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.

Real estate projects to be probed

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Update: May, 13/2017 – 03:00
Villas at the Pandora residential area, located at No 53 on Triều Vũ Street in the capital city’s Thanh Xuân District. — Photo batdongsan.com.vn
HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has ordered inspections on some 60 real estate projects this year over suspicions of land misuse by equitised enterprises.The projects have showed signs of violations of the Land Law, and their calculation of land use levy and land rental prices is not close to market prices, causing losses to the State budget, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Tiếp tục đọc “Real estate projects to be probed” →

SE Asia’s longest cross-sea bridge close to completion

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Update: May, 13/2017 – 14:00

Tân Vũ – Lạch Huyện Bridge. Photo: dantri.com.vn
HẢI PHÒNG – Tân Vũ – Lạch Huyện Bridge, set to be Southeast Asia’s longest cross-sea bridge when opened, will undergo a test run to check loading capacity on Sunday.

The 5.4km-long bridge is part of the Tân Vũ – Lạch Huyện Highway project, which connects developing areas in the east of Hải Phòng with Lạch Huyện International Port in the island district of Cát Hải and the Hà Nội – Hải Phòng Expressway. Tiếp tục đọc “SE Asia’s longest cross-sea bridge close to completion” →

‘Our country will vanish’: Pacific islanders bring desperate message to Australia

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Kiribati and other low-lying countries are under threat from climate change, and while their people would rather stay behind, they may be left with no choice

Rising sea level in Kiribati
The archipelago of Kiribati is the world’s lowest-lying country, with an average height above sea level of just two metres. Photograph: Jonas Gratzer/LightRocket via Getty Images

“Like a drop of water in a bucket, on its own is small, but if there are many, many drops, soon it is overflowing.”

Erietera Aram’s water analogy is apposite. His country faces being lost under the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Tiếp tục đọc “‘Our country will vanish’: Pacific islanders bring desperate message to Australia” →

Malaysia education ministry mulls action over ‘fidget spinners’: Report

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In this photo illustration, a woman holds a fidget spinner. (Photo: AFP / Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)

Malaysia’s education minister Mahdzir Khalid said the new gadget had just entered the market and the effect of its usage had yet to be known, The Star reported on Friday (May 12).

“It is a new gadget and there are numerous views on its use, we need to wait for a full report from the authorities and stakeholders before discussing it in a committee at the ministerial level,” he said in the report.

Mahdzir said this in response to media reports on allegations that the fidget spinner was dangerous and could cause harm or be used as a weapon, as well as in response to calls for the ministry to monitor the phenomenon as it could distract the learning process among students. Tiếp tục đọc “Malaysia education ministry mulls action over ‘fidget spinners’: Report” →

Manila, Beijing to open South China Sea talks next week: Official

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File photo of the South China Sea. (AFP/Ritchie B Tongo)
13 May 2017 05:23PM (Updated: 13 May 2017 05:30PM)

MANILA: The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila’s ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday (May 13).

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to deepen relations with China despite its extensive island-building in disputed parts of the South China Sea, in the hopes of securing billions of dollars’ worth of investments from Beijing. Tiếp tục đọc “Manila, Beijing to open South China Sea talks next week: Official” →

Europol: Ransomware attack is of unprecedented level

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Al Jazeera

International investigation needed to identify culprits of biggest-of-its-kind cyber-extortion attack, Europol says.

The wave of cyberattacks wreaking havoc across the globe is “at an unprecedented level”, European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol said.

The attacks will “require a complex international investigation to identify the culprits”, the agency, which is working with countries and companies hit by the attacks, said in a statement on Saturday.

Dozens of countries were hit by the ransomware attack on Friday that locked up computers and held users’ files for ransom at a multitude of hospitals, companies and government agencies.

It was believed to the biggest attack of its kind ever recorded. Tiếp tục đọc “Europol: Ransomware attack is of unprecedented level” →

Hoi An makes it on top 25 best destinations

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Last update 09:49 | 10/05/2017
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About 30 km south of central Da Nang City, Hoi An is a well-preserved example of the important Southeast Asian trading port it was from the 15th-19th centuries.

According to TripAdvisor, Hoi An is an attractive destination for both domestic and foreign visitors.

The co-existence of indigenous customs and habits and those imported by foreign settlers creates a distinctive look which lures visitors to the ancient town.

Ideal weather and sun-drenched beaches are also bonus points for the town.

Yet, TripAdvisor recommends the locality to improve accommodation infrastructure to meet the continuously rising demand of visitors.

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Costly education project debacle causes loss in public confidence

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VietNamNet Bridge – Many educational projects capitalized at trillions of dong have failed, but negative consequences have affected generations of students.

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The new general education programming became a hot topic of discussion on education forums after MOET opened the draft frame curriculum for public opinion some days ago.

Many parents have expressed their concern that the new general education programming would once again fail like many other multi-trillion dong reform programs. If so, big money will be lost, while an entire generation of students will be spoiled. Tiếp tục đọc “Costly education project debacle causes loss in public confidence” →

Fish, clams die from unknown cause in southern Vietnamese province

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Updated : 05/11/2017 14:37 GMT + 7

Dead fish wash ashore in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on May 8, 2017.

Aquatic animals raised by farmers in Kien Giang Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta are dying en masse from unknown causes, damaging the livelihoods of local residents.

Fish and clam farmers along a 20 kilometer section of the coast in Thuan Yen Commune, Ha Tien Town, Kien Giang Province, are in shock and despair after finding their livestock decimated.

A meeting was called by Dang Tuyet Em, deputy secretary of the provincial Party Committee, on Wednesday afternoon to address the situation. Tiếp tục đọc “Fish, clams die from unknown cause in southern Vietnamese province” →

Vietnam province fears ‘another Formosa’ as paper mill raises environmental concerns

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TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 05/11/2017 13:33 GMT + 7

The construction site of the VNT19 pulp mill is seen in Quang Ngai Province, located in central Vietnam.

With the fish death disaster caused by wastewater dumped by a steel plant into the waters off central Vietnam still fresh in the minds of citizens, administrators in a province housing a paper mill are worried about giving history the opportunity to repeat itself.

The administration of the central province of Quang Ngai has called on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to provide more detailed guidance on how to ensure the VNT19 pulp mill in Binh Son District will not become ‘another Formosa.’ Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam province fears ‘another Formosa’ as paper mill raises environmental concerns” →

New avian flu outbreaks in Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông

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Update: May, 11/2017 – 09:00

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A/H5N1 avian flu outbreaks were found at two farms in Ea Rốp and Ea Tmốt communes in Ea Súp District in Đắk Lắk Province, with more than 2,200 ducks culled. — VNA/VNS Photo danviet.vn

HÀ NỘI – Three more avian flu outbreaks have been recorded in the Central Highlands provinces of Đắk Lắk and Đắk Nông, according to the Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

A/H5N1 avian flu outbreaks were found at two farms in Ea Rốp and Ea Tmốt communes in Ea Súp District in Đắk Lắk Province, with more than 2,200 ducks culled. Tiếp tục đọc “New avian flu outbreaks in Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông” →

Đồng Tháp extends state of emergency, erosion continues

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Update: May, 11/2017 – 15:45

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The bank of the Tiền River section crossing Bình Hòa Hamlet, Thanh Bình District, Đồng Tháp Province is severely eroded. — VNA/VNS Photo
ĐỒNG THÁP — The southern province of Đồng Tháp on Wednesday extended its state of emergency as the erosion worsened, with a section of the riverbank covering some 600m affected so far.

A section of the Tiền riverbank, running from Mương Cả Lách to Bình Thành Market in Bình Hòa Hamlet, Thanh Bình District, was reported to have been eroded by 150m over the last few days, since the last state-of-emergency declaration last month. Tiếp tục đọc “Đồng Tháp extends state of emergency, erosion continues” →

MARD: China’s fishing ban in Việt Nam’s waters is valueless

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Update: May, 11/2017 – 19:05

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Fishing vessels of fishermen in Sa Huỳnh area in central Quảng Ngãi Province. Việt Nam rejects China’s unilateral ban on fishing in Tonkin Gulf from May 1 to August 16. – Photo: laodong.com.vn

HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said that China’s statement on halting fishing activities for a limited period in the waters belonging to Việt Nam’s sovereignty is valueless.In a document sent to provincial People’s Committees nationwide, the ministry noted that China’s Bureau of Fisheries temporality halted fishing activities from 12:00 of May 1 to 12:00 of August 16 in sea areas, including China’s waters in joint fishing grounds with Việt Nam (in the east of the demarcation line in Tonkin Gulf) and sea areas belonging to Việt Nam. Tiếp tục đọc “MARD: China’s fishing ban in Việt Nam’s waters is valueless” →

Two men face 80 lashes in Indonesia after being accused of having gay sex

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Sharia lawyers in Aceh province say pair ‘confessed’ to being in a gay relationship after they were filmed by vigilantes

Two men accused of having gay sex sit during their trial at Sharia court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
Two men accused of having gay sex sit during their trial at Sharia court in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Photograph: Heri Juanda/AP

Sharia prosecutors in Indonesia’s Aceh province say two men on trial for gay sex should each be punished with 80 lashes, in another blow to the country’s moderate image after a top Christian official was imprisoned for blasphemy.

The lead prosecutor, Gulmaini, who goes by one name, said on Wednesday the two men aged 20 and 23 had “confessed” to being in a gay relationship, which was supported by video footage and other evidence found in their rented room. Tiếp tục đọc “Two men face 80 lashes in Indonesia after being accused of having gay sex” →

Ambition to meet reality as China gathers world for Silk Road summit

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When leaders of 28 nations gather in Beijing next week for a summit to map out China’s ambitious new Silk Road project, one question is likely to be on attendees’ minds – what exactly is the Belt and Road Initiative?

 
People take pictures of the “Golden Bridge on Silk Road” installation by artist Shu Yong, set up ahead of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
11 May 2017 01:55PM (Updated: 11 May 2017 02:00PM)

BEIJING: When leaders of 28 nations gather in Beijing next week for a summit to map out China’s ambitious new Silk Road project, one question is likely to be on attendees’ minds: what exactly is the Belt and Road Initiative?

Proposed in 2013 by President Xi Jinping to promote a vision of expanding links between Asia, Africa and Europe underpinned by billions of dollars in infrastructure investment, the project is broad on ambition but still short on specifics. Tiếp tục đọc “Ambition to meet reality as China gathers world for Silk Road summit” →