Việt Nam gần 100 trước
Tiếp tục đọc “Sài Gòn và Việt Nam gần 100 trước đến thập niên 1970”
International partners join Việt Nam to combat plastic pollution
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| Trash are seen along the coast in the south of Phước Diêm Commune, Thuận Nam District in central province of Ninh Thuận. — VNA/VNS Photo |
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Dozens of embassies and international organisations marked the World Environment Day (June 5) by signing a Code of Conduct on Combating Plastic Pollution.
The signatories include Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America as well as 16 UN agencies, funds, programmes, offices and World Bank. Tiếp tục đọc “International partners join Việt Nam to combat plastic pollution”
Remarks by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis at Plenary Session of the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue
Remarks by Secretary Mattis at Plenary Session of the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue
US DOD, Press Operations
Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis; John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, IISS
June 2, 2018
Allow me first to thank very warmly Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his splendid keynote opening address last night, which was a joy to listen to, and I think his text deserves a full reading. And I’m quite certain by now it’s on the IISS website, possibly even on your telephone apps, and I think it’s something that should not just be heard, but also studied in slower time.
Let me thank also, of course, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for graciously hosting our dinner last night, Deputy Prime Minister Teo, Minister Ong, foreign minister and other hosts of the government of Singapore for insuring that yesterday’s dinner was such an excellent celebration of the spirit of the Shangri-La Dialogue and all that it represents.
This morning’s proceedings in plenary are on the record. The prepared remarks of each of the speakers are on the record. The answers to questions are on the record. I’d also like to underscore the questions themselves that are on the record. So, as you pose your questions, think, also, of your own reputations, as you make those brief remarks.
I will ask, when we do come to questions and comment that, you take no more than about 90 seconds in making that comment or question and perhaps, if you have something particularly profound to say, stretch to a maximum of two minutes. If I sense a speech coming on or serious momentum or building to a crescendo, I might, with the powers available to me here, turn off your microphone, so do exercise discipline.
I will be doing so, only in the democratic interest of insuring that as many of you as possible are able to join the conversation, as we say.
If you do want to make a brief comment or ask a question from the floor and we do want to engage as many people as possible, you need to do three things. First, you take your name badge and tap it on the left side of the microphone unit. And the second thing you do is touch the screen, either the left or right, depending on where you’re sitting in respect to the microphone, and then press the silver button on either the left or the side — or the right side. And when you do that, you will be joining the queue.
The microphone unit will turn green. That does not mean your microphone is on. So if you whisper something to your neighbor, you can be confident that not everybody in the hall will hear it. I will turn on your microphone when I call you, but it is important to put your name badge on the microphone. Press the green button. Press the silver button. Do those three things. You’re in the queue. There could often be 10 or 12, 15 people in the queue, and then I’ll shall call people as — as I can.
Our first plenary is on U.S. leadership and the challenges of Indo-Pacific security, and we’re delighted, of course, for the second year running to have the Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis address us in this opening plenary. Tiếp tục đọc “Remarks by US Secretary of Defense James Mattis at Plenary Session of the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue”
Mattis takes hard line on China in Singapore speech
US Defense Secretary James Mattis accused China of “intimidation and coercion” in the Indo-Pacific and declared that the United States does not plan to abandon its role in the region during a speech Saturday in Singapore.
Friday, June 1st 2018, 9:17 pm EDT
Updated:
Friday, June 1st 2018, 10:22 pm EDT
By Joshua Berlinger CNN
SINGAPORE (CNN) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis accused China of “intimidation and coercion” in the Indo-Pacific and declared that the United States does not plan to abandon its role in the region during a speech Saturday in Singapore.
“Make no mistake: America is in the Indo-Pacific to stay. This is our priority theater,” Mattis said. Tiếp tục đọc “Mattis takes hard line on China in Singapore speech”
Australia won’t bite its tongue, Defence Minister warns in clear signal to China
Defence Minister Marise Payne has issued a coded but clear demand on China not to bully other countries that disagree with it.
In a speech to military and political leaders from Asia and the Pacific region on Saturday, Senator Payne will say that no one country can tear up the system of international rules – which she pointedly notes has let countries such as China grow and prosper peacefully.
In the speech to the Shangri-La dialogue in Singapore, Senator Payne makes it clear Australia will continue calling out behaviour that tries unilaterally to change what Australia and its allies call “the rules-based order”.
While she doesn’t name China, Senator Payne makes thinly veiled references to China’s behaviour, making it apparent the Turnbull government means to keep pressing Beijing over issues such as the South China Sea and foreign interference even as it tries to improve the relationship after a rocky six months. Tiếp tục đọc “Australia won’t bite its tongue, Defence Minister warns in clear signal to China”
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Sự thật về hiện trạng đất đai tại Việt Nam
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English: The truth about the lie of the land
Đó chính là Mark Twain, với câu nói độc nhất vô nhị: “Hãy mua đất, vì chúng không tạo ra thêm đất nữa.”
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Tổng quan khu đô thị Nam Sài Gòn, TP HCM. Hình minh họa. – Ảnh của VNA / VNS
Đó là lời khuyên có lý khi đất đai biến thành một loại hàng hóa được mua và bán trong một “thị trường tự do”, nhưng đây lại là một thứ bí hiểm cho người dân Việt Nam, bởi vì để sở hữu được một mảnh đất hoặc một ngôi nhà tại thành thị nhiều người chỉ có thể nằm mơ mà thôi.
Mặc dù về mặt lý thuyết, theo điều lệ quốc gia, tất cả các đặc trưng địa lý của đất nước – đất đai, nguồn nước, khoáng sản dưới lòng đất cũng như tài nguyên dưới biển đều thuộc về “người dân”, nhưng Nhà nước đại diện cho người quản lý tất cả những tài sản đó – có nghĩa là Nhà nước có thẩm quyền cao nhất. Tiếp tục đọc “Sự thật về hiện trạng đất đai tại Việt Nam”
Từ biển Đông đến RIMPAC
- DANH ĐỨC
- 02.06.2018, 16:04
TTCT – Tình hình Biển Đông đang thay đổi chóng vánh và dồn dập, kèm theo những “bình luận” trích từ nhiều nguồn dễ gây ngộ nhận tương quan “nhân quả”. Các sự kiện trên Biển Đông liên quan gì tới cuộc tập trận RIMPAC và những động thái mới của Mỹ? Các dữ kiện sẽ cho phép nhận chân tình hình.
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| Tàu chiến Trung Quốc tham gia cuộc tập trận RIMPAC 2016. Ảnh: Asia News |
“Chúng tôi có bằng chứng mạnh mẽ rằng Trung Quốc đã triển khai các tên lửa đối hạm, đối không, cùng các thiết bị nhiễu sóng tại các thực thể tranh chấp ở khu vực Trường Sa của Biển Đông. Việc Trung Quốc vừa cho hạ cánh máy bay ném bom trên đảo Phú Lâm cũng đã làm căng thẳng nổi lên” – người phát ngôn Bộ Quốc phòng Mỹ loan báo hôm 23-5. Tiếp tục đọc “Từ biển Đông đến RIMPAC”
RENEWABLES 2018 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT: A comprehensive annual overview
This document presents the overarching trends and development from 2018 so that policy makers and others can more easily understand the significance of the latest renewable energy development. It outlines what is happening to drive the energy transition and details why it is not happening fast enough or as fast as possible. It draws on the meticulously documented data found in REN21’s Renewables 2018 Global Status Report. See the endnotes and methodological notes in the full report for further details at http://www.ren21.net/gsr-2018/
Vung Ro Bay has more than just stunning landscape
Last update 09:00 | 06/06/2016
Vung Ro Bay has more than just stunning landscape
VietNamNet Bridge – Nestled under the foot of Ca Pass in Dong Hoa District in Phu Yen Province, Vung Ro Bay has earned reputation for not only its gorgeous landscape but also seafood specialties for visitors.
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| A fishing village in Vung Ro Bay |
The bay spans 16 square kilometers and is the main fishing ground for many fishermen in the central province. Its serene landscape, especially at dawn and sunset, attracts a large number of visitors from near and far.
Many tourists also come to Vung Ro to learn about historical sites. In the 1960s, Vung Ro was a venue used by revolutionary soldiers to transport weapons by vessel from the north to the south.
The vessels had no registered numbers on them when they were used to transport the weapons from the north to the south during the Vietnam War that ended in 1975. Tiếp tục đọc “Vung Ro Bay has more than just stunning landscape”
Discovering Pu Luong Natural Reserve
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Located in the two districts of Quan Hoa and Ba Thuoc in Thanh Hoa Province, Pu Luong Natural Reserve has preserved a primitive landscape and plentiful and diversified flora and fauna. With the above natural values, it has now become a fascinating destination for those who love to discover the beauty of nature.
Pu Luong Natural Reserve, covering an area of 17,662ha, is the largest low area of limestone mountain forests left in the north of Vietnam with three major forest types: thick forests on low land and low mountains; forests on limestone mountains and floristic compositions of bamboos, Neohouzeaua and bushes. Tiếp tục đọc “Discovering Pu Luong Natural Reserve”
The truth about the lie of the land
Last update 10:00 | 03/06/2018
VietNamNet Bridge – It was Mark Twain who inimitably said: “Buy land, they are not making it anymore.”
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| An overview of the South Saigon urban area, HCM City. Illustration. — VNA/VNS Photo |
Sound advice when land is turned into a commodity that is bought and sold in a “free market,” but this is a mythical entity for many people in Vietnam, because they can only dream of owning a piece of land or a home in the nation’s urban areas.
Theoretically, though, as per the nation’s charter, all of the country’s geographical features – land, water bodies, underground minerals as well as resources deep under the sea belong to “the people,” but the State represents the people in managing them – making the State the highest authority.
It is but natural then that the State’s management of this most precious resource comes under close, critical scrutiny.
The onus, then, is on the Vietnamese State to manage this resource effectively and equitably, and despite some major steps taken in the past towards equitable distribution, its record of late has left a lot to be desired. Tiếp tục đọc “The truth about the lie of the land”
Saigon – Then and Now
VNN – Last update 08:15 | 02/06/2018
Saigon has changed a lot over the years, yet in some ways it is still the same, let’s take a look at 50 years of transformation from 1955 to 2005 through photos by Raymond Cauchetier, from a book of photography titled “Saigon 1955-Ho Chi Minh Ville 2005”.
Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon in 1955
Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon in 2005 Tiếp tục đọc “Saigon – Then and Now”
Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – dạng bị (thụ) động (passive voice) – phần 8
Linh mục Alexandre de Rhodes và cuốn Phép Giảng Tám Ngày
Nguyễn Cung Thông
Phần này bàn về các ghi nhận thời tự điển Việt Bồ La về dạng bị động trong tiếng Việt, cũng là vào lúc các LM Dòng Tên sang Đông Á truyền đạo. Các tương quan ngữ âm đưa ra trong bài này như bị ~ phải, thụ ~ chịu, đắc ~ được không nhất thiết khẳng định nguồn gốc Môn-Khme, Nam Á hay Hán cổ của những từ này vì cần nhiều dữ kiện hơn nữa. Tiếp tục đọc “Tiếng Việt thời LM de Rhodes – dạng bị (thụ) động (passive voice) – phần 8”
The Facial Recognition Technology Genie Is Out of the Bottle
The potential for misuse of facial recognition technology is real, but its power may be too great for many to ignore.
The ACLU is worried about a Kafka-esque near future where police and other government agencies harness the power of facial recognition technologyto identify undocumented migrants, minority activists or individuals joining public protests. As such, the organization is demanding that online retail giant Amazon stop selling “dangerous” face recognition technology to law enforcement, which could potentially help police identify individuals from footage gathered from a variety of sources, including surveillance cameras in public and retail establishments, as well as from police body cameras.
