Conversations on Vietnam Development
WASHINGTON, DC: Researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study published on Monday (Jun 29) in the US science journal PNAS.
Named G4, it is genetically descended from the H1N1 strain that caused a pandemic in 2009. Tiếp tục đọc “New swine flu found in China has pandemic potential: Study”
The EU, India’s second-largest export destination, accounted for about 17% of the country’s total outbound shipment. (Representative image)
Pandemic-hit Indian exporters, especially in labour-intensive sectors, are expecting their fortune to plummet further, as key competitor Vietnam has clinched a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU.
The pact will raise competition between the Asian rivals for the lucrative EU market in a range of products such as garments, footwear, marine products, plastics, rubber, leather and coffee (See the chart). Importantly, Vietnam will get duty-free access to the EU for 71% of its goods from day one and 99% after seven years but Indian supplies will continue to attract up to 9.6% duty (the maximum, among the products from labour-intensive sectors, is on garments). Tiếp tục đọc “EU-Vietnam FTA: India’s labour-intensive export sectors to feel the heat, China may gain”
VGP – Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam has called upon the Southeastern region to focus on human-centred tourism development and enable local people to engage in tourism development in favor of poverty reduction.
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A corner of the Southeastern region – Illustration photo |
The Government leader made the statement at a conference on tourism development connectivity in the Southeastern Region on June 28 in Tay Ninh province.
Addressing the event, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan said that the Southeastern region is the most dynamic region in Viet Nam thanks to abundant advantages.
Tiếp tục đọc “Southeastern region boosts human-centred tourism development”
PUBLISHED : 29 JUN 2020 AT 10:43 WRITER: BLOOMBERG NEWS
Vietnam’s economy unexpectedly grew in the second quarter, though at the slowest pace in at least a decade, as exports slumped because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s economy unexpectedly expands amid pandemic”
Chatham House research paper
The Trump administration’s new restrictions come in response to a new national security law that will extend China’s influence over Hong Kong.
By June 29, 2020, 6:25 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration placed new restrictions on U.S. exports of defense equipment and certain high-technology products to Hong Kong on Monday, in response to a new Chinese law aimed at tightening Beijing’s control over the territory.
Tiếp tục đọc “U.S. Halts High-Tech Exports to Hong Kong Over Security Concerns”
Nền kinh tế ban đêm đóng góp 66 tỷ bảng cho Anh mỗi năm, trong khi Trung Quốc, Nhật Bản không ngừng đưa ra chính sách thúc đẩy hoạt động thương mại xuyên suốt.
“Khi mặt trời lặn ở Hà Nội, cũng là lúc Tạ Hiện lên đèn. Nếu bạn muốn thực sự hòa mình vào nhịp sống của thành phố này, đặc biệt là văn hóa của người dân, hãy đi bộ vào các con phố nhỏ, ngồi ghế đẩu và gọi một cốc bia” – phần mở đầu video của CNN Travel giới thiệu về Tạ Hiện, một “phố bia” sầm uất về đêm tại Hà Nội.
Cảnh buôn bán trên một con phố Hà Nội khi về đêm. Ảnh: CNN Travel Tiếp tục đọc “Kinh tế ban đêm – sức hút khó cưỡng với Việt Nam”
energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com
According to the report by Paris-based think-tank REN21, though growth in renewable power has been impressive over the past five years, too little is happening in heating, cooling and transport
New Delhi: The journey towards climate disaster would continue, unless an immediate switch to efficient and renewable energy is made across sectors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a latest report. Tiếp tục đọc “Immediate switch to renewable energy required across sectors, says report”
Ho Chi Minh City’s Transport Department recently asked the city for a public bus subsidy of VND1.31 trillion ($56.8 million) this year, up 14 percent from an earlier estimate.
The reason cited for the increase is low demand during and after the social distancing period. Resumption of services has only reached 80 percent of the target and companies say they need to pay staff and service their debts during the social distancing period despite revenues plummeting.
Without the increase in subsidies, the department said it might have to cut 15 percent of bus trips in the last six months of the year.
Tiếp tục đọc “HCMC bus service fails to attract more passengers despite increased subsidy”
Sợ con thức giấc, Bình chỉ đứng bên đầu giường nhìn chúng một lúc, rồi thở dài, bỏ ra phía trước chòi. Thạch Thị Bo Pha, vợ Bình đã thu xếp sẵn cho chồng ba bộ đồ lao động cũ mèm bỏ trong ba lô, mớ cá khô, chục hột vịt, một bao gạo chục ký cùng 600.000 đồng.
Đó là tất cả hành trang của người đàn ông 34 tuổi, cho cuộc tha phương cầu thực cách đó 300 km, giữa mùa hạn mặn khốc liệt, một sáng sớm tháng hai. Tiếp tục đọc “Ly hương nơi hạ nguồn Mekong”
TTCT – Dư luận Trung Quốc hiện đang được hướng sang tranh chấp quần đảo không người ở Senkaku/Điếu Ngư với Nhật Bản ở biển Hoa Đông. Khán giả xem phim võ hiệp và quyền thuật Trung Hoa đều rõ tâm tình này. Từ Lý Tiểu Long đến thầy ông là Diệp Vấn chỉ dành những chiêu độc nhất cho người Nhật, chứ chẳng thấy tỉ thí với võ sư người Ấn bao giờ
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| Trung Quốc và Ấn cáo buộc lẫn nhau về chuyện quân đôi bên nào vượt qua biên giới ở Ladakh trước. (Ảnh: AP) |
Tiếp tục đọc “Xung đột Trung – Ấn: Vì sao không ai muốn lên giọng?”
A friend elsewhere in Asia has an elderly parent in the UK. Chatting online she told me she’d read about this “slow-motion grief” affecting people as a result of the Covid-19 situation.
She told me she went on runs and cried through them. I admitted too I wasn’t sleeping. The smallest thing would make me emotional. I couldn’t think too far into the future because it all seemed too dark.
After Wuhan, things moved pretty quickly in Vietnam. Our little one’s nursery closed. Masks became compulsory. Track and trace was in full swing. An app was launched that offered various features. Most significantly, you could basically press a button and people in hazmat suits would appear.
Infected people were hospitalised. People who had come into contact with infected people were remotely quarantined. People who had come into contact with people who had come into contact with infected people were quarantined. People who had… well you get the picture.
Tiếp tục đọc “Covid-19 in Vietnam — the fear, the tears, the pride and the debt”
Starting July 1, Israel may take the first step toward annexing territory in the West Bank, in line with U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the region. Discussions about the potential annexation have mostly focused on its implications for the two-state solution and renewed violence. But it would also have significant effects on Israel’s rivalry with Iran and on U.S. efforts to isolate Tehran. Although many Israelis view annexation as a strategic gain, the move would be a strategic gift for Tehran. Tiếp tục đọc “Israel’s Annexation of the West Bank Would be a Gift to Iran”
Vietnam’s success in containing COVID-19 provides a chance to to use earned legitimacy as a springboard to reforms.
The Diplomat has removed paywall restrictions on our coverage of the COVID–19 crisis.
The political stability of many countries has been challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. As authoritarian governments in countries like China and Vietnam strive to maintain the fruits of economic growth, questions about their legitimacy arise in the face of compounding crises. These governments use their authoritarian control to legitimize societal rules and regulations in service to a shared belief system that maintaining centralized control can not only mitigate chaos in the market but also secure public safety in a pandemic crisis. Tiếp tục đọc “Leveraging Vietnam’s COVID-19 Success”
NDĐT – Theo cơ sở dữ liệu của Trung tâm Giáo dục Thiên nhiên (ENV), rùa và khỉ là hai nhóm loài động vật hoang dã (ĐVHD) được ghi nhận bị phóng sinh và nuôi nhốt nhiều nhất tại các đền, chùa và các cơ sở tín ngưỡng, tôn giáo. Số lượng rùa nuôi nhốt thậm chí lên đến hàng trăm cá thể. Nhiều cá thể rùa biển bị phóng sinh xuống ao hồ nên không thể sống sót.
Tiếp tục đọc “Rùa và khỉ bị phóng sinh, nuôi nhốt nhiều nhất tại đền chùa”
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