Conversations on Vietnam Development
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.
 Mac Lake in Cuc Phuong Forest in northern Ninh Binh Province Tiếp tục đọc “Photo contest captures romantic lakes across Vietnam” |
Some festivals in Vietnam have been infamous for chaotic stampedes and brutal rites
August 15,2017, 15:03 GMT+7
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| A chaotic stampede is seen at a spring festival in Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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”
TĐH: By their names, I think they are Viet Kieu in England
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”
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”
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”
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”
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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”
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| 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”
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| 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”
Inside the case of one man who feared torture because of his Montagnard roots, but was deported last month.
President Donald Trump’s “get tough” approach to immigration is now impacting — of all people — the Montagnard hill tribesmen who fought alongside the Green Berets in the Vietnam War.
The son of one such Montagnard veteran was deported back to Vietnam in July, a stunning move for many in the refugee community because of their history in the war and the continued evidence of political and economic mistreatment of Montagnards in Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Trump’s immigration crackdown hits Vietnam”
Nguyễn Đăng Anh Thi (*)
Thứ Bảy, 2/5/2015, 08:13 (GMT+7)
Từ vụ ô nhiễm xỉ than của nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vĩnh Tân 2 liệu có thể yên tâm với kế hoạch đến năm 2030 sẽ có thêm gần 80 nhà máy nhiệt điện than trải dài khắp cả nước. Ảnh: TLTBKTSG.
(TBKTSG) – Nếu không có giải pháp quản lý toàn diện các trung tâm nhiệt điện than, trong thời gian không xa nữa, Việt Nam sẽ thực sự phải đối diện với thảm họa ô nhiễm môi trường nghiêm trọng hơn những gì vừa chứng kiến ở Nhà máy Nhiệt điện Vĩnh Tân 2 (Bình Thuận).
Bùng nổ nhiệt điện than
Theo Quyết định số 1208/QĐ-TTg ngày 21-7-2011 của Thủ tướng Chính phủ phê duyệt Quy hoạch phát triển điện lực quốc gia giai đoạn 2011-2020 có xét đến năm 2030 (Quy hoạch điện VII), công suất nhiệt điện than năm 2020 là 36.000 MW, chiếm 48% cơ cấu nguồn điện; và công suất nhiệt điện than năm 2030 là 75.000 MW, chiếm 51% cơ cấu nguồn điện. Tiếp tục đọc “Từ vụ nhiệt điện Vĩnh Tân 2: Cảnh báo những quả bom nổ chậm khắp Việt Nam!”
08/08/2017 09:02 NLĐ
Trên một số cánh đồng lũ ở giáp biên giới Campuchia thuộc tỉnh An Giang, người dân đã bắt đầu đi đặt dớn và thu hoạch những con cá, tôm đầu tiên khi mùa lũ bắt đầu – Ảnh: CHÍ QUỐC
Trên cánh đồng lũ xã Phú Hội, nơi tiếp giáp vùng biên giới Campuchia, dớn đã được đặt dày đặc. Cảnh mua bán sản vật mùa lũ như tôm, cua, cá, rắn… diễn ra ngay trên cánh đồng lũ tạo thành nét đặc trưng của người dân vùng này.
Năm nay lũ lên nhanh, đột ngột nên theo người dân địa phương lượng cá đánh bắt được cũng không bằng mọi năm. Tiếp tục đọc “Chộn rộn miền Tây mùa nước đang nổi”
Young photographer Nguyen Hoang Phi’s photos about sunrise at Long Hai fishing port in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau capture the everyday activities of fishing communities.
Phi said that being born in Long Hai District, he wanted to capture the life of local people. The photos were taken at Long Dien District’s Long Hai fishing port and Dat Do District’s Phuoc Hai Beach.
Long Hai is a coastal town in Long Dien District. Apart from tourism services and salt production, Long Hai is a major supplier of seafood for southeastern provinces.
Spending some time at Long Hai fishing port in the early morning, visitors can see its bustling atmosphere as fishermen and vendors gather to trade freshly caught fish. Fishing is a major source of revenue for Long Hai residents.
The fishing port which was set up a very long time ago is often more bustling between 13th and 15th of every lunar month as fishing boats return after going offshore. Tiếp tục đọc “Long Hải: Bustling fishing port in Ba Ria-Vung Tau” |
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