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.

VN shrimp brand: difficult, but not too late

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Update: May, 04/2017 – 09:00

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Việt Nam is the third largest shrimp producer and the largest giant tiger prawn producer in the world. Shrimp is a major export item, but it lacks brand value.  Đào Đức Huấn explains why. The director of the Agricultural Development Centre also tells Vietnam News Agency it is not too late to build a national brand for Vietnamese shrimp in the global market.

Vietnamese shrimp products have been exported to 90 markets worldwide. Recent years have seen high growth in shrimp exports. Does Vietnamese shrimp have brand identification in the world market?

In 2016, Việt Nam earned US$3.1 billion from shrimp exports, overtaking Thailand as the world’s largest shrimp exporter. Major shrimp export markets included the US, the EU and Japan. Tiếp tục đọc “VN shrimp brand: difficult, but not too late” →

Lotte to build smart complex in Thủ Thiêm

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Update: May, 04/2017 – 11:41

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HCM City People’s Committee has selected Lotte group as the investor of a smart complex project in the city’s Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area. — Photo alotrip.com
HCM CITY – HCM City People’s Committee has selected Lotte group as the investor of a smart complex project in the city’s Thủ Thiêm New Urban Area.

The project is set to cost the investor VNĐ20.1 trillion (nearly US$884 million), excluding site clearance expenses.

It aims to develop a multifunctional finance-trade-service and residential centre, in which finance, trade and service functions play a crucial role in the core area of Thủ Thiêm. Tiếp tục đọc “Lotte to build smart complex in Thủ Thiêm” →

Environmental minister proposes solutions on landslides

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Update: May, 04/2017 – 17:05

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The accident site where 16 houses collapsed following a landslide on April 22 in Chợ Mới District, An Giang Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Mạo
Viet Nam News AN GIANG — Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà has proposed an emergency solution to avoid further devastation in the aftermath of the landslide that destroyed 14 houses last month in Mekong Delta An Giang Province.

The use of gabions, wattle screens, bamboo, wooden poles and sand packs was one of the emergency solutionsproposed to the Prime Minister after the environmental minister completed a field trip to the devastated area on April 25-26. Tiếp tục đọc “Environmental minister proposes solutions on landslides” →

How can you leave no one behind when millions of children are uncounted?

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The exact figure of unregistered children around the world is unknown but it is measured in millions. Now NGOs are insisting that all children are counted

Sunny Pawar in the film Lion, which tells the story of an Indian child who is adopted by a loving family, but most of the millions of unregistered children aren’t so lucky.
Sunny Pawar in the film Lion, which tells the story of an Indian child who is adopted by a loving family. But most of the millions of unregistered children aren’t so lucky. Photograph: Allstar/Screen Australia

One night, a five-year-old boy named Sheru became separated from his older brother at a train station in central India. Somehow, he ended up on a train that took him nearly 1,000 miles away to Kolkata where he knew no one, and none of the language.

He learned to survive on the streets until a stranger reported him as a lost child to the police and he was taken to an orphanage. Then, he was adopted by a couple in Tasmania, 10,000 miles away from his home. Tiếp tục đọc “How can you leave no one behind when millions of children are uncounted?” →

Vân Long Nature Reserve

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Last update 14:36 | 02/03/2017
The best pictures of Van Long Natural Reserve

Around 80 kilometers from Hanoi, Van Long Nature Reserve in Gia Van Commune, Gia Vien District, Ninh Binh Province is as beautiful as a painting.

The site is where tourists can come to find peace in a tranquil atmosphere. Although it was opened for tourism in 1998, Van Long is still as primitive as ever. It remains an attractive destination for local and foreign visitors.

Along with Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex and Tam Coc-Bich Dong National Park in the province, Van Long Nature Reserve is considered an overland equivalent of Halong Bay with imposing cliffs and mountains and vast lakes which form a stunning scene. Tiếp tục đọc “Vân Long Nature Reserve” →

USDOC investigates tool chests imports from Việt Nam

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Update: May, 03/2017 – 18:00

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Tool chests and cabinets from Việt Nam and China are under the investigation of dumping in the US market. — Photo cva.gov.vn
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – The US Department of Commerce has begun investigating the possibility of dumping of imports of tool chests and cabinets from Việt Nam and China.

The investigation is being conducted following a petition from Waterloo Industries Inc., which filed an anti-dumping and a countervailing duty from the two countries on April 11.

The company alleges a dumping margin of 159.99 per cent for China and a dumping margin of 21.85 per cent for Việt Nam. It also said exporters and producers from China had received unsuitable subisidisation from their government. Tiếp tục đọc “USDOC investigates tool chests imports from Việt Nam” →

Moody’s and SP affirms Việt Nam’s sovereign rating

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Update: April, 30/2017 – 12:47

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Moody’s has affirmed Viet Nam’s credit rating with positive outlook. – Photo customsnews.vn

HÀ NỘI – Two major credit rating agencies, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s (S&P), on Friday affirmed Việt Nam’s sovereign rating, citing the country’s strong foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, macroeconomic and external stability and modest external debt burden.

Moody’s affirmed the Government of Việt Nam’s B1 issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings, while it raised the outlook to positive from stable.

Moody’s B1 rating, four steps below investment grade, is considered relatively stable, with a moderate chance of default. Tiếp tục đọc “Moody’s and SP affirms Việt Nam’s sovereign rating” →

ADB to lend $4.2b to water security project

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The water shortage will get worse by 2050 and 3.4 billion people in the Asia-Pacific developing countries would be living in water-stress areas. ADB looks forward to providing more support to help the countries address these water-related challenges. — Photo Courtesy of ADB
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YOKOHAMA — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) this year plans to provide loans worth US$4.2 billion, doubling last year’s figure, to support developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region in addressing water challenges.
The information was released by Deputy Director General of the ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Amy S.P. Leung on Wednesday.

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The Arab Prince Standing Up to Trump

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Prince Zeid Raad al-Hussein has emerged as the Middle East’s most prominent defender of human rights — both in the region of his birth, and the United States.

The Arab Prince Standing Up to Trump

If ever there were a sign that the world is upside down, it is that a Muslim prince from an Arab royal family is now one of the leading voices defending human rights on the global stage. At a time when the issue seems to be taking a back seat everywhere, Prince Zeid Raad al-Hussein of Jordan, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, has excoriated Western politicians for their xenophobia and requested an investigation into allegations of torture in Bahrain — even as the United States announced it is lifting human rights restrictions on arm sales to the kingdom. Tiếp tục đọc “The Arab Prince Standing Up to Trump” →

Quang Ninh becomes new center of resort real estate market

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Last update 08:00 | 02/03/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – With big real estate players such as Vingroup, Sungroup and FLC and the provincial authorities’ policy on investment in infrastructure, Quang Ninh has become a new magnet in the resort real estate market.


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Analysts have begun talking about a ‘resort real estate wave’ in Quang Ninh, especially in Ha Long City, where there is the world’s natural heritage Ha Long Bay.

Ha Long has great potential to develop tourism with the number of foreign and domestic travelers on a strong rise. Meanwhile, the average income per capita of Quang Ninh’s residents is relatively high, just after HCM City. However, there are still not many high-end accommodation projects in the city. Tiếp tục đọc “Quang Ninh becomes new center of resort real estate market” →

Foreign players dominate Vietnam’s cinema market

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VietNamNet Bridge – Five leading businesses hold 98 percent of Vietnam’s film distribution market, with three of them foreign invested.

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The decision to liberalize the movie industry in 1995 opened up a new phase for cinemas in Vietnam. After decades of being controlled by state-owned enterprises, foreign cinema firms entered the market, especially those from South Korea, changing the face of the market.

The 2016 report of CJ CGV, which owns the CGV cinema chain, showed satisfactory business results in the last few years, since it took over Megastar and has developed into the biggest cinema chain in the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Foreign players dominate Vietnam’s cinema market” →

Russian missile cruiser arrives at Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay

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TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 04/28/2017 12:20 GMT + 7

The Russian Navy guided missile cruiser Varyag arrived at Cam Ranh Bay in south-central Vietnam on Thursday for a goodwill visit.

The cruiser, captained by Lieutenant Colonel Alexey Yurevich Ulyanenko and manned by a crew of 642 naval men, is being escorted by the medium-sized sea tanker Pechanga and the rescue tugboat Fotiy Krylov.

The ships are scheduled to visit Vietnam for five days, during which naval officers will participate in activities to solidify collaborative efforts in defense and maritime security between the two strategic partners. Tiếp tục đọc “Russian missile cruiser arrives at Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay” →

Is homeschooling a rising trend in Vietnam?

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TUOI TRE NEWS

Updated : 05/02/2017 16:13 GMT + 7

While homeschooling is still foreign to most Vietnamese parents, two brothers in Ho Chi Minh City have been undergoing the educational method for years with flying colors.

The brothers, Dang Thai Anh, 14, and Dang Nhat Anh, 19, have dropped out of formal classes after finding their school curricula too stressful and the traditional schooling environment unsuitable for their development.

They are now taught at home by their father Dang Quoc Anh, a former university professor who has given up his job to be a full-time dad. Tiếp tục đọc “Is homeschooling a rising trend in Vietnam?” →

China demands ‘immediate’ halt to US missile shield in South Korea

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A protester wears a black mask reading “No THAAD” during a rally. (Photo: AFP / JUNG YEON-JE)

02 May 2017 05:02PM (Updated: 02 May 2017 05:18PM)

BEIJING: China called Tuesday (May 2) for the immediate suspension of a controversial missile defence system hours after Washington confirmed the shield was now operational in South Korea.

“China’s position is clear-cut and firm. We oppose the deployment of the THAAD system in (South Korea) and urge relevant sides to immediately stop the deployment. We will firmly take necessary measures to uphold our interests,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular press briefing. Tiếp tục đọc “China demands ‘immediate’ halt to US missile shield in South Korea” →