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.

Luật Viễn thông và Luật Tần số Vô tuyến điện thúc đẩy phát triển KTXH và đảm bảo an ninh quốc phòng

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18/03/2016 10:53 SA 

Sáng nay (18/3/2016), tại Hà Nội, Bộ TT&TT đã tổ chức Hội nghị sơ kết đánh giá thi hành Luật Viễn thông và Luật Tần số Vô tuyến điện.  Bộ trưởng Bộ TT&TT Nguyễn Bắc Son chủ trì Hội nghị. Tham dự Hội nghị có Thứ trưởng Bộ TT&TT Phạm Hồng Hải; đại diện các cơ quan của Chính phủ và các bộ, ban, ngành, cơ quan của Quốc hội và các doanh nghiệp viễn thông.

CSIS – AMTI Brief – March 31, 2016

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Developing a Scarborough Contingency Plan
by Gregory Poling and Zack Cooper

U.S. chief of naval operations Admiral John Richardson told Reuters on March 19 that the United States was monitoring increased Chinese activity around Scarborough Shoal. He warned, “I think we see some surface ship activity … survey type of activity … That’s an area of concern … a next possible area of reclamation.” Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – AMTI Brief – March 31, 2016” →

CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – March 31, 2016

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Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi Has China, Myanmar’s Military Watching

By Phuong Nguyen (@PNguyen_DC), Associate Fellow, Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

March 31, 2016

Myanmar experienced a number of firsts over the past week. The Union Parliament—which now counts former political prisoners, doctors, businesspeople, and poets among its ranks—on March 24 approved a new cabinet to serve under the incoming National League for Democracy (NLD) government, the first civilian government to rule the country in over 50 years. In a speech on Armed Forces Day on March 27, Commander-in-chief General Min Aung Hlaing urged Myanmar’s military to cooperate with the incoming government to help fulfill “the country’s fundamental needs of stability, solidarity, and development.” Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – March 31, 2016” →

Blogger Anh Ba Sam jailed for 5 years

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Blogger anhbasam jailed for five years for anti-State posts

Blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (anhbasam) and his assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy were imprisoned for five and three years, respectively, on the charge of abusing the rights to democracy and freedom to infringe on the interests of the State and rights and interests of organisations and citizens, during a trial in Hanoi on March 23.

Blogger Anhbasam jailed for five years for anti-State posts,

Blogger Nguyen Huu Vinh (L) and assistant Nguyen Thi Minh Thuy (R).


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Global Infrastructure Development

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  • A Strategic Approach to U.S. Leadership
    Global Infrastructure Development
    By Daniel F. Runde, Conor M. Savoy
    Contributor: Charles F. Rice
    Mar 28, 2016

    China’s recent global infrastructure development initiatives serve to place it at the center of Asian regional and worldwide economic activity, while also meeting a critical need in the developing world. In marked contrast, the United States lacks a strategic approach to supporting global infrastructure investment. While the U.S. government does have the instruments in place to increase support for infrastructure investment, there is little coordination among relevant agencies, including the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the Trade and Development Agency, and the Export-Import Bank. This report examines how the United States has approached infrastructure development in the past and how it is approaching it today with an eye toward practical recommendations to improve the United States’ ability to support infrastructure investment.

     

    Publisher CSIS
    Programs

    Project on Prosperity and Development
    Topics

    International Development, Trade and Economics, US Development Policy, Private Sector Development, Trade and International Business, Global Economic Governance, Asian Economics
    Regions

    Asia, Central Asia, China
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President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road” Initiative

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  • A Practical Assessment of the Chinese Communist Party’s Roadmap for China’s Global Resurgence
    President Xi Jinping’s "Belt and Road" Initiative
    By Christopher K. Johnson
    Mar 28, 2016

    President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road” Initiative highlights the influences shaping the genesis of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, examines the balance China is seeking to strike between geostrategic ambitions and practical economic aims, and explores the mechanisms the Xi administration is establishing to manage its implementation. The report concludes by assessing potential pitfalls and making the call for an innovative U.S. approach to global infrastructure development.

     

    Publisher CSIS
    Programs

    Freeman Chair in China Studies
    Topics

    International Development, Trade and Economics, Global Economic Governance, Asian Economics
    Regions

    Asia, Central Asia, China
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IMF chief says Vietnam’s economy is at risk without reforms

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IMF chief says Vietnam’s economy is at risk without reforms

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Monday, March 21, 2016 10:29 Email Print

Christine Lagarde in Vietnam on March 18. Christine Lagarde in Vietnam on March 18.

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Vietnam risks being vulnerable to external shocks if it doesn’t push through reforms to strengthen its banking system and restructure state businesses, according to International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde.

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CSIS Southeast Asia Sit-Rep – March 24, 2016

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

This issue includes a survey of Japan’s energized agenda in Southeast Asia, and analyses on Indonesia’s turning point in its South China Sea policy, prospects for Myanmar’s peace process under the new government, and the reemerging debate on reviving a quadrilateral strategic dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. 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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Indonesia hopes to maintain good relations with China

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Ayomi Amindoni, thejakartapost.com, Jakarta | National | Tue, March 22 2016, 10:28 AM
Good relations: Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks to journalists at the Foreign Ministry. She said Indonesia would strive to maintain its good relations with China, along with upholding international law, despite a recent fishing dispute. (thejakartapost.com)

Good relations: Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi speaks to journalists at the Foreign Ministry. She said Indonesia would strive to maintain its good relations with China, along with upholding international law, despite a recent fishing dispute. (thejakartapost.com)
National News

Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has said Indonesia wants to maintain good relations with China despite a recent fishing dispute.

“We have a good relationship with China. [Despite the fishing dispute] we will strive to maintain our good relations along with international laws,” Retno said at the State Palace on Monday. Tiếp tục đọc “Indonesia hopes to maintain good relations with China” →

CSIS: Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, March 22, 2016

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Exploring Itu Aba: A Virtual Tour of a South China Sea Islet

On January 23, AMTI Director Gregory Poling and Ambassador José Abeto Zaide, now with the Manila Bulletin, became the first foreigners to visit Itu Aba (Taiping Dao in Chinese)—the only feature in the Spratly Islands occupied by Taiwan. They accompanied a delegation of Taiwanese experts and officials, including the ministers of foreign affairs, mainland affairs, and environmental protection. President Ma Ying-jeou made his first visit to the island five days later. Using the graphic below, you can explore each location the group visited. And even more images and video follow.

Itu Aba has a lot of attention lately thanks to its inclusion in Manila’s arbitration case against Beijing’s South China Sea claims. The Philippines’ legal team has argued that Itu Aba cannot sustain human habitation and is therefore legally a “rock,” entitled to only a 12-nautical-mile territorial sea, and not an “island,” which would generate an exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. Manila believes that if Itu Aba—the largest naturally formed feature in the Spratly Islands—is not an island, then none of the Spratlys are. Taipei has insisted Itu Aba is an island, and the debate has focused on details such as the availability of drinkable water and arable soil.

For more on the debate, listen to recent AMTI podcasts with Paul Reichler, lead counsel for the Philippines, and Shen Lyu-Shun, Taiwan’s representative to the United States, or read “Is There Drinkable Water and Topsoil on Itu Aba?” by Yann-huei Song.

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Will Indonesia, Provoked, Now Choose to Lead on the South China Sea?

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A confrontation between Indonesian and Chinese law enforcement vessels in the South China Sea over the weekend could mark a turning point in Indonesian foreign policy under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, forcing him to choose between two of his top priorities: attracting foreign investment – particularly Chinese investment – to fund his ambitious infrastructure agenda; and a more assertive defense of Indonesian territorial integrity and sovereignty over its natural resources. That, in turn, could herald a significant shift in diplomacy over the South China Sea. Tiếp tục đọc “Will Indonesia, Provoked, Now Choose to Lead on the South China Sea?” →

Exclusive: U.S. sees new Chinese activity around South China Sea shoal

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Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters
Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in this still image from video taken by a P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft provided by the United States Navy May 21, 2015. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – March 17, 2016

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Southeast Asia Dances to the Tune of Japan’s Abe Doctrine

By Phuong Nguyen (@PNguyen_DC), Associate Fellow, Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

March 17, 2016

In Southeast Asia, Japan can be said to enjoy unrivaled popularity. According to the 2015 Pew Global Attitudes survey, an average of about 80 percent of respondents surveyed across four Southeast Asian countries said they hold a favorable view of Japan. While China’s expanding military footprint in the disputed South China Sea has a headline-grabbing impact, Japan’s influence in this critical region is felt more steadfastly, but increasingly so, in recent years. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – March 17, 2016” →