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.

Why is the Philippines still richer and look a lot more modern than Vietnam?

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Ngo The Hoan · Software Engineer with an interest in history

Why is the Philippines still richer and look a lot more modern than Vietnam?

Because many Filipinos love to dig out photos of Vietnam like this:

They then proceed to compare it with photos of their cities like this:

Then conclude that their country looks richer and more developed. But the reality is much more complicated.

You see, each tiny white blob you see in the Vietnam photo is a private property. Something that looks like this on land:

They are called tube houses, a characteristic feature of Vietnamese cities. Tube houses came about due to people’s desire to make use of their small land. The more money you have, the more you build up.

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Should China, South Korea, and Vietnam quit eating dog meat?

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Thang Luu · Updated 8y

I am a Vietnamese guy who casually eats dog meat. Normally, I eat dog meat with my friend in a party, simply because dog meat is tasty (there’s no religious or monetary issue here). I think it is hypocritical to ask us to stop eating dog meat, simply because dogs are considered a “friend” in some areas of the world. Besides, there are a lot of other practices that should receive the same attention outside of the eating of dog meat, such as:

  • Japan’s whalin
  • Canada’s clubbing of seals
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Why did the Khmer Rouge attack Vietnam in 1975-1978 while they are weaker obviously?

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[TĐH: I am not sure that the US actively supported Khmer Rouge, as asserted in the following article. At that time, US had just lost South Vietnam (The Republic of VN) to North Vietnam (The Socialist Republic of VN), so US was depressed, angry at North Vietnam, embargoing the newly united Vietnam, and shy from involving Vietnam in anything. So, US was doing nothing related to Vietnam (except the embago), acting like US knew nothing about the astrocities happening in Cambodia. And EU simply followed its leader US. The entire Western world turned a blind eye toward Cambodia.

China punished Vietnam in 1979 for “invading” Cambodia but got black-eyed from Vietnam.

Call it anything you want, but Vietnam did eliminate Khmer Rouge and save the Cambodians from the worst astrocities in Cambodia’s history. You can ask Hun Sen directly about this.]

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Why did Kmer Rouge attacked Vietnam in 1975-1978 while they are weaker obviously?

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Khởi tố, bắt bị can để tạm giam đối với Nguyễn Đình Thắng

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30/01/2026 17:51 GMT+7

Theo tin từ Bộ Công an, ngày 30-1, Cơ quan An ninh điều tra Công an tỉnh Đắk Lắk đã ra Quyết định khởi tố bị can, Lệnh bắt bị can để tạm giam đối với Nguyễn Đình Thắng về tội “Khủng bố” quy định tại khoản 2 Điều 299 Bộ luật Hình sự.

Bắt Nguyễn Đình Thắng về tội khủng bố - Ảnh 1.
Bị can Nguyễn Đình Thắng. Ảnh: Bộ Công an

Trước đó, ngày 16-1-2026, Cơ quan An ninh điều tra Công an tỉnh Đắk Lắk khởi tố vụ án hình sự “Khủng bố” xảy ra ngày 11-6-2023 tại tỉnh Đắk Lắk.

(NLĐO)- Nguyễn Đình Thắng đã có hành vi chỉ đạo, xúi giục, giúp sức cho Y Quynh Bdap chỉ đạo số đối tượng thực hiện hành vi khủng bố, giết người tại Đắk Lắk.

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Kết quả điều tra vụ án đến nay có đủ căn cứ xác định Nguyễn Đình Thắng (sinh ngày 9-3-1958 tại TPHCM; Quốc tịch: Việt Nam; Dân tộc: Kinh; nơi cư trú trước khi vượt biên ra nước ngoài: Số 14/40C Kỳ Đồng, phường Nhiêu Lộc, TPHCM) đã có hành vi chỉ đạo, xúi giục, giúp sức cho Y Quynh Bdap chỉ đạo số đối tượng trong nước thực hiện hành vi khủng bố, giết người vào ngày 11-6-2023 tại tỉnh Đắk Lắk.

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China ruled Vietnam for over 1,000 years, why is Vietnam not an “ancient, inseparable part of China” like Taiwan is?

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Hongtao Zhang · Manchu Chinese From Tangshan.Updated 8y

Good question, you got the point.

This question tells us a very important thing: you do NOT have to lie for independence.

If you want independence, just fight for it.

Don’t be a liar.

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Vụ 125 người nhập viện sau khi ăn bánh mỳ: Đã xác định được nguyên nhân

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Cơ sở của hộ kinh doanh bánh mỳ Ngọc Hà, phường Phú Mỹ, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh không có Giấy chứng nhận đủ điều kiện an toàn thực phẩm, Giấy xác nhận tập huấn kiến thức an toàn thực phẩm.

Hoàng Nhị 29/01/2026 12:37

Bác sỹ Khoa Nhi, Bệnh viện Đa khoa Bà Rịa thăm khám cho bệnh nhân ngộ độc thực phẩm nghi do ăn bánh mỳ tại tiệm Ngọc Hà, phường Phú Mỹ. (Ảnh: Hoàng Nhị/TTXVN)
Bác sỹ Khoa Nhi, Bệnh viện Đa khoa Bà Rịa thăm khám cho bệnh nhân ngộ độc thực phẩm nghi do ăn bánh mỳ tại tiệm Ngọc Hà, phường Phú Mỹ. (Ảnh: Hoàng Nhị/TTXVN)
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Why do many Korean netizens say they feel kinship with Vietnamese and Vietnam?

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Yes. We share plenty of similar cultures throughout our neighbor China.

We, Koreans and Vietnamese fought against the formidable Chinese army for centuries. Meanwhile, we adopted many Chinese cultures such as Confucianism, Chinese characters and building styles. And we developed those into our unique styles.

Especially, the last dynasty of both Vietnam and Korea, were both influenced by Ming dynasty, not Qing dynasty which was the lastest one in Chinese history.

Korea and Vietnam loved Ming dynasty more than Qing Dynasty founded by Manchu. Japan, on the other hand, was influenced by Tang dynasty. China was influenced by the lastest danysty, Qing.

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Protein is so last year. Why fiber is the next big thing

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By Jordan Valinsky Jan 25, 2026 CNN

Consumers are gravitating toward fiber-filled foods this year.

Consumers are gravitating toward fiber-filled foods this year. FreshSplash/E+/Getty Images

New York — Move over, protein. Fiber is on pace to be the next “it” nutrient of the year.

Consumers — particularly Gen Z — are fixated on stomach health, leading to the “fibermaxxing” trend taking hold on TikTok. As people try to maximize the fiber in their meals, major food companies are capitalizing on the trend with new, fiber-focused products.

“There is a consumer need in terms of digestion and gut health, and that’s something we’ve seen the last few years,” said Sherry Frey, health and wellness thought leader at NIQ. The younger generation, she added, understands that digestive health is linked to better skin and improved cognitive function.

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Trade an alliance for an island? That’s a bad deal

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Aurora borealis lights up the night sky over residential houses in Nuuk, Greenland, on Friday, January 23.

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Analysis by Brett H. McGurk, Jan. 25, 2026 CNN

In 416 BC, the city-state of Athens was in a prolonged conflict with Sparta, its archrival. For years, Athens had enjoyed comparative advantage over Sparta, particularly alliances and mutual defense pacts with smaller city-states known as the Delian League. By 416 BC, the Delian League had been in place for nearly 70 years, roughly the same as NATO, the modern equivalent of a prolonged and successful mutual defense alliance.

That was also the year that Athens came to view the Mediterranean island of Melos as vital for its strategic position. Melos had no military of its own, but it sat geographically at the intersection of maritime routes that helped both protect and project Athenian power. The island had long claimed neutrality, but for Athens, that would no longer suffice.

When an Athenian delegation demanded that Melos become a part of Athens, the Melians refused and appealed to Athenian traditions of logic and justice to work out a compromise. The Athenians responded with a famous line about power: “You know as well as we do that right, as the world goes, is only a question between equals in power — while the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.”

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Rutte’s private text to Trump has caused an uproar in Europe, China ends up as collateral damage.

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President Trump posted on his social media account a private message sent to him by NATO Secretary-General Rutte. It sparked a storm of criticism.

Many European social media users angrily denounced Rutte’s remarks as kowtowing to power and betraying Europe.

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Vietnam officially has a much lower GDP (PPP) per capita than Greece. Why do cities in Vietnam nevertheless look much more modern, clean, and developed than those in Greece?

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Vietnam officially has a much lower GDP (PPP) per capita than Greece. Why do cities in Vietnam nevertheless look much more modern, clean, and developed than those in Greece?

Vietnam has a lower GDP (PPP) per capita than Greece because it has a big population, about 10 times of Greece. In fact, Vietnam GDP is nearly double Greece in nominal value and more than triple in PPP.

List of countries by GDP (PPP)

Of Vietnam GDP, the 2 largest metropolitans of Hanoi (and 3 surrounding provinces) and Saigon (and 3 surrounding provinces) contribute upto 60% approximately USD 0.7T (PPP), about double size of Greece as a whole. That’s being said Greece is just on par with 2 biggest cities in Vietnam. Moreover, Greece is fully grown as it is developed, but Vietnam is still growing, this moment is not the limit of Vietnam. You can see in the very near future, each of the 2 cities of Vietnam will surpass Greece. Vietnam apparantly has better human and financial resources than at least a Greece after debt crisis.

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Phát lệnh khởi công Nhà máy chế tạo Chip bán dẫn đầu tiên tại Việt Nam

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Thủ tướng Phạm Minh Chính cho rằng, việc xây dựng Nhà máy chip bán dẫn không chỉ là một dự án đầu tư, mà là một dấu mốc chiến lược, thể hiện quyết tâm của Việt Nam.Phát lệnh khởi công Nhà máy chế tạo Chip bán dẫn đầu tiên tại Việt Nam

Phát lệnh khởi công Nhà máy chế tạo Chip bán dẫn đầu tiên tại Việt Nam© Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

Sáng 16/1, tại Khu công nghệ cao Hòa Lạc, Hà Nội, Tổng Bí thư Tô Lâm; Thủ tướng Chính phủ Phạm Minh Chính cùng dự Lễ khởi công xây dựng nhà máy chế tạo chip bán dẫn đầu tiên tại Việt Nam – Công trình chào mừng Đại hội Đại biểu toàn quốc lần thứ XIV của Đảng, đánh dấu lần đầu tiên Việt Nam hình thành năng lực chế tạo chip bán dẫn trong nước, tạo nền tảng cho mục tiêu từng bước làm chủ công nghệ lõi và phát triển hệ sinh thái bán dẫn.

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Having caused trouble everywhere, Japan has now been abandoned by its allies and finds itself surrounded on all sides。

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Posted by Reahana Dec 16, 2025

Having caused trouble everywhere, Japan has now been abandoned by its allies and finds itself surrounded on all sides。

On December 8 local time, the U.S. Department of Defense—now renamed the “War Department”—posted a commemorative poster on its official social media account marking the 84th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, accompanied by the caption: “We will never forget!”

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