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.

CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – July 9, 2015

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Battle over Myanmar Constitution Caught Washington in its Crossfire

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

July 9, 2015

Myanmar’s union parliament on June 25 voted to reject five of six major amendments to the 2008, military-drafted constitution, in a decision that has critical implications for Myanmar’s political landscape and puts U.S. policymakers in a delicate position. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS – Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – July 9, 2015” →

Where does Vietnam Education Foundation get its funding ?

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Mark Ashwill is an American educator, PhD and former director of the International Institute for Education (IIE) until he and his wife Hang in 2009 created Capstone Vietnam, an educational consulting service based in Hanoi.  Mark spoke at a recent Vietnam-US Higher Education Forum in Hanoi, and was surprised to find that almost no one in the audience of 150 attendees knew that a much heralded scholarship program, the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) — assumed to be sponsored by the U.S. government — is actually funded by the Vietnamese government as a debt swap arrangement.  The Vietnamese government agreed, as part of the normalization process 20 years ago, to pay back $146 million in agricultural and other loans that the U.S. had provided to the defeated Saigon government.  With debt and the Greek crisis on everyone’s mind, details of the Vietnamese debt payback to the U.S. in the 2010 article below by Mark Ashwill may surprise many Americans as well as Vietnamese.

http://markashwill.com/2010/11/25/vef-from-vietnam-with-money/

11-29-2010

VEF: From Vietnam With Money ($)

In April 1997, during a three-day visit to Vietnam, then Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin announced that the Vietnamese government had agreed to repay the $146 million wartime debt of the former South Vietnam.  Four years earlier, Vietnam agreed in principle to assume the debt from its former enemy as part of a larger agreement that cleared the way for renewed international borrowing by Hanoi, previously blocked by Washington.  Tiếp tục đọc “Where does Vietnam Education Foundation get its funding ?” →

TBT Nguyễn Phú Trọng và TT Obama ra tuyên bố chung về quan hệ song phương

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Việt-Mỹ ra Tuyên bố chung tầm nhìn quan hệ

 – Sau hội đàm của Tổng bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng và Tổng thống Obama, hai bên đã ra Tuyên bố chung về Tầm nhìn quan hệ VN-Hoa Kỳ.

 TOÀN VĂN TUYÊN BỐ CHUNG
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9 Ways the TPP Is Bad for Developing Countries

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9 Ways the TPP Is Bad for Developing Countries

The TPP is supposed to create a level playing field for trade. Instead, it unfairly shackles developing economies.

9 Ways the TPP Is Bad for Developing Countries

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) — a major new trade agreement under negotiation among 12 countries in the Asia-Pacific region — received a shot in the arm in the United States at the end of June when Congress voted to grant President Barack Obama “fast-track” authority to negotiate it. The TPP has fueled considerable dispute. Reasons for this include the secrecy with which talks have been conducted, the agreement’s potential effects on U.S. jobs and growth, and its geopolitical implications. But one issue that has received comparatively little attention is how the TPP is likely to impact the developing countries slated to join. Tiếp tục đọc “9 Ways the TPP Is Bad for Developing Countries” →

CSIS: Countering China’s Gradual Creation of a Fait Accompli in the South China Sea

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July 7, 2015

Countering China’s Gradual Creation of a Fait Accompli in the South China Sea:
Providing Civilian Air Patrol Capability by Utilizing the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Hiroshi Waguri

Increased tensions over China’s maritime sovereignty claims in the Western Pacific pose a challenge for the international system. A confrontation between China and Japan in the East China Sea continues mainly between Japan’s national coast guard ships and China’s government and civilian fishery vessels, but it seems to have reached a kind of moderate stalemate as the two governments have resumed working-level talks aimed at establishing a maritime communication mechanism between Japan and China. While the situation bears watching, U.S. statements reiterating that Article V of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, which obligates the United States to defend Japan, applies to the Senkaku islands, as well as the continuous presence of Japan’s coast guard and Maritime Self-Defense Forces around the islands, must have played a major role in achieving the current relative stability. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: Countering China’s Gradual Creation of a Fait Accompli in the South China Sea” →

Việt Nam nên làm gì về hôn nhân đồng tính ?

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Thứ sáu, 26.6.2015, Tối Cao Pháp Viện Mỹ phán quyết trong vụ kiện Obergefell et al v. Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Health, et al, với đa số 5-4, rằng hôn nhân đồng tính là hiến quyền, có trong khái niệm “due process clause” (trình tự pháp luật cần thiết) và “equal protection clause” (bảo vệ bình đẳng) của Tu chính án 14 của Hiến pháp Mỹ. Phán quyết này hoàn toàn đảo ngược khái niệm truyền thống Mỹ “hôn nhân là kết hợp giữa người nam và người nữ”. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam nên làm gì về hôn nhân đồng tính ?” →

CSIS: Southeast Asia Sit-Rep July 2, 2015

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

The SIT-REP gives you links to all of CSIS Southeast Asia’s (@SoutheastAsiaDC) best updates and programs in a five minute read. This issue includes a new microsite exploring U.S.-New Zealand relations, blog coverage of new developments in the South China Sea, a discussion on the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam, 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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CSIS: AMTI Brief – July 2, 2015

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AMTI Brief – July 2, 2015

Dredging up the Issues:

S&ED Analysis plus New Spratly Imagery
 This week, AMTI has released exclusive new imagery of ongoing facility construction at Johnson South Reef and Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands. With the conclusion of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue last week, AMTI has also released a video interview with CSIS Senior Adviser Bonnie Glaser explaining the significance and the takeaways from this meeting. Finally, AMTI has released updated sizes for all China’s reclaimed features.

Read On…

 

Expert Analysis
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Congress Has a Plan to Defend Your First Amendment Rights After Court’s Marriage Ruling

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Gay Marriage Is Now a Constitutional Right in the United States of America

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On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a 5 to 4 decision in favor of same-sex unions.
Jacquelyn Martin / AP

See the Supreme Court’s decision here

Emma Green Jun 26, 2015

The first line of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, on the legality of same-sex marriage in the United States, is as breathtaking as it is legalistic. Tiếp tục đọc “Gay Marriage Is Now a Constitutional Right in the United States of America” →

How Will the U.S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex-Marriage Decision Affect Religious Liberty?

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On Friday, five justices affirmed LGBT Americans’ Constitutional right to wed. The other four foreshadowed the major conflicts over religious freedom that are about to begin.
Carlos Barria / Reuters

Emma Green Jun 26, 2015

For a long time, supporters of gay marriage in the U.S. were in the minority. As early as last year, that started changing, and now, a solid majority of Americans support same-sex unions. As of Friday, they can count the Supreme Court as their ally: In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that LGBT individuals have a Constitutionally protected right to wed. Tiếp tục đọc “How Will the U.S. Supreme Court’s Same-Sex-Marriage Decision Affect Religious Liberty?” →

Mine Action Alert: Wartime ordnance explosion kills farmer, father of three, near the former DMZ

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IMG_9320Le Huu Ha’s three children, 8-year-old Le Thi Hang at left holding 14-month-old baby sister Le Thi Thuy Trang, and their 12-year-old brother Le Huu Huy, stand by their father’s funeral altar.

Project RENEW
Gio Linh, Quang Tri (25 June 2015)

An explosion of wartime ordnance on Tuesday afternoon killed a 42-year-old farmer and father of three young children in Trung Son Commune of Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province.  The exact circumstances of the tragedy are unknown.

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Tin lành và văn hóa Việt Nam

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Chào các bạn,

Tin lành có phù hợp với văn hóa Việt Nam không?

Nếu lấy Chúa Giêsu – như trong bốn cuốn Tin Mừng của Matthew, Mark, Luke và John kể lại – để làm chuẩn cho Tin lành, thì đương nhiên là Tin lành phù hợp với văn hóa Việt Nam, vì Chúa Giêsu phù hợp với mọi nền văn hóa của thế giới.

Nếu lấy Tin lành như các mục sư chỉ dạy, đặc biệt là việc chống bàn thờ ông bà tổ tiên trong gia đình Việt Nam, thì Tin lành không những không phù hợp mà còn chống lại văn hóa Việt Nam. Tiếp tục đọc “Tin lành và văn hóa Việt Nam” →

CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – June 25th, 2015

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Revisiting U.S. Policy toward Post-Coup Thailand

By Ernest Z. Bower (@BowerCSIS), Senior Adviser and Chair, and Murray Hiebert (@MurrayHiebert1), Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

June 25, 2015

At a time when U.S. relations with most countries in Southeast Asia are warming, the United States’ ties with its oldest partner in the region are a critical outlier. Thailand-U.S. relations have been in a deep freeze for the past 13 months since Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha ousted an elected civilian government following six months of disruptive political protests and installed a military junta.

Thailand is going through a historic political transition that has existential stakes for Thais. Meanwhile, much of the rest of Southeast Asia is seeing a nuanced shift away from centrally controlled political models as its fast-expanding and relatively young middle class, empowered by strong economic growth and technological innovations, has begun to assert itself and press governments for more transparency, access to decisionmaking, and stronger institutions.

ASEAN, of which Thailand is a founding member, is central to the U.S. rebalance to Asia. In responding to Thailand’s political crisis, the United States must walk a tightrope, balancing consistency in U.S. foreign-policy tenets supporting democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression with an unwavering focus on a strategic compass that defines U.S. interests as sustaining a strong and unified ASEAN as the core of an emerging regional economic and security architecture.

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Biweekly Update

  • Fighting resumes in Myanmar’s Kachin State, Kokang region
  • Malaysian opposition coalition abolished as DAP, PAS sever ties
  • MILF starts laying down arms as Philippine Congress delays Bangsamoro law

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Looking Ahead

  • Annual CNAS Conference
  • Discussion on the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue
  • The Fifth Annual South China Sea Conference at CSIS

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Unicef Report Describes Grim Trends for the Poorest Children

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By JUNE 22, 2015 New York Times

Unicef warned Monday of what it described as grim trend lines for the world’s poorest children over the next 15 years, saying in a new report that many millions face preventable deaths, diseases, stunted growth and illiteracy.

The forecasts in the report by Unicef, the United Nations Children’s Fund, suggested that despite reductions of poverty and other deprivations in underdeveloped countries since 2000, as seen in improved national averages, those statistics had obscured a worsening trend among the poorest segments of their populations and may have impeded overall progress.