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.

Donald Trump speaks directly to Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen

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Donald Trump speaks directly to Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen

President-elect speaks with Taiwan’ leader in a break from the US’ “one China” policy triggering protest from Beijing.

US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, in a major break with Washington’s policy on China, triggering protest from Beijing.

During Friday’s discussion, Trump and Tsai noted “the close economic, political and security ties” between Taiwan and the United States, according to the president-elect’s transition team. Tiếp tục đọc “Donald Trump speaks directly to Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen” →

Indonesians rally for unity after blasphemy protests

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Crowds waved 'We Are Indonesia' signs and held a giant red-and-white national flag [Reuters]

IndonesiaNews11 hours ago ALJAREEZA

Indonesians rally for unity after blasphemy protests

Crowds gather in Jakarta in response to protests against city’s Christian governor who is accused of blasphemy.

Crowds waved ‘We Are Indonesia’ signs and held a giant red-and-white national flag [Reute

Tens of thousands of Indonesians have rallied in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, calling for tolerance and unity after massive protests were held against the city’s Christian governor.

The crowds on Sunday filled a major traffic circle in Jakarta and sprawled into its main thoroughfares, waving “We Are Indonesia” signs and a giant red-and-white national flag was held aloft. Tiếp tục đọc “Indonesians rally for unity after blasphemy protests” →

We Are All Accomplices to the Slaughter of Aleppo

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Russia and Syria are guilty of bombing thousands of civilians. The rest of the world is guilty of doing nothing.

We Are All Accomplices to the Slaughter of Aleppo

“If you do not leave these areas urgently, you will be annihilated. … You know that everyone has given up on you. They left you alone to face your doom, and nobody will give you any help.”

These chilling words come from leaflets dropped over the besieged area of Aleppo by Syrian and Russian aircraft, before the final bloody assault on the city. And during the last few days, they have rung truer than anyone in Aleppo, or anywhere else, had dared to imagine. Tiếp tục đọc “We Are All Accomplices to the Slaughter of Aleppo” →

U.N. Stiffens Sanctions on North Korea, Trying to Slow Its Nuclear March

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By SOMINI SENGUPTA and JANE PERLEZNOV. 30, 2016

New York Times

Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, in an undated photograph issued by his government’s Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 11. Korean Central News Agency, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

UNITED NATIONS — In an effort to tighten sanctions that largely failed to throttle North Korea’s nuclear program, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday imposed a cap on coal exports, the country’s chief source of hard currency.

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Aussie schoolboys recreate price-gouged HIV medicine

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AFP-JIJI Japan Times Dec 1, 2016

SYDNEY – A group of Australian schoolchildren working on a shoestring budget have recreated the HIV drug whose price was controversially jacked up 5,000 percent by a former hedge fund manager.

U.S. drug company chief Martin Shkreli became a global figure of hate after buying the rights to Daraprim and then raising the price in the United States from $13.50 a tablet to $750. Tiếp tục đọc “Aussie schoolboys recreate price-gouged HIV medicine” →

Rural Cambodia uses guppy to fight dengue

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Thomson Reuters Foundation The Japan Times

LONDON – In the backyards of rural Cambodia, a tiny weapon is being deployed to fight dengue fever, the world’s fastest-spreading tropical disease, which causes debilitating flu-like symptoms and can develop into a deadly hemorrhagic fever.

More than 3,000 households in Kampong Cham province, which has one of the highest dengue rates in Cambodia, have been given colorful guppy fish to breed in barrels of water that villagers keep close to their homes for cleaning and cooking.

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Asia-Pacific saw steady growth in 2016, but risks to financial stability remain – UN report

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UN News Center

Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Shamshad Akhtar. Photo: ESCAP

1 December 2016 – Issuing a year-end update to its flagship economic and social development report, the United Nations development arm for the Asia-Pacific region said today that resilient domestic demand and policy support supported the region notch a steady growth rate of five per cent but warned that risks remain to financial stability. Tiếp tục đọc “Asia-Pacific saw steady growth in 2016, but risks to financial stability remain – UN report” →

India, China, Russia consult on Asia Pacific; get Philippines backing

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Bangkok | Fri, December 2, 2016 | 01:31 pm

India, China, Russia consult on Asia Pacific; get Philippines backing A woman walks past a billboard featuring an image of an island in South China Sea on display with Chinese words that read: “South China Sea, our beautiful motherland, we won’t let go an inch” in Weifang in east China’s Shandong province. (Chinatopix via AP/-)

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Countries of the Asia-Pacific Region

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Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Countries of the Asia-Pacific Region Include:

Australia Flag Australia Japan Flag Japan Palau Flag Palau
Bangladesh Kiribati Flag Kiribati Papua New Guinea Flag Papua
New Guinea
Bhutan Laos Flag Laos Peru Flag Peru
Brunei Malaysia Flag Malaysia Philippines Flag Philippines
Myanmar Flag Burma (Myanmar) Maldives Flag Maldives Russian Flag Russia
Cambodia Flag Cambodia Marshall Islands Flag Marshall Islands Samoa Flag Samoa
Canada Micronesia Flag Micronesia Singapore Flag Singapore
China Flag China Mongolia Flag Mongolia Solomon Islands Flag Solomon Islands
Chile Flag Chile Nauru Flag Nauru South Korea Flag South Korea
Cook Island Flag Cook Islands Nepal Flag Nepal Sri Lanka Flag Sri Lanka
Fiji Flag Fiji New Zealand Flag New Zealand Thailand Flag Thailand
French Polynesia Flag French Polynesia** New Caledonia Flag New Caledonia** Timor-Leste Flag Timor-Leste
Indian Flag India Niue Flag Niue Tonga Flag Tonga
Indonesia Flag Indonesia North Korea flag North Korea * Tuvalu Flag Tuvalu
Pakistan Flag Pakistan Vanuatu Flag Vanuatu
Vietnam Flag Vietnam
U. S. Flag United States

* currently not eligible for invitation per U.S. State Department

** Territories of France

The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies is a Department of Defense institution providing a forum where current and future, military and civilian leaders from many Asia-Pacific nations gather to enhance Asia-Pacific security cooperation through programs of executive education, professional exchange and policy-relevant research.

Above is a listing of countries that are generally defined as the “Indo-Asia-Pacific” region and most are routinely invited to APCSS courses.

Other links to definitions of the Asia-Pacific Region:

CSIS – ChinaPower November 2016 Newsletter

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NOVEMBER 2016 | CHINAPOWER NEWSLETTER

China Power Project

It is our pleasure to send you the November edition of the ChinaPower Newsletter, the monthly newsletter of the CSIS China Power Project. The China Power Project centers on ChinaPower–a website that provides an in-depth understanding of the evolving nature of Chinese power relative to other countries. The ChinaPower Newsletter highlights the new and updated content on the website, as well as featured events and publications. We hope this newsletter provides you with a snapshot of the work we are doing to help our users better understand the complexity of China’s rise. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – ChinaPower November 2016 Newsletter” →

China’s Power: Up for Debate

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CSIS

The challenges and opportunities presented by China’s rise are hotly contested. To help make sense of the issue, ChinaPower hosted its inaugural conference on November 29, 2016. The conference featured a series of debates between leading experts on the nature of Chinese power. The audience was polled for their opinion both before and after each debate. Polling results, debate descriptions, and conference video are posted below.

Opening Panel: Current trends in Chinese power and their implications for regional security.

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EF: Việt Nam xếp thứ 7 Châu Á về trình độ Anh ngữ

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EF-EPI

Bài khảo sát được thực hiện trên toàn cầu bởi hơn 950.000 người trưởng thành đến từ 72 quốc gia và vùng lãnh thổ, đưa ra những nhận định về mối tương quan giữa năng lực Anh ngữ và thu nhập, sự đổi mới, và chất lượng cuộc sống.

ef1ZURICH, Thụy Sỹ, Ngày 19 tháng 11 năm 2016 – Theo bảng xếp hạng năng lực Anh ngữ EF EPI (viết tắt của EF English Proficiency Index) do tổ chức giáo dục quốc tế EF Education First công bố hôm nay, người trưởng thành ở Hà Lan nói tiếng Anh tốt nhất thế giới, theo sát bởi Đan Mạch và Thụy Điển. Trong các nước Châu Á, Việt Nam xếp thứ 7 về trình độ Anh ngữ. Các nước Lào, Libya và I-rắc đang xếp cuối trong bảng xếp hạng. Tiếp tục đọc “EF: Việt Nam xếp thứ 7 Châu Á về trình độ Anh ngữ” →

U.S. Push to Halt Genocide in South Sudan Unravels at United Nations

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The Security Council is balking at an arms embargo that is too little, too late for the world’s youngest nation.

U.S. Push to Halt Genocide in South Sudan Unravels at United Nations

Faced with a dire U.N. warning of a possible genocide in South Sudan, the United States was set this week to finally embrace an arms embargo against the world’s newest country to ratchet down the military might of its warring parties and, potentially, help spare the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire of worsening civil war. Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. Push to Halt Genocide in South Sudan Unravels at United Nations” →

How Stable Are Democracies? ‘Warning Signs Are Flashing Red’

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The Interpreter

By AMANDA TAUB NOV. 29, 2016 New York Times

A Malaysian Political Cartoonist on Facing His Fears, and Prison, for Art

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By MIKE IVESNOV. 29, 2016 New York Times

The Malaysian political cartoonist who goes by the name Zunar is under investigation. Salvatore Di Nolfi/European Pressphoto Agency

HONG KONG — When protesters disrupted an art exhibition by Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, a political cartoonist, at the George Town Literary Festival in Malaysia on Saturday, he assumed that the police would want his help identifying those responsible.

Instead, said Mr. Zulkiflee, who goes by the name Zunar, he was questioned by the police, detained for a day and informed that he was under investigation for producing cartoons that purportedly defamed Prime Minister Najib Razak.

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