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.

Transport minister addresses over-charging BOT toll station

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Last update 14:39 | 16/08/2017

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Minister of Transport Truong Quang Nghia said the investor of Cai Lay BOT toll station in the southern province of Tien Giang had agreed to reduce the fees following opposition.

Many drivers are putting small notes into bottles when they pay toll fees at Cai Lay BOT toll station to protest at excessive fees

According to drivers, the fees of VND35,000-180,000 (USD1.50-8.18) to travel on a 12-km road with just two lanes was too high. Meanwhile, the fees of for vehicles of from seven seats and lower is just VND40,000 (USD1.80) on Trung Luong-HCM City Highway which is up to 50km and has four lanes. Tiếp tục đọc “Transport minister addresses over-charging BOT toll station” →

Student enrollment drops amid tuition increases

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Last update 07:42 | 16/08/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 352,000 students passed exams to enter universities in the first enrollment period, but only 242,000 students have turned up to start school, while 110,000 students have rejected the opportunity.
August 7 was the deadline for students to confirm their enrollment, but 30 percent of the students did not follow necessary procedures, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Fifty-seven schools reported a high rate of students, 90 percent or more. At least 74 schools reported 70-90 percent, while 65 schools reported 50-70 percent. Tiếp tục đọc “Student enrollment drops amid tuition increases” →

NA committee discusses BOT controversy

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Update: August, 16/2017 – 10:01

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a working session on supervising implementation of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) traffic projects in the wake of heated protests over one of them in the southern province of Tiền Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Trí

HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a working session on supervising implementation of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) traffic projects in the wake of heated protests over one of them in the southern province of Tiền Giang.

The BOT model, which primarily cedes construction of public traffic infrastructure to the private sector, has been utilised by the Government to alleviate the burden on the State Budget, especially after official development assistance (ODA) began running thin. Tiếp tục đọc “NA committee discusses BOT controversy” →

Racism ‘poisoning our societies’ says UN chief

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RTE

Updated / Wednesday, 16 Aug 2017 14:47

People in Minnesota protest against racism and violence over the weekend in Charlottesville

The head of the United Nations has said that “racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia” are “poisoning our societies”, after a weekend of violence in the US state of Virginia.Writing on Twitter, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said: “We must stand up against them. Every time. Everywhere”.

Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism & Islamophobia are poisoning our societies. We must stand up against them. Every time. Everywhere.

— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) August 15, 2017

Tiếp tục đọc “Racism ‘poisoning our societies’ says UN chief” →

Photo contest captures romantic lakes across Vietnam

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Last update 14:29 | 15/08/2017

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Imposing mountains, beautiful beaches and romantic lakes are best retreats in Vietnam. Let’s contemplate the peaceful beauty of lakes across the country through the lens of photographers.

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Mac Lake in Cuc Phuong Forest in northern Ninh Binh Province Tiếp tục đọc →

Life in Hanoi decades ago

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Last update 11:34 | 15/08/2017

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An outdoor photo exhibition recently held on pedestrian streets near Hoan Kiem Lake features the life of the capital many years ago.

The exhibition was organised by the Vietnam News Agency’s Sports and Culture Newspaper, Asia Friendship Company and Vietnam Tourism-Hanoi JSC on the occasion of 10th anniversary of Bui Xuan Phai – For the Love of Hanoi Awards. Eight winners of the grand prize, more than 50 nominations and 30 inspiring high-quality works of art depicting Hanoi and a love for Hanoi have been honoured at the awards.50 photos are captured or collected by five photographers who have won Bui Xuan Phai Awards in the past decade including Le Vuong, Quang Phung, Nguyen Huu Bao, Dinh Trong Hieu and Dutch photographer Loes Herrink. Tiếp tục đọc →

Vietnamese culture ministry to tighten management of festivals

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Tuoi Tre

Some festivals in Vietnam have been infamous for chaotic stampedes and brutal rites

August 15,2017, 15:03 GMT+7

A chaotic stampede is seen at a spring festival in Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is looking to draft a decree on festival management and organization, in response to public complaints about the commercialization and brutality of some local festivities.The ministry has requested government directions on its initiative, and will unveil the first draft of the decree before 2018 should the plan be given the green light, said Trinh Thi Thuy, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Elaborating on its decision, the ministry said some local festivals have recently been criticized for their violent and offensive content. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese culture ministry to tighten management of festivals” →

Three British men to be caned for sexual assault of woman in Singapore

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TĐH: By their names, I think they are Viet Kieu in England

Guardian

Men given five to eight strokes of rattan cane and up to six and a half years in prison for ‘reprehensible’ attack at stag party

Khong Tam Thanh, 22, was charged along with Michael Le and Vu Thai Son for sexually assaulting a woman during a stag party in Singapore. Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty

Oliver Holmes and agencies

Tuesday 15 August 2017 04.54 EDT First published on Tuesday 15 August 2017 01.22 EDT

Three British men have been sentenced to jail and caning for sexually assaulting a Malaysian woman during a stag party in Singapore.

The defendants – Khong Tam Thanh, 22, Michael Le, 24, and Vu Thai Son, 24 – were originally accused of taking turns to rape the woman in a hotel room. The three pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of aggravated outrage of modesty. Tiếp tục đọc “Three British men to be caned for sexual assault of woman in Singapore” →

Philippines says China has agreed no new expansion in South China Sea

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Filipino Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana talks to reporters in Philippine occupied Thitu Island in the Spratly Islands at disputed South China Sea, April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/Files

15 Aug 2017 05:40PM (Updated: 15 Aug 2017 05:52PM)

MANILA: China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new status quo brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, the Philippine defence minister said on Tuesday (Aug 15).

The minister, Delfin Lorenzana, told a congressional hearing that the Philippines and China had reached a “modus vivendi”, or a way to get along, in the South China Sea that prohibits new occupation of islands. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines says China has agreed no new expansion in South China Sea” →

Urbanites face health risks from air pollution

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Last update 08:05 | 14/08/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – Coal-fired thermal power plants which emit huge amounts of dust are still not required to issue reports on the possible impact on people’s health.

Tran Tuan, director of RTCCD, a non-government organization, said the number of polluting sources, including industrial production factories, construction works and coal-fired thermal power plants, has been increasing rapidly.

Under the power development plan, Vietnam will have 40 more coal-fired plants by 2030. However, a report from Harvard University shows that the number of premature deaths in Vietnam because of coal-fired thermal power will rise from 4,300 in 2011 to 15,700 by 2030. Tiếp tục đọc “Urbanites face health risks from air pollution” →

Developing small-scale hydropower is a big mistake: experts

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Last update 07:50 | 19/06/2017

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VietNamNet Bridge – As requested by the National Assembly, in 2013 the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) decided to remove 400 small-scale hydropower projects out of the hydropower development program. But many projects were then carried out in the mountainous provinces of Ha Giang and Cao Bang.

In other countries, small-scale hydropower plants with capacity of several megawatts which serve a small number of households are located in areas far from the national grid. The don’t interfere with agricultural production.

Twenty years ago, Vietnam was thirsty for capital and power and called for investments in the power sector from different sources.

As requested by the National Assembly, in 2013 the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) decided to remove 400 small-scale hydropower projects out of the hydropower development program.

In the first years of the 21st century, thousands of hydropower projects were approved, designed and executed on thousands of rivers and streams.

Many projects were still on paper, but the supporting works were completed: the forests were felled to create roads to the sites and agricultural land was taken back to make room for the project. Tiếp tục đọc “Developing small-scale hydropower is a big mistake: experts” →

Chinese man nabbed transporting nearly $1mn into Vietnam

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The man was carrying over 9,000 US$100 bills

By Tuoi Tre News

A Chinese national has been caught attempting to transport nearly US$1 million in cash after entering Vietnam illegally.The Department of Police in the northern Vietnamese province of Lang Son confirmed on Sunday that local officers had captured Ly Gia Ky, 26, a resident of Guangdong, China.Ky arrived in Vietnam via the Coc Nam trail that crosses the border between China and Vietnam in Lang Son Province on August 8, carrying nearly $1 million in $100 notes. Tiếp tục đọc →

US army veteran returns to Viet Nam to heal scars of war

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Update: August, 14/2017 – 10:13

Chuck Searcy, Vice President of Project RENEW and Co-chair of the Agent Orange Working Group. — Photo pbs.org

Việt Nam News reporter Hoàng Anh talks to Chuck Searcy, Vice President of Project RENEW and Co-chair of the Agent Orange Working Group.

When did you come to Việt Nam and what motivated your decision?

The first time I came to Việt Nam was in 1967, as a 20-year-old soldier in the US Army. The year I spent in the war had a profound impact on me. That experience made me hate war. I saw the lies used by the US government to win support from the American people to continue the war, and I saw the death and destruction, the pain and the sorrow being caused to American families, but especially the terrible and tragic costs to the Vietnamese people. When I left the war zone in 1968, I knew that someday I would return – and I hoped it would be in a time of peace and recovery for Việt Nam. Tiếp tục đọc “US army veteran returns to Viet Nam to heal scars of war” →

Govt tells Đồng Nai to do feasibility study for acquiring land for Long Thành airport

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Update: August, 15/2017 – 06:00

A blueprint of Long Thành Airport proposed to be built in Đồng Nai Province.

HCM CITY — The Government has instructed Đồng Nai Province to co-ordinate with relevant agencies to do a feasibility study for acquiring lands for the construction of Long Thành airport and paying their owners compensation.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) will assess the feasibility study and submit it to the Government before it is sent to the National Assembly for lawmakers’ approval.

Besides, it will work with the Ministries of Finance and Transport and other agencies to raise funding for the work, for which the NA has approved VNĐ5 trillion (about US$227 million). Tiếp tục đọc “Govt tells Đồng Nai to do feasibility study for acquiring land for Long Thành airport” →

Đà Nẵng lists 68 PPP projects for investment

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Update: August, 14/2017 – 17:30

Liên Chiểu Port in Đà Nẵng is one of a key project in infrastructure development. The city has called for investment in 68 projects in 2017-20. — VNS Photo Công Thành

ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city has listed 68 Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) projects, 22 of them in the hi-tech sector, calling for investment from domestic and foreign businesses in the 2017-20 period.

The projects are in the fields of education and training, healthcare, tourism and services, trade, infrastructure, hi-tech farms, entertainment and environment. Tiếp tục đọc “Đà Nẵng lists 68 PPP projects for investment” →

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