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.
Bộ Giáo dục Đào tạo xếp cuối bảng về chỉ số cải cách hành chính
Thứ năm, 24/6/2021, 15:27 (GMT+7) vnexpress
Bộ Giáo dục Đào tạo xếp cuối bảng về chỉ số cải cách hành chính (PAR INDEX) năm 2020, thấp nhất trong số 17 bộ, cơ quan ngang bộ.
PAR INDEX năm 2020 được Ban chỉ đạo cải cách hành chính của Chính phủ công bố chiều 24/6. Theo đó, Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo giảm 6 bậc so với một năm trước (năm 2019 xếp thứ 11). Bộ Y tế năm thứ ba liên tiếp nằm trong nhóm cuối bảng (xếp hạng thứ 16).
Nhóm ba đơn vị đứng đầu bảng không thay đổi so với năm trước, lần lượt là Ngân hàng Nhà nước, Bộ Tài chính, Bộ Tư pháp.
Tiếp tục đọc “Bộ Giáo dục Đào tạo xếp cuối bảng về chỉ số cải cách hành chính”Vietnam slams China’s illegal activities on Vietnamese territories
By Vu Anh June 24, 2021 | 06:30 pm GMT+7 vnexpress
Satellite images by Maxar Technologies show illegally deployed Chinese military vessels and aircraft at Vietnam’s Spratly Islands, June 9, 2021. Photo courtesy of Maxar Technologies.Vietnam said Thursday that China’s deployment of ships and aircraft at Vietnam’s Spratly Islands are illegal activities holding no value.
Kiểm soát tình trạng thừa cholesterol để giảm nguy cơ đột quỵ
15/06/2021 14:30 GMT+7 tuoitre
Trong tuần qua, nhiều độc giả bị ấn tượng mạnh về phóng sự ‘Đột quỵ – Đừng để bạn là người tiếp theo’, do Bệnh viện Đại học Y Dược TP.HCM phối hợp cùng Hội Đột quỵ TP.HCM thực hiện.
- Đột quỵ – Đừng để bạn là người tiếp theo!
- Báo động tình trạng thừa cholesterol đang ‘gây hại’ sức khỏe
- Báo động thừa cholesterol
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Hội Đột quỵ TP.HCM phối hợp với Bệnh viện ĐH Y dược TP.HCM thực hiện clip phóng sự cảnh báo về tình trạng đột quỵ
Thông qua những chia sẻ chuyên môn và câu chuyện của những nhân vật vừa trải qua “cửa tử”, phóng sự lan tỏa mạnh mẽ thông điệp: cần kiểm soát tình trạng thừa cholesterol để phòng ngừa đột quỵ.
Tiếp tục đọc “Kiểm soát tình trạng thừa cholesterol để giảm nguy cơ đột quỵ”China’s Microchip Ambitions
Đánh giá bảo hiểm tiền gửi ở Việt Nam từ khía cạnh pháp lý
Tóm tắt: Mặc dù hành lang pháp lý cho sự vận hành của bảo hiểm tiền gửi (BHTG) Việt Nam đang ngày càng hoàn thiện, vẫn còn một số quy định làm hạn chế tính hiệu quả của hệ thống này tại Việt Nam trong việc ngăn ngừa rủi ro đạo đức. Trên cơ sở kinh nghiệm từ hệ thống BHTG của Mỹ, bài viết này sẽ phân tích và đánh giá những quy định mới nhất về BHTG tại Việt Nam. Qua đó, mong muốn có thêm cơ sở để Việt Nam điều chỉnh và thực thi chế độ BHTG hiệu quả hơn.
DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACTIVITY IN VIETNAM – ASSESSMENT FROM LEGAL PERSPECTIVE
Abstract: Although legal framework for the operation of Vietnam Deposit Insurance is increasingly improved, there are still a number of regulations limiting the effectiveness of this system in Vietnam, including moral hazard prevention. Based on experience from the US deposit insurance system, this article will analyze and evaluate the latest deposit insurance regulations in Vietnam with an aim to provide more bases for Vietnam to adjust and implement the deposit insurance regime more effectively.
Tiếp tục đọc “Đánh giá bảo hiểm tiền gửi ở Việt Nam từ khía cạnh pháp lý”Unscientific, Unrealistic And Imaginary Claims A Threat To Peace In South China Sea – Analysis
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By Professor Jay L. Batongbacal* Eurasia review
Seas have acquired unparalleled importance in modern times owing to their trade routes and rich resource base. The territorial claims of sovereignty over the various unclaimed and disputed regions are thus on the rise fueling further conflict, friction and chances of the potential outbreak of violence. The South China Sea and its island chains are experiencing rising escalation and tension first-hand. The situation as it is in the South China Sea is very alarming owing to the power imbalance in the region. This shifted axis of power is concerning for the smaller states in South East Asia and a major threat to their territorial sovereignty.
China’s claim to the island chains is not new and has been there for a few decades now. The history of the claim can be traced to a map published at the request of the Kuomintang Govt. based on the maps drawn by some private firms and cartographic books, the Map of the South Sea Islands, issued in 1947. The 9-Dash Line used by China to claim their historical right was drawn as a part of this map to illustrate the territorial extent of China.
Tiếp tục đọc “Unscientific, Unrealistic And Imaginary Claims A Threat To Peace In South China Sea – Analysis”Vietnam targets environmentally friendly tourism development
20/06/2021 09:05 GMT+7 Vietnamnet
The Tra su cajuput forest in An Giang province. Photo: Thuy Linh
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued Decision 933/QD-TTg approving the tourism system planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, fostering tourism development and environment protection.
Accordingly, the planning must comply with the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies and regulations on socio-economic development, sustainable marine economy, and tourism growth strategy until 2030.
The planning aims to achieve sustainable green tourism, ensuring tourism growth and the conservation and promotion of the values of natural and cultural resources, creating tourism products imbued with national identity, protecting the environment, and promoting the potential and advantages of tourism in each region.
At the same time, it must derive from practical demands, meet the requirements of the immediate and long-term tasks, overcome the shortcomings and inadequacies, and promote advantages, tourism potentials, and strengths of each region and locality.
Thereby, it is required to identify the basis of tourism development orientation for each region, powerhouse areas, national tourist areas, and others potential in regional planning. It also sets the directions for setting up the technical and specialized areas related to tourism sectors, the management of tourism activities as well as the mapping out of medium and long-term tourism development programs.
In order to implement the planning, it needs a connection between tourism and the infrastructure of transport, energy, environment, agriculture, and national information and communication.
Moreover, the planning must foresee development trends forecast, climate change, disasters, and global pandemics.
The planning will be executed based on the development of tourism products and market, promotion and advertising, tour operator creation and human resources training, the cooperation between sectors and localities, investment, among other measures.
Source: hanoitimes
EVN names contractors for 1,200-MW thermal plant
By Anh Minh June 18, 2021 | 11:02 am GMT+7 VNExpress
Workers fix electric cables in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen.Vietnam Electricity, the country’ sole power distributor, has signed up three contractors for building a 1,200-MW thermal power plant at a construction cost of $1.3 billion.
The EPC contractors, No. 1 Construction Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan and Hyundai Engineering and Construction of South Korea, will complete installation of the first turbine of the Quang Trach 1 thermal electric plant in the central province of Quang Binh within 42 months and the second in 48 months.
Tiếp tục đọc “EVN names contractors for 1,200-MW thermal plant”Investors pump billions into offshore wind power plants
By Anh Minh June 16, 2021 | 04:57 pm GMT+7 VNExpress
Wind turbines in the province of Bac Lieu, southern Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Nguyet Nhi.Foreign and local investors have poured billions of dollars into developing offshore wind farms.
Thang Long Wind, a $11.9-billion, 3.4 GW offshore plant, is being built in the central province of Binh Thuan.
Installation of floats will be completed in July to gather oceanographic data related to waves, wind and currents.
La Gan, another offshore wind farm, a joint venture between Asia Petroleum Energy Corporation (Asia Petro), Novasia Energy Company and Danish fund management firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), will have a capacity of 3.5 GW and cost $10.5 billion.
Tiếp tục đọc “Investors pump billions into offshore wind power plants”Vietnam Biodiversity
Vietnam has been ranked the 16th most biologically diverse country in the world! Diverse ecosystems provide clean water, soil stability, buffers against storms and climate shocks as well as a basis for tourism. Biodiversity conservation is an essential component of achieving sustainable, resilient development. This Biodiversity Week we are celebrating Vietnam’s biodiversity status with 16 facts!
BIODIVERSITY FACT 1
On the mainland, there are 15.986 species of flora and 10% among them are endemic species. As for fauna, or more commonly known as animals, there are more than 100 endemic species of birds alone, and almost 80 types of mammals! Vietnam is home to 30 National Parks with more animal species than popular safari destinations such as Kenya and Tanzania.
Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam Biodiversity”G7 Leadership for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Economic Recovery and Growth
An independent report requested by the UK Prime Minister for G7
by Nicolas Stern (June 2021)
OVERVIEW
Challenge, vision and overarching strategy at a critical moment in history
The COVID-19 pandemic is a continuing human tragedy. It has exacerbated the risks and vulnerabilities that had been building in the global economy. It follows a decade that was characterised by reduced investment, by slowing growth of productivity, by faltering employment, by weakening social cohesion, by increasing pressure on public finances, and by an accelerating destruction of natural capital. Tiếp tục đọc “G7 Leadership for Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Economic Recovery and Growth”
2021 G7 Leaders’ communiqué: Our shared agenda for global action to build back better
European Council- Press release
- 13 June 2021
- 15:25
2021 G7 Leaders’ communiqué: Our shared agenda for global action to build back better
We, the leaders of the Group of Seven, met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021 determined to beat COVID-19 and build back better. We remembered everyone who has been lost to the pandemic and paid tribute to those still striving to overcome it. Inspired by their example of collaboration and determination, we gathered united by the principle that brought us together originally, that shared beliefs and shared responsibilities are the bedrock of leadership and prosperity. Guided by this, our enduring ideals as free open societies and democracies, and by our commitment to multilateralism, we have agreed a shared G7 agenda for global action to:
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The PLA Beyond Borders: Chinese Military Operations in Regional and Global Context
No longer confined to China’s land territory or its near abroad, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is conducting increasingly complex operations farther and farther from China’s continental borders. Within Asia, the PLA now regularly operates into the far reaches of the South China Sea and deep into the Western Pacific, enforcing China’s territorial claims and preparing to counter U.S. intervention in a regional conflict. Beyond Asia, the PLA is present on the ground, at sea, or in military exercises with foreign partners across the Indian Ocean and into the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Foreign militaries now regularly encounter the PLA, whether in tense incidents or friendly contacts, on their home turf and in the global commons.
Drawn from a 2019 conference jointly organized by NDU, the RAND Corporation, and Taiwan’s Council on Advanced Policy Studies, The PLA Beyond Borders surveys the dimensions of Chinese operations within the Indo-Pacific region and globally. The international contributors look both at the underlying enablers of these activities, including expeditionary capabilities and logistics, command and control, and ISR systems, as well as new and evolving operational concepts and operational patterns. Employing different analytic lenses, they portray a reformed PLA accelerating the pace of its overseas operations and increasing its modernization not only in the traditional domains, but also in space and cyber.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The PLA Beyond Borders
Joel Wuthnow
Part I: Enabling Operations: Capabilities, Infrastructure, and Organizations
1 The PLA’s Expeditionary Force: Current Capabilities and Future Trends
Kristen Gunness
2 Crossing the Strait: Recent Trends in PLA ‘Strategic Delivery’ Capabilities
Chung Chieh and Andrew N.D. Yang
3 China’s Overseas Base, Places, and Far Seas Logistics
Isaac B. Kardon
4 PLA Command and Control of Overseas Operations
Phillip C. Saunders
5 China’s Air and Maritime ISR in Coastal Defense and Near Seas Operations
Shinji Yamaguchi
6 The PLA Strategic Support Force: A “Joint” Force for Information Operations
John Chen, Joe McReynolds, and Kieran Green
Part II: Into Action: PLA Operational Concepts and Practice
7 Reassessing China’s Use of Military Force
Andrew Scobell
8 Bomber Strike Packages with Chinese Characteristics
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga
9 PLA Operational Lessons from UN Peacekeeping
Joel Wuthnow
10 China’s Security Assistance in Global Competition: The Case of Africa
Jonah Victor
11 A New Type of Cross-Border Attack: The PLA’s Cyber Force
Ying-Yu Lin
12 Space and Chinese National Security: China’s Continuing Great Leap Upward
Dean Cheng
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Thành lập hải đội dân quân thường trực đầu tiên ở miền Tây
KIÊN GIANG — Hải đội dân quân thường trực có nhiệm vụ tuần tra, trinh sát, khẳng định và bảo vệ chủ quyền biển đảo, kết hợp khai thác hải sản…
Hải đội dân quân thường trực đầu tiên ở khu vực Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long được công bố thành lập ngày 9/6, tại Kiên Giang. Theo quyết định của Quân khu 9, hải đội trực thuộc Bộ chỉ huy quân sự tỉnh Kiên Giang.
Đơn vị được tổ chức biên chế 9 tàu, 3 trung đội và 9 tiểu đội; được trang bị vũ khí, thiết bị chuyên dụng, phương tiện kỹ thuật, công cụ hỗ trợ đồng bộ. Nhiều người được đào tạo về chỉ huy, chuyên môn kỹ thuật tại Học viện Hải quân, trường quân sự làm nòng cốt xây dựng hải đội.
Tiếp tục đọc “Thành lập hải đội dân quân thường trực đầu tiên ở miền Tây”
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