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.

Buyer beaten for returning bottle of juice in Vietnam’s Da Lat

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TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 06/01/2017 15:00 GMT + 7

A female customer was violently beaten on Wednesday by the owners of a store selling local delicacies in Da Lat City after attempting to return a bottle of mulberry juice she had been tricked into buying.

The victim suffered from flesh injuries and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Tran Ngoc Bich, 44, was driving her niece around Da Lat on Wednesday when a man on a motorbike approached the pair and invited them to a local mulberry garden where he said they could buy freshly picked mulberries for VND20,000 (US$0.88) per kilogram Tiếp tục đọc “Buyer beaten for returning bottle of juice in Vietnam’s Da Lat” →

VN loses almost 0.97% of GDP on tobacco

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vietnamnews

Update: May, 31/2017 – 17:44

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People ride bikes and walk to celebrate World No Tobacco Day in Hà Nội. —VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam loses more than VNĐ24.6 trillion (US$1.08 billion) per year on tobacco, accounting for almost 0.97 per cent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a World Health Organisation report said.

This includes medical costs of tobacco-related diseases, reduced productivity due to sick leave or early death. Tiếp tục đọc “VN loses almost 0.97% of GDP on tobacco” →

State asked to apologise to wrongfully convicted

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vietnamnews

Update: June, 01/2017 – 10:56

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Deputy Director of Bình Thuận Province’s Police Department Phạm Thật (left) congratulates Huỳnh Văn Nén (in white) for being declared innocent and freed from prison after Nén spent more than 17 years in jail on murder charges. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thanh

HÀ NỘI – The State needs to take responsibility and apologise to people who were wrongfully sentenced, National Assembly deputies said yesterday.

At a session to discuss the draft amended Law on State’s responsibility on Compensation, Nguyễn Khắc Định, vice chairman of the NA Law Committee, presented the report of the NA Standing Committee on amending the draft law. Tiếp tục đọc “State asked to apologise to wrongfully convicted” →

VN plans interactive, open-for-all web knowledge base

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vietnamnews

Update: June, 01/2017 – 10:45

by Thu Vân

HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam will soon have its own “Wikipedia” page, maybe even more interactive, developed by Vietnamese people for Vietnamese people.

The page is a proactive, interactive effort to spread knowledge and awareness of scientific and technological developments, promoting education resources and sci-tech creativity in the country.

It will be developed under a project called “Development of the Vietnamese digital knowledge system” that has been approved by the Prime Minister. Tiếp tục đọc “VN plans interactive, open-for-all web knowledge base” →

Sand mining destroying rivers in Central Highlands, causing landslides

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Last update 08:10 | 01/06/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Uncontrolled rampant sand exploitation is seriously affecting Krong Ana and Krong No, two large rivers in the Central Highlands. 

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The river current has changed and hundreds of hectares of land have been lost.

Krong Ana (mother river) and Krong No (father river) are important to the economic and cultural life of the people in Dak Lak and Dak Nong. But they are in danger.

The Krong No river section which runs across Krong No district in Dak Nong province, has been a ‘hot spot’ of illegal sand exploitation for many years. Tiếp tục đọc “Sand mining destroying rivers in Central Highlands, causing landslides” →

The last nghien wood kingdom is being destroyed

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Last update 07:30 | 03/04/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – The nghien (excentrodendron tonkinense) kingdom growing on the rocky mountains in Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang is getting smaller because of illegal logging. 

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This is a hard, tough and durable wood with no termites, even if it is buried underground. Tay and Nung ethnic minorities like using nghien wood to make columns of houses and floors. Walking on nghien-made floors never produces creaking. Nghien-made chopping boards are favored, because the knife cuts are clean won’t leave debris. Tiếp tục đọc “The last nghien wood kingdom is being destroyed” →

$1 billion within 3 days: stock market records 10-year high

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Last update 08:00 | 01/06/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – Billions of dollars have been poured into the stock market within a short time, returning the market to its peak of 10 years ago. 

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Although records have been beaten, the market is different from the ‘bubble period’ in 2007. In early May, there were more sellers than buyers, a time when many people often buy.

A number of shares have continued rising in price after hitting new records. The VN Index is still on the rise after reaching a 9-year peak. Analysts said it has increased by 11 percent so far this year, or two times higher than the same period of 2016. Tiếp tục đọc “$1 billion within 3 days: stock market records 10-year high” →

Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake to be cleaned

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Update: May, 31/2017 – 15:33

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An aerial view of Hoàn Kiếm Lake in Hà Nội. The city has instructed that the cleaning project must retain the lake’s distinctive dark green colour. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The capital city’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake will be dredged and cleaned by the end of July, said Võ Tiến Hùng, general director of Hà Nội Sewerage and Drainage Company Ltd.Speaking at a press meeting on Tuesday, Hùng said the lake is severely polluted and has lost the ability to revive itself. Its water quality is getting poorer by the day, its pH level is high, and the amount of suspended deposits is higher than the permissible limit at all five monitoring locations. Tiếp tục đọc “Hà Nội’s Hoàn Kiếm Lake to be cleaned” →

NA urges railway investment

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vietnamnews Update: May, 31/2017 – 09:00

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Workers work on the final steps in the construction of an urban railway crossing the Sài Gòn River in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu

HÀ NỘI — Lawmakers have urged the Government to encourage public private partnerships to draw private investment into the railway sector.

Discussing the draft revised Law on Railway at the ongoing third session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) yesterday, deputy Nguyễn Văn Thể from the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Sóc Trăng said that involving different business sectors into railway activities would attract investment from home and abroad to the railway system. Tiếp tục đọc “NA urges railway investment” →

U.S. companies sign billions in deals with Vietnam

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Wed May 31, 2017 | 6:22pm EDT

Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the White House in Washington, U.S. May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
By Alwyn Scott and Mike Stone | SEATTLE/WASHINGTON

U.S. industrial companies General Electric Co (GE.N) and Caterpillar Inc (CAT.N) made deals with Vietnam worth billions of dollars as Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc continued his three-day trip to the United States.

Phuc’s trip included a meeting with President Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon at the White House as well as the signing of deals with U.S. companies for high-tech goods and services worth $15 billion to $17 billion when GE and Caterpillar are included. Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. companies sign billions in deals with Vietnam” →

Emirates tells cabin crew to swap Taiwanese flag pins for Chinese ones

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Guardian

Leaked email to Taiwanese staff says airline has been instructed by Beijing to follow One China policy

Emirates cabin crew walk past a sign at Taoyuan airport
Emirates did not respond to questions asking whether staff could still choose to wear a Taiwanese flag pin. Photograph: Chen Chi-Chuan/AFP/Getty Images

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Wednesday 31 May 2017 12.59 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 31 May 2017 13.40 EDT

Emirates airline has waded into a decades-old diplomatic spat after ordering Taiwanese cabin crew to swap flag pins worn on their uniforms for Chinese ones, sparking anger and calls for boycott on social media.

The airline sent an email to staff saying Emirates was “instructed by the Chinese government” to “follow the One China policy”. Tiếp tục đọc “Emirates tells cabin crew to swap Taiwanese flag pins for Chinese ones” →

Ominous signs of an Asian hub for Islamic State in the Philippines

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Government soldiers fighting the Maute group watch a helicopter attack (not pictured) as they take a break inside a military camp in Marawi City, southern Philippines. (Photo: Reuters) 

31 May 2017 01:44PM (Updated: 31 May 2017 01:50PM)

MARAWI CITY, Philippines: Dozens of foreign jihadis have fought side-by-side with Islamic State sympathizers against security forces in the southern Philippines over the past week, evidence that the restive region is fast becoming an Asian hub for the ultra-radical group.

A Philippines intelligence source said that of the 400-500 marauding fighters who overran Marawi City on the island of Mindanao last Tuesday, as many as 40 had recently come from overseas, including from countries in the Middle East. Tiếp tục đọc “Ominous signs of an Asian hub for Islamic State in the Philippines” →

Huge truck bomb blast kills 90 in Kabul

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President Ghani condemns ‘cowardly’ attack, described as one of the biggest ever to hit Afghanistan.

KABUL ATTACK: WHAT WE KNOW

  • Blast kills at least 90, but sources say death toll could be higher
  • The massive explosion hit the diplomatic quarter, one of Kabul’s most secure areas
  • No immediate claim of responsibility – Taliban denies involvement

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has condemned the “cowardly” truck bomb attack that ripped through the heart of Kabul’s diplomatic district, killing at least 90 people and wounding hundreds.

The powerful explosion on Wednesday was described by officials as “one of the biggest” to have hit the Afghan capital.

The explosives were hidden in a tanker truck used to clean out septic systems, Najib Danish, deputy spokesman for the interior minister, said. Tiếp tục đọc “Huge truck bomb blast kills 90 in Kabul” →

UN appoints team to probe crackdown against Rohingyas

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Al Jazeera

The UN is sending a fact-finding team to investigate alleged human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Around 75,000 have fled Rakhine state since the military began a security operation last October [Turjoy Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images]
Around 75,000 have fled Rakhine state since the military began a security operation last October [Turjoy Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images]

The UN on Tuesday appointed a three-member team to investigate alleged abuses by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

The fact-finding mission will be led by prominent Indian lawyer Indira Jaising, Sri Lankan lawyer Radhika Coomaraswamy, and Australian human rights consultant Christopher Dominic Sidoti, according to a statement from the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on Tuesday. Tiếp tục đọc “UN appoints team to probe crackdown against Rohingyas” →

Chùm thơ đau Ngày Thiếu nhi Quốc tế

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