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.

SMART WHAT? THÔNG MINH CÁI GÌ?

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Chào các bạn,

Các kế hoạch dễ làm nhất, và có lẽ là ngu dốt nhất, thường do các cụ ngồi trong văn phòng vẽ ra, và bắt mọi người làm theo. Kiểu như kế hoạch chỉ một con của Trung quốc, tạo ra biết bao nhiêu thảm sát cho các bào thai và các bé sơ sinh gái, cùng bao nhiêu bất hạnh cho các bé lỡ được sinh ra sau em bé đầu tiên. Hay kế hoạch xây dựng dự án mới của các quý vị phe ta tạo ra bao cuộc biểu tình chống đối về đất đai của người dân, hay phá hủy rừng nguyên sinh và môi trường sinh thái của các loài động vật và thực vật quý hiếm nhiều nơi trong nước.

Các bạn, nếu chúng ta ngồi trong văn phòng, nhìn bản đồ và các con số để làm kế hoạch, thì thực sự đó chẳng là kế hoạch, mà đó là học trò tập làm kế hoạch lần đầu tiên trong lớp. Bất kỳ học sinh nào trên thế giới cũng biết dùng các con số và toán để làm kế hoạch, không cần kế hoạch gia. Tiếp tục đọc “SMART WHAT? THÔNG MINH CÁI GÌ?” →

Ninh Binh develops tourism towards ecosystem protection

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này
Last update 10:07 | 12/06/2017

Established in 2010, Van Long Natural Reserve covers 2,730 ha. Three quarters of the reserve are mountains and rocks, with the remainder wetland. 

The area boasts a diverse bio system with a large amount of rare fauna and floral species recognised in the Red Book. Hoa Lu – Van Long Specialised Forest Managing Board, which takes charge of the reserve, has 30 local collaborators engaged in forest protection.

Van Long Wetland Natural Reserve includes seven communes with a population of 50,000. After being opened, the local people are involved in conservation work.

Through training classes, locals and boat rowers are taught how to develop tourism in connection with protecting the environment.

Ninh Binh’s efforts in forest and biodiversity protection are on a sound track, towards sustainable tourism in which people live harmoniously with nature.

VNA

Co Loa – the oldest citadel in Vietnam

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này
Last update 09:53 | 11/04/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Co Loa Citadel was built near Phong Khe, about 20 km to the north of today’s Hanoi, during the end of the Hong Bang Dynasty (about 257 BCE). The fortress is a spiral-shaped complex of the then new capital. The site was the source of various relics of the Dong Son culture of the Bronze Age.

According to folklore, An Duong Vuong defeated the last of the Hung Kings in 257 BCE and founded the kingdom of Au Lac, choosing the site of Co Loa as his capital.

Co Loa is a very large site and is the dominant presence in the northern floodplain of the Red River Delta, which would have required a large amount of labor and resources to have built in its time. Tiếp tục đọc “Co Loa – the oldest citadel in Vietnam” →

Ho Chi Minh City waste treatment complex developer fined $60,000 for multiple violations

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 06/10/2017 12:34 GMT + 7

The developer and operator of the Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex, has been slapped with a hefty fine for violating multiple regulations.

The Vietnam Waste Solutions Co. (VWS) was fined VND1.5 billion (US$66,000) for five different offences, Nguyen Van Tai, head of the Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said on Friday.

The first violation involves the company’s inability to process the required amount of 6,080 cubic meter of waste water per day. At the time of the investigation, the firm only met the capacity of 4,280 cubic meters per day.

VWS also failed to upgrade their hard-waste facility from 3,000 tons per day to 10,000 tons per days as required. Tiếp tục đọc “Ho Chi Minh City waste treatment complex developer fined $60,000 for multiple violations” →

Shipbuilders allegedly buy silence as poor-quality fishing boats inspected in central Vietnam

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 06/10/2017 11:54 GMT + 7

Many shipbuilders in central Vietnam, whose steel-clad fishing boats proved to be of poor quality shortly after delivery, have been accused of paying local fishermen to buy their silence ahead of an inspection into their substandard products.

As many as 18 steel-clad fishing boats in the south-central province of Binh Dinh, built by Nam Trieu Co. and Dai Nguyen Duong Co., had to lie dormant ashore as they were damaged shortly after being handed over to fishermen. Tiếp tục đọc “Shipbuilders allegedly buy silence as poor-quality fishing boats inspected in central Vietnam” →

Industry 4.0 poses great challenges to ASEAN, including Vietnam

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Tuoi Tre News

Updated : 06/11/2017 15:14 GMT + 7

Vu Khoan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, speaks at the international conference on ‘geo-political transition in the Asia-Pacific and the half-century road of ASEAN’ in Hanoi, June 9, 2017.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, or Industry 4.0, was named one of the biggest challenges facing ASEAN at a conference in Hanoi on Friday to review the association’s prospects.

ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a ten-country politico-economic bloc whose members include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “Industry 4.0 poses great challenges to ASEAN, including Vietnam” →

Young artists promote traffic safety in Vietnam with lovable project

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 06/11/2017 17:20 GMT + 7

A group of young artists in Ho Chi Minh City have found a new way to spread traffic safety messages with their lovable artwork.

The project was finished in response to an initiative by the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union that called for youths’ contribution to the improvement of the local traffic culture.

The twelve-piece collection encourages people to obey traffic laws and use public transport for their daily commute. Tiếp tục đọc “Young artists promote traffic safety in Vietnam with lovable project” →

Sand shortage delays transport projects

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews

Update: June, 12/2017 – 09:00

Share facebook Chia sẻ bài viết lên Twitter Share google+ |
Sand dredged on the Vàm Cỏ Đông River in the southwestern province of Tây Ninh, some 100km from HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Đức Hoảnh
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Many transport projects in southern localities have been delayed due to the scarcity and surging price of construction sand, Giao Thông (Transport) newspaper reported.

For instance, a contractor of the Bến Lức-Long Thành Highway said that only half of the road foundation had been built; some 80,000 cubic metres of sand are missing to complete the project’s foundation.

“We are having a headache due to sand scarcity. Foundation sand was VNĐ120,000 (US$5.2) per cubic metre, now it has risen to more than VNĐ200,000 ($8.7) per cubic metre,” he said. Tiếp tục đọc “Sand shortage delays transport projects” →

E5 bio-fuel to replace RON 92

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews

Update: June, 12/2017 – 09:00

Share facebook Chia sẻ bài viết lên Twitter Share google+ |
People have their motorbikes fuelled at a petrol station on Trần Quang Khải Street, Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Thái Hà

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will replace RON 92 petrol with E5 bio-fuel from the beginning of next year.

Accordingly, the supply of RON 92 petrol will be halted in all localities across the country. This was announced by the Government Office following the latest decision passed by Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng concerning the bio-fuel development project and the roadmap for shifting to bio-fuel mixed with fossil fuels. Tiếp tục đọc “E5 bio-fuel to replace RON 92” →

Central region struggles to develop tourism

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews

Update: June, 12/2017 – 08:00

Share facebook Chia sẻ bài viết lên Twitter Share google+ |
Fishing in An Bình Islet of Lý Sơn Island off the coast of QUảng Ngãi Province. VNS Photo Công Thành

QUẢNG NAM — Community-based tourism, unique lifestyles and traditional cultural values offer major potential for development in the centre of Viet Nam and its Central Highlands, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam said at a tourism forum in Tam Kỳ city on Saturday. Tiếp tục đọc “Central region struggles to develop tourism” →

Sea festival opens in Nha Trang

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

vietnamnews Update: June, 11/2017 – 09:00

Share facebook Chia sẻ bài viết lên Twitter Share google+ |
The 2017 Nha Trang Sea Festival opened on Saturday night in the central province of Khánh Hòa. — Photo vtv.vn

Viet Nam News KHÁNH HÒA — The 2017 Nha Trang Sea Festival, themed “Extending the Circle of Friendship”, opened Saturday night in the central province of Khánh Hòa, with a wide array of artistic, cultural and sporting activities.

This year’s festival is expected to host as many as 50 art performances, exhibitions, sporting competitions and food events, the highest number of activities since its inception. The festival is expected to welcome 150,000 visitors. Tiếp tục đọc “Sea festival opens in Nha Trang” →

Australian film-maker charged with espionage in Cambodia

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Guardian

Documentary maker James Ricketson, 68, charged with collecting information prejudicial to national security

Australian film-maker James Ricketson (right) filming as opposition leaders Sam Rainsy (centre) and Kem Sokha (left) attend a demonstration in Phnom Penh in 2013.
Australian film-maker James Ricketson (right) filming as opposition leaders Sam Rainsy (centre) and Kem Sokha (left) attend a demonstration in Phnom Penh in 2013. Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images

Australian Associated Press

Saturday 10 June 2017 20.45 EDT

An Australian film-maker has been sent to a Cambodian prison to await trial over allegations he collected information prejudicial to the country’s national security, a court official says.

James Ricketson, 68, was arrested a week ago and has been the subject of conflicting reports since then – with some linking his detention to flying a drone, and others to living in the south-east Asian nation without proper documentation. Tiếp tục đọc “Australian film-maker charged with espionage in Cambodia” →

13 marines killed as fighting rages in Marawi City

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

Al Jazeera June 10, 2017

US confirms it is ‘assisting’ Philippine army in besieged Marawi where fighting broke out more than two weeks ago.

At least 13 Philippine marines were killed on Friday as the battle against fighters linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) continued in the besieged southern city of Marawi. Tiếp tục đọc “13 marines killed as fighting rages in Marawi City” →

Indonesian police foil attempt to smuggle 200,000 lobster eggs into Singapore: Reports

~ Trần Đình Hoành ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

channelnewsasia

 
File photo of a lobster. (Photo: Reuters)
12 Jun 2017 08:53AM (Updated: 12 Jun 2017 09:00AM)

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities foiled an attempt to illegally export more than 200,000 lobster eggs into Singapore through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, reported the Jakarta Post on Sunday (Jun 11).

The suspects had attempted to deliver a big part of the goods via a Garuda Indonesia flight to Singapore.

According to tribunnews.com, Indonesia’s National Police Special Crimes Directorate Chief Brigadier General Purwadi Arianto said: “We confiscated 208,756 lobster eggs inside eight suitcases.” Tiếp tục đọc “Indonesian police foil attempt to smuggle 200,000 lobster eggs into Singapore: Reports” →