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20 jailed over bomb blast at HCMC police station

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By Quoc Thang   September 22, 2020 | 03:22 pm GMT+7 vnexpress

A court in HCMC sentenced 20 people to up to 24 years in jail on Tuesday for their involvement in the bombing of a police station in 2018.

The HCMC People’s Court deemed the bombing a dangerous act that violated national security.

Nguyen Khanh, residing in Dong Nai Province that borders HCMC, that mastermind in the bombing, will serve a 24-year prison sentence for terrorism and illegal manufacturing, possession and purchase of explosives.

Nguyen Khanh after a trial against his directing a police station bombing in HCMC, September 22, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa.
Nguyen Khanh after a trial against his directing a police station bombing in HCMC, September 22, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa.

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Vietnam a responsible UN member

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23/09/2020    09:08 GMT+7 vietnamnet

Since officially joining the United Nations on September 20, 1977, Vietnam has been a responsible member, making positive contributions to the United Nations.

Vietnam a responsible UN member
The opening ceremony of the 32nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York passes a resolution recognising Vietnam as a member of the United Nations, September 20, 1977. Source: VNA

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Biển Đông

Exploring China’s unmanned ocean network

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PUBLISHED: JUNE 16, 2020 amti.csis

China has deployed a network of sensors and communications capabilities between Hainan Island and the Paracel Islands in the northern South China Sea. These capabilities are part of a “Blue Ocean Information Network” (蓝海信息网络) developed by China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), a state-owned company, to aid in the exploration and control of the maritime environment using information technology.

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A quick guide to the US-China trade war

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16 January 2020, BBC

Containers are unloaded at Qingdao Port

The world’s two largest economies have been locked in a bitter trade battle.

The dispute has seen the US and China impose tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of one another’s goods.

US President Donald Trump has long accused China of unfair trading practices and intellectual property theft.

In China, there is a perception that America is trying to curb its rise as a global economic power.

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Biển Đông

Joint Note Verbale of France, UK, Germany and the legal war in the East Sea

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TĐH: See notes verbales by Malaysia, UK & Northern Ireland, France, Germany, and China to United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf here >>

20/09/2020    17:30 GMT+7 vietnamnet

France, the United Kingdom and Germany has submitted a joint note verbale expressing their views against the seven notes the Chinese mission had proposed for circulation at the United Nations. 

Công hàm chung Pháp, Anh, Đức và cuộc chiến pháp lý trên Biển Đông

VietNamNet introduces an article by Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao on this issue:

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Eyeing China, Pentagon plans larger, ‘more lethal’ navy

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Projecting US power: the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, based in the western Pacific
Eyeing China, Pentagon plans larger, 'more lethal' navy
The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, based in the western Pacific. (Photo: AFP/Conner D Blake)

17 Sep 2020 07:08AM(Updated: 17 Sep 2020 07:21AM) CNA

WASHINGTON: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced on Wednesday (Sep 16) an ambitious plan to expand the US Navy with a range of unmanned and autonomous ships, submarines and aircraft to confront the growing maritime challenge from China.

The Pentagon chief said a sweeping review of US naval power dubbed “Future Forward” had laid out a “game-changer” plan that would expand the US sea fleet to more than 355 ships, from the current 293.

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Contest launched promoting Vietnamese language teaching for overseas Vietnamese

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17/09/2020    11:11 GMT+7 vietnamnet

The Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a contest on compiling Vietnamese-language books and documents for overseas Vietnamese, at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 16.

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At the contest launching ceremony (Photo: VNA)

The contest aims to push ahead with the teaching and learning of the mother tongue among overseas Vietnamese, preserving and promoting the language and the country’s culture abroad.

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China holds military drill as US envoy visits Taiwan

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18 September 2020

A file photo of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army warship
A file photo taken in 2010 of a Chinese People’s Liberation Army warship

China says it is conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait to “protect its sovereignty” as a top US official visits Taiwan.

The live-fire drills take place as relations between Beijing and Washington sour and the US shores up its support of Taiwan.

China regards self-ruled Taiwan as a breakaway province.

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Vietnam brings cement sector into new climate submission to the UN

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Published on 14/09/2020, 3:45pm

The southeast Asian nation has made slight improvements to its 2030 climate plan but still expects emissions to increase rapidly over the next decade

Bags of cement for export leaving the city of Can Tho, in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region (Photo: Cong Thanh Group)

By Chloé Farand

Vietnam’s greenhouse gas emissions are set to grow significantly by 2030, under an updated climate plan submitted to the UN.

The country’s large cement sector is factored into the plan for the first time, which experts welcomed. But they said the overall target was not substantially more ambitious than the previous version.

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Văn Hóa

Vietnamese American Pulitzer winner elected to Pulitzer prize board

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Saturday, September 12, 2020, 18:00 GMT+7 tuoitre

Vietnamese American Pulitzer winner elected to Pulitzer prize board
Vietnamese American author Nguyen Thanh Viet is seen in a photo uploaded to his personal website vietnguyen.info.

Vietnamese American 2016 Pulitzer winner Nguyen Thanh Viet has been selected as the newest member of the Pulitzer Prize Board, according to an announcement on the award’s official website.

The selection was announced on September 8.

“It’s an honor to join the #Pulitzer Board, especially as its first Vietnamese American and Asian American member,” Viet wrote in a tweet on September 9.

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Biển Đông

Vietnam reasserts sovereignty over East Sea archipelagos after US embassy map removal

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Vietnam reasserts sovereignty over East Sea archipelagos after US embassy map removal
Satellite image of Woody Island, part of Vietnam’s Paracel Islands, January 2018. Photo courtesy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

By Viet Anh   September 17, 2020 | 08:10 pm GMT+7 vnexpress

Vietnam on Thursday reaffirmed its sovereignty after the U.S. Embassy removed from its Facebook page an accurate Vietnamese map including its East Sea archipelagos.

“Vietnam has consistently maintained the Hoang Sa (Paracel Islands) and Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) as inseparable parts of the Vietnamese territory. This consistent stance has been taken multiple times in multiple forms, including at the United Nations, and is supported and respected by many countries,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at a press meet Thursday afternoon.

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US announces charges against Chinese, Malaysian hackers

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US announces charges against Chinese, Malaysian hackers
US federal prosecutors say the hackers worked to steal identities and video game technology, plant ransomware, and spy on Hong Kong activists. (Photo: AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)

17 Sep 2020 12:49AM(Updated: 17 Sep 2020 03:15PM) CNA

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department on Wednesday (Sep 16) announced charges against five Chinese nationals and two Malaysians who ran global hacking operations for at least six years to steal identities and video game technology, plant ransomware, and spy on Hong Kong activists.

Three of the Chinese suspects operated out of Chengdu 404, a Sichuan-based company that purported to offer network security services for other businesses.

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Many high-ranking officials promoted

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18/09/2020    09:26 GMT+7 vietnamnet

A number of ministries have appointed new deputy ministers.

The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has a new deputy minister, Mr. Nguyen Ba Hoan, who was previously the chief of the Ministry’s office.

Many high-ranking officials promoted
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has a new deputy minister, Mr. Nguyen Ba Hoan (left)

Mr. Hoan was born in 1967 in Thanh Hoa province. He holds a bachelor degree on construction economics and bachelor degree in financial economics.

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VOA – Mỹ đầu tư vào Mekong trong chiến lược đối trọng với Trung quốc – The Mekong-US partnership: The Mekong Region deserves good partners

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The Mekong-U.S. Partnership: The Mekong Region Deserves Good Partners

PRESS STATEMENT

MICHAEL R. POMPEO, SECRETARY OF STATE

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020Share

The launch of the Mekong-U.S. Partnership reflects the importance of the Mekong region to the United States.  Our relationship with Mekong partner countries is an integral part of our Indo-Pacific vision and our strategic partnership with ASEAN.  With more than $150 million in initial investments in regional programs, we will build on the good work of the Lower Mekong Initiative and the $3.5 billion in regional U.S. assistance during the last eleven years.

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Taiwan says Chinese anti-submarine aircraft off its coast

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Taiwan says Chinese anti-submarine aircraft off its coast - CNA Beijing regards Taiwan as its territory and has vowed to retake the island AFP/Daniel SHIH 17 Sep 2020 09:03AM CNA TAIPEI: Two Chinese anti-submarine aircraft flew into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone on Wednesday (Sep 16) and were warned to leave by Taiwan’s air force, the island’s defence ministry said on Thursday, the day a senior US official is due to arrive. Taiwan has complained repeatedly about stepped up Chinese military activity in the air and waters near it, in what Taipei sees as part of Beijing’s efforts to get them to accept Chinese sovereignty. Continue reading on CVD >>