Jesus,
You know,
when I learned literature in high school, from junior to senior,
there was a phrase I always had to use,
from colonial literature to modern literature.
It was:
“The passionate patriotism and the deep hatred of the enemy.”
(“Lòng yêu nước nồng nàn và lòng căm thù giặc sâu sắc.”) Continue reading Prayer 214
Mongabay Series:
Part 1 – Will climate change sink the Mekong Delta?
Part 2 – Vietnam sweats bullets as China and Laos dam the Mekong
Part 3 – Mother Nature and a hydropower onslaught aren’t the Mekong Delta’s only problems
Part 4 – A plan to save the Mekong Delta
13 October 2016 / David Brown
Climate change and dams going in upstream are threatening to render the crucial region unviable. But are the Delta’s biggest problems of Vietnam’s own making?
Jesus,
Today I want to continue reading a novel of Hồ Đình Ba,
“Trôi dạt dòng đời – Drifting lifes“.
I lived at the Catholic quarters in Hue for about 5 years
and had a close neighborhood in there,
but I knew nothing about their spiritual world.
The novel opens my eyes. Continue reading Prayer 213
Water puppetry comes full circle in new play
Last update 14:27 | 19/06/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – The latest show by theatre director Viet Tu, performed on a 1.5 hectare lake, has broken new ground in more ways than one.
Making a splash: 140 local farmers and other residents villagers of the Da Phuc Village in Sai Son Commune are performers in The Quintissence of Tonkin, a show directed by Viet Tu. – Photos courtesy of the show’s producer
For one, it has humans perform roles played by puppets in traditional water puppetry shows.
Giêsu ơi,
Giêsu và em đang lắng nghe chị.
Chị sống gần nhà em cỡ 10-12 năm.
Chị bán trứng vịt lộn và nhiều loại sữa ngũ cốc.
Trong lúc em đang uống sữa đậu phộng
– có lẽ em là khách đầu tiên trong ngày của chị,
chị đột nhiên kể em nghe về gia đình chị.
Trong khi chị đang nói, vài khách đến, nên chị dừng lại để phục vụ họ.
vietnamnet – Last update 15:32 | 28/07/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – A team of eight scientists arrived in the central province of Binh Thuan on Thursday to assess the environmental protection plan related to the controversial dumping of sludge into the sea.
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| The Hon Cau Marine Protected Area in Binh Thuan Province contains a 2km coral reef and 234 kinds of coral where many kinds of lobster live. |
On June 23, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment granted a licence to the Vinh Tan 1 Thermal Power Plant to sink one million cubic metres of sludge near the Hon Cau Marine Protected Area, one of 16 such areas in the country.
The Hon Cau Marine Protected Area contains a 2km long coral reef and 234 kinds of corals that is home to many rare marine species.
Jesus,
When you said,
“You are the light of the world.
… let your light shine before others…”,(1)
I thought you wanted me to shine.
Now I suddenly think
perhaps you want us to be one. Continue reading Prayer 211
Mongabay Series:
Part 1 – Will climate change sink the Mekong Delta?
Part 2 – Vietnam sweats bullets as China and Laos dam the Mekong
Part 3 – Mother Nature and a hydropower onslaught aren’t the Mekong Delta’s only problems
Part 4 – A plan to save the Mekong Delta
6 October 2016 / David Brown
Giêsu ơi,
Cải thiện cơ sở hạ tầng là điều vô cùng quan trọng đối với chúng em hiện nay.
Chúng em cần đường sá, cầu cống, cảng biển, hệ thống cấp nước sạch,
điện năng và các dự án cơ sở hạ tầng khác cho phát triển bền vững của đất nước. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 210 – Prayer 210
VIETNAMNEWS – Update: June, 16/2017 – 09:00
Part of a protected forest in the southernmost province of Cà Mau risks being swept away as a result of drought, salt water intrusion and sea level rise. — VNA/VNS Photo An Hiếu
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam risks a loss of 7.2 million tonnes of rice yield and 3.2 per cent of its agricultural land by the late 21st century as a result of climate change, according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development forecast.
VIETNAMNEWS – Update: May, 20/2017 – 08:30
Stronger united: Soldiers push a truck stuck in the mud on the trail.
Named after the country’s first president and designed by military genius Gen. Võ Nguyễn Giáp, the Hồ Chí Minh Trail ran over 20,000km through Việt Nam, Laos and Cambodia. During the American War in Việt Nam, the trail, despite heavy bombardment and even the use of chemical weapons by the Americans, never ceased to function as a crucial lifeline that connected the country’s North and South.
Giêsu ơi,
Ngày nào đó trên đất nước chúng em,
người lao động sẽ được kiếm đủ tiền cho cuộc sống hàng ngày,
trẻ em dân tộc thiểu số sẽ được học hành đầy đủ gần nhà,
phụ nữ nông dân sẽ được hưởng quyền sử dụng đất,
hành chính sẽ giản dị,
công quyền sẽ minh bạch,
người dân sẽ nói tiếng Anh tốt,
và mọi người sẽ tin tưởng lẫn nhau.
vietnamnet – Last update 15:18 | 08/05/2017
Historic Dien Bien Phu Victory through pictures
On May 7, 1954, the Dien Bien Phu Victory ended French colonial rule in Vietnam. 63 years later, Dien Bien Phu city, where the historic event took place, has underwent drastical changes.
On December 1953, the Party central committee and President Ho Chi Minh decided to begin the Dien Bien Phu campaign aiming at the French army headquarters base.
General Vo Nguyen Giap (second right) watched over the battle field for the last time before giving orders to begin the fight.
Nguyen Minh Thao of Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment addresses a consultative workshop to propose amendments to laws on specialized inspection in Ho Chi Minh City. – Van Anh/USAID GIG Program
USAID – Business sector saves millions when chemical testing is ruled unnecessary
“From now on, [the company] will not have to spend $4,500 every month on specialized inspection procedures for formaldehyde testing.”
Jesus,
You come into the world and live with us.
Life here has much risk, disagreement and unhappiness.
Please bring your peace to my heart,
and to everyone’s heart,
so that your peace be with every family of us all,
our country
and our earth.*
Thank you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
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