Conversations on Vietnam Development
Amnesty International has sharply criticised China for continuing to conceal the number of people it sentences to death, as the human rights group reported a fall in executions globally last year. Tiếp tục đọc “Amnesty criticises ‘rogue state’ China as global death penalty toll falls”
Ngày 9/4, đại tá Đặng Hoài Sơn, Trưởng công an thị xã Kỳ Anh (Hà Tĩnh) cho biết, vừa khởi tố vụ án Gây rối trật tự công cộng để điều tra việc người dân tụ tập, gây ùn tắc trên quốc lộ 1A.
Theo tài liệu điều tra, trong hai ngày 2-3/4, lấy lý do chính quyền đền bù sự cố môi trường chưa thỏa đáng, khoảng 150 người dân mang lưới đánh cá, gạch đá kéo ra chặn xe trên quốc lộ 1A đoạn qua đèo Con, khu vực giáp ranh phường Kỳ Phương và Kỳ Nam (thị xã Kỳ Anh). Sự việc khiến phương tiện qua đây bị tắc nghẽn kéo dài.
Tiếp tục đọc “Công an điều tra vụ hàng trăm người dân chặn quốc lộ 1A”
An aerial view of bleaching in the Cairns-Townsville region of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef AFP/Ed ROBERTS
Researchers said last month they were detecting another round of mass bleaching this year after a severe event in 2016, and their fears were confirmed after aerial surveys of the entire 2,300km long bio-diverse reef.
Last year, the northern areas of the World Heritage-listed reef were hardest hit, with the middle-third now experiencing the worst effects. Tiếp tục đọc “‘Zero recovery’ for Great Barrier Reef corals in back-to-back bleaching”
Malaysian Airports Customs Director Hamzah Sundang (C) shows seized rhino horns imported from Mozambique in a crate listed as containing art objects, April 10, 2017 AFP/MANAN VATSYAYANA
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian authorities have seized about US$3.1 million (£2.5 million) worth of rhinoceros horns flown in from Mozambique via Qatar, the latest seizure in Asia of products from endangered species to feed demand for traditional remedies, officials said on Monday.
Malaysia is a major transit point for the trade in endangered species to other Asian countries although a customs official told Reuters Malaysia was believed to have been the final destination of the 18 horns. Tiếp tục đọc “Malaysia seizes US$3.1m worth of rhino horns at airport”
BANGKOK: One of the main separatist groups fighting an insurgency in Southern Thailand on Monday renewed a conditional offer to enter peace talks with the government.Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) is thought by observers to be the main faction responsible for the decades-old insurgency in the Muslim-majority southern provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.
The conflict has claimed more than 6,500 lives since it escalated in 2004. Tiếp tục đọc “Main Thai insurgent group renews conditional peace talks offer”
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| A moon bear caged in a village during the surveys. It was reportedly trapped in a wire snare in 2015 near the Laos-Việt Nam border. — Photo courtesy of Centre for Environment and Rural Development |
HÀ NỘI — The country’s wild bear population has declined sharply over the past 20 years, according to recent surveys carried out in 22 protected areas.
The surveys were part of a three-year collaborative project by the Centre for Environment and Rural Development at Vinh University with the support of the conservation and animal welfare organisation Free the Bears and Animals Asia. Tiếp tục đọc “Bile farmers decimate wild bears”
news.zing.vn_Ngày 7/4/2016, ông Nguyễn Xuân Phúc thực hiện nghi lễ nhậm chức Thủ tướng lần đầu sau khi được Quốc hội bầu với hơn 90% số phiếu thuận.
Hai ngày sau, Chính phủ của ông được kiện toàn với 27 thành viên, chính thức nhận nhiệm vụ.
Zing.vn trao đổi với các chuyên gia trong và ngoài nước về một năm nhận nhiệm vụ của Chính phủ mới, vắt qua 2 nhiệm kỳ khóa XII và XIII.
TuoiTre News Stivi Cooke
Updated : 04/09/2017 10:27 GMT + 7
I knew instantly that I would never see it. Three months after Christmas, I was still waiting for a postcard sent by my mum. As my eldest brother noted over the phone, there was a little bit of Christmas cash tucked inside for me.
Considering that the Vietnamese postal system has always opened every single letter and parcel I’ve ever received, I knew the money would be taken. Although I hoped I’d at least receive the card, minus the cash, it never came. Tiếp tục đọc “Written from Vietnam: It’s in the mail!”
Updated : 04/09/2017 11:14 GMT + 7
Serious subsidence has caused a major route leading to the east entrance of Ho Chi Minh City to become ‘wavy,’ endangering vehicles traveling on the road.
A section of Hanoi Highway, which connects District 9 in Ho Chi Minh City with neighboring provinces to the east of the city, has had its surface heavily distorted by severe subsidence.
As a large amount of traffic flows on the highway on a daily basis, its surface has become wave-like, with the gaps measuring about 10 to 20 centimeters deep, causing immense challenges for vehicles.
Commuters have to travel at a snail’s pace in order to avoid potential accidents. Tiếp tục đọc “Subsidence causes road leading to Ho Chi Minh City to be wavy”
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has uncovered evidence that Vietnam is still a major market for illegal wildlife products, despite Hanoi’s stated commitment that it is tackling the issue.
The investigation comes a few days before the Southeast Asian nation hosts an international conference on stopping the illicit trade.
On Saturday, Vietnamese authorities in the capital ground down and burned two tonnes of ivory and 70kg of rhino – all seized from smugglers – in a symbolic move designed to show the government’s commitment to thwarting wildlife crime. Tiếp tục đọc “Exclusive: Vietnam’s ‘double standards’ in ivory trade”
![Syria's army has shown no let-up in its assault on rebel forces [EPA]](https://i0.wp.com/www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2017/4/9/bcfabd42301a40f19eef8b25cc85872a_18.jpg "Nikki Haley: No solution to war with Assad in power")
A political solution to the war in Syria is not possible with President Bashar al-Assad in power, the US ambassador to the UN has said in an apparent hardening of the Trump administration’s position.
Defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, pushing Iranian influence out of Syria, and the removal of Assad are priorities for the US administration, Nikki Haley said in an interview to CNN, which will air in full on Sunday. Tiếp tục đọc “Nikki Haley: No solution to war with Assad in power”
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The Pentagon says a group of US warships is headed to the western Pacific Ocean to provide a physical presence near the Korean Peninsula.
The strike group, called Carl Vinson, includes an aircraft carrier and will make its way from Singapore towards the Korean Peninsula.
The development comes in response to North Korea’s “reckless, irresponsible” conduct, a US navy official said, referring to recent missile tests.
“US Pacific Command ordered the Carl Vinson Strike Group north as a prudent measure to maintain readiness and presence in the Western Pacific,” Commander Dave Benham, spokesperson at US Pacific Command, told AFP news agency. Tiếp tục đọc “US strike group heads towards Korean Peninsula”
Viet Nam News Update: January, 27/2017 – 10:00
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| Erosion is seen recently in southern coastal Bình Thuận Province’s Tiến Thành Commune. VNA Photo |
Tiếp tục đọc “Coastal erosion threatens Bình Thuận Province”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres feels the decision is based on an “inaccurate perception” of the nature and importance of the work of the UNFPA. (Source: Reuters)UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced “deep regret” at the US’ decision to cut financial support for the United Nations Population Fund, saying the move could have “devastating effects” on the health of vulnerable women and girls around the world.
The UN chief said that cutting financial support for the UN Population Fund, formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), which is active in more than 150 countries and territories, is based on a misinterpretation of the agency’s work. Tiếp tục đọc “US funding cut to UNFPA may have devastating effects: UN chief Antonio Guterres”
1 1The United Nations (UN) Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch and demanded a halt to all tests.
Security Council officials claimed they violate UN sanctions and “are significantly increasing tension in the region and beyond”. Tiếp tục đọc “North Korean ballistic missile launch condemned by UN Security Council”
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