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.

Laos prime minister concerned over banana plantations

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The prime minister of Laos has voiced concern over widespread chemical usage on banana plantations after a Reuters report on Chinese-run farms in the Southeast Asian country.

A worker drives through a banana plantation operated by a Chinese company in the province of Bokeo in Laos April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
15 May 2017 03:10PM

REUTERS: The prime minister of Laos has voiced concern over widespread chemical usage on banana plantations after a Reuters report on Chinese-run farms in the Southeast Asian country.

Reuters reported that while the banana boom had brought economic benefits to the impoverished region, there was also strong concern at the use of chemicals – including the herbicide paraquat, which is banned in Laos. Tiếp tục đọc “Laos prime minister concerned over banana plantations” →

North Korea link emerges in global cyberattacks

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Several British hospitals say they are having major computer problems. Hospitals in London, northwest England and other parts of the country reported problems on May 12, 2017, with their computer systems as a result of an apparent cyberattack. (PA via AP)

After days of disruptions affecting networks worldwide, a top US official said the number of computers affected had reached 300,000, but that infection rates had slowed.

In the first clues of the origin of the massive ransomware attacks, Google researcher Neel Mehta posted computer code that showed similarities between the “WannaCry” malware and a vast hacking effort widely attributed to Pyongyang. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea link emerges in global cyberattacks” →

North Korea fires unidentified projectile, says South

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Russia ‘worried’ about rising tensions as China calls for restraint after Pyongyang’s latest ballistic missile test.

 

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that flew 700km, South Korea’s military said, days after a new leader took office in Seoul pledging to engage in dialogue with Pyongyang.

The missile was fired early on Sunday from the region of Kusong, northwest of Pyongyang, where North Korea in February successfully test-launched an intermediate-range missile that it is believed to be developing. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea fires unidentified projectile, says South” →

Bọt trắng như tuyết bốc mùi, nổi dày đặc trên kênh Tàu Hủ sau trận mưa lớn

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Sau cơn mưa lớn thì trên kênh Tàu Hủ xuất hiện nhiều bọt trắng bất thườngc /// Ảnh: Phan Định
Sau cơn mưa lớn thì trên kênh Tàu Hủ xuất hiện nhiều bọt trắng bất thường Ảnh: Phan Định
Chiều 15.5, trên kênh Tàu Hủ xuất hiện nhiều bọt trắng, bốc mùi hôi thối. Mỗi khi có gió, bọt trắng lại bay khắp nơi.
Chiều 15.5, sau cơn mưa lớn thì trên kênh Tàu Hủ – đoạn giao giữa rạch Ruột Ngựa và kênh Lò Gốm (phường 16, quận 8, TP. HCM) xuất hiện nhiều bọt trắng bất thường.

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How to milk the coconut boom? Philippine farmers check their phones

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In this file photo, Ereneio Dagami, who lost his house to Typhoon Haiyan, grates coconuts in the battered town of Catadman, in Eastern Samar province, central Philippines, Dec. 22, 2013. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

by Thin Lei Win | @thinink | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 06:00 GMT

A project to provide coconut farmers with advice over their mobile phones aims to help them cash in on a growing market and lift them out of poverty By Thin Lei Win

BANGKOK, May 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Generosa Gonato’s mobile phone beeped with a warning for the coconut farmer in the southern Philippines to be vigilant against bud rot, a common disease that is fatal for coconut trees. The message included the symptoms and how to treat it.

“So I monitored my trees and discovered some have it,” Gonato told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone. She followed the advice – cutting down and destroying the affected trees quickly to stop the disease becoming an outbreak. Tiếp tục đọc “How to milk the coconut boom? Philippine farmers check their phones” →

Human poo transformed into clean fuel for Kenya’s urban poor

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 Wet fuel briquettes made from human waste and sawdust are dried outside at the Nakuru Water and Sanitation Services Company plant in Nakuru, Kenya, April 8, 2017. TRF/ Be

 
by Benson Rioba | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Friday, 12 May 2017 13:38 GMT

Using human waste to make fuel briquettes tackles sanitation and health problems – and they even smell sweetBy Benson Rioba

NAKURU, Kenya, May 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Poultry farmer Josephine Mbithe used to get up three times a night to add charcoal to her stove just to keep her newborn chicks warm. But since she started using fuel briquettes made with human waste, the stove burns all night, leaving her to sleep in peace.

Mbithe is one of many Nakuru residents who have embraced the briquettes manufactured from human poo and sawdust collected around the town, northwest of Nairobi, in the Great Rift Valley. Tiếp tục đọc “Human poo transformed into clean fuel for Kenya’s urban poor” →

17 must-see sites in Hanoi

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VietNamNet Bridge – Besides the Presidential Palace, the University of Hanoi, Hang Dau water tower, there are many other beautiful French colonial works in Hanoi.The Government Guesthouse 

17 diem tham quan khong nen bo qua khi toi Ha Noi hinh anh 8

This elegant building was built in the French architectural style. It is located on Ngo Quyen Street, a short distance from the Sofitel Metropole Hotel.

The Government Guesthouse was formerly the Residence of the French Governor of Tonkin. Tonkin is the historical name for northern Vietnam. Tiếp tục đọc “17 must-see sites in Hanoi” →

The bitter truth behind sticky-tape wrapped luggage headed for Vietnam

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Updated : 05/12/2017 16:48 GMT + 7

Should you come across luggage wrapped with sticky tape on a baggage carousel, chances are it is bound for Vietnam.

Kim Van, a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reader, recalls how she learned to protect her luggage from being rummaged through by screeners when traveling home to Vietnam – a revelation that Vietnamese have lost faith in airport services.

Vietnamese want to keep their luggage safe, but many feel being forced to resort to the ‘sticky tape method’ is a kick in the gut. Tiếp tục đọc “The bitter truth behind sticky-tape wrapped luggage headed for Vietnam” →

Proposed dam to poses more threat to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: conference

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Updated : 05/13/2017 14:00 GMT + 7

The environment and lives of dozens of millions of people living in the Lower Mekong Basin are being threatened as the Mekong River is expected to see yet another hydropower dam construction, experts said at an international conference on Friday.

Experts all express concerns over the Laos-proposed Pak Beng dam, the latest to be built on the Mekong River, as they convened for a consultation process held by the Vietnam Mekong River Commission in the southern Vietnamese city of Can Tho. Tiếp tục đọc “Proposed dam to poses more threat to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta: conference” →

Israeli tourists charged $22 for 3km ride in Da Lat

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Updated : 05/13/2017 09:59 GMT + 7

A taxi operator in Da Lat City in the Central Highlands’ Lam Dong Province has been fined and had its driver suspended from work for overcharging two foreign tourists earlier this week.

Vina Gold was slapped with a civil fine of VND7 million (US$308) after one of its driver charged two Israeli women VND510,000 (US$22.5) for a 3km ride on Wednesday. Tiếp tục đọc “Israeli tourists charged $22 for 3km ride in Da Lat” →

PM Phúc rolls out the red carpet for foreign investors

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Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc delivered a speech at the 26th World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất

PHNOM PENH – The Vietnamese Government will continue creating favourable conditions for foreign businesses to make investment in Việt Nam and protect their intellectual property and asset rights.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc made the pledge at a meeting yesterday with representatives from 21 world leading companies from the US, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the UK, Switzerland, Singapore and China’s Hong Kong, at the 26th World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tiếp tục đọc “PM Phúc rolls out the red carpet for foreign investors” →

Ancient city celebrates the 10th millionth tourists

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Update: May, 12/2017 – 17:00
Kids join a painting in the old quarter of Hội An city. — VNS Photo Công Thành
HỘI AN — The ancient town of Hội An celebrated the arrival of its 10 millionth tourist at the old quarter’s Japanese Bridge today.The city’s culture and sports centre said Hội An hosted 1.6 million tourists last year, a 34.14 per cent increase from 2015.

Earlier this year, the UNESCO-recognised world heritage site was voted among the best 25 destinations in the world by travel website TripAdvisor. Tiếp tục đọc “Ancient city celebrates the 10th millionth tourists” →