Vietnam, Cambodia sign historic border documents

Saturday, October 05, 2019, 15:02 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Vietnam, Cambodia sign historic border documents
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc show legal documents on bilateral land boundary demarcation after a signing ceremony in Hanoi on October 5, 2019. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre

Businesses on wheels in Vietnam

Sunday, November 24, 2019, 10:07 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Businesses on wheels in Vietnam
Knife-sharpener and his pal
A while back I wrote about all the activities routinely taking place on sidewalks, preparing travellers to cope with the endless commotion that turns a relaxing stroll into a game of hopscotch and a mad dash down the gauntlet (Read here).One example of the clutter is a cafe that uses the sidewalk to wash and dry dishes, prepare vegetables, store mops, garbage, brooms, and write letters to faraway relatives. I reported they have everything but the kitchen sink out on the sidewalk (an expression meaning a lot of items), then later realized the kitchen sink is right there too, in the midst of the hubbub! Tiếp tục đọc “Businesses on wheels in Vietnam” →

Roadside BBQ parties a headache in Ho Chi Minh City’s new urban area

Sunday, November 24, 2019, 17:03 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Roadside BBQ parties a headache in Ho Chi Minh City’s new urban area
A group of young people throw a BBQ party on the sidewalk in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thao Le / Tuoi Tre

Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense – Vietnam and the United States intensify their cooperation in defense

Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense

Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense

 Le ministre vietnamien de la Défense, Ngô Xuân Lich (droite), et le secrétaire américain à la Défense Mark Esper, le 20 novembre à Hanoï. Photo : VNA/CVN

Le secrétaire américain à la Défense Mark Esper effectue une visite officielle au Vietnam du 19 au 21 novembre, sur invitation du ministre vietnamien de la Défense Ngo Xuan Lich. Tiếp tục đọc “Le Vietnam et les Etats-Unis intensifient leur coopération dans la défense – Vietnam and the United States intensify their cooperation in defense” →

Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour “renforcer sa présence” en mer de Chine méridionale – The United States will provide a vessel to Vietnam to “strengthen its presence” in the South China Sea

Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour “renforcer sa présence” en mer de Chine méridionale

Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour "renforcer sa présence" en mer de Chine méridionale

 Les États-Unis fourniront au Vietnam un autre navire pour renforcer sa capacité de patrouiller dans ses eaux territoriales, a annoncé mercredi le secrétaire d’Etat américain à la Défense, Mark Esper, en visite de travail dans le pays de l’Asie du Sud-Est.

 

Cette déclaration d’Esper intervient dans un contexte marqué par des tensions grandissantes entre Hanoï et Pékin sur fond de leur différend territorial en mer de l’Est (mer de Chine méridionale).
Le navire sera le deuxième à être fourni par les garde-côtes américains au Vietnam. Il y a deux ans, un premier navire de classe Hamilton a été remis garde-côtes vietnamiens pour permettre à Hanoï d’affirmer sa souveraineté sur ses eaux territoriales convoitées par la Chine.

Tiếp tục đọc “Les Etats-Unis fourniront un navire au Vietnam pour “renforcer sa présence” en mer de Chine méridionale – The United States will provide a vessel to Vietnam to “strengthen its presence” in the South China Sea” →

Số phận các di chỉ khảo cổ học: Trách ai vì những vụn vỡ này?

  • NGUYỄN THỊ HẬU, 23.11.2019, 06:08

TTCT – Quá trình đô thị hóa tại Việt Nam trong những thập kỷ qua đã và đang xâm phạm, hủy hoại nhiều di tích lịch sử văn hóa, đặc biệt là các di chỉ khảo cổ học. Những hồi còi báo động khẩn cấp về thực trạng đó đã réo vang nhiều lần tới mức… nay dường như không ai nghe thấy nữa.

Số phận các di chỉ khảo cổ học: Trách ai vì những vụn vỡ này?
Khai quật khu di tích Cát Tiên – một di tích được quy hoạch nghiên cứu, khai quật và bảo tồn tốt. Ảnh: Viện Khảo cổ học

Tiếp tục đọc “Số phận các di chỉ khảo cổ học: Trách ai vì những vụn vỡ này?” →

Hong Kong: Học đường biến thành chiến trường và cội rễ sâu xa

  • LOAN PHƯƠNG, 23.11.2019, 08:00

TTCT – Trong khi tám đại học lớn được chính quyền tài trợ ở Hong Kong có lịch sử đấu tranh chính trị đã lâu đời, những cuộc biểu tình do sinh viên khởi phát và đóng vai trò trụ cột khắp vùng lãnh thổ này suốt 5 tháng qua là chưa có tiền lệ. Những trận chiến âm thầm khác diễn ra ngay trong khuôn viên xanh mát của các trường đại học cũng vậy.

Hong Kong: Học đường biến thành chiến trường và cội rễ sâu xa
Sinh viên Đại học Bách khoa Hong Kong đeo mặt nạ trong lễ tốt nghiệp. Ảnh: Nikkei

Tiếp tục đọc “Hong Kong: Học đường biến thành chiến trường và cội rễ sâu xa” →

RFA fake EBA news claim ends an extraordinary seven days in Cambodia politics

RFA fake EBA news claim ends an extraordinary seven days in Cambodia politics

The Cambodian government has labelled claims by Radio Free Asia (RFA) that it has a leaked copy of a just-completed European Commission (EC) assessment on the country’s future to qualify for lucrative tariff exemptions under the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme as fake news.

The statement, issued late on Friday (Nov 15) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), accuses the US government-funded broadcaster of being a ‘propaganda station at the service of a political faction’, and ‘not a credible source of information’. Tiếp tục đọc “RFA fake EBA news claim ends an extraordinary seven days in Cambodia politics” →

Việt Nam lacks human resources for digital transformation, experts tell conference

Update: November, 23/2019 – 08:22 VNS

Prof Dr Hồ Tú Bảo of the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics speaks about digital transformation at a three-day conference that began on Thursday (November 21) at the Hoa Sen University in HCM City. Photo courtesy of the university

HCM CITY— While there is much more data than ever before and digital technologies are growing very fast, there is a huge shortage of human resources, experts have told an ongoing conference at the Hoa Sen University in HCM City. Tiếp tục đọc “Việt Nam lacks human resources for digital transformation, experts tell conference” →

Thailand’s EGATi builds $2.37-bln coal-fired power plant in Vietnam

Saturday, November 23, 2019, 10:00 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Thailand's EGATi builds $2.37-bln coal-fired power plant in Vietnam
An artist’s impression shows the Quang Tri 1 coal-fired power plant in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Photo: EGAT International

Introducing Bach Long Vi island in northern Vietnam

Saturday, November 23, 2019, 15:39 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre
Introducing Bach Long Vi island in northern Vietnam

Bach Long Vi, or “White Dragon’s Tail,” is an island district about 130 kilometers off the northern coastal city of Hai Phong and Vietnam’s furthest territory in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Though the island’s acreage is small, only about 2.5 square kilometers during high tide and four square kilometers during low tide, Bach Long Vi still boasts an impressive combination of golden-yellow sandy beaches and mountains, making it the ideal place to admire gorgeous coastal sunrises and sunsets.

Getting to the island can be a little tricky. It takes up to ten hours to travel from Hai Phong to Bach Long Vi and the 100-seat boat which travels the route only operates three to four times a month.

Chinese brand accused of appropriating Vietnam’s ‘ao dai’ in old fashion collection

Saturday, November 23, 2019, 14:23 GMT+7 Tuoi TreChinese brand accused of appropriating Vietnam’s ‘ao dai’ in old fashion collection
A costume from a NE Tiger collection showcased at the opening day of the China Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 in Beijing, China, October 25, 2018 is seen in this photo published by China Daily.

Tiếp tục đọc “Chinese brand accused of appropriating Vietnam’s ‘ao dai’ in old fashion collection” →

Plain Dealer Published Photos of My Lai Massacre in Vietnam 50 Years Ago Today

Posted By  on Wed, Nov 20, 2019 at 12:50 pm

Fifty years ago today, the Cleveland Plain Dealer — what was, at the time, a daily newspaper — published shocking photos of the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam. It was the first outlet in the United States to do so. Tiếp tục đọc “Plain Dealer Published Photos of My Lai Massacre in Vietnam 50 Years Ago Today” →

Hanoï : promouvoir la musique de l’ethnie Kho Mu

22/11/2019 12:47 Courrier du Vietnam
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>>Festival de parapente de Mù Cang ChaiLes 23 et 24 novembre, le Musée d’ethnographie du Vietnam (rue Nguyên Van Huyên, arrondissement de Câu Giây), à Hanoï, va organiser un programme de présentation de la musique de l’ethnie Kho Mu vivant dans les provinces de Nghê An (au Centre) et Diên Bien (au Nord-Ouest). Via des représentations de 19 artistes Kho Mu, le public aura l’occasion de découvrir l’originalité des chants, danses et instruments de musique de cette ethnie minoritaire. Il s’agirait d’une bonne occasion de présenter les traits culturels originaux de l’ethnie Kho Mu, contribuant à préserver et valoriser la richesse du patrimoine culturel et artistique du pays. Les instruments de musique Kho Mu – notamment flûte, percussions, orgue à bouche, guimbardes – sont faits en bambou et en d’autres matériaux disponibles dans la nature. Les chants Kho Mu évoquent la nature sauvage dans laquelle ils vivent. Le plus populaire s’appelle Tơm, un chant alterné à la fois rapide, fort et romantique. Mais les Kho Mu aiment aussi danser, pour l’essentiel des danses traditionnelles et danse Sap (danse au bambou).

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