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.

How Hillary Clinton defined her historic moment

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TĐH: Hillary Clinton đã làm nên lịch sử như là người phụ nữ đầu tiên được đề cử ứng cử tổng thống. Nếu Hillary thắng, Hillary sẽ nên lịch sử như là nữ tổng thống đầu tiên của nước Mỹ, và sẽ tốt cho VN vì Hillary rất quý VN.

Stephen Collinson Profile
Maeve Reston

By Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston, CNN

Updated 1:02 PM ET, Fri July 29, 2016

 

Story highlights

  • Clinton offered a stark choice for the nation
  • Clinton on Trump: ‘A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons’

Philadelphia (CNN)As Hillary Clinton playfully batted away an avalanche of balloons Thursday night, she appeared proud, happy and reconciled to her historic moment.

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CSIS Southeast Asia Sit-Rep – July 28:

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

This issue includes an analysis on U.S. relations with its strategic partner Singapore as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations, a critical look at Vietnam’s efforts to promote startups in its economy, a podcast exploring China’s intelligence services, 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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China emerges stronger than ever after ASEAN meetings

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China Southern Airlines crew members holding a Chinese national flag pose for pictures on July 13 in front of a plane that landed at a new airport built by Beijing on Mischief Reef in the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly chain. | REUTERS

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China emerges stronger than ever after ASEAN meetings

AP

VIENTIANE – Daring to take on China in a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the Philippines went to an international tribunal for justice, and won big. But it turned out to be a pyrrhic victory. Tiếp tục đọc “China emerges stronger than ever after ASEAN meetings” →

Vietnam World’s Fifth Happiest Country, For Now

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FORBES
JUL 25, 2016  Brett Davis  CONTRIBUTOR

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

Vietnam has been ranked the fifth happiest country in the world
in a study by the UK think tank the New Economics Foundation.

The Happy Planet Index report measured elements that contribute towards a happy life in 140 countries and looked at factors such as life expectancy, wellbeing, inequality and ecological footprint. The list was topped by Costa Rica, followed by Mexico, Columbia and Vanuatu, making Vietnam the happiest country in Asia.

A lady with her baby stands outside in the rain to get a glimpse of US President Barack Obama as he visits a local shopping district in Hanoi on May 24, 2016. (Photo JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Life expectancy in Vietnam is a healthy 75.5 years, not bad at all for a developing nation. By way of comparison, life expectancy in the US is 78.8 years (overall the US ranked as the 108th happiest country).

Wellbeing measure how people view their quality of life, while inequality looked at how unequal the distribution of life expectance and experienced wellbeing results were within a country. Vietnam’s score in the latter category was actually better than Costa Rica’s, and was attributed in large part to the strong provision of public services such as education. School enrolments in Vietnam, at 98 percent, are among the highest in the world. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam World’s Fifth Happiest Country, For Now” →

Uighur Extremists Joining ISIS Poses a Security and Economic Headache for China’s Xi Jinping

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          Time.com 4:40 AM ET

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STR/AFP/Getty Images An antiterrorism force including public-security police and the armed police attend an antiterrorism joint exercise in Hami, northwest China’s Xinjiang region, on July 2, 2013

Insecurity in China’s far Western province of Xinjiang throws up obstacles for Xi’s signature “One Belt, One Road” initiative

On Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited a mosque in China’s western Ningxia province. The leader of the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party (CCP) praised the local Muslim community’s rich cultural contribution and efforts alleviating poverty. “Religions in our country, the endemic ones and those from abroad, have become deeply embedded in the Chinese civilization, whose history covers more than 5,000 years,” Xi said in Ningxia’s capital Yinchuan, reports the state-backed China Daily newspaper. Tiếp tục đọc “Uighur Extremists Joining ISIS Poses a Security and Economic Headache for China’s Xi Jinping” →

Tension Heats Up Over the South China Sea, Shows No Signs of Cooling

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on Thursday, Jul 21st, 2016 TRIPLEPUNDIT

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One of the Spratly Islands, where there is more than meets the eye.

The South China Sea has long fomented a diplomatic row between China and its neighbors, including Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. All of these countries have staked claim to the 14 islands and underwater formations that lie between China’s south coast, Southeast Asia, the island of Borneo and the Philippine archipelago. Tiếp tục đọc “Tension Heats Up Over the South China Sea, Shows No Signs of Cooling” →

CSIS Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – July 21, 2016

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Singapore-U.S. Relations to Set Pace for Twenty-first Century U.S. Engagement in Southeast Asia

By Phuong Nguyen (@PNguyen_DC), Associate Fellow, Southeast Asia Program (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

July 21, 2016

Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong will pay an official visit to Washington, complete with a state dinner in his honor hosted by President Barack Obama, on August 1-2. The visit comes as the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. Lee will be the first leader from Southeast Asia hosted for a state dinner at the Obama White House, a privilege enjoyed by only four other Asian leaders—from China, Japan, India, and South Korea—during Obama’s two terms. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – July 21, 2016” →

Cambodia should be cautious when it comes to Chinese aid

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9 July 2016

Author: Veasna Var, UNSW Canberra

eastasiaforum: In a 2006 speech, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen praised China, saying that ‘China talks less but does a lot’. China is certainly doing a lot in Cambodia, becoming the country’s largest aid donor and source of foreign investment. Between 1994 and 2013, Chinese investment in Cambodia was about US$10 billion, focused mainly on agriculture, mining, infrastructure projects, hydro-power dams and garment production. Since 1992, China has also provided around US$3 billion in concessional loans and grants to Cambodia. Tiếp tục đọc “Cambodia should be cautious when it comes to Chinese aid” →

Analysis: Can China Enforce a South China Sea Air-Defense Identification Zone?

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USNI News

By:
July 18, 2016 10:58 AM

Map showing the location of Chinese bases in Hainan and reclaimed islands and infrastructure in the South China Sea.

Map showing the location of Chinese bases in Hainan and reclaimed islands and infrastructure in the South China Sea.

Is China about to declare an Air-Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the South China Sea? And how effectively would it be able to enforce such a zone? Tiếp tục đọc “Analysis: Can China Enforce a South China Sea Air-Defense Identification Zone?” →

Philippines ‘will not concede’ ruling vs China

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‘The baseline for any negotiation should be the decision from the Permanent Court of Arbitration,’ Philippine Solicitor General Jose Calida says

Paterno Esmaquel II
Published 12:03 PM, July 15, 2016
Updated 3:13 PM, July 15, 2016

Rappler

HISTORIC RULING. A close-up view of the cover page of the ruling documents in the South China Sea arbitration issue, made available by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, on July 12, 2016. Photo by Mauritz Antin/EPA

HISTORIC RULING. A close-up view of the cover page of the ruling documents in the South China Sea arbitration issue, made available by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, on July 12, 2016. Photo by Mauritz Antin/EPA

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Friday, July 15, vowed to assert a historic decision on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) despite China’s refusal to negotiate based on this ruling. Tiếp tục đọc “Philippines ‘will not concede’ ruling vs China” →

South China Sea: Beijing considers next moves after Hague ruling

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CNBC

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Wednesday, 13 Jul 2016 | 9:59 AM ET

An international tribunal sent a pointed message to China on Tuesday — just because you say something is yours doesn’t mean it is.

This week’s binding decision from the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, Netherlands, dealt a serious blow to China’s claim to most of the South China Sea, a 1.4 million-square-mile body of water that contains the world’s busiest shipping lanes. The ruling was rejected immediately by the Chinese Foreign Ministry — as expected — but it has left Beijing in an exceedingly difficult position where it has to balance an angry, nationalistic population against an international community that expects it to back down. Tiếp tục đọc “South China Sea: Beijing considers next moves after Hague ruling” →

CSIS Southeast Asia Sit-Rep – July 14, 2016

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

This issue includes an analysis on the threats posed by the Islamic State in Southeast Asia, an explainer on the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling on the Philippines’ case against China, a critical look at the implementation of Indonesia’ Global Maritime Fulcrum vision, 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:

  • Commentaries on ISIS in Southeast Asia
  • CogitAsia articles covering South China Sea, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Cambodia

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CSIS – ChinaPower July Newsletter

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ChinaPower Newsletter 
China Power Project

It is our pleasure to send you the July 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 project examines five interrelated categories of Chinese power: military, economics, technology, social, and international image. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – ChinaPower July Newsletter” →

Thủ tướng đề nghị Trung Quốc không làm phức tạp tình hình Biển Đông

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Thứ sáu, 15/7/2016 | 00:17 GMT+7
VnExpress

Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hôm nay có cuộc gặp với người đồng cấp của Trung Quốc Lý Khắc Cường và trao đổi về nhiều vấn đề, trong đó có bất đồng trên Biển Đông.

Thủ tướng Chính phủ Nguyễn Xuân Phúc gặp song phương Thủ tướng Trung Quốc Lý Khắc Cường bên lề Hội nghị Cấp cao Á - Âu lần thứ 11. Ảnh: Thống Nhất/TTXVN

Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc gặp Thủ tướng Trung Quốc Lý Khắc Cường bên lề Hội nghị Cấp cao Á – Âu lần thứ 11. Ảnh: TTXVN

Cuộc gặp giữa Thủ tướng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc với Thủ tướng Trung Quốc Lý Khắc Cường diễn ra nhân dịp hai nhà lãnh đạo tham dự Hội nghị Cấp cao Á – Âu (ASEM) lần thứ 11 tại Ulan Bator, Mông Cổ.

Tiếp tục đọc “Thủ tướng đề nghị Trung Quốc không làm phức tạp tình hình Biển Đông” →

Yêu cầu Trung Quốc chấm dứt hoạt động bay trái phép ở Trường Sa

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Thứ năm, 14/7/2016 | 23:12 GMT+7
VnExpress

Hà Nội yêu cầu Trung Quốc chấm dứt ngay các hoạt động xâm phạm chủ quyền của Việt Nam ở Trường Sa, trong đó có việc đưa máy bay dân sự xuống các đá tại đây.

Đường băng Trung Quốc xây dựng phi pháp trên đá Subi, thuộc quần đảo Trường Sa của Việt Nam. Ảnh: Reuters

Đường băng Trung Quốc xây dựng phi pháp trên đá Subi, thuộc quần đảo Trường Sa của Việt Nam. Ảnh: Reuters

Hôm 13/7, Trung Quốc ngang nhiên tuyên bố thực hiện thành công việc hạ cánh máy bay dân sự xuống các sân bay ở đá Vành Khăn và Subi của quần đảo Trường Sa.

Tiếp tục đọc “Yêu cầu Trung Quốc chấm dứt hoạt động bay trái phép ở Trường Sa” →