Many watching to see what a ‘strong China’ means: PM Lee

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Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking at the Economic Club of Washington during his US working visit. (Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb)

 
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WASHINGTON: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s consolidation of his leadership position is a signal that this is the start of a new phase for China, according to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday (Oct 25).

Mr Lee, speaking at a dialogue session at the Council on Foreign Relations during his official working visit to the US, said: “They mentioned a new era; Mao’s era, Deng’s era and now Xi’s era – which he envisages extending to 2050 and taking China to 100 years after the revolution.” Tiếp tục đọc “Many watching to see what a ‘strong China’ means: PM Lee” →

North Korean official: Take hydrogen bomb threat ‘literally’

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By Will Ripley, CNN

Updated 3:14 AM ET, Thu October 26, 2017

Pyongyang (CNN)A senior North Korean official has issued a stern warning to the world that it should take “literally” his country’s threat to test a nuclear weapon above ground.

The official, Ri Yong Pil, told CNN in an exclusive conversation in Pyongyang that the threat made by North Korea’s foreign minister last month should not be dismissed. North Korea “has always brought its words into action,” Ri said, visibly angry.
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North Korea’s missile tests
Speaking on a visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly last month, Ri Yong Ho, the foreign minister, raised the possibility that North Korea could test a powerful hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean. The threat came hours after US President Donald Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea in a speech to the UN.

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Kampot literary festival hopes to revive Cambodia’s lost art of storytelling

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Atmospheric Kampot is hosting the likes of Jung Chang and Madeleine Thien as it seeks to rebuild Cambodia’s literary scene and defend its freedom of speech

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Words by the water … a boat on the Kampot river at sunset, Cambodia. The town’s literary festival begins on 1 November. Photograph: Alamy

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Cambodia has long wooed visitors with its ancient temples and Phnom Penh’s chaotic charms, but next week the southern coastal town of Kampot will be in the spotlight as it hosts the Kampot Readers and Writers Festival (running from 1-5 November). Tiếp tục đọc “Kampot literary festival hopes to revive Cambodia’s lost art of storytelling” →

Australian ministers write to China to confirm approval of Carmichael mine

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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary says Adani may have requested letter to help secure Chinese funding

Protesters depict Malcolm Turnbull and the Adani founder.
Protesters depict Turnbull and Adani founder. Australian banks have ruled out lending to the project. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

Senior Turnbull government ministers have written a formal letter to China’s government to confirm that the controversial Adani Carmichael coal project in Queensland has passed all necessary environmental approvals. Tiếp tục đọc “Australian ministers write to China to confirm approval of Carmichael mine” →

Photos depict grace of Vietnamese women

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Nguyen Quoc Dung, a Hanoian painter and photographer, has released a photo book called “Fading Season”. The photos mostly capture young Vietnamese women in the traditional ao dai or yếm (camisole).

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Painter and photographer Nguyen Quoc Dung (Dzung Art) has held more than 10 solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad. Tiếp tục đọc “Photos depict grace of Vietnamese women” →

Tranquillity of Ha Long in autumn

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Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh is the image of serenity in autumn,excepting the bustling tourist sites nearby.

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You know it is autumn in Ha Long when early morning fog drifts in from the sea. At the foot of Bai Tho Mountain, fishermen anchor their boats as they raise catches of shrimp and fish. Tiếp tục đọc “Tranquillity of Ha Long in autumn” →

Mekong Delta: Adapt to saltwater intrusion by using aquaculture

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In the Mekong Delta, one of the largest key agriculture production zones in the country, alkaline soil accounts for 18.6 percent of total area, located along the East Coast belt and the Gulf of Thailand. In the context of climate change, desalinizing is an impossible mission, or will be too costly.

Meanwhile, alum land accounts for 40 percent of the zone’s total area, mostly located in depression areas, where it is very difficult to clear alum. Scientists have warned that saline intrusion would reach more deeply into the mainland in the future as a result of  climate change. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong Delta: Adapt to saltwater intrusion by using aquaculture” →

Vấn đề nông dân – di cư là… cơ hội của ĐBSCL

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ĐBSCL dễ bị tổn thương hơn trước các thiên tai như bão tố, lụt lội. Ảnh: LÊ HOÀNG VŨ

(TBKTSG) – Sự thay đổi cực đoan của các yếu tố thời tiết như nhiệt độ, mưa, gió (biến đổi khí hậu), nước biển dâng và việc các quốc gia phía thượng nguồn sử dụng nguồn nước cho thủy điện, nông nghiệp, công nghiệp đã làm cho đồng bằng sông Cửu Long (ĐBSCL) đối diện thường xuyên với các vấn đề như hạn hán, mặn xâm nhập, ngập lụt, lún sụt mặt đất, thiếu hụt phù sa gây ra sạt lở bờ sông, bờ biển, làm xáo trộn đời sống kinh tế – xã hội và suy thoái tài nguyên thiên nhiên.

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Vietnam’s fashion market large enough for both domestic, foreign brands

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VietNamNet Bridge – Some Vietnamese fashion brands are keeping calm amid the ‘foreign fashion wave’, saying they have advantages in the local market and with demand on the increase, the market is still large enough.

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Many foreign brands, from high-street to luxury, including Chanel, Giovanni, Salvatore Ferragamo, Mango, Zara and H&M, all have landed in Vietnam. Uniqlo from Japan is also expected. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam’s fashion market large enough for both domestic, foreign brands” →

Vietnam to scrap death penalty for 5 felonies under amended Penal Code

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Robbery and trading of fake medicine are among the felonies to be exempt from capital punishment

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The amended 2015 Penal Code of Vietnam, which will take effect at the start of 2018, will no longer impose the death penalty on those found guilty of five felonies.

The code is an amened version of the country’s 2015 Penal Code that has been in place since July 2016.

According to the amended code, five felonies including robbery, manufacturing and trading of fake food and medicine, destroying facilities crucial to national security, surrendering to the enemy, and disobeying orders of commanding officers will no longer be subject to the death penalty. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam to scrap death penalty for 5 felonies under amended Penal Code” →

Cartoon: Sedated Pork in Vietnam

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Cartoonists at Tuoi Tre Cuoi, the caricature magazine of Tuoi Tre, have revealed their thoughts about the food scare

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October 25, 2017, 19:56 GMT+7

​Cartoon: Sedated Pork in Vietnam

Cartoonists at Tuoi Tre Cuoi, the caricature magazine of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, have revealed their thoughts about the recent food scare whereby pigs at a major slaughterhouse in Ho Chi Minh City were found to have been injected with sedative immediately prior to being butchered. Tiếp tục đọc “Cartoon: Sedated Pork in Vietnam” →

Eco island fights flood of rubbish

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Update: October, 25/2017 – 17:35

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A corner of Tam Hải Island in Quảng Nam Province. — VNS Photo Công Thành
Viet Nam News QUẢNG NAM — The island of Tam Hải, off the coast of Quảng Nam, has been struggling against a flood of household garbage treatment after the failure of a rubbish-fired furnace.

Vice chairman of the island commune’s People’s Committee, Nguyễn Tấn Hùng, said the project, which had received a funding of VNĐ10 billion (US$442,000), could not find a suitable location. Tiếp tục đọc “Eco island fights flood of rubbish” →

Firms must adapt to FTA changes

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Update: October, 26/2017 – 06:00

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Viet Nam News As part of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), Việt Nam will cut 669 tariff lines to zero per cent starting in January 2018. Among these are automobiles and spare parts, vegetable oil, refrigerators, air conditioners and dairy products.Assistant Professor Đinh Trọng Thịnh of the Hà Nội-based Finance Academy talks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) about the significance of these changes. Tiếp tục đọc “Firms must adapt to FTA changes” →

TPP negotiators to meet in Japan next week

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Update: October, 25/2017 – 15:18

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Viet Nam News TOKYO  — Negotiators from the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade pact will hold a three-day meeting near Tokyo next week in pursuit of an agreement by November, the Japanese government said on Tuesday.

Japan’s Kyodo news agency quoted Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese economic revitalisation minister who is in charge of the TPP trade negotiations for Japan, as saying that the meeting will take place from October 30 in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Tiếp tục đọc “TPP negotiators to meet in Japan next week” →

Deputies push for stronger forest protection

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Workers from the Krông Pha Protection Forest Management Board in the central province of Ninh Thuận move seedlings for afforestation projects in the province. — VNA/VNS Photo Công Thử

HÀ NỘI – National Assembly deputies urged the Government to continue to clamp down on illegal deforestation during a discussion on the country’s draft revision to the Law on Forest Protection and Development on Tuesday afternoon.

“Illegal logging is still rampant in many parts of the country. Even forest rangers were found to be helping illegal loggers in some cases,” said NA deputy Nguyễn Ngọc Phương of central Quảng Bình Province. Tiếp tục đọc “Deputies push for stronger forest protection” →