CVN

Le secrétaire américain à la Défense Mark Esper effectue une visite officielle au Vietnam du 19 au 21 novembre, sur invitation du ministre vietnamien de la Défense Ngo Xuan Lich. Tiếp tục đọc “Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense – Vietnam and the United States intensify their cooperation in defense”

Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour “renforcer sa présence” en mer de Chine méridionale – The United States will provide a vessel to Vietnam to “strengthen its presence” in the South China Sea

Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour “renforcer sa présence” en mer de Chine méridionale

Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour "renforcer sa présence" en mer de Chine méridionale

 Les États-Unis fourniront au Vietnam un autre navire pour renforcer sa capacité de patrouiller dans ses eaux territoriales, a annoncé mercredi le secrétaire d’Etat américain à la Défense, Mark Esper, en visite de travail dans le pays de l’Asie du Sud-Est.

 

Cette déclaration d’Esper intervient dans un contexte marqué par des tensions grandissantes entre Hanoï et Pékin sur fond de leur différend territorial en mer de l’Est (mer de Chine méridionale).
Le navire sera le deuxième à être fourni par les garde-côtes américains au Vietnam. Il y a deux ans, un premier navire de classe Hamilton a été remis garde-côtes vietnamiens pour permettre à Hanoï d’affirmer sa souveraineté sur ses eaux territoriales convoitées par la Chine.

Tiếp tục đọc “Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour “renforcer sa présence” en mer de Chine méridionale – The United States will provide a vessel to Vietnam to “strengthen its presence” in the South China Sea”

RFA fake EBA news claim ends an extraordinary seven days in Cambodia politics

RFA fake EBA news claim ends an extraordinary seven days in Cambodia politics

The Cambodian government has labelled claims by Radio Free Asia (RFA) that it has a leaked copy of a just-completed European Commission (EC) assessment on the country’s future to qualify for lucrative tariff exemptions under the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme as fake news.

The statement, issued late on Friday (Nov 15) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), accuses the US government-funded broadcaster of being a ‘propaganda station at the service of a political faction’, and ‘not a credible source of information’. Tiếp tục đọc “RFA fake EBA news claim ends an extraordinary seven days in Cambodia politics”

Việt Nam lacks human resources for digital transformation, experts tell conference

Update: November, 23/2019 – 08:22 VNS

Prof Dr Hồ Tú Bảo of the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics speaks about digital transformation at a three-day conference that began on Thursday (November 21) at the Hoa Sen University in HCM City. Photo courtesy of the university

HCM CITY— While there is much more data than ever before and digital technologies are growing very fast, there is a huge shortage of human resources, experts have told an ongoing conference at the Hoa Sen University in HCM City. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam lacks human resources for digital transformation, experts tell conference”

Thailand’s EGATi builds $2.37-bln coal-fired power plant in Vietnam

Saturday, November 23, 2019, 10:00 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Thailand's EGATi builds $2.37-bln coal-fired power plant in Vietnam
An artist’s impression shows the Quang Tri 1 coal-fired power plant in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Photo: EGAT International

Introducing Bach Long Vi island in northern Vietnam

Saturday, November 23, 2019, 15:39 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Introducing Bach Long Vi island in northern Vietnam

Bach Long Vi, or “White Dragon’s Tail,” is an island district about 130 kilometers off the northern coastal city of Hai Phong and Vietnam’s furthest territory in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Though the island’s acreage is small, only about 2.5 square kilometers during high tide and four square kilometers during low tide, Bach Long Vi still boasts an impressive combination of golden-yellow sandy beaches and mountains, making it the ideal place to admire gorgeous coastal sunrises and sunsets.

Getting to the island can be a little tricky. It takes up to ten hours to travel from Hai Phong to Bach Long Vi and the 100-seat boat which travels the route only operates three to four times a month.