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.

Vietnam to develop 1,370km cross-nation expressway at $13bn

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Tuoi Tre News

Updated : 05/27/2017 11:05 GMT + 7

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has selected the official proposal for a colossal project to develop an expressway that runs from north to south.

The selected proposal, prepared by the Ministry of Transport and which has been open for feedback from state agencies, aims to develop 1,372 kilometers of expressway from now to 2025, with a hefty investment of VND314.1 trillion (US$13.84 billion). Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to develop 1,370km cross-nation expressway at $13bn” →

Why Vietnamese street food is sending tourists away

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TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 05/29/2017 17:02 GMT + 7

Editor’s note: Nguyen Phu, a former director of development with travel agency Peak Viet, explains why street food drives tourists away from Vietnam.

The opinions expressed below are the author’s own.

When the way to a man’s goodbye is through his stomach

Street food is always appealing to tourists. Visitors from developed countries are captivated by food for sale on the street, as it looks unfamiliar and delicious. Tiếp tục đọc “Why Vietnamese street food is sending tourists away” →

VN student wins US invention prize

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vietnamnews

Update: May, 29/2017 – 05:00

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Phạm Quang Huy
HÀ NỘI — “When my name was voiced out, my whole body was shaking. I even burst into tears stepping on the stage and receiving the award.”Phạm Quang Huy, 11th grade student in central Quảng Trị Province recalled his experience in the US more than one week ago.

Huy won the third prize of Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2017 in California for his invention of a robotic prosthetic arm designed for the disabled. His invention competed with more than 1,700 contestants from more than 70 countries all over the world. Tiếp tục đọc “VN student wins US invention prize” →

Ministry announces Việt Nam free of bird flu

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vietnamnews

Update: May, 29/2017 – 17:19

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Powder that prevents bird flu is sprinkled to a flock of chickens. – VNA/VNS Photo Đình Huệ
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Animal Health Department has declared that all provinces and cities nationwide are free of avian flu, with no new outbreak detected.However, a representative of the department also said several bird flu viruses such as A/H7N9, A/H5N2 and A/H5N8 could enter the country through transportation, business and consumption of illegally imported poultry products of unclear origin, especially in the northern border provinces. Tiếp tục đọc “Ministry announces Việt Nam free of bird flu” →

No childhood for VN’s child labourers

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vietnamnews

Update: May, 29/2017 – 07:00

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A child collects wood after finishing school in Mù Căng Chải District in the northern province of Yên Bái. – VNS Photo Việt Thanh

HÀ NỘI — Social services need to improve to help curb child labour in Việt Nam and reduce its negative impacts on the country’s youth.

Statistics from Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affiars (MoLISA) showed that nationwide there are more than 1.75 million children doing tough labour or working in an unhealthy environment. Tiếp tục đọc “No childhood for VN’s child labourers” →

PM cracks down on illegal fishing

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vietnamnews

Update: May, 29/2017 – 15:00

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Illustrative photo: Fishing vessels near the Sa Kỳ Port in central Quảng Ngãi Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng
HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has requested country leaders to heighten their focus on preventing Vietnamese fishermen from illegally harvesting seafood in foreign waters.

In official order No 732 issued on Sunday, the Prime Minister acknowledged that the situation is ongoing and has been getting more serious since the end of 2015 in the central provinces of Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, and Bình Thuận, as well as southern provinces of Kiên Giang, Cà Mau, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Bến Tre and Tiền Giang.
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Six out of 18 dialysis patients died during treatment

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vietnamnews

Update: May, 29/2017 – 22:00

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Photo for illustration: patients receive dialysis at Bạch Mại Hospital. — Photo nld.com.vn

HÒA BÌNH — Six out of 18 kidney patients who were receiving dialysis at Hòa Bình Province General Hospital died on Monday morning with suspected anaphylactic shock.

As soon as the deaths were reported, the hospital turned off its dialysis machines and transferred the living patients to Hòa Bình City’s General Hospital for emergency aid. Tiếp tục đọc “Six out of 18 dialysis patients died during treatment” →

Sơn Trà National Tourism Site plan temporarily suspended

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Update: May, 29/2017 – 12:00

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Foundations of columns in a construction site on Sơn Trà Mountain. Rapid development of hotels and resorts on the peninsula could turn Đà Nẵng’s natural habitat into a desert and the world’s large population of red-shanked douc langurs could face extinction, experts warn. — VNS Photo Công Thành
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — By August end, any activity related to implementation of the Sơn Trà National Tourism Site Development plan or construction on the Sơn Trà Peninsula in Đà Nẵng City must be suspended. Tiếp tục đọc “Sơn Trà National Tourism Site plan temporarily suspended” →

Japan to take action with US after N Korea missile test

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Prime Minister Abe says Japan ‘will take concrete action with the US’ after Scud missile crashes into Japanese waters.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country will join the United States in taking concrete action against North Korea after its latest ballistic missile test.

On Monday, North Korea test-fired a Scud missile into Japanese waters, the third test in as many weeks and the 12th this year – carried out in defiance of UN sanctions warnings and US threats of possible military action. Tiếp tục đọc “Japan to take action with US after N Korea missile test” →

The Fat Lady Finally Sings: Bob Kerrey Quietly Resigns from Fulbright University Vietnam Leadership Position

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by MARK ASHWILL

“One simply cannot engage in barbarous action without becoming a barbarian… one cannot defend human values by calculated and unprovoked violence without doing mortal damage to the values one is trying to defend.”

– J William Fulbright, The Arrogance of Power​

More than 48 years after mortal damage was inflicted with a vengeance on both human beings and human values in a quiet village in Bến Tre province in the Mekong Delta, justice, fairness, and common decency won a minor victory when Bob Kerrey, former Nebraska governor, U.S. senator, New School president, decorated veteran, and self-confessed war criminal, quietly resigned from his high-profile position as chairman of the Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV) board of trustees, according to reliable sources. Tiếp tục đọc “The Fat Lady Finally Sings: Bob Kerrey Quietly Resigns from Fulbright University Vietnam Leadership Position” →

US says Chinese jets ‘unsafely’ intercepted surveillance plane

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guardian

Pentagon says P-3 Orion was buzzed over South China Sea, but defence ministry in Beijing says its fighters flew safely

Two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea.
Two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. Photograph: Jin Danhua/AP

Two Chinese fighter jets buzzed a US navy surveillance plane over the South China Sea on Wednesday, with one coming within 180 metres (200 yards) of the American aircraft, according to US officials. Tiếp tục đọc “US says Chinese jets ‘unsafely’ intercepted surveillance plane” →

Bangladesh reinstalls controversial statue after outcry

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A statue denounced by religious hardliners as “un-Islamic” is pictured on the grounds of the Supreme Court in Dhaka after it was reinstalled on May 28, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday (May 28) reinstalled a controversial statue deemed un-Islamic by religious hardliners on the grounds of the Supreme Court, just days after its removal had sparked angry protests by secular groups. Tiếp tục đọc “Bangladesh reinstalls controversial statue after outcry” →

Secession fears cloud Myanmar peace talks: Government

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channelnewsasia

 
Myanmar’s civilian-led government of Aung San Suu Kyi has made striking a peace deal a key pillar of her administration, but fighting has instead intensified in recent months, with tens of thousands displaced by conflict. (Photo: Ye Naung Kham)

The civilian-led government of Aung San Suu Kyi has made striking a peace deal a key pillar of her administration, but fighting has instead intensified in recent months, with tens of thousands displaced by conflict.

Myanmar’s State Counsellor and leader of the National League for Democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi (centre left), arrives for the Panglong peace talks. (Photo: Ye Naung Kham) 

With only a day to go before the end of the second round of peace talks under her watch, officials said little headway had been made on the federalism or increased autonomy that are key demands for ethnic minority groups.

“There will be a less good result than people are hoping for,” Zaw Htay, spokesman for the president’s office, told reporters on Sunday, adding “we did not get agreement on the matter of seceding”.

North Korea fires unidentified projectile from eastern region

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channelnewsasia

 
File photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Monday from the region of Wonsan on its east coast in an easterly direction, South Korea’s military said. (AFP/STR)

The launch was immediately reported to President Moon Jae-in, who called a meeting of the National Security Council at 7.30am (6.30am Singapore time), the South Korean office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

The projectile was likely a ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, citing an unidentified source.

The projectile is likely to fall within Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Yonhap news reported citing an unidentified source in Japan as saying.

North Korea last test-fired a ballistic missile on May 21 towards the sea off its east coast and on Sunday said it had tested a new anti-aircraft weapon supervised by leader Kim Jong Un. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea fires unidentified projectile from eastern region” →

Philippines calls off peace talks with Communist rebels

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Al Jazeera

Negotiations broke down over rebel order for fighters to step up attacks amid violence and martial law in the south.

Members of the Maoist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels [File: Reuters]

The Philippine government on Sunday formally called off the latest round of peace talks with communist insurgents, after the parties failed to resolve a dispute over a rebel order for fighters to step up attacks.

“We are maintaining the decision made not to participate in the fifth round of talks,” chief government negotiator Jesus Dureza told journalists after almost 10 hours of closed-door consultations. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines calls off peace talks with Communist rebels” →