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.

China’s economic corridor creating new conflicts in Pakistan

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DW

Pakistani PM Sharif has inaugurated a two-day China-Pakistan Economic Corridor summit in Islamabad, hailing the project as a milestone for his country. But opposition to the project is increasing amid new conflicts.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) attends a welcoming ceremony held by Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, April 20, 2015

Addressing the inaugural session of the two-day CPEC Summit in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday, August 29, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the project would be a “game-changer” for Pakistan. He said the CPEC would also bring peace and prosperity to the entire region. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s economic corridor creating new conflicts in Pakistan” →

CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – September 1, 2016

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Cementing a New Normal in U.S.-Myanmar Relations

By Murray Hiebert (@MurrayHiebert1), Senior Adviser and Deputy Director, and Phuong Nguyen (@PNguyen_DC), Associate Fellow, Southeast Asia Program (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

September 1, 2016

Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit to the United States on September 13-14 as state counselor and de facto leader of Myanmar will be one of the highlights in U.S.-Myanmar relations since the two countries normalized diplomatic ties in 2012, after the military began political reforms. Now that a democratically elected government has taken office, the next five years will allow the two countries to lay the foundation for a new chapter in their bilateral relations. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – September 1, 2016” →

Why did China fly ‘combat patrols’ over the Spratly Islands?

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In the wake of an international court’s ruling rejecting China’s claims to disputed territory in the South China Sea, China said the combat exercises were an effort to protect its ‘maritime interests.’

By Max Lewontin, Staff August 6, 2016

  • U.S. Navy/Handout/Reuters/Files

China’s air force has sent bombers and fighter jets on “combat patrols” near the islands at the center of a long-running territorial dispute in the South China Sea, a senior colonel said, according to the Xinhua news agency.

“The Air Force is organizing normalized South China Sea combat patrols, practicing tactics … increasing response capabilities to all kinds of security threats and safeguarding national sovereignty, security and maritime interests,” Senior Col. Shen Jinke of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force told Xinhua, Reuters reports. Tiếp tục đọc “Why did China fly ‘combat patrols’ over the Spratly Islands?” →

Secrets of a Global SuperCourt

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Mike McQuade for BuzzFeed News

A parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else, helps executives convicted of crimes escape punishment. Part one of a BuzzFeed News investigation. Part one of a BuzzFeed News investigation — read the whole series here.

Chris Hamby

Chris Hamby

BuzzFeed News Reporter

posted on Aug. 28, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.

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Imagine a private, global supercourt that empowers corporations to bend countries to their will.

Say a nation tries to prosecute a corrupt CEO or ban dangerous pollution. Imagine that a company could turn to this super court and sue the whole country for daring to interfere with its profits, demanding hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars as retribution. Tiếp tục đọc “Secrets of a Global SuperCourt” →

csis – AMTI Brief, Aug. 24, 2016

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Shifting Sands:
What Countries Are Taking Sides After the South China Sea Ruling?

On July 12, a tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued its long-awaited ruling on Manila’s case against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea. How many countries recognize the decision as legally binding on both parties and call for it to be respected will determine its ultimate value, as international pressure is the court’s only enforcement mechanism. In recent months, AMTI scoured publicly available, official statements in an effort to determine the real positions taken by countries toward the ruling. It is enlightening to compare the level of global support expressed since the July 12 ruling to the positions of countries in the months leading up to the verdict. A full list of official statements, both pre- and post-ruling, is available at the bottom of this feature. Tiếp tục đọc “csis – AMTI Brief, Aug. 24, 2016” →

CSIS – Southeast Asia Sit-Rep – August 25, 2016

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

This issue includes a look at the new Malaysian political party that could challenge Prime Minister Najib Razak’s United Malays National Organization, analysis of Vietnam’s latest economic reforms, a podcast assessing U.S.-Taiwan relations, and much more. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following:

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Chinese fishermen caught up in Asian geopolitical conflict

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Asia maritime tensions

 Local fish stock collapse pushes fleet further away from domestic waters
Chinese fishing boats anchored off Zhoushan in eastern China © Lucy Hornby
August 21, 2016 Financial Times

by: Lucy Hornby in Zhoushan, China

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Cơn khát Thái có thể hút cạn nước Cửu Long và Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long có thể tan rã

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HanoiTV

Kỳ 1: Cơn khát Thái có thể hút cạn nước Cửu Long

(HanoiTV) – Thái Lan đang cân nhắc thực hiện hàng trăm dự án chuyển nước từ sông Mêkông để giải quyết nỗi lo hạn hán. Nếu dự án này thành hiện thực, nguy cơ thiếu nước của đồng bằng sông Cửu Long có thể tăng nhanh, trong những năm tới.

Kỳ 2: Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long có thể tan rã

Kỳ 3: Những gia đình quyết tử bên sông Mekong

Mô hình cửa kiểm soát chuyển nước từ sông Mekong vào Thái Lan. Nguồn: PGS- TS Lê Anh Tuấn

Kong – Loei – Chi – Mun và 990 dự án tưới nước

Cách đây gần một thập kỷ, năm 2008, Cục Tưới Hoàng gia Thái Lan (RID) đã xây dựng nhiều dự án chuyển nước từ sông Mekong vào các dòng sông nhánh để giữ nước cho mùa khô, theo Mekong Eye, trang web cung cấp thông tin về các hoạt động liên quan đến Mekong – dòng sông huyết mạch của nhiều nước Đông Nam Á và Trung Quốc. Tiếp tục đọc “Cơn khát Thái có thể hút cạn nước Cửu Long và Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long có thể tan rã” →

The Misnomer of the South China Sea

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WSJ

The name is a recent phenomenon that conveys a false sense of ownership.

Chinese coast-guard ships in the South China Sea. ENLARGE
Chinese coast-guard ships in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters
By

Philip Bowring

Aug. 22, 2016 12:30 p.m. ET

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In a challenge to China’s claim to almost the entire so-called South China Sea, Indonesia announced last week that it will designate the waters off its northern coast, around the Natuna and Anambas islands, as the “Natuna Sea.” This is more than just petty nationalism. It’s a helpful marker that the term “South China Sea” is a recent invention with no basis in history. Tiếp tục đọc “The Misnomer of the South China Sea” →

Hàng loạt cù lao đang biến mất ở miền Tây

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Thứ hai, 22/8/2016 | 00:05 GMT+7 VNExpress
Nhiều cù lao (cồn) trên hệ thống sông Cửu Long đang bị sạt lở nghiêm trọng, dần biến mất trong sự bất lực, tiếc nuối của người dân.
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Ông Nguyễn Văn Côn chỉ vị trí cồn Cả Đôi từng hiện hữu trên sông Hậu, giờ đã biến mất. Ảnh: Cửu Long

34 năm, 10 lần dời nhà chạy sạt lở

Có 48 năm sông trên cồn Sơn nằm giữa sông Hậu (phường Bùi Hữu Nghĩa, quận Bình Thủy, TP Cần Thơ), ông Cao Văn Ba (66 tuổi) chứng kiến cảnh mảnh đất trù phú ngày càng teo tóp. Gia đình ông hàng ngày phải sống trong cảnh nơm nớp lo sợ. “Ngày trước cồn Sơn rộng hơn 100 mẫu (ha), giờ chỉ còn hơn 60 mẫu. Nhà tôi có 2 mẫu đất vườn tại khu vực đầu cồn. Nhưng sạt lở quá nhanh, khoảng 10 năm diện tích đất của tôi mất hơn phân nửa”, ông Ba cho biết.

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Long Tan commemoration cancelled, then rescheduled with modifications agreed upon by Vietnamese and Australian PMs

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For Aussies and New Zealanders, the Battle of Long Tan is the highlight of their wartime experience in Viet Nam, a singular event in which an outnumbered force of ANZAC infantry and artillery held off more than 1500 Viet Cong, inflicting serious casualties while suffering relatively few casualties of their own. Over the years, Vietnamese authorities have quietly permitted groups of Australian and New Zealand veterans to return on special occasions to commemorate the battle at the site near the beach resort town of Vung Tau. This year, the event threatened to balloon out of proportion and the Vietnamese cancelled their authorization at the last minute, later amending the decision to permit a much smaller event as had been the practice in the past. The situation has stirred considerable comment, not unlike the controversy surrounding the appointment of former Sen. Bob Kerrey to be Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the new Fulbright University Vietnam. Kerrey, who eventually admitted his role as a U.S. Navy Seal in the killing of more than a dozen Vietnamese women, children, and old men in a nighttime raid intended to wipe out suspected Viet Cong, has said he does not intend to step down from his appointment despite the controversy. Tiếp tục đọc “Long Tan commemoration cancelled, then rescheduled with modifications agreed upon by Vietnamese and Australian PMs” →

CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – August 18, 2016

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Malaysia’s Najib Faces Latest Challenge from Newly Established Party

By Conor Cronin (@ConorCroninDC), Research Associate , Southeast Asia Program (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

August 18, 2016

Former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin on August 9 officially registered Malaysia’s newest political party: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, or Bersatu for short. The party is the latest salvo in a slow mutiny against Prime Minister Najib Razak that has centered for more than a year around a scandal involving state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – August 18, 2016” →

Invasive lionfish now on Whole Foods menu – sans poisonous spines

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CNN

Lionfish with their distinctive venomous spines are an invasive species that has thrived in U.S. coastal waters because they have no natural predators — until now.

Whole Foods stores in Florida are selling the “white, buttery meat” of the fish, which the grocery chain says is suitable for ceviche or a “simple pan sauté.”

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Whole Foods is now selling the meat of the lionfish, an invasive species that is pictured here at Artisinal Foods in Las Vegas.

The U.S. government, eager to stop the lionfish from preying on native fish and shellfish, gives the meal five stars. Tiếp tục đọc “Invasive lionfish now on Whole Foods menu – sans poisonous spines” →

A Battle Over Money in Beijing

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WSJ

Economic policy is a flashpoint in China’s political succession fight.

China's Premier Li Keqiang at the 1+6 Roundtable on promoting economic growth in Beijing on July 22. ENLARGE
China’s Premier Li Keqiang at the 1+6 Roundtable on promoting economic growth in Beijing on July 22. Photo: Associated Press
Aug. 17, 2016 6:40 p.m. ET

A succession struggle is underway in China ahead of next year’s Communist Party Congress. And this time the central fight is over monetary policy instead of ideological slogans. The outcome has implications for China’s response to slowing economic growth. Tiếp tục đọc “A Battle Over Money in Beijing” →

Vietnam Lifts Ban on Australian Commemoration of 1966 Battle

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUG. 18, 2016, 1:45 A.M. E.D.T.

New York Time

VUNG TAU, Vietnam — Under pressure from top Australian officials, Vietnam on Thursday lifted its sudden ban on veterans who had traveled to the country to mark the 50th anniversary of Australia’s most costly battle of the Vietnam War, with the government allowing low-key commemorations. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Lifts Ban on Australian Commemoration of 1966 Battle” →