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Dưới đây là bài hát phổ nhạc một đoạn ngắn trong một bài Thánh vịnh của vua David, Thánh vịnh 4:7-8.

Thánh vịnh 4 nằm trong Cựu Ước. Cựu Ước là phần đầu của Thánh kinh. Thánh kinh có hai phần, Cựu Ước (là phần đầu và là phần cũ) và Tân Ước (là phần hai và là phần mới).

Cựu Ước có trước khi Chúa Jesus ra đời, nghĩa là có cách đây từ 2.023 năm trở về trước. Thánh vịnh 4 nằm trong Cựu Ước và được viết cách đây gần 3.000 năm. Continue reading Người đặt mừng vui vào tim con

A photographer’s journey to Sa Pa’s cherry blossoms

By Linh Huong   December 26, 2023 | 09:50 am GMT+7 vnexpress

Traveling along Highway 4C to Sa Pa Town in the northern highlands, visitors are greeted by rows of cherry blossom trees standing out against the green tea hills.

A photographer's journey to Sa Pa's cherry blossoms

In the final days of December, as one journeys approximately 7 kilometers from O Quy Ho Pass to Sa Pa along Highway 4C, they can come across thousands of cherry blossom trees blooming in striking shades of pink amid an oolong tea farm.

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China’s Maritime Militia: The ‘Gray Zone’ Force in the South China Sea

Dec 22, 2023 at 9:52 AM EST00:32

Chinese Ships Confronts Philippine Vessels Near Second Thomas Shoal

By Micah McCartney

China News Reporter, Newsweek

Maritime Militia Ship in South China Sea
This photo taken on September 20, 2023, shows Philippine fishermen aboard their wooden boats sailing past a Chinese maritime militia vessel near the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal in waters of the disputed South China Sea. China, which claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea, snatched control of Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines in 2012. Since then, it has deployed coast guard and other vessels to block or restrict access to the fishing ground that has been tapped by generations of Filipinos.TED ALJIBE/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES

The maritime militia fleet is the vanguard of Beijing’s strategy to reshape the geopolitical landscape in the region, experts say, with its blue-hulled ships a frequent sight at territorial standoffs in the South China Sea.

The maritime militia is considered by analysts to be China’s third sea force alongside its navy and coast guard. The Chinese government maintains the fleet is little more than a group of patriotic fishermen.

Dubbed “little blue men” by Andrew Erickson, professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute, the ships regularly join China’s coast guard in blockades against supply missions to a Philippine military outpost at the Spratly Islands’ Second Thomas Shoal, including the most recent tense showdown on December 10. A blockading militia ship was involved in a collision with a Philippine coast guard boat in October, and Manila accused another of using a sonic weapon against a fisheries bureau convoy on December 9.

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