Veteran diplomats remember Vietnam’s 75 years of diplomacy

vietnamnet 29/08/2020    14:00 GMT+7

Senior diplomats who have directly contributed to many milestones of the diplomatic sector shared valuable industry lessons at a recent seminar “75 years of Vietnamese diplomacy: Lessons and direction”.

Kỷ niệm 'mất ăn mất ngủ' và cảm giác 'húc đầu vào tường' của nguyên Bộ trưởng
Former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan

Four historical miracles

At the seminar, former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan recalled the country’s achievements in the past 75 years and pointed out four miracles.

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Lịch sử Phật giáo thế giới

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Mekong Delta province declares state of emergency as waves erode embankment

By Trung Dung   August 28, 2020 | 03:37 pm GMT+7

Mekong Delta province declares state of emergency as waves erode embankment

An embankment section in Tran Van Thoi District of Ca Mau Province in early August, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Trung Dung.

With its coastal embankment threatened by collapse, Ca Mau Province is seeking urgent solutions to save residential areas and farmland.

The province entered a state of emergency Thursday to respond to any damage occurring as a three kilometer (1.86 miles) coastal embankment along its western coast nears the point of collapse due to wave impact.

Authorities have identified four sections as “especially threatened,” measuring 610 and 315 m each in U Minh District, and 1,900 m and 500 m each in Tran Van Thoi District.

“Those sections receive no forest protection. During extreme weather spells, waves would break directly against the embankment, putting it at great risk,” To Quoc Nam, deputy director of the province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said.

He confirmed the department is looking into investment projects to help counter the situation.

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Is China building more waste incinerators than it needs?

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Several provinces may be investing too much in incineration, overlooking improvements in waste sorting and recycling.

The vision to make China an “ecological civilisation” has been espoused at the highest political level. It includes, among other things, efficiently using resources, reducing waste and using extracted materials in a circular manner. Reaching these objectives will require timely and well-planned investments in waste-management capacity.China has invested largely in incineration over the past decade to help manage the massive growth in the amount of municipal solid waste, produced by homes and businesses. The latest government data, from 2018, shows that 99 per cent of collected waste was managed, up from 67 per cent in just 10 years.
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Ông Nguyễn Đức Chung bị bắt tạm giam

28/08/2020    19:20 GMT+7 vietnamnet

Cơ quan An ninh điều tra Bộ Công an đã ra quyết định khởi tố bị can, lệnh bắt bị can để tạm giam (4 tháng), lệnh khám xét chỗ ở và nơi làm việc đối với ông Nguyễn Đức Chung. 

Những nốt thăng, trầm của ông Nguyễn Đức Chung

Nhật Cường thắng gói thầu số hoá sau khi ông Nguyễn Đức Chung can thiệp

Bộ Chính trị đình chỉ chức Phó Bí thư Thành ủy Hà Nội với ông Nguyễn Đức Chung

Ngày 28/8, Cơ quan An ninh điều tra Bộ Công an đã ra quyết định khởi tố bị can, lệnh bắt bị can để tạm giam 4 tháng, lệnh khám xét chỗ ở và nơi làm việc đối với ông Nguyễn Đức Chung (SN 1967, trú tại phường Trung Liệt, quận Đống Đa, TP Hà Nội, Chủ tịch UBND TP Hà Nội) về hành vi chiếm đoạt tài liệu bí mật Nhà nước.

Khám xét nhà riêng và nơi làm việc của ông Nguyễn Đức Chung
Lực lượng chức năng khám nhà riêng của ông Nguyễn Đức Chung ở quận Đống Đa. Ảnh: Kiên Trung

Sau khi Viện kiểm sát nhân dân Tối cao phê chuẩn các Quyết định và Lệnh nêu trên, Cơ quan An ninh điều tra Bộ Công an đã thi hành các Quyết định và Lệnh theo đúng quy định của pháp luật.

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Beijing Missile Launches Into South China Sea Warned 2 Key US Targets

The missiles launched into the South China Sea on Wednesday included the DF-21D and DF-26B, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a person close to the People’s Liberation Army.

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Beijing Missile Launches Into South China Sea Warned 2 Key US Targets

China rolled out new PLA Rocket Force as part of a massive military parade in October4

China’s latest volley of missile launches into the world’s most hotly contested body of water served as a warning to two key U.S. targets: aircraft carriers and regional bases.

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Solar power investors fear they may not be able to enjoy preferential FIT

27/08/2020    08:58 GMT+7 vietnamnet

Covid-19 and the slow implementation of power transmission projects may make it impossible for solar power projects to connect to the national grid by the end of the year.

Investors of solar power projects are concerned that they may fail to connect to the national grid and this be able to enjoy the preferential FIT (feed in tariff) of 7.09 cent per kwh.

Solar power investors fear they may not be able to enjoy preferential FIT

Under current regulations, the price is only applied to projects which become operational and connect to the national grid no later than December 31, 2020.

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US-China relations: Mark Esper urges allies to help counter China in Indo-Pacific

Defence secretary says the region has become ‘the epicentre of great power competition’ with BeijingHe warns the PLA’s bid to become a world-class military will ‘undoubtedly embolden’ its actions in the East China and South China seas
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The growing power of hurricanes

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Hurricane Laura shares something in common with both Hurricane Florence, a 2018 storm that killed 52 Americans, and Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana 15 years ago this week. All three changed from more typical hurricanes into severe ones in just a day or two.
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Tensions flare as Chinese fire four missiles into South China Sea, America adds sanctions

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China launched four medium-range ballistic missiles into the South China Sea on Wednesday amid broader military exercises by the PLA, according to a U.S. defense official who asked not to be identified. The missiles landed in the sea in an area between Hainan Island and the Paracel Islands, the official said. The move came a day after Beijing protested a flyover by a U.S. spy plane.

By David Wainer and Tony Capaccio
U.S.-China tensions over the South China Sea escalated on Wednesday with Beijing firing four missiles into the disputed waterway and the Trump administration strengthening action against companies that helped set up outposts in the region.

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US targets Chinese individuals, companies amid South China Sea dispute

TĐH: List of Russian and Chinese entities blacklisted by the US (not confirmed yet)

Russia
Power Machines
China
1/ China Communications Construction Company Dredging Group Co., Ltd.
2/ China Communications Construction Company Tianjin Waterway Bureau
3/ China Communications Construction Company Shanghai Waterway Bureau
4/ China Communications Construction Company Guangzhou Waterway Bureau
5/ China Communications Construction Company Second Navigation Engineering Bureau
6/ Beijing Huanjia Telecommunication Co., Ltd.
7/ Changzhou Guoguang Data Communications Co., Ltd.
8/ China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, 7th Research Institute (CETC-7)
9/ Guangzhou Hongyu Technology Co., Ltd., (a subordinate institute of CETC-7)
10/ Guangzhou Tongguang Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (a subordinate institute of CETC
11/ China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, 30th Research Institute (CETC-30)
12/ China Shipbuilding Group, 722nd Research Institute
13/ Chongxin Bada Technology Development Co., Ltd.
14/ Guangzhou Guangyou Communications Equipment Co., Ltd.
15/ Guangzhou Haige Communication Group Co., Ltd.
16/ Guilin Changhai Development Co., Ltd.
17/ Hubei Guangxing Communications Technology Co., Ltd.
18/ Shaanxi Changling Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
19/ Shanghai Cable Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd.
20/ Telixin Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
21/ Tianjin Broadcasting Equipment Co., Ltd.
22/ Tianjin 764 Avionics Technology Co., Ltd.
23/ Tianjin 764 Communication and Navigation Technology Co., Ltd.
24/ Wuhan Mailite Communication Co., Ltd.

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FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund in Shanghai

File photo of Chinese and US flags fluttering near The Bund in Shanghai, China, Jul 30, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song)

26 Aug 2020 09:15PM(Updated: 27 Aug 2020 08:59AM) CNA

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday (Aug 26) blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military actions in the South China Sea, its first such sanctions move against Beijing over the disputed strategic waterway.

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Góp ý về Lộ trình phát triển điện gió ngoài khơi cho Việt Nam – Comments on Offshore wind roadmap for Vietnam 

Comments on Offshore wind road map for Vietnam

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Tháng 7.2020, Ngân Hàng Thế Giới đưa ra Báo cáo giữa kỳ về Lộ trình điện gió ngoài khơi cho Việt để tham vấn công khai các bên.

Báo cáo đề cập các khía cạnh bao quát cần được xem xét trong phát triển gió ngoài khơi Việt Nam. Báo cáo này có nội dung kỹ thuật rất đáng kể và cho thấy nhóm nghiên cứu thực hiện  khối lượng công việc nghiên cứu khá chuyên sâu trong một thời gian ngắn.

Tuy nhiên, còn nhiều điểm chúng tôi mong muốn nhấn mạnh nhưng chưa được đề cập trong báo cáo này

1. Báo cáo không đề cập đến việc can thiệp  của Trung Quốc trên Biển Đông (Biển Nam Trung Hoa) có thể ảnh hưởng tới các dự án điện gió ngoài khơi của VIệt Nam . Toàn bộ vùng biển, từ miền Bắc Việt Nam đến Khánh Hòa có thể không ổn định cho các nhà đầu tư quốc tế. (Nhưng tất nhiên, đây là một thực tế không thể đưa vào trong báo cáo vì vấn đề này vẫn chưa có giải pháp thực sự hiệu quả).

2. Báo cáo dựa trên giả thiết với nền hệ thống pháp lý, chế độ chính trị và hành chính hiện hành của Việt Nam và hiện trạng sẽ tiếp diễn, và không đề cập đến những thay đổi về mặt cấu trúc cần thiết đối với hệ thống này, đặc biệt trong ngành năng lượng. Điều đó có nghĩa là, tất cả các vấn đề hành chính đang tồn tại sẽ vẫn còn đó, và sẽ tiếp tục cản trở sự phát triển của ngành năng lượng, bao gồm phát triển điện gió ngoài khơi.
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A slip down memory lane: Vietnam in the 1880s

By Mai Nhat   August 24, 2020 | 08:33 am GMT+7 vnexpress

Grayscale photos by French photographer Pierre Dieulefils shed light on Vietnam’s historical landscape during the late 19th century.

A local book publication has published a book titled Indo-Chine Pittoresque & Monumentale which show a collection of old photos taken by different French photographers, including Dieulefils. These photos served as a form of research about locals lives  back during the French colonial period.
Locally published “Indo-Chine Pittoresque & MonumentaleAnnam – Tonkin” book includes a collection of photos taken by different French photographers, including Dieulefils. These images serve to expose Vietnamese culture during the French colonial period and can be dated back to 1885.

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Vietnam sees rooftop solar boom

By Anh Minh   August 26, 2020 | 11:57 am GMT+7 vnexpressVietnam sees rooftop solar boomWorkers install solar power panels on a rooftop in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of Vietnam Electricity.

Over 45,000 households and organizations in the country have installed rooftop solar panels, whose prices have been falling rapidly in recent years.

Le Anh Tuan, lecturer at Can Tho University in southern Can Tho City, spent VND130 million ($5,600) to install a 3.9 kWp rooftop solar power system in his home four years ago and is now enjoying the fruits of his investment.

Tuan was able to save up to VND1.2 million each month compared to using normal electricity, twice the amount of monthly deposit interests.

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Vietnam’s lawmaker addresses dual citizenship exposed in Cyprus Papers

Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 16:39 GMT+7 tuoitre

Vietnam’s lawmaker addresses dual citizenship exposed in Cyprus Papers
Pham Phu Quoc, a deputy of Vietnam’s lawmaking National Assembly for 2016-21, is seen in a file photo.

A serving member of Vietnam’s lawmaking National Assembly (NA) has addressed the controversy around his dual citizenship exposed in an exclusive report by the Al Jazeera.

Dozens of major political figures and their families have bought Cyprus citizenship through the ‘golden passport’ program of the Cypriot government, the Al Jazeera reported on Monday after obtaining what they call ‘The Cyprus Papers.’

Such papers are a batch of leaked documents containing more than 1,400 approved applications for the Cyprus Investment Programme (CIP) run by the Republic of Cyprus.

“The programme allows people to buy a Cypriot passport, and by extension become European Union citizens, by investing at least €2.15 million ($2.5 million) in the country,” the Al Jazeera said in their investigative report.

Named in the papers is Pham Phu Quoc, the incumbent NA representative from Ho Chi Minh City who is serving the 2016-21 tenure.

Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper was able to interview Quoc on Tuesday to give further details on his Cyprus citizenship.

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