Al Jazeera A brief history of how North and South Korea got to where they are today.
The Korean Peninsula, located between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea, has seen heightened tensions in recent months as US President Donald Trump has threatened to act against North Korea’s continued missile tests.
TUOI TRE NEWS Updated : 04/26/2017 12:04 GMT + 7
Authorities in the southern Vietnamese province of An Giang have requested the relocation of 20,000 households due to the threat of increasingly serious subsidence along local rivers.
A delegation from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment convened a working session with authorities in An Giang on Tuesday evening, discussing the collapse of the Vam Nao riverbank that sunk at least 14 houses last weekend.
Poor men with steaming hot cups of tea can be found just about everywhere on the streets of Hanoi.
 On just about every street one can catch the sight of poor drinking tea
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Jesus,
How long will I love you?
I don’t know.
But I know you love me forever.
For your love, I love you forever.
For loving each other,
we’re one
each day of our live. Continue reading Prayer 134
Tuoi Tre News Updated : 04/24/2017 19:01 GMT + 7
A young man from central Vietnam who lost three of his limbs and vision to unexploded ordnance left from the U.S. war in Vietnam when he was ten years old is now actively working to protect others from the same fate.
Ho Van Lai, 27, from Cua Viet Town in Quang Tri Province, has come a long way since sustaining multiple serious injuries because of unexploded ordnance (UXO) 17 years ago.
vietnamnet – Binh Lieu mountainous district of Quang Ninh province is likened to ‘Sapa’ in northern Lao Cai province with similar climate, landscapes and culture of ethnic minority groups.
 Terraced fields, ranges of hills and mountains, waterfalls and small hamlets make Binh Lieu look a gorgeous village.  A path leading to the peak of Ba Lanh |
Jesus,
When I was a baby,
my dad wished I would have straight legs,
so he always massaged my legs.
Every time he did this, he said,
“Being straight, baby legs!”
Thanks to my dad, I have them.
I love these straight and pretty legs.
When I was a teen girl, Continue reading Prayer 133
vietnamnet Last update 07:35 | 15/02/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Educators who are owners of education establishments in Hanoi and HCMC have complained about irrational behavior and attitudes of parents. The following are some of their concerns:
1.Vietnamese parents educate children as they are pets. They want fish to climb trees and monkey to swim underwater. And they tend to get angry when their children cannot do things which can be done by other children.
VietNamNet Bridge – Profits from lending still make up a large proportion of banks’ total profits, but bad debt remains a problem.
Under a plan on applying Basel II standards on a trial basis, 10 commercial banks, namely BIDV, VietinBank, Vietcombank, Techcombank, ACB, VP Bank, MB, Maritime Bank, Sacombank and VIB, will finish the trial period in 2018.
Dau Tu Chung Khoan quoted Le Quang Hai, consultancy director of KTC Auditing, as commenting that the banks’ major income is still from lending.
tuoitre Updated : 04/20/2017 18:00 GMT + 7
The pig farm developed by Masan Nutri – Farm Company, a Masan Group subsidiary, is being built in the north-central Vietnamese province of Nghe An.
The construction of a VND1 trillion (US$44.2 million) pig farm being built by Vietnamese food producer Masan Group has been suspended in the north-central province of Nghe An due to a lack of legitimate paperwork.
Following a directive from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Nghe An People’s Committee on Wednesday ordered that construction on the project be ceased.
Jesus,
These jasmine flowers are so beautiful.
They are pure and passionate.
They are not only beautiful but also humble.
To see their beauty, we have to get close.
To smell their scent, we do, too. Continue reading Prayer 132
VIETNAMNEWS Update: April, 20/2017 – 14:00
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| A forest in Đăk Nông Province under the protection of a forestry company tasked by the local government was devastated, either by illegal logging or conversion into farmland. — Photo thanhnien.vn |
ĐẮK NÔNG — The Đắk Nông Provincial Inspection Committee today issued strictures following the results of its investigation into management violations committed by a number of the province’s officials.
VIETNAMNEWS Update: April, 16/2017 – 09:00
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| To your health: Phương (right, first row) delivered free medicines on a field trip to Ea Phang in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. |
Viet Nam News – A throat affliction putting paid to her chosen vocation as a teacher, a young woman stumbles on to a new art form, courtesy some lotus flowers and a Buddhist spirit. Hồng Vân tells an inspiring story.
Nguyễn Nhật Minh Phương was very clear about her choice of career.
Jesus,
You are the true light.
You give light to me.
The light shines in the darkness in me,
and the darkness has not overcome it.
You are in me,
and through you, I am made.
Hallelujah.
Amen.
PTH
Al Jaazeera – China voices displeasure after high-profile Philippine military brass visit disputed island in the South China Sea.
Troops march as a plane carrying Philippine military brass arrives on Pag-asa island [Bullit Marquez/AP]
China has protested about a visit by Philippine military chiefs to a disputed island in the South China Sea, but Manila maintained on Saturday that it owns the territory where Filipino troops and villagers have lived for decades.
Đọt Chuối Non 