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.

Paper plant pushes out ancient nipa forest

19.11.201719.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews Update: November, 17/2017 – 09:00

A paper mill is under construction in Quảng Ngãi Province. Residents are anxious at its environmental impact. — VNS Photo Công Thành

Viet Nam News QUẢNG NGÃI — Despite warnings of environmental pollution and damage to rich biodiversity, a century-old nipa palm forest in Bình Sơn District, the central province of Quảng Ngãi has approved the construction of a 87ha reservoir to provide water for a wood-pulp plant, VNT19, and other industrial projects in Dung Quất Economic Zone in the district. Tiếp tục đọc “Paper plant pushes out ancient nipa forest” →

HCM City sets environmental protection legal framework

18.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews Update: November, 18/2017 – 09:00

A resident of HCM City’s Bình Tân District collects rubbish from Liên Phường Canal. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuân Dự

HCM CITY — HCM City has improved environmental protection by completing a legal framework for the purpose and, in recent times, refusing licences for polluting plants and generally tightening environment management and oversight, and improving management of rivers and canals.The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has held a series of workshops on environment management, penalised environmental violators, especially those dumping untreated waste directly into water bodies. Tiếp tục đọc →

Research group, including Vietnamese, makes world’s smallest ‘living robot’

18.11.201718.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

The remote-controlled ‘living robot’ weighs only 1 gramBy Tuoi Tre News

The remote-controlled robot weighs only 1 gram, and cost US$7.4 to make.

A research team consisting of two Vietnamese has created an ‘insect-computer hybrid,’ or a kind of ‘living robot’ the size of a beetle.

The research team from Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is led by professor Hirotaka Sato, specializing in the research and development of living robots, two Vietnamese, Vo Doan Tat Thang and Bui Xuan Hien, and Singapore undergraduate Yong Wen Melvin.

Thang is a post doctoral researcher under the Fellowship for Research at Biological Machine Laboratory at NTU, while Hien is an undergrad. Tiếp tục đọc “Research group, including Vietnamese, makes world’s smallest ‘living robot’” →

Long Bien – a bustling night fruit market in Hanoi

18.11.201718.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 10:00 | 27/06/2017

vietnamnet

Situated at the foot of the Long Bien Bridge in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Long Bien fruit and vegetable market is known as the largest wholesale market in Hanoi and northern Vietnam as a whole.

The 27,000-square-meter market is open daily from 11 p.m. until the small hours of next morning as people rush there to buy and sell fruits and vegetables. The market is where vegetables and fruits are distributed to retailers and street vendors.

The colorful and bustling sight of the night market captures the attention of foreign visitors to the capital.

Many local residents in neighboring provinces also flock to the market to earn a living by providing transport services for traders at the market.

Buoi dem nhon nhip o cho troi dung top 7 the gioi hinh anh 2

Tiếp tục đọc →

Fishing with long rackets on Hanoi’s Tich River

18.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 15:37 | 15/11/2017

vietnamnet

When the water level lowers in Tich River, the residents in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That will come out and submerge in the river with long rackets to catch the fish.

Catching fish with long rackets is considered a traditional culture of the people living by the river.

The locals often gather to catch fish in September or October in the lunar calendar.

During this time, the water level of the Tich River lowers greatly while fish in other lakes and rivers must go this way to reach the sea.

The fishermen often go in groups, cheering and attracting viewers to the river banks. The racket is made from bamboo. The handle is four metres long and the net can be 80cm wide. Tiếp tục đọc “Fishing with long rackets on Hanoi’s Tich River” →

Go to Cam Ranh to explore the beautiful ‘Tam Binh’

18.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 09:00 | 16/09/2017

vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – With pristine beauty and blue sea and fine white sand, in recent years “Tam Binh” has become an attractive destination, especially in hot summer days.

Go to Cam Ranh to explore the beautiful 'Tam Binh' , travel news, Vietnam guide, Vietnam airlines, Vietnam tour, tour Vietnam, Hanoi, ho chi minh city, Saigon, travelling to Vietnam, Vietnam travelling, Vietnam travel, vn news

If you love the pristine beauty of the blue sea, without much human impact, “Tam Binh” is the right destination for you.

Ve Cam Ranh kham pha 'Tam Binh' dep nhu mo hinh anh 2
Tiếp tục đọc “Go to Cam Ranh to explore the beautiful ‘Tam Binh’” →

Vietnamese women through the lens of female photographer

18.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 12:20 | 04/04/2015

vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – Charming Vietnamese women is the main subject in photographs taken by Van Anh from Ho Chi Minh City. She has won many domestic and international photography awards.

Vietnamese women, female photographer, photography awards

Friends
Tiếp tục đọc →

Market women depict their lives through photos

18.11.201718.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 07:00 | 18/11/2017

vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – An installation of photos taken by women who sell goods at Bai Da Market on the outskirts of Ha Noi is now on display at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum.

Artful: The exhibition displayed photos taken by the women arranged in a space created by photographer Binh Dang and artist Duy Ly.

The exhibition is the result of a project carried out by the Centre for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents (CSAGA) during the last two years.

Photos, videos and stories told by the women and things they use everyday, such as baskets and conical hats, are placed together to look like a market and depict the women’s lives with both happiness and sorrow. Tiếp tục đọc “Market women depict their lives through photos” →

Mobile broadband driving internet growth

18.11.201718.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 07:10 | 18/11/2017

vietnamnet

Vietnam’s fixed line market has seen a significant decline after peaking in 2009, according to Reportbuyer, a leading industry intelligence solution that provides all market research reports from top publishers. Market penetration fell from 20.1 per cent in 2009 to 10.5 per cent in 2012 and 5.7 per cent in 2016.

Having come late to the internet, meanwhile, Vietnam is finally embracing the higher access speeds offered by various broadband platforms.

Although there has been a surge in subscriber numbers, fixed broadband remains a relatively small but expanding market segment. Tiếp tục đọc “Mobile broadband driving internet growth” →

Tertiary crisis: are more students’ copping out?

18.11.201718.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Last update 08:09 | 18/11/2017

vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – In Viet Nam, getting into a university has been described as a national obsession and getting admission seen as a cut-throat competition.

Students of the Thai Nguyen Medical School in the northern province of the same name attend a class under the “Smart school” initiative aimed at reforming medical education in the country. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hang

However, despite getting through such a tough initiation, more students are failing to stay in college until graduation, and the steady increase in their numbers is worrying educators.

Several factors, including expulsion, dropping out, transferring and repeating courses are said to be the prime causes behind this phenomenon. Tiếp tục đọc “Tertiary crisis: are more students’ copping out?” →

Protection forests ravaged in Northern Vietnam

17.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Vietnam warns against threat of cryptocurrency mining malware CoinHive

17.11.201717.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

CoinHive, lurking unseen on websites, taps the processing power of visitors’ computers to mine the cryptocurrency Monero

By Tuoi Tre News

A cryptocurrency ‘mining farm’ in Vietnam.

Internet users in Vietnam are being warned of a malicious software program hiding on websites to ‘steal’ the computing resources on visitors’ devices to mine the cryptocurrency Monero for hackers.

The Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Team (VNCERT) announced on Thursday that it has received numerous complaints over the past week of cybersecurity threats caused by the CoinHive malware program. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam warns against threat of cryptocurrency mining malware CoinHive” →

Vietnam pulls off first hematopoietic stem cells transplantation for unrelated donors

17.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

A historic breakthrough was made in Vietnam’s medical history

By Tuoi Tre News November 17, 2017, 17:01 GMT+7

Q.D.A. (L) attends a press conference announcing his successful stem cells transplantation in Ho Chi Minh City, November 16, 2017. Photo: Tuoi Tre

For the first time in Vietnam’s medical history, a patient has successfully undergone hematopoietic transplantation of stem cells derived from the peripheral blood of an unrelated donor.

Stem cells from a Taiwanese donor were transported to Ho Chi Minh City for the medial operation, marking an important milestone in Vietnam’s medical advances.

Hematopoietic stem cells transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells – those that give rise to all the other blood cells – most often performed on patients with certain cancers of the blood or bone marrow. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam pulls off first hematopoietic stem cells transplantation for unrelated donors” →

Bribery rampant at bus stations in HCM City

17.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews Update: November, 17/2017 – 16:00

A bus attendant is seen giving money to officials at Miền Đông Bus Station on November 4. — Photo: thanhnien.vn

HCM City — Nine officials from a public transport operation centre in HCM City were suspended for 15 days after a report published on Thanh Niên (Young people) newspaper on Wednesday claimed they were corrupt.In an urgent meeting the same day, Bùi Xuân Cường, director of the city’s Department of Transport, decided to open an investigation into the allegations. The result must be reported to leaders of the department by the end of the month. Tiếp tục đọc →

Climate talks close with Trump administration on one track, world on another

17.11.201717.11.2017 ~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

NBC News

by James Rainey

The world climate conference ended Friday much the way it began two weeks ago — with the Trump administration bolstering legacy fuels like coal and gas, separating itself from much of the world.

The lone panel sponsored by the U.S. government was interrupted by singing and chanting protesters, who said support for coal power went against the thrust of talks centered on promoting renewable energy and 21st century technology.

The result was a fundamental disconnect at the gathering in Bonn, Germany. Tiếp tục đọc “Climate talks close with Trump administration on one track, world on another” →

	Trần Đình Hoành trong Tủ sách Kim Định
	Mai Trung Hiếu trong Tủ sách Kim Định
	Đào Thu Hằng trong ‘Thước đo đô thị’…
	Đào Thu Hằng trong Xe buýt miễn phí, cần thêm giả…
	Đào Thu Hằng trong Những gánh hàng rong cuối cùng…
	Trần Đình Hoành trong Do the Chinese who visit Vietn…
	Trần Đình Hoành trong My friend said that Japan, Kor…
	Đào Thu Hằng trong Why did Vietnam hate Chin…
	Trương Hiếu trong Người già Việt Nam giữa khoảng…
	Trần Đình Hoành trong Khởi tố, bắt bị can để tạm gia…
	Trần Đình Hoành trong Thủ tướng: Những viên gạch đầu…
	Trần Đình Hoành trong Is it easy to invade Vietnam…
	Phạm Thu Hương trong Lãnh đạo xin lỗi dân vùng…
	Đào Thu Hằng trong 379 TỔ CHỨC PHI CHÍNH PHỦ NƯỚC…
	Phạm Thu Hương trong Công lý cho dân vùng lũ