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| Light in the dark: Dining in Noir Restaurant offers customers an impressive experience. — VNS Photo Hoàng Việt |
Whether it’s the destruction of rainforest shared by elephants and orangutans in Sumatra to produce palm oil; reports linking fast food giants to the burning of tropical forests in Brazil and Bolivia; or the hundreds of thousands of hectares of tree cover loss per year in West Africa – the world’s forests are being razed to sate global demand for produce such as palm oil, beef and cocoa. Tiếp tục đọc “Companies’ ‘zero deforestation’ pledges: everything you need to know”
Tens of thousands marched in China-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday in an “anti authoritarian rule” march that called for the resignation of the city’s top legal official over the recent jailing of young democracy activists.
HONG KONG: Tens of thousands marched in China-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday (Oct 1) in an “anti-authoritarian rule” march that called for the resignation of the city’s top legal official over the recent jailing of young democracy activists.
The march, an annual fixture over the past few years on China’s Oct 1 National Day, comes at a time of nascent disillusionment with Hong Kong’s once vaunted judiciary. Tiếp tục đọc “Tens of thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China”
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday ( Oct 1) negotiating with North Korea over its nuclear programme would be a waste of time after it emerged that Washington had channels of contact with Pyongyang.
Only hours after his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson revealed that US officials were in touch with North Korean counterparts, Trump undercut his top diplomat by declaring on Twitter that any talks would be futile. Tiếp tục đọc “Negotiating with North Korea a waste of time: Trump”
There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries. They make up less than 5 per cent of the world’s population, but account for 15 per cent of the poorest. They speak an overwhelming majority of the world’s estimated 7,000 languages and represent 5,000 different cultures.
Indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures and ways of relating to people and the environment. They have retained social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live. Despite their cultural differences, indigenous peoples from around the world share common problems related to the protection of their rights as distinct peoples.
Tiếp tục đọc “International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 9 August”
Ngày 29/9/2017, Cơ quan Cảnh sát điều tra Công an thành phố Buôn Ma Thuột cho biết cơ quan này đã ban hành các quyết định đình chỉ điều tra vụ án, quyết định đình chỉ điều tra bị can đối với Đỗ Quang Thiện, cậu học trò từng gây xôn xao dư luận năm 2015, mà báo Tiền Phong đã đăng loạt bài phân tích khả năng bị tù oan và những góc khuất cần được xem xét làm rõ, trong chuỗi phóng sự điều tra “Kỳ án áp giải học sinh giữa sân trường”.
Streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are full of colours as the Mid-autumn Festival nears.
 Hang Ma, Hang Luoc, Hang Khoai and Hang Ruoi streets are crowded from the morning to the mid-night. Tiếp tục đọc “Hanoi’s Old Quarter before the Mid-autumn Festival” |
A green tea island in Thanh Chuong District, central Nghe An province has recently become a destination attracting a large number of visitors.
“Green tea islets” are located alternately in Cau Cau dam in Thanh Thinh and Thanh An communes in the district. Visitors can get a sightseeing boat tour to have the best view of the attraction and take pictures.
Every tea islet covering an area of more than one hectare gives people a pure fresh atmosphere. When the boat arrive in the island, tourists can contemplate green tea gardens and enjoy tea in leaf huts.
Additionally, travelers can visit other beautiful landscapes, such as Coi Falls, Lua Falls, Dong Danh dam in neighboring areas.
Some photos of the green tea island:
  Tiếp tục đọc “Green tea island in Nghe An lures visitors” |
Vietnam landscapes look more romantic, imposing and full of vitality through flycam perspective.
 A tea field in Central Highlands’ Lam Dong province Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam beauty through flycam perspective” |
Hao village in Lieu Xa commune, Yen My district, Hung Yen province has the time-honoured history of making traditional toys for Mid-autumn Festival.
In the past, the village’s major product was the drum, but now the villagers also make star-shaped lantern, masks, and lion-headed masks to meet the increasing demand of customers Tiếp tục đọc “Village preserves the trade of making traditional toys for Mid-autumn festival” |
The villagers in Yen Bai Province are risking their lives to cross the stream every day as the local bridges have been abandoned unfinished for years.
In order to go to Phong Du Thuong Commune’s centre, the local people have to use a raft to cross a large stream even when it rains or there are storms.
Temporary bridges built by the locals themselves in the commune were destroyed in a flash flood in August so the pupils had to stay home because of high tides. Various places in the commune become islands when there are heavy rains.
Lo Van Manh, chairman of Phong Du Thuong Commune People’s Committee, said, “I’m used to this bumpy road and know every pothole. But I really feel for the children, they walk in the mud to go to school and they are dirty all over.”
The old bridges in Village 3 and 6 were temporarily built by the locals so their quality left much to be desired and often swept away by the floods. The bridges were often swept away six times a year. Tiếp tục đọc “Villagers risk lives crossing stream after bridges swept away”
Three foreign fashion brands opened shops in early September – Stradivarius and Massimo Dutti from Spain, and H&M from Sweden. Vietnamese queued up at H&M shop on the opening day.
What Zara and H&M accomplished with their first shops in Vietnam, according to analysts, showed the attractiveness of the fast fashion market. Uniqlo will also open in Vietnam soon. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese fast fashion market a gold mine”
Duc Giang Chemical & Detergent Powder JSC is a leading chemical manufacturer. A detergent factory of Duc Giang, it once employed 100 workers, but now runs with 10-15 workers. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnam feels impact of 4.0 industrial revolution”
The pedestrianised street in Hue City was opened on the evening of September 29, attracting a large number of visitors.
The street was launched after more than one month being approved by local authorities. It is located in Phu Hau Ward, stretching the three streets of Pham Ngu Lao-Chu Van An and Vo Thi Sau.
Nguyen Van Thanh, chairman of Hue City People’s Committee, the street is aimed to diversify the municipal tourism products. Tiếp tục đọc “Hue pedestrianised street opens”
Hàng trăm học sinh Trường THPT Chuyên Lê Hồng Phong (TP.HCM) mỗi sáng sớm đi học đều cúi đầu chào bác bảo vệ.
Hình này được một phụ huynh ghi lại khi đưa con đi học.
Người đăng video clip là chị Nguyễn Phước An Uyên, sống tại TP.HCM. Chị Uyên cho biết đã ghi lại cảnh này vào sáng thứ sáu (ngày 29/9) khi đưa con đi học.
Chị có một con gái đang học lớp 12 và con trai học lớp 10 tại Trường THPT Chuyên Lê Hồng Phong (TP.HCM) Tiếp tục đọc “Xúc động cảnh học sinh cúi chào bảo vệ mỗi sáng”
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