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Vietnam economy to enter new development stage with more foreign participation

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THOAI TRAN/TTN

UPDATED : 07/12/2015 17:09 GMT + 7

Two foreign tourists are seen visiting Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City in July 2015. Thoai Tran/Tuoi Tre News

Vingroup, one of the leading Vietnamese property developers, on July 2 announced that foreigners and overseas Vietnamese registered to buy 112 apartments at its high-end condo project Vinhomes Central Park in Ho Chi Minh City within two hours.

The bids were placed at two separate launch ceremonies for the project in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the two biggest cities in Vietnam, on July 1, four days after the realty group informed the public of the events. Continue reading Vietnam economy to enter new development stage with more foreign participation →

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Wartime fuel fouls water in Thanh Hoa commune

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Polluted water at a pond in Cong Binh Commune, Nong Cong District, Thanh Hoa Province. For nearly a half of century, residents of Nong Cong District have had to use water contaminated with petroleum. — Photo baogiaothong.vn

THANH HOA (VNS) — For nearly a half of century, households in Nong Cong district’s Cong Binh commune in the central province of Thanh Hoa have had to use water contaminated with petroleum.

All residents here are in need of clean water, Nguyen Van Hanh, a resident in Yen Ninh hamlet told Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper. Continue reading Wartime fuel fouls water in Thanh Hoa commune →

Trang tiếng Anh, Văn

A sudden blunt moment

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There are days I encounter some incidence that I need to decide to put aside all my pride and my shame to actually write it down to share…

It was late Friday afternoon, the time when everyone longed for a nice sunny weekend on the beach after a tiring week. But it was not my privilege this weekend.

I was so occupied with an ongoing project, trying to get good results out of the simulation which already took me much time to fight with. I decided I had to work on it over the weekend. Continue reading A sudden blunt moment →

Biển Đông, Quốc phòng, Trang tiếng Anh

Chinese ships sink Vietnam’s fishing boat off Hoang Sa (Paracels)

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TTN – UPDATED : 07/11/2015 11:23 GMT + 7

The ship coded QNg 90657 from the central province of Quang Ngai is seen after it was attacked by Chinese ships in this June 10, 2015 file photo. Tuoi Tre

A Vietnamese fishing boat was operating in Vietnamese waters off the central province of Quang Ngai on Thursday night when it was reportedly scared away and sank by two Chinese vessels, local authorities said. 

The Chinese ships approached the QNg 90559, with 11 fishermen on board, when it was fishing off Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago in the East Vietnam Sea, the administration of the province’s Binh Chau commune said Friday, citing a report from the attacked boat. Continue reading Chinese ships sink Vietnam’s fishing boat off Hoang Sa (Paracels) →

Trang tiếng Anh, Văn Hóa

World Population Day

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11 July 2015

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The theme of this year's World Population Day is Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies.
The theme of this year’s World Population Day is Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies.

In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that 11 July be observed by the international community as World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. The theme of this year’s World Population Day is Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies. Continue reading World Population Day →

TPP, Trang tiếng Anh

TPP is good for Vietnam

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Dear Friends,

Let’s talk a little about TPP and trade agreements in general:

– In general, trade agreements are good for all signatory countries.  They allow the member countries to move their competitive products and services into other member countries (which otherwise they may not be able to move, because of import tariff, import quota or other import barriers).

– In general, trade agreements are better for the poorer countries.  Example: See the statistics of US trade with Vietnam below,  with the bilateral US-VN Trade Agreement:

Millions of dollars

Month Exports Imports Balance
January 2015 528.0 2,693.4 -2,165.3
February 2015 505.2 2,330.2 -1,825.0
March 2015 598.0 3,214.9 -2,616.9
April 2015 520.4 2,990.0 -2,469.5
TOTAL 2015 2,151.6 11,228.4 -9,076.8

Source: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5520.html

Continue reading TPP is good for Vietnam →

Phát triển kinh tế, Trang tiếng Anh

VN electronics exports expand

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Staff at Foster Electronics Company in Quang Ngai Province work on a headphone production line. — VNA/VNS Photo Vu Sinh

HA NOI  (VNS) — Viet Nam’s electronics sector is becoming a force in Asia. While electronics exports from Asia rose by 17 per cent between 2010-14, Viet Nam’s contribution ballooned by about 10 times, according to Singapore-based DBS group research.

The country has leapfrogged the Philippines and Thailand and will likely overtake Singapore to become the fifth largest electronics exporter in the region over the next two years. Continue reading VN electronics exports expand →

Artificial island, Biển Đông, Quốc phòng, Thế giới, Trang tiếng Anh

CSIS: Countering China’s Gradual Creation of a Fait Accompli in the South China Sea

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July 7, 2015

Countering China’s Gradual Creation of a Fait Accompli in the South China Sea:
Providing Civilian Air Patrol Capability by Utilizing the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Hiroshi Waguri

photo courtesy of Ken H / @chippyho https://www.flickr.com/photos/fireballsg72/4339768223/sizes/z/

Increased tensions over China’s maritime sovereignty claims in the Western Pacific pose a challenge for the international system. A confrontation between China and Japan in the East China Sea continues mainly between Japan’s national coast guard ships and China’s government and civilian fishery vessels, but it seems to have reached a kind of moderate stalemate as the two governments have resumed working-level talks aimed at establishing a maritime communication mechanism between Japan and China. While the situation bears watching, U.S. statements reiterating that Article V of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, which obligates the United States to defend Japan, applies to the Senkaku islands, as well as the continuous presence of Japan’s coast guard and Maritime Self-Defense Forces around the islands, must have played a major role in achieving the current relative stability. Continue reading CSIS: Countering China’s Gradual Creation of a Fait Accompli in the South China Sea →

Biển Đông, Thế giới, Trang tiếng Anh

Philippine Navy and Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Forces in the South China Sea

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July 1, 2015

Japan,Philippines, South China Sea

AMTI – For the first time since the Second World War, a Japanese naval reconnaissance plane landed on the western most Philippine island of Palawan to take part in a training exercise with the Philippine Navy (PN) from June 22 to June 26. On June 21, a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MDSF) P3-C Orion with 20 crew members from Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture arrived in the Philippines to take part in a training exercise that showed the increasing tempo of Philippine-Japan maritime security cooperation.  Continue reading Philippine Navy and Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Forces in the South China Sea →

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Major strides made by Vietnam on MDG agenda, but substantial unfinished business remains

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By Youssouf Abdel-Jelil*, TNN

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 06:00

A Khmer ethnic woman, along with her children, in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. Photo courtesy UNDP
A Khmer ethnic woman, along with her children, in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. Photo courtesy UNDP

Nearly 15 years ago, the global community, including Vietnam, rallied behind eight goals in the hopes of building a better and more prosperous world. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set measurable targets and a 2015 deadline for achieving them. Continue reading Major strides made by Vietnam on MDG agenda, but substantial unfinished business remains →

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A fair and effective Code of Conduct for the South China Sea

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July 1, 2015

ASEAN, China,International Law,South China Sea

AMTI – In 2002, ASEAN and China signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) that promised to “enhance favourable conditions for a peaceful and durable solution of differences and disputes among countries concerned.” Unfortunately, thirteen years on, the claimant countries are no closer to a solution for any of the disputes, while coercive and other unilateral acts are steadily accumulating into serious tensions. What is needed now is a Code of Conduct (COC) that not only overcomes the DOC’s weaknesses but also addresses the new challenges that have arisen since 2002. Continue reading A fair and effective Code of Conduct for the South China Sea →

Bang giao quốc tế, Phát triển kinh tế, Trang tiếng Anh

Vietnamese firms unenthusiastic about FTA with South Korea

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By Ngan Anh, TN News

HANOI – Friday, June 26, 2015 15:11

It is not easy for local seafood enterprises to expand their exports in the market because of the quota for Vietnamese shrimps which will be enjoying the tax exemption. Photo: Bloomberg
It is not easy for local seafood enterprises to expand their exports in the market because of the quota for Vietnamese shrimps which will be enjoying the tax exemption. Photo: Bloomberg

While the government hopes the free trade agreement with South Korea will bring benefits to Vietnam, businesses fear it will bring them more losses than gains.

The FTA signed last month is expected to boost Vietnam’s exports to Korea and more than double bilateral trade over the next five years, the government said. Continue reading Vietnamese firms unenthusiastic about FTA with South Korea →

Môi trường, Phát triển kinh tế, Trang tiếng Anh

In Vietnam, unsustainable ‘modernization’ too much for sanitation services

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TN News – Saturday, February 01, 2014 00:00

A polluted section of the Nhue River in Hanoi’s Ha Dong District. Experts have urged Vietnam to invest more in sanitation services to reduce pollution. Photo by Ha An

Urgent actions needed to improve the situation, according to the World Bank

Huynh Thanh Long said he and his neighbors close all their doors and windows whenever they are at home but that doesn’t keep the awful stink from the Ba Bo Canal out of the house.

“Pollution often forms a thick layer of foam on the surface of the flowing water,” said the resident of Ho Chi Minh City’s Thu Duc District. Continue reading In Vietnam, unsustainable ‘modernization’ too much for sanitation services →

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Vietnam, China should establish transnational e-commerce floor for agro-products: official

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THOAI TRAN/TTN – UPDATED : 06/28/2015 16:45 GMT + 7

A transnational e-commerce floor for agro-product trade between Vietnam and China will benefit both sellers and buyers in the two countries, a Chinese trade official said at a recent workshop in Ho Chi Minh City.

The electronic platform will enable more Vietnamese fisheries and agricultural products to get access to the 1.36 billion-strong market more quickly and prevent trade fraud, said Li Zhenmin, commercial and economic counselor at the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City.

“We should take advantage of the Internet to provide more transparent market information for the enterprises of the two nations,” Li said at the “Enhance Business Cooperation and Boost Exports to the Chinese Market” workshop held Friday by the Ho Chi Minh City branch of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Continue reading Vietnam, China should establish transnational e-commerce floor for agro-products: official →

Môi trường, Trang tiếng Anh

Mekong Delta is losing thousands of acres of land to erosion

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By Tien Trinh, TNN, CAN THO – Sunday, June 28, 2015 11:21

Part of the coastline in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta is threatened by the sea. Photo: Tien Trinh Part of the coastline in Dong Thap Province in the Mekong Delta is threatened by the sea. Photo: Tien Trinh

The Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s biggest farming region, is losing 500 hectares (1,235 acres) of land to erosion every year as land accretion fails to make up for areas being washed away, new evidence suggested. Continue reading Mekong Delta is losing thousands of acres of land to erosion →

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