PhD disertation by Tuấn Hoàng
Notre Dame University
April 2013
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.
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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.
The War in Ukraine Is Transforming the EU
Dave Keating Thursday, March 10, 2022 worldpoliticsreview
The European Union’s 27 leaders are in Versailles today for a summit that could prove to be historic. They are expected to sign the “Versailles Declaration,” intended to formalize the far-reaching but ad hoc policy changes the EU has implemented in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is now entering its third week. The measures under discussion would strengthen the union’s existing military, economic and border control capabilities, while also giving the bloc new powers in those areas that will push it further down the path toward federalism.
The symbolism of the decision to sign the declaration at the Palace of Versailles—where the Versailles Treaty, another pivotal document that proved central to the remaking of Europe after World War I, was signed in 1919—is not lost on anyone. In 1919, Europe’s leaders got it very wrong. Will they get it right this time? It’s very hard to say, since nobody knows what the world that emerges after the war in Ukraine will look like.
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Nghị định số 12/2012/NĐ-CP của Chính phủ: Về đăng ký và quản lý hoạt động của các tổ chức phi chính phủ nước ngoài tại Việt Nam
| CHÍNH PHỦ ________Số: 12/2012/NĐ-CP | CỘNG HOÀ XÃ HỘI CHỦ NGHĨA VIỆT NAMĐộc lập – Tự do – Hạnh phúc______________________________Hà Nội, ngày 01 tháng 3 năm 2012 |
NGHỊ ĐỊNH
Về đăng ký và quản lý hoạt động của
các tổ chức phi chính phủ nước ngoài tại Việt Nam
__________
CHÍNH PHỦ
Căn cứ Luật Tổ chức Chính phủ ngày 25 tháng 12 năm 2001;
Căn cứ Luật ban hành văn bản quy phạm pháp luật ngày 03 tháng 6 năm 2008;
Căn cứ Nghị định số 15/2008/NĐ-CP ngày 04 tháng 02 năm 2008 quy định chức năng, nhiệm vụ, quyền hạn và cơ cấu tổ chức của Bộ Ngoại giao;
Xét đề nghị của Bộ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao,
NGHỊ ĐỊNH:
Chương I
QUY ĐỊNH CHUNG
Điều 1. Phạm vi điều chỉnh và đối tượng áp dụng
1. Nghị định này quy định về đăng ký và quản lý hoạt động hỗ trợ phát triển, viện trợ nhân đạo, không vì mục đích lợi nhuận hoặc các mục đích khác, của các tổ chức phi chính phủ nước ngoài tại Việt Nam.
2. Nghị định này áp dụng đối với các tổ chức phi chính phủ, tổ chức phi lợi nhuận, các quỹ xã hội, quỹ tư nhân, hoặc các hình thức tổ chức xã hội, phi lợi nhuận khác, được thành lập theo luật pháp nước ngoài, có hoạt động hỗ trợ phát triển, viện trợ nhân đạo, không vì mục đích lợi nhuận hoặc các mục đích khác tại Việt Nam.
Tiếp tục đọc “Nghị định số 12/2012/NĐ-CP của Chính phủ: Về đăng ký và quản lý hoạt động của các tổ chức phi chính phủ nước ngoài tại Việt Nam”No Man’s Land
10/03/2022: Transparency International newsletter
This week, we took to the streets to mark International Women’s Day. This year, we are thinking of Ukrainian and Russian women in particular.
© Transparency International, illustrations courtesy of Andrea Fonseca
International Women’s Day is also a stark reminder that there’s still a very long road ahead to fulfilling the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including SDG 5: “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”, a cornerstone for making progress on the rest of the SDGs, including the goal to end poverty in all its forms, everywhere. Taking action to advance gender equality is therefore crucial.
Women are most affected by inequality, not least because they represent the largest proportion of people living in poverty. And corruption worsens these existing inequalities. Tiếp tục đọc “No Man’s Land”
Vietnam asks China not to violate its exclusive economic zone
By Nguyen Tien, Vu Anh March 7, 2022 | 11:01 pm GMT+7
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang. Photo courtesy of the ministryVietnam has urged China to respect its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf after Beijing announced drills in the East Sea.
The Hainan Maritime Safety Administration announced March 4 the establishment of a no-go zone for military drills in the East Sea (known internationally as the South China Sea), the southwest of Hainan Island, saying the drills would start from the same day and last until March 15.
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Joint Statement Following a Vote on a UN Security Council Resolution on Russia’s Aggression Toward Ukraine
United States Mission to the United Nations
New York, New York
February 25, 2022
Joint Statement Following a Vote on a UN Security Council Resolution on Russia’s Aggression Toward Ukraine
The following is a joint statement as delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on behalf of Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Micronesia, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
This afternoon, the Security Council voted on a resolution to hold Russia accountable for its aggression against Ukraine, to protect civilians, including children, and call for the facilitation of rapid, safe, and unhindered humanitarian assistance to those in need.
This resolution was vital and straightforward. Fundamentally, it was about whether the countries on the Security Council – charged with maintaining international peace and security – believe in upholding the UN Charter.
The UN Charter was written with the express purpose of preventing a war like the one President Putin just started. This war has brought, in just its first days, devastating losses of life – and Russia alone is accountable.
President Putin chose to violate Ukraine’s sovereignty. President Putin chose to violate international law. President Putin chose to violate the UN Charter. President Putin chose to drop bombs on Kyiv, to force families to stuff their lives into backpacks and shelter in subway stations. President Putin is the aggressor here. There is no middle ground.
We believe we have a particular responsibility to stand up to this violation of the UN Charter because Russia is a Permanent Member of the Security Council who is culpable. Those of us standing here today continue to believe in the Security Council’s solemn duty and highest purpose – to prevent conflict and avert the scourge of war.
Russia has abused its power today to veto our strong resolution. But Russia cannot veto our voices. Russia cannot veto the Ukrainian people. Russia cannot veto their own people protesting this war in the streets. Russia cannot veto the UN Charter. Russia cannot, and will not, veto accountability.
We thank the Member States who signed on as co-sponsors of this resolution for standing with Ukraine and with the UN Charter today.
We will be taking this matter to the General Assembly, where the Russian veto does not apply and the nations of the world will continue to hold Russia accountable.
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By United States Mission to the United Nations | 25 February, 2022
Fifty countries issue joint statement saying Russia abused its power in vetoing UN Security Council resolution
CNN
Fifty counties have issued a joint statement saying Russia abused its veto power by blocking a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The statement was read aloud by the US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, after Friday’s meeting of the Security Council in New York City.
Thomas-Greenfield was joined at the podium by representatives of many of the countries who signed on to the statement.
“Those of us standing here today continue to believe in the Security Council’s solemn duty and highest purpose – to prevent conflict and avert the scourge of war,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “Russia has abused its power today to veto our strong resolution.”
Some context: Earlier Friday, Russia used its veto power as a permanent member of the Security Council to block the resolution from being adopted. 11 countries voted in favor of adopting. China, India, and the UAE abstained.
Remarks by President Biden on Russia’s Unprovoked and Unjustified Attack on Ukraine
East Room
1:43 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Sorry to keep you waiting. Good afternoon. The Russian military has begun a brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without provocation, without justification, without necessity.
This is a premeditated attack. Vladimir Putin has been planning this for months, as I’ve been — as we’ve been saying all along. He moved more than 175,000 troops, military equipment into positions along the Ukrainian border.
He moved blood supplies into position and built a field hospital, which tells you all you need to know about his intentions all along.
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 A power station in Luhansk, Ukraine, after being bombed.Tyler Hicks/The New York Times |
Trịnh Bách
TĐH: Bách là bạn rất dễ thương của mình
Nhà nghiên cứu văn hóa Trịnh Bách: “Sứ giả” của văn hóa Việt
16:39 16/09/2019 conganhandan
Năm 2017, Trịnh Bách bắt đầu phục dựng lại đèn của phong cách Sài Gòn cũ mà ông vẫn được thấy và được chơi ở Sài Gòn khi còn nhỏ. Sau đó, từ ký ức của cụ Văn, ông cũng đã hồi phục được một số đèn theo phong cách Báo Đáp xưa, của những năm 1950. Các đèn này đã được bàn giao cho Bảo tàng Hà Nội để phục vụ công chúng…
Tiếp tục đọc “Trịnh Bách”Yemen: The world’s largest humanitarian crisis
You might not know it from the headlines, where crises around the world compete for attention, but Yemen lays tragic claim to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and aid operation. Two-thirds of the population, or 20.7 million people, need humanitarian assistance in 2021. Multiple emergencies have pummeled the country: violent conflict, an economic blockade, currency collapse, flooding and the COVID-19 pandemic in a country where only half of health facilities are operational.
Tiếp tục đọc “Yemen: The world’s largest humanitarian crisis”Gọi tên 4 loại cà phê Arabica tại Việt Nam (10 most expensive coffees in the world)
Ly cà phê Arabica bạn đang uống có thể đến từ một nơi xa xôi nào đó, hoặc cũng có thể là tinh hoa được đúc kết từ chính những vùng đất quen thuộc tại Việt Nam. Rất nhiều điều thú vị đằng sau 4 giống cà phê Arabica được ưa chuộng trên thế giới đang được trồng tại quốc gia có gần 90% diện tích đất trồng cà phê Robusta đang chờ bạn khám phá.
Tiếp tục đọc “Gọi tên 4 loại cà phê Arabica tại Việt Nam (10 most expensive coffees in the world)”
FACT SHEET: Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
FEBRUARY 11, 2022•SPEECHES AND REMARKS
“We envision an Indo-Pacific that is open, connected, prosperous, resilient, and secure—and we are ready to work together with each of you to achieve it.”
President Joe Biden
East Asia Summit
October 27, 2021
The Biden-Harris Administration has made historic strides to restore American leadership in the Indo-Pacific and adapt its role for the 21st century. In the last year, the United States has modernized its longstanding alliances, strengthened emerging partnerships, and forged innovative links among them to meet urgent challenges, from competition with China to climate change to the pandemic. It has done so at a time when allies and partners around the world are increasingly enhancing their own engagement in the Indo-Pacific; and when there is broad, bipartisan agreement in the U.S. Congress that the United States must, too. This convergence in commitment to the region, across oceans and across political-party lines, reflects an undeniable reality: the Indo-Pacific is the most dynamic region in the world, and its future affects people everywhere.
That reality is the basis of the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States. This strategy outlines President Biden’s vision to more firmly anchor the United States in the Indo-Pacific and strengthen the region in the process. Its central focus is sustained and creative collaboration with allies, partners, and institutions, within the region and beyond it.
The United States will pursue an Indo-Pacific region that is:
China’s civilian fleet
07 FEBRUARY 2022
By: Reporter, defenceconnect.com.au
The role of commercial fishing vessels in disrupting military activities is not new. However, the democratisation of military technology has enabled civilians and clandestine military operators to play an expanding role in the modern hybrid maritime battlespace.
Tiếp tục đọc “China’s civilian fleet”
CVD 