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Vietnam requires native English teachers to go through 120-hour training program

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VNE – By Duong Tam   January 25, 2024 | 10:01 am GMT+7

Students learn with a foreign teacher at Res English Language School in HCMC. Photo courtesy of Res

Students learn with a foreign teacher at Res English Language School in HCMC. Photo courtesy of Res The education ministry has requested foreigners teaching English at language centers in Vietnam to complete a training program, focusing on pedagogical skills.

Vu Minh Duc, head of the Teacher and Education Management Officials Department under the Ministry of Education and Training, said Tuesday that the program, which was introduced last month, aims to improve the quality of language teaching and learning in Vietnam.

Teachers at foreign language centers who must participate in this program include native English speakers, foreigners with an associate degree in English, or an associate degree along with a foreign language proficiency certificate of level 5 or higher according to the six-level foreign language competency framework used in Vietnam or equivalent.

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Tet gifts for workers come with credit card requirement

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[That doesn’t look like a Tet gift, but a marketing solicitation for the finance firm – PTH]

VNE – By Le Tuyet   January 28, 2024 | 11:00 am GMT+7

Workers purchase products at a cashless Tet market event organized by the HCMC union, Jan. 22, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/An Phuong

Workers at several unions have been told they will receive Tet gifts worth VND300,000 ($12), under the condition that they open a credit card with a finance firm.

Earlier this month, Tuan, president of a workers’ union in Dong Nai Province, received 150 Tet gifts, each worth around VND300,000, from the General Confederation of Labor.

However, instead of cash, transactions or physical products, workers were required to open an account at the HD Saison financial company, fill in information, download the app and open a credit card with a VND5 million limit. Workers were instructed to purchase products on e-commerce platforms, Tuan added.

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Môi trường

Chàm Islands build unique brand from coral restoration

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VNN – January 28, 2024 – 10:12

More than 40 coral nurseries and two restoration areas of a total 8,000sq.m have been planted to fill in the damaged coral reefs off Chàm Islands, achieving a survival ratio of 80 per cent.

ALL SMILES: A visitor prepares a coral branch to be replanted at a coral restoration site in the water off Chàm Islands. VNS Photo Công Thành

By Bùi Hoài Nam

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Thể thao Việt Nam và thuốc trị nạn “biết điều”

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HUY THỌ – 28/01/2024 08:02 GMT+7

TTCT – Không ngờ câu chuyện của VĐV thể dục dụng cụ Phạm Như Phương tố HLV của mình về những khoản tiền bị trừ sai quy định ngày càng thêm rối rắm.

Ảnh: The Zeiger Firm
Ảnh: The Zeiger Firm

Trong các loại rối rắm kiểu tiền bị cắt để chuyển cho một ông T. nào đấy đang công tác tại Trung tâm Huấn luyện thể thao quốc gia; hay 10% tiền thưởng bị cắt để quà cáp cho ai đấy…, thì lãnh đạo Cục Thể dục thể thao bảo đang làm rõ; tôi xin bàn đến một khía cạnh khác là liệu có dẹp được cái nạn cắt xén trái quy định hay không.

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Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza

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South African, left, and Israel's delegation, right, stand during session at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Israel is set to hear whether the United Nations' top court will order it to end its military offensive in Gaza during a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)
South African, left, and Israel’s delegation, right, stand during session at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Israel is set to hear whether the United Nations’ top court will order it to end its military offensive in Gaza during a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

BY JOSEF FEDERMANUpdated 2:46 AM GMT+7, January 27, 2024 AP

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it stopped short of demanding an immediate cease-fire, as the South African sponsors of the case had hoped.

All sides tried to claim victory with the ruling, seizing on different elements that buttressed their positions.

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South China Sea: how ideological differences between Philippines and China could heat up tensions in disputed waters

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  • The countries’ opposing ideologies amid clashing sovereignty claims could lead to years of militarisation and confrontation in the region if not contained, analysts warn
  • Manila has been boosting defence ties with various countries with the aim of building ‘collective deterrence’ in the event of conflict in the region
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Published: 10:00am, 26 Jan, 2024 SCMP

The recent trading of barbs between China and the Philippines over ideological differences highlights the “perennial mistrust” between the two neighbours, experts say, noting that their disparate approaches to democracy and authoritarianism are likely to further escalate tensions in the South China Sea.

After Taiwan’s ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in the island’s presidential election earlier this month, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr congratulated Lai, referring to the latter as president.

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Thế giới

Here’s what the ICJ said in its orders to Israel about preventing genocide in Gaza

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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) 17-judge panel issued six emergency measures ordering Israel to “take all measures within its power” to prevent acts which could fall foul of the Genocide Convention.

Here’s a summary of the measures Israel must take according to the court’s preliminary ruling:

  • Prevent commission of acts that kill or cause serious bodily or mental harm to Palestinians. The acts are specified within Article Two of the genocide convention.
  • Ensure that its military does not commit any of the aforementioned acts
  • Prevent and punish any direct and public incitement to commit genocide
  • Enable provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in Gaza
  • Prevent destruction of any evidence related to allegations of acts of genocide
  • Submit a report to the court on all measures taken to adhere to these orders
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The Red Sea crisis proves China was ahead of the curve

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The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption.

JANUARY 20, 2024, 5:46 AM

By Parag Khanna, the founder and CEO of Climate Alpha. FP

An aerial view shows stranded ships dotting bright blue water as they wait to cross the narrow Suez Canal seen in the distance at its southern entrance in the Red Sea.
An aerial view shows stranded ships dotting bright blue water as they wait to cross the narrow Suez Canal seen in the distance at its southern entrance in the Red Sea.

Over the past two months, a sudden surge in Houthi rebel attacks in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea prompted the world’s largest shipping carriers to halt transit through the Suez Canal for several weeks—with even more rerouting their vessels as the United States and Britain launched strikes on Yemen and the situation has escalated.

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Vì sao giá cà phê tăng phi mã ngay trong mùa thu hoạch?

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baodaknong – H.Mĩ| 19/12/2023 14:45

Sản lượng giảm, kèm theo người dân không chịu bán cho các đại lý khiến giá cà phê tăng mạnh ngay cả khi đang trong giai đoạn thu hoạch.

Giá cà phê tăng ngay trong thời gian thu hoạch

Những ngày đầu tháng 12/2023, giá cà phê robusta tại thị trường nội địa tăng mạnh so với cuối tháng 11/2023. Diễn biến này trái với quy luật mọi năm khi vùng Tây Nguyên đang bước vào thời điểm thu hoạch, giá thường giảm do áp lực nguồn cung tăng lên.

Tính đến ngày 18/12, giá cà phê trung bình ở khu vực Tây Nguyên ở mức 67.300 đồng/kg, tăng mạnh 10.000 đồng/kg (tương đương 17%) so với cuối tháng 11.

Nguồn: giacaphe.com (H.Mĩ tổng hợp)

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3 tháng sau chiến sự Gaza: Hamas, Hezbollah và Houthi

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SÁNG ÁNH – 22/01/2024 18:50 GMT+7

TTCT – Sau 3 tháng, về mặt số liệu, chiến tranh tại Gaza đã lọt hàng top những thảm họa trên thế giới trong thế kỷ 21.

Ảnh: Doctors without Borders

Xin so sánh với chiến tranh tại Ukraine, tuy đây không phải là một cuộc thi hoa hậu. Dân số Gaza là 2,3 triệu và dân số Ukraine là 43,8 triệu, tức gấp 19 lần. Các số liệu ở Gaza là từ 7-10-2023 cho đến 10-1-2024 (3 tháng), còn ở Ukraine là từ 24-2-2022 đến 24-9-2023 (19 tháng).

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Đừng bỏ cuộc – Don’t give up

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Chào mọi người,

Mình tình cờ biết đến bài hát này khi mình tìm nghe bài “You raise me up” trên youtube từ channel của Josh Groban, và mình thích bài hát ngay từ lần đầu tiên mình nghe nó. Giọng hát nhẹ nhàng, êm dịu và ấm áp của Josh Groban, từng lời của bài hát, giai điệu của bài hát… đều chạm đến trái tim mình. Mỗi lần nghe nó đều làm cho trái tim mình ấm áp hơn, bình an hơn – như là Cha đang trò chuyện với mình qua giọng hát của Josh Groban. Continue reading Đừng bỏ cuộc – Don’t give up →

Biển Đông

Blue Security – A maritime exchange project

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The Blue Security Program engages with and facilitates high quality research on issues of critical maritime security across the Indo-Pacific.

Bringing together leading regional experts in politics, international law and strategic studies, Blue Security focuses on three key pillars of maritime security: order, law and power.

Blue Security is a collaboration between La Trobe Asia, Griffith Asia Institute (GAI), University of New South Wales Canberra (ADFA), University of Western Australia’s Defence and Security Institute (DSI), United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue (AP4D). It produces working papers, commentaries, and scholarly publications related to maritime security for audiences across the Indo-Pacific.

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Red Sea tension likely to affect garment and footwear exporters from Q2: insiders

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By VNA   January 21, 2024 | 02:11 pm GMT+7

Red Sea tension likely to affect garment and footwear exporters from Q2: insiders

Workers at a garment factory in HCMC’s Thu Duc City, November 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Tung

The tension in the Red Sea, which has led to increases in logistic costs and shipping time, is forecast to affect Vietnamese exporters of garment, textile, footwear and leather products from the second quarter of 2024 if it persists.

The Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso) and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) Vice President and General Secretary Truong Van Cam said that domestic enterprises are keeping a close eye on the situation to negotiate new export deals.

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