Sa Pa khát nước sinh hoạt: Bài học đắt giá

  • PHẠM QUANG VINH
  • 27.04.2019, 07:00

TTCT – Các chủ khách sạn, homestay ở Sa Pa (Lào Cai) “ngồi trên lửa” cả tuần nay, khi mùa du lịch lễ 30-4 và 1-5 đến sát bên nhưng nhiều nơi đang rục rịch hủy hợp đồng vì khủng hoảng nước sinh hoạt! Câu chuyện thiếu nước sạch ở Sa Pa ngay cao điểm mùa du lịch xứng đáng được xem là một bài học đắt giá…

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Các học sinh ở Trường dân tộc nội trú tại Sa Pa đang chuyền nước sạch do chính quyền phân phát với số lượng hết sức khiêm tốn. Ảnh: Bá Hiếu

Đầu tuần, tổng thư ký Hiệp hội Du lịch Sa Pa Tô Bá Hiếu đăng trên trang Facebook của mình về việc giá nước sạch ở Sa Pa đã lên đến 500.000 đồng/m3 và không phải cứ có tiền là mua được. Tiếp tục đọc “Sa Pa khát nước sinh hoạt: Bài học đắt giá”

Phân biệt hai từ Giới (Gender) và Giới tính (Sex)

English: What Is The Difference Between “Gender” And “Sex”?

*Để tránh nhầm lẫn, trong bài dưới đây từ Gender được dịch là Giới và từ SexGiới tính

Khi hai từ có cùng một nghĩa, chúng ta gọi chúng là từ đồng nghĩa. Khi hai từ có nghĩa khác nhau nhưng lại được sử dụng thay thế cho nhau, thì ta cần tìm hiểu về ý nghĩa thực của những từ đó.

Lấy ví dụ về hai từ Giới – Gender và Giới tính – Sex. Trong khi nhiều người thường dùng hai từ này thay thế cho nhau, nhưng ý nghĩa và cách sử dụng của hai từ lại khác biệt đáng kể và do đó là rất khác nhau. Bởi vì chúng ta thường nói về con người khi sử dụng những thuật ngữ này, vậy nên điều cốt yếu là chúng ta hiểu được nghĩa đúng của các từ khi dùng để tôn trọng người mà ta nói đến

Từ sex có nghĩa là gì? Tiếp tục đọc “Phân biệt hai từ Giới (Gender) và Giới tính (Sex)”

World Bank forecasts Việt Nam’s 2019 growth at 6.6 per cent

Update: April, 27/2019 – 08:29 VNA

Việt Nam’s economic growth is projected to moderate to 6.6 per cent in 2019, driven by credit tightening. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s economic growth is projected to moderate to 6.6 per cent in 2019, driven by credit tightening, slower private consumption and weaker external demand, according to the World Bank (WB).

Under the Managing Headwinds report on East Asia and Pacific update released on Wednesday, WB said Việt Nam’s economy continues to show fundamental strength, supported by robust domestic demand and export-oriented manufacturing. Tiếp tục đọc “World Bank forecasts Việt Nam’s 2019 growth at 6.6 per cent”

China’s Xi defends Belt and Road, says ‘not exclusive club’

Update: April, 26/2019 – 11:45  VNA

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.  — AFP Photo

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping sought on Friday to ease growing concerns about his ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, vowing to prevent debt risks and saying his global infrastructure project “is not an exclusive club”.

Xi made his remarks at a summit on his signature foreign policy, which aims to reinvent the ancient Silk Road to connect Asia to Europe and Africa through massive investments in maritime, road and rail projects. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s Xi defends Belt and Road, says ‘not exclusive club’”

Discharged waste continues to mar Han River

Han River in Danang City is being polluted by wastewater from nearby restaurants.

Discharged waste continues to mar Han River
Discharged waste continues to mar Han River

Danang Drainage and Wastewater Treatment Company announced on April 25 that untreated wastewater was still being discharged directly into Han River in Hoa Cuong Bac Ward in Hai Chau District.

Locals are upset with the pollution and have filed a report to the local authorities, however, nothing has been done. Tiếp tục đọc “Discharged waste continues to mar Han River”

Vietnam’s tourism going the wrong way: Tourists prefer green travel, not skyscrapers

More and more international-standard resorts and hotels have arisen in Vietnam, but these facilities are not what foreign travelers want. They visit Vietnam to ‘return to nature’.

Returning to Canada after a trip to Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam in 2005, David Hutt, an Australian businessman, decided to come back to the beautiful island with his family members to enjoy the white sand and blue sea, the palm trees covering part of the beach, and red-earth trails.

Vietnam's tourism going the wrong way: Tourists prefer green travel, not skyscrapers

But he was disappointed when he returned three years ago. The natural beauty no longer existed. What he saw was a large construction site with hundreds of migrant laborers working day and night for a resort project. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s tourism going the wrong way: Tourists prefer green travel, not skyscrapers”

Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rise 7.6% to nearly 6 million in 4 months

In April alone, Vietnam welcomed nearly 1.5 million foreign visitors, a rise of 9.5% year-on-year.

Number of foreign tourists grows rapidly, but average spending rises slowly

Vietnam aims to lure 18 million foreign tourists in 2019

Tourists expected to flock to Vietnam after DPRK-USA Summit

Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rise 7.6% to nearly 6 million in 4 months

The number of foreign holidaymakers to Vietnam in the first four months of 2019 is estimated at nearly 6 million, a 7.6% increase from the same period last year, Zing reported, citing the Vietnam National Adiministration of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Tiếp tục đọc “Foreign tourist arrivals to Vietnam rise 7.6% to nearly 6 million in 4 months”

New work day starts at sea

Visiting the coastal areas of Thai Binh and Nam Dinh provinces in the early morning, it is impressive to learn about the lives of the local fishermen there.

When dawn arrives in Dong Chau lagoon (Tien Hai district Thai Binh), small boats manned by local fishermen appear on the creek, signalling the start of a normal working day, with teenage boys catching crabs and snails and clam farmers rushing to their farms. Tiếp tục đọc “New work day starts at sea”

How will Huawei fare in Vietnam?

Vietnam, listed among the easy-to-conquer markets for Huawei, has also become tougher amid calls for boycott of Huawei all over the world.

Huawei, the biggest telecom equipment supplier in the world, is facing a global crackdown on its telecommunications equipment because of a series of incidents recently, including the Canadian government’s arrest of its Chief Financial Officer and the US ban on Huawei and ZTE equipment.

How will Huawei fare in Vietnam?

Many other countries, responding to US-led calls for boycott Huawei products, have also stated they will reconsider the products of the Chinese manufacturers. Tiếp tục đọc “How will Huawei fare in Vietnam?”

What Is The Difference Between “Gender” And “Sex”?

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When two words have the same meaning, we call them synonyms. When two words have different meanings but people use them interchangeably, we write articles about what those words actually mean.

Take gender and sex. While people substitute one for the other on the regular, their meaning and usage are significantly—and consequentially—different. Because we’re most often talking about human beings when we use these terms, it’s critical we get them straight. Give respect to get respect, right?

What does the word sex mean?

First, let’s talk about sex (baby). Intercourse aside for these purposes, sex is “a label assigned at birth based on the reproductive organs you’re born with.” Tiếp tục đọc “What Is The Difference Between “Gender” And “Sex”?”

Mẩu chuyện đứt quãng sau 30–4

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Nhớ mấy ngày đầu sau 30/4, có một ông “nón cối” thường xuất hiện ở nhà tôi. Tội nghiệp ba mẹ tôi đã tốn nhiều quà cáp, trọng vọng quá sức người bà con mới nhận lại này, chỉ mong dựa hơi cán bộ để kiếm việc làm cho con cái. Do đó, không ai được phép nhắc tới cái thời ông này đi tập kết năm 54, làm việc mấy năm trên lưng mấy con bò ở nông trường Sơn La hay Mộc Châu gì đó rồi được đề bạt đi học, rồi cũng thành y sĩ ngành răng-hàm-mặt, tức rành rành thuộc giới trí thức miền Bắc. Nghe nói thằng cháu dạy học ở chế độ cũ đang thất nghiệp ở chế độ mới, ông bảo gọi tôi tới. Chăm chú ngắm tôi vài giây – chắc ông xem tôi có “trí thức miền Nam” chút nào không  – rồi ông lấy ngón trỏ vỗ vỗ vào màng tang mà phán rằng: Tiếp tục đọc “Mẩu chuyện đứt quãng sau 30–4”

Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health

Plastic waste imports into Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam jumped from mid-2017 to early 2018, leading to illegal operations dumping and open-burning.

The world’s recyclable plastic is being shipped to Asia where it is illegally dumped, buried or burned in the country with the lightest regulations, environmentalists warned on Tuesday calling for greater transparency in the global waste trade.
Tiếp tục đọc “Dumping plastic waste in Asia found destroying crops and health”

Researchers see health effects across generations from popular weed killer – Glyphosate

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‘Dramatic increases’ in several diseases

Date:April 23, 2019

Source:Washington State University

Summary: Researchers have found a variety of diseases and other health problems in the second- and third-generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer. In the first study of its kind, the researchers saw descendants of exposed rats developing prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.

Washington State University researchers have found a variety of diseases and other health problems in the second- and third-generation offspring of rats exposed to glyphosate, the world’s most popular weed killer. In the first study of its kind, the researchers saw descendants of exposed rats developing prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.

Michael Skinner, a WSU professor of biological sciences, and his colleagues exposed pregnant rats to the herbicide between their eighth and 14th days of gestation. The dose — half the amount expected to show no adverse effect — produced no apparent ill effects on either the parents or the first generation of offspring. Tiếp tục đọc “Researchers see health effects across generations from popular weed killer – Glyphosate”

Agent Orange: US to clean up toxic Vietnam War air base

The toxic legacy of the Vietnam War

The US has launched a multi-million dollar clean-up operation at an air base in Vietnam it used to store the notorious chemical Agent Orange.

The ten-year programme, unveiled more than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, will cost $183m (£141m).

The site at Bien Hoa airport, outside Ho Chi Minh City, is considered the most contaminated in the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Agent Orange: US to clean up toxic Vietnam War air base”