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Nông nghiệp, Trang tiếng Anh

Japanese NGO assists Vietnamese farmers in producing safe greens

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Tuoi Tre News – Updated : 05/15/2017 09:31 GMT + 7


Environmentally conscious farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are eagerly adopting a Japanese-sponsored model of producing safe greens to ensure a sustainable livelihood for locals.

Over the past six months, specialists from the Japanese non-profit Seed to Table have been wholeheartedly helping farmers in An Hoa Tay Commune in Binh Dai District make the switch to organic farming and animal husbandry.

The NGO, with sponsorship from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is dedicated to the promotion of eco-friendly agricultural practices as a means of supporting community development in Vietnam, according to its website.

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Du lịch, Trang tiếng Anh

Tua Chua Karst Plateau scenic drive

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 vietnamnet – Last update 18:19 | 19/05/2017

An amateur photographer recently took a drive through the Tua Chua Karst Plateau and shared these beautiful images of the scenic plateau sandwiched between the high mountains of north-western Vietnam.

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A view of the Tua Chua Karst Plateau seen from high above.

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All the residents of the Tua Chua Karst Plateau are Mong ethnic minority people.

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Biển Đông, Trang tiếng Anh

China installs rocket launchers on disputed South China Sea island: Report

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Still image from a United States Navy video purportedly shows Chinese dredging vessels in the waters around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands

 

17 May 2017 01:15PM (Updated: 17 May 2017 05:56PM)

China has said military construction on the islands it controls in the South China Sea will be limited to necessary defensive requirements, and that it can do what it likes on its own territory.

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Môi trường, Nước - Water, Trang tiếng Anh

World Water Day 2017: 60 powerful photos to make you think twice about leaving the tap running

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ibtimes More than 650 million people, or 10% of the world’s population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death.

  • Updated May 12, 2017 15:12 BST

World Water Day is marked on 22 March every year to raise awareness of the water crisis facing much of the world’s population. The UN estimates that more than 663 million people do not have a safe water supply close to home. Instead of turning on a tap, they must spend countless hours queueing or trekking to sources of water. This water is often contaminated, putting people at risk of infectious diseases and premature death.

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People gather to fetch water from a huge well in the village of Natwarghad in the western Indian state of Gujarat – Reuters

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Du lịch, Trang tiếng Anh

The bitter truth behind sticky-tape wrapped luggage headed for Vietnam

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Tuoitrenews Kim Van – Updated : 05/12/2017 16:48 GMT + 7

Should you come across luggage wrapped with sticky tape on a baggage carousel, chances are it is bound for Vietnam.

Kim Van, a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reader, recalls how she learned to protect her luggage from being rummaged through by screeners when traveling home to Vietnam – a revelation that Vietnamese have lost faith in airport services.

Vietnamese want to keep their luggage safe, but many feel being forced to resort to the ‘sticky tape method’ is a kick in the gut.

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Môi trường, Trang tiếng Anh

Đắk Lắk scraps plans for 17 hydropower plants

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Môi trườngvietnamnews Update: May, 16/2017 – 18:00

The removal of hydropower projects and potential sites is because most of them are located in forest areas, meaning hydropower plant construction would seriously affect forest resources and local ecology.—VNA/VNS Photo

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Authorities in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk have made the decision to scrap plans for constructing 17 small and medium hydropower plants with total capacity of 27.4 megawatts.

The province has also axed 69 sites which have potential to become future stations, with combined capacity totalling 117 megawatts.

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Nông nghiệp, Trang tiếng Anh

How to milk the coconut boom? Philippine farmers check their phones

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In this file photo, Ereneio Dagami, who lost his house to Typhoon Haiyan, grates coconuts in the battered town of Catadman, in Eastern Samar province, central Philippines, Dec. 22, 2013. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

by Thin Lei Win | @thinink | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Wednesday, 10 May 2017 06:00 GMT

A project to provide coconut farmers with advice over their mobile phones aims to help them cash in on a growing market and lift them out of poverty By Thin Lei Win

BANGKOK, May 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Generosa Gonato’s mobile phone beeped with a warning for the coconut farmer in the southern Philippines to be vigilant against bud rot, a common disease that is fatal for coconut trees. The message included the symptoms and how to treat it.

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Thế giới, Trang tiếng Anh

Syria’s civil war explained from the beginning

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AL JAZEERA 6 APRIL 2017

The Syrian civil war is the deadliest conflict the 21st century has witnessed thus far.

As the Syrian conflict enters its seventh year, more than 465,000 Syrians have been killed in the fighting, more than a million injured and over 12 million Syrians – half the country’s prewar population – have been displaced from their homes.

In 2011, what became known as the ” Arab Spring ” revolts toppled Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak .

Du lịch, Trang tiếng Anh, Văn Hóa

Weekly street art show debuts in downtown Ho Chi Minh City

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Tuoi Tre News – Updated : 05/14/2017 17:01 GMT + 7

A new program featuring street performances were opened on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday evening.

The Ho Chi Minh City Street Show was debuted at 7:00 pm, amazing local residents and tourists with a variety of gigs along the pedestrian street.

The program is set to take place from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm every Saturday and Sunday night on Nguyen Hue.

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Trang tiếng Anh

Under-the-table fees block Vietnam enterprises’ way

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 vietnamnet – Last update 12:00 | 14/04/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – If embezzlement continues, breakthrough reforms initiated by local authorities will not bring the desired effects, Dang Dinh Dao from the Institute for Economics & Development Studies has said.

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VCCI, in its 2016 PCI report, pointed out that there are still many ‘big stones’ that block enterprises’ way, including lack of transparency, difficulties to access land, unfair environment and under-the-table fees.

State management agencies have established ‘one-stop-shop’ units to ease administrative procedures that people and businesses have to follow. However, the units still cannot help. Businesses still have to spend three months on procedures which can be completed in one month.

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