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.

Experts in South say North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile

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Japan Times

AFP-JIJI Feb 24, 2017

SEOUL – North Korea has up to 5,000 tons of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday, including the toxin used to assassinate Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of leader Kim Jong Un.

Traces of VX — a nerve agent listed as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations — were detected on swabs from the face and eyes of Jong Nam, who was poisoned at a Kuala Lumpur airport last week, Malaysian police said Friday. Tiếp tục đọc “Experts in South say North Korea has large chemical weapons stockpile” →

Nerve agent used to kill Kim Jong-nam: police

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Al Jareeza

Malaysian police say nerve agent found on face of half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

Kim Jong-nam was attacked by two unidentified women at Kuala Lumpur airport [EPA/YONHAP]

Malaysian police say a preliminary report shows the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was carried out with a nerve agent used in chemical warfare.

A statement on Friday from the inspector general of police said that a preliminary analysis from the Chemistry Department of Malaysia identified the agent at “VX nerve agent”.

VX nerve agent, or S-2 Diisoprophylaminoethyl methylphosphonothiolate, is a chemical weapon classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations. Tiếp tục đọc “Nerve agent used to kill Kim Jong-nam: police” →

Senator Leila de Lima arrested in the Philippines

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Al Jazeera

Senator and vocal critic of President Duterte faces drug-trafficking charges related to her term as a justice secretary.

De Lima has branded the president a ‘sociopathic serial killer’ after he was accused of ordering drug killings [EPA]

A Philippines senator and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has been arrested by law enforcement agents after charges were filed in court alleging that she received money from drug dealers inside the country’s prisons.

Senator Leila de Lima is accused of orchestrating a drug-trafficking ring when she was justice secretary during the 2010-2015 administration of Benigno Aquino.

“The truth will come out and I will achieve justice. I am innocent,” she told reporters shortly before law enforcers escorted her away from her office on Friday. Tiếp tục đọc “Senator Leila de Lima arrested in the Philippines” →

Con Sam – biểu tượng vợ chồng chung thủy – có thể bị tuyệt chủng

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Vợ chồng sam
Vợ chồng sam

 
Chào các bạn,

Trong văn hóa Việt Nam, sam là biểu tượng của vợ chồng chung thủy, dùng thường xuyên để giáo dục đạo vợ chồng. Nhưng biểu tượng này có nguy cơ tuyệt chủng vì ngày nay người ta rầm rộ quảng cáo “đặc sản sam”, “món ăn không thể bỏ qua”, “tuyệt vời gỏi trứng sam” trong các nhà hàng.

Sam (tên khoa học Tachypleus tridentatus), đôi khi được gọi là sam biển, thường sống ở các cửa biển và các khúc sông gần cửa biển, luôn đi đôi một cặp vợ chồng. Sam cái lớn hơn sam đực, đi trước. Sam đực theo sau, bám chặt vào sam cái. Nếu người ta bắt sam thì luôn luôn bắt hai con bám nhau như thế. Vì vậy, từ xưa sam đã được dùng làm biểu tượng cho vợ chồng chung thủy, để dạy chúng ta ăn ở thủy chung. Tiếp tục đọc “Con Sam – biểu tượng vợ chồng chung thủy – có thể bị tuyệt chủng” →

North Korea more isolated than ever after Malaysia murders

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JapanTimes

AFP-JIJI Feb 23, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR – North Korea had few friends even before the assassination of the leader’s half brother at a Kuala Lumpur airport last week, but the fallout from the killing looks set to further isolate the nuclear-armed state.

Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur have enjoyed relatively warm economic ties, with some bilateral trade and citizens from both countries entitled to travel to the other under a unique reciprocal visa-free deal.

Malaysia has also provided a channel between Pyongyang officials and the wider world, with Kuala Lumpur in recent years serving as a discreet meeting place for talks between the regime and the United States. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea more isolated than ever after Malaysia murders” →

Asia-Pacific States Are Buying Arms at Record Post-Cold War Levels

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Asian states accounted for 43 percent of all global arms imports between 2012 and 2016.

The Diplomat
By Ankit Panda February 22, 2017

Asia-Pacific freedom tested: US admiral

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news.com.au

February 23, 20178:00am
By Peter Mitchell, AAP US Correspondent Australian Associated Press

One of America’s top military commanders has painted a bleak picture of the Asia-Pacific, declaring freedom, justice and the rules-based international order hang in the balance.

Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command, told a conference in San Diego the path to stability in the region faces four considerable challenges: North Korea, China, Russia and Islamic State.

He warned the US would “co-operate where we can, but we’ll be ready to confront where we must”. Tiếp tục đọc “Asia-Pacific freedom tested: US admiral” →

Boeing to build satellite to increase Asia Pacific connectivity

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Spaceflight Insider

Derek Richardson
February 23rd, 2017
305787_jcsat-18_702_kacific_3-high-res-1280x720Boeing will build a 702 satellite to expand communication for mobile telephone, data and internet users throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Caption and Image Credit: Beoing

Boeing announced Feb. 20, 2017, that it has contracted to build a satellite for two customers: SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Kacific Broadband Satellites. The new “702 satellite” will provide expanded coverage for mobile, telephone, data, and internet users across the Asia Pacific region.

“The scalable Boeing 702 satellite is a flight-proven design that we are evolving to meet the future needs of our customers,” said Mark Spiwak, president of Boeing Satellite Systems International, in a press release. Tiếp tục đọc “Boeing to build satellite to increase Asia Pacific connectivity” →

Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths

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ChannelNewsAsia

  • Posted 23 Feb 2017 02:53
  • Updated 23 Feb 2017 03:00

Dead fish started washing ashore in Vietnam in April after Taiwanese firm Formosa released contaminated waste into the ocean. (Photo: AFP)

HANOI: Vietnam said on Wednesday (Feb 22) it will punish 11 senior officials for misconduct over a toxic waste dump last year that killed tonnes of fish in one of the country’s worst environmental disasters.

Taiwanese steel firm Formosa was blamed for the crisis that decimated livelihoods in coastal fishing communities in central Vietnam and was forced to pay $500 million in fines.

Fishermen and activists in authoritarian Vietnam have staged rare protests since the disaster and filed lawsuits demanding a fair share of compensation. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to punish officials over mass fish deaths” →

New casino rule attracts big investors, new players

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Last update 16:00 | 22/02/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – A flight carrying the representative of a US-based group which runs many large casinos worldwide landed in Vietnam just days before Vietnam’s traditional Tet holiday. A closed negotiation was conducted in an effort to enter the domestic casino market.

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Just days later, Decree No 03 on casino management  [Nghị Địnn 3/2017/NĐ-CP], which allows Vietnamese to go to casinos, was issued.

Soon after the decree came out, Vietnam became a ‘hot spot’ for the US-based Las Vegas Sands, Singapore’s Banyan Tree, Australia’s Crown and Macao’s Chow Tai Fook and Sun City.

With the legal document, plus the decree on horse and dog races, and football betting, the doors to cash-prize games in Vietnam opened widely. Tiếp tục đọc “New casino rule attracts big investors, new players” →

Keen singer to police cell – Vietnamese suspect in Kim murder

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Reuters, Wednesday Feb 22, 2017

By Matthew Tostevin

The Vietnamese woman suspected of helping to kill the North Korean leader’s half-brother was a keen singer whose Facebook pages featured pouting portraits and pictures of parties.

Four days before Kim Jong Nam was killed at a Malaysian airport, she appears to have posted a picture of herself wearing a shirt emblazoned with the acronym “LOL”, similar to the one on the fleeing suspect caught on CCTV cameras.

Doan Thi Huong worked at an entertainment outlet, according to Malaysian police, who have arrested her over the murder of Kim Jong Nam. Tiếp tục đọc “Keen singer to police cell – Vietnamese suspect in Kim murder” →

North Korea embassy official wanted over Kim killing

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Al Jazeera

Malaysian police identify senior official in North Korean embassy as a suspect in the killing of Kim Jong-nam.

 Malaysian police have identified a senior official in the North Korean embassy as a suspect in the killing of Kim Jong-nam, and said another was linked to the North Korean state airline Air Koryo.

Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Wednesday that both suspects are still in Malaysia and have been called in for questioning, adding that the North Korean diplomat held the rank of second secretary at the embassy. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korea embassy official wanted over Kim killing” →

Japan’s ‘zero waste town’ is so good at recycling that it is attracting foreign visitors

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South China Morning Post

Residents of Kamikatsu diligently sort their waste into 45 different categories so it can be recycled, reused or composted

A small town in western Japan has become so good at recycling that it has been attracting foreign visitors, after its efforts became widely known via YouTube.

The documentary video, titled How This Town Produces No Trash with English narration and captions, explains how the 2,000 or so residents of town of Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture diligently sort and recycle their waste according to 34 designated categories, peeling off labels and removing bottle caps as they go. Since the video was produced in late 2015, the categories have been increased to 45.

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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: We are pivoting toward Asia

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre R) and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong (C) inspect the guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on February 20, 2017.

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (centre R) and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong (C) inspect the guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on February 20, 2017.

During a visit to Singapore, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his country was pursuing greater ties across Asia.

“Israel is pivoting towards Asia in a very clear and purposeful way,” he told a press conference and dinner event, according to a video from an attendee provided to CNBC Asia. Tiếp tục đọc “Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: We are pivoting toward Asia” →

Vietnam Is Getting Closer To Its Rival China Because Neither Side Trusts Trump

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Forbes
Feb 20, 2017 @ 10:00 PM Ralph Jennings, Contributor
I cover under-reported stories from Taiwan and Asia.

Less than a year ago Vietnam was counting on U.S. support in building up a defense against China. Vietnam and China have clashed over land for centuries. Now the Asian neighbors bitterly dispute much of the sea closest to their shores, with China taking more control as the world’s No. 2 economy and No. 3 military power. U.S. ex-president Barack Obama, probably hoping to contain China, lifted a decades-old ban on arms sales to Vietnam last year and from 2014 to 2016 his government spent $46 million on upgrading Vietnam’s military. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Is Getting Closer To Its Rival China Because Neither Side Trusts Trump” →