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Vì sao các đập thủy điện có thể giúp ASEAN chống thay đổi khí hậu

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(How hydropower dams can help ASEAN fight climate change)

Stefano Galelli – Bình Yên Đông lược dịch, mekong-cuulong

Channel News Asia – 11 November 2020

Việc xây cất thủy điện ở Lào bị đình chỉ vì lo ngại Covid-19 lây lan. [Ảnh: Jack Board]

Đập là hạ tầng cơ sở được xây để kiểm soát dòng chảy của sông và chứa một số nước lớn trong hồ nhân tạo hay hồ chứa.

Chúng không những được dùng để cung cấp nước canh tác và ngừa lụt, mà còn để sản xuất điện.  Nước từ đập chảy qua turbines, biến động năng của nước thành điện bởi máy phát điện.

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Chiếu Cà Mau – Nam Sơn Trần Văn Chi

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mekog-cuulong

Năm nào trúng mùa, mẹ tôi đặt một đôi chiếu Bông và đôi chiếu Cỗ theo kích thước và màu sắc riêng do bà chọn. Bà nói: Để “ăn Tết” với người ta! Hồi đó sống dưới quê, nhà chỉ dám xài chiếu trắng. Sáng nào ngủ dậy, mẹ cũng dặn phải cuốn chiếu lại đem cất trong buồng (phòng ngủ). Thỉnh thoảng thấy mẹ đem chiếu ra sông giặt rồi đem phơi nắng. Còn chiếu Bông bà để dành, chỉ trải khi nhà có khách hoặc có lễ lộc.

Chiếu có mặt trong mọi gia đình người Việt Nam mình từ lâu lắm rồi.

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Biển Đông

China and Malaysia in Another Staredown Over Offshore Drilling

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November 25, 2020  |  AMTI Brief

China and Malaysia in Another Staredown Over Offshore Drilling

The China Coast Guard (CCG) and Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) are involved in another standoff over hydrocarbon exploration in the South China Sea. China Coast Guard ship 5402 harassed a drilling rig and its supply ships operating just 44 nautical miles from Malaysia’s Sarawak State on November 19. Malaysia deployed a naval vessel in response, which continues to tail the 5402. The incident seems to have followed two weeks of increasing tensions between the CCG and RMN in the area.

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US-China detente hopes rising in SE Asia

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By DAVID HUTTNOVEMBER 28, 2020 Asia Times

Many observers believe a Joe Biden administration will seek to ease tensions stoked with China during Donald Trump’s administration. Image: iStock

Biden’s top envoy says China decoupling was a ‘mistake’ but ASEAN nations will still be pressed to pick superpower sides 

The incoming Joe Biden administration is expected to be more dependable and predictable than Donald Trump’s, a potential cause for relief among Southeast Asian governments that have struggled to read and react to the outgoing US president’s mercurial leadership.

The region, a key battleground for influence between the US and China, may also benefit from a possible de-escalation of tensions between the two superpowers after Biden is inaugurated on January 20.

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Thông Tin

Damages in ISDS: Just compensation or highway robbery?

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What is investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS)? | Đọt Chuối Non

CCSI | 2 November 2020

CCSI (Columbia Center on Sustainable Settlement, Columbia University) hosted an online discussion with George Kahale on issues surrounding valuation in ISDS disputes, which has become the most dangerous aspect of ISDS, as evidenced by the many enormous damages awards of recent years.

This discussion was open to all government officials, civil society, international organizations, and academics.

A transcript of the event is available here.


- George Kahale III

George Kahale is the chairman of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. He has represented many governments and State companies in international transactions and disputes, including several of the world’s largest and best known international arbitrations.

Read also: ISDS: The wild, wild west of international law and arbitration

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In latest China jab, US drafts list of 89 firms with military ties

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In latest China jab, US drafts list of 89 firms with military ties - CNA

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund in Shanghai, China, Jul 30, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Aly Song/Files)

23 Nov 2020 12:06PM(Updated: 23 Nov 2020 05:57PM)

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is close to declaring that 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies have military ties, restricting them from buying a range of US goods and technology, according to a draft copy of the list seen by Reuters.

The list, if published, could further escalate trade tensions with Beijing and hurt US companies that sell civil aviation parts and components to China, among other industries.

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The assassination of Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

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Assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist shot with remote-controlled machine gun, news agency says By Sara Mazloumsaki and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Updated 1252 GMT (2052 HKT) November 30, 2020 Iran vows revenge after top nuclear scientist killed Iran holds funeral for assassinated nuclear scientist WUHAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16 2020: Workers move out the body of a COVID-19 victim in a hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020.- PHOTOGRAPH BY Feature China / Barcroft Media (Photo credit should read Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) (CNN)The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated east of Tehran was shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, the semi-official Fars News Agency said Sunday. With top Iranian officials blaming Israel, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and others have promised revenge for the Friday killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was the country’s chief nuclear scientist. There were conflicting accounts from Iranian news agencies about how the attack unfolded. Continue reading on CVD >>
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Asia Pacific leaders make joint appeal for free and fair trade

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By Reuters   November 21, 2020 | 09:08 am GMT+7 vnexpressAsia Pacific leaders make joint appeal for free and fair tradeA view show virtual APEC Economic Leaders Meeting 2020, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia November 20, 2020. Photo by Reuters/Lim Huey Teng.

Asia Pacific leaders set aside differences on Friday with their first joint communique in three years, calling for free and predictable trade amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Leaders of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), who included Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping, also said they would not resort to protectionist policies.

Their joint statement, after a virtual summit hosted by Malaysia, is set against a backdrop of ongoing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

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US provides missiles, renews pledge to defend Philippines

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US provides missiles, renews pledge to defend Philippines | Powell River Peak
United States national security adviser Robert O’Brien (right) and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr elbow bump after the turnover ceremony of defence articles at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City, Metro Manila, on Monday, Nov 23, 2020. (Photo: AP/Eloisa Lopez, Pool)

23 Nov 2020 04:21PM CNA

MANILA: President Donald Trump’s administration provided precision-guided missiles and other weapons to help the Philippines battle Islamic State group-aligned militants and renewed the United States’ pledge to defend its treaty ally if it comes under attack in the disputed South China Sea.

National security adviser Robert O’Brien represented Trump in Monday’s (Nov 23) ceremony at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, where he announced the delivery of the cache of missiles and bombs to the Philippine military.

Trump pledged to provide the US$18 million worth of missiles in a phone conversation with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in April.

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China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan

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China Says It Will Respond to U.S. Admiral Visit to Taiwan | World News | US News

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian attends a news conference in Beijing, China September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins23 Nov 2020 04:35PM(Updated: 23 Nov 2020 05:38PM) CNA

BEIJING: China will respond to the reported visit of a US Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday (Nov 23).

A two-star Navy admiral overseeing US military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to Taiwan, two sources told Reuters on Sunday.

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Biển Đông

Australia will not be deputy sheriff in US-China tensions, Morrison declares

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By Rob Harris and Anthony Galloway November 23, 2020 — 8.00pm Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia’s pursuit of its national interests on the world stage has been wrongly interpreted as siding with the United States over China, declaring his government will not make a “binary choice” between the superpowers. In fresh attempts to thaw the frosty relationship between Canberra and Beijing, Mr Morrison used a speech to a British think tank to declare the most significant geopolitical challenge of the future would be dealing with the complexities of tensions between the world’s largest economic and military powers. PM Scott Morrison: "We are not, and have never been, in the economic containment camp on China." PM Scott Morrison: “We are not, and have never been, in the economic containment camp on China.”CREDIT:JOE ARMAO Mr Morrison said it was wrong to describe the strategic competition between Washington and Beijing as a new Cold War, with the world no longer divided into two blocs with their own economic realm. Continue reading on CVD >>
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Vietnam premier, US national security adviser talk bilateral ties

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Sunday, November 22, 2020, 14:51 GMT+7 tuoitrenews

Vietnam premier, US national security adviser talk bilateral ties
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and United States National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien are pictured at their meeting in Hanoi on November 21, 2020. Photo: Vietnam Government Portal

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and United States National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien discussed the two countries’ bilateral relationship in Hanoi on Saturday.

The meeting was convened within the framework of O’Brien’s visit to Vietnam on November 20-22, which is conducted on the occasion of the two nations’ 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

The relationship has seen comprehensive and practical development, which significantly contributes to regional and global security, peace, cooperation and development, PM Phuc said at the talk.

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Biển Đông

USS Barry returns to the South China Sea

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By: Lt.j.g. Samuel Hardgrove, USS Barry, cpf.navy.mil

Posted November 21, 2020

USS Barry (DDG 52) transits waters of the Taiwan Strait, Nov. 20. (U.S. Navy/MCSN Molly Crawford)

SOUTH CHINA SEA – After conducting its fourth routine transit through the Taiwan Strait this year, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) returned to South China Sea, Nov. 21, to conduct maritime security operations and promote peace and stability in the region.

“A continued presence in the South China Sea is vital in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific,” said Cmdr. Chris Gahl, Barry’s commanding officer. “The freedom of all nations to navigate in international waters is critically important. Barry’s transit of the Taiwan Strait yesterday ensured the right and instills the confidence of all nations to trade and communicate in the South China Sea.”

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How Biden will confront China

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November 25, 2020, By David Leonhardt Good morning. Biden introduces his foreign policy team. The Dow breaks 30,000. And Pennsylvania is banning alcohol sales. How Biden will confront China The presidents who came just before Donald Trump took a mostly hopeful view of China. Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and the two George Bushes all tried to integrate China into the global economy and political system. Doing so, they believed, could persuade China to accept international rules and become more democratic. The strategy largely failed. China used access to the world’s markets to grow richer on its own terms. It rejected many international rules — on intellectual property, for example — while becoming more authoritarian at home. As a recent Times story puts it, China has adopted “increasingly aggressive and at times punitive policies that force countries to play by its rules.” Continue reading on CVD >>
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IMF ranked Vietnam’s GDP growth among highest worldwide

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Jasmine Le vietnamtimes.org, lehang1997hanu@gmail.com

 November 19, 2020 | 16:22 

The International Monetary Fund has revised upward its forecast for Vietnam’s 2020 GDP growth by 0.8 percentage points to 2.4 percent.

Natural disasters possibly slash 1.5% off Vietnam’s annual GDP
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Workers make fillets of catfish at a factory in the southern city of Can Tho. (Photo: Kham)
Workers make fillets of catfish at a factory in the southern city of Can Tho. (Photo: Kham)

“Thanks to the successful COVID-19 containment, Vietnam’s growth would be among the highest in the world”, Era Dabla Norris, mission chief to Vietnam and division chief in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific department, was quoted as saying at the end of the team’s virtual mission to Vietnam from October 15 to November 13.

As reported by VNE, Vietnam has benefited from prudent fiscal policies, largely geared toward supporting vulnerable households and firms, Norris said.

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