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Trang tiếng Anh, Y tế

400 patients receive stem cell transplant: Report

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A patient received stem cell transplantation at the Ha Noi-based Stem Cell Centre. — VNA/VNS Photo Duong Ngoc

LAM DONG (VNS) — About 400 patients have been treated through stem cell transplant therapy across Viet Nam since the first case was recorded in HCM City two decades ago, a report revealed.

The report was shared at a conference focusing on the application of the medical technology, which was held in Da Lat, Lam Dong Province. Continue reading 400 patients receive stem cell transplant: Report →

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

Impact of TPP Agreement on Vietnam’s Garment Industry: Weak Spot Could Become Its Major Gain

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by  • April 17, 2015

By Nigel Cory

Ando International, a Vietnamese garment firm in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: ILO in Asia and the Pacific's flickr photostream, used under a creative commons license.

Even before the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement is completed by negotiators, foreign and domestic companies with stakes in Vietnam’s garment sector have begun making investments as if the TPP was already in force. These moves suggest how much the business community expects Vietnam’s garment industry to benefit from the trade agreement. Continue reading Impact of TPP Agreement on Vietnam’s Garment Industry: Weak Spot Could Become Its Major Gain →

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

Flimsy Island Claims Pose Risk to Asia Geopolitics

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Wsj – In wrangle to plant a flag on specks in South China Sea, protagonists include a fishing magnate looking for guano

A handout picture made available by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Affairs Office shows Chinese construction on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in February.
A handout picture made available by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Public Affairs Office shows Chinese construction on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in February. PHOTO: ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY

By ANDREW BROWNE I Updated April 21, 2015 9:47 a.m. ET

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Except for the fact that the South China Sea is now on the front lines of U.S.-China strategic rivalry, the exploits of “Admiral” Tomas A. Cloma Sr., a Philippine fishing magnate, might be no more than a whimsical footnote to history. Continue reading Flimsy Island Claims Pose Risk to Asia Geopolitics →

Các vấn đề xã hội, Trang tiếng Anh

Kidneys, newborns, wives for sale: Human trafficking on the rise in Vietnam

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By Minh Hung, TN News

HO CHI MINH CITY – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 16:31

Officials from the Ministry of Public Security and six southern provinces discuss a program to tackle human trafficking at a confence in Ho Chi Minh City on April 21, 2015. Photo: Minh Hung
Officials from the Ministry of Public Security and six southern provinces discuss a program to tackle human trafficking at a confence in Ho Chi Minh City on April 21, 2015. Photo: Minh Hung

Human trafficking is on the rise in Vietnam, with 3,862 victims having been trafficked for forced labor, prostitution and organ trade since 2011, officials told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. Continue reading Kidneys, newborns, wives for sale: Human trafficking on the rise in Vietnam →

Trang tiếng Anh, Văn Hóa

Illegal tour operators take over Nha Trang with dodgy services

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By Hien Luong – N.Tran Tam, TN News

KHANH HOA – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:05

A tour operator's booth in Nha Trang. Photo: Hien Luong
A tour operator’s booth in Nha Trang. Photo: Hien Luong

The more isn’t the merrier when it comes to travel services in Nha Trang.

One of Vietnam’s most popular destinations, the coastal resort town in Khanh Hoa Province is now having its tourism industry crippled by unauthorized tour operators and guides, forcing several local travel companies to halt some of their operations. Continue reading Illegal tour operators take over Nha Trang with dodgy services →

Trang tiếng Anh, Văn

A bunch of daisies to make my day

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That was my usual day after school. I attended the weekly physical training session for table tennis. I was actually quite lazy to almost quit that session since I did not feel really well. After debating with myself for a while, I decided to go for the sport hall in order to refresh myself after recent headache days at work.

Finishing the session, I was quite exhausted since I did not attend any training last week. Plus, I lost most of the games today.

Walking back home, I realized I already had enough food for thought for today  but I still needed more food for the stomach. I needed to drop by a grocery store to get food for dinner. Continue reading A bunch of daisies to make my day →

Các vấn đề xã hội, Phát triển kinh tế, Trang tiếng Anh

Business as usual: Bribery remains a way of life in Vietnam

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By An Dien, Thanh Nien News

Thursday, April 16, 2015 23:41

A laborer of a state-owned bridge building company works at a construction site of a bridge in Hanoi April 1, 2015. In 2014, 66 percent of 9,859 Vietnamese firms surveyed said they usually pay extra informal charges to facilitate business activities while during the previous year, 41 percent of the respondents said they did so, according to the Vietnam Provincial Competitiveness Index 2014. Photo: Reuters

Several days ahead of Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year holiday, the owner of two Hanoi hotels received a not-so-nice surprise from a state agency.

That organization had sent her a list of 35 public servants she was to hand “lucky money” — a symbolic gesture purported to bring the recipients good fortune in the new year. In the past, she’d received requests from other government agencies for money to cover their employees’ vacations. Continue reading Business as usual: Bribery remains a way of life in Vietnam →

GMO, Môi trường, Nông nghiệp, Thế giới, Trang tiếng Anh, Y tế

Argentina: The country that Monsanto poisoned? Photo essay *Update*

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Syddue – December 29, 2014

Argentina Agrochemicals
In this March 31, 2013, photo, Camila Veron, 2, born with multiple organ problems and severely disabled, stands outside her home in Avia Terai, in Chaco province, Argentina. Doctors told Camila’s mother, Silvia Achaval that agrochemicals may be to blame. It’s nearly impossible to prove that exposure to a specific chemical caused an individual’s cancer or birth defect, but doctors say these cases merit a rigorous government investigation. “They told me that the water made this happen, because they spray a lot of poison here,” said Achaval. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

OGTS – American biotechnology has turned Argentina into the world’s third-largest soybean producer, but the chemicals powering the boom aren’t confined to soy and cotton and corn fields. They routinely contaminate homes and classrooms and drinking water. A growing chorus of doctors and scientists is warning that their uncontrolled use could be responsible for the increasing number of health problems turning up in hospitals across the South American nation. Continue reading Argentina: The country that Monsanto poisoned? Photo essay *Update* →

Food, GMO, Nông nghiệp, Trang tiếng Anh

Farmers turn to GMO-free crops to boost income

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Christopher Doering, cdoering@gannett.com5:44 p.m. CDT April 18, 2015

DMR – WASHINGTON –When Justin Dammann enters his southwestern Iowa cornfield this month, the 35-year-old farmer will sow something these 2,400 acres have not seen in more than a decade — plants grown without genetically modified seeds.

The corn, which will head to a processor 20 miles down the road this fall, will likely make its way into tortilla shells, corn chips and other consumable products made by companies taking advantage of growing consumer demand for food without biotech ingredients. Continue reading Farmers turn to GMO-free crops to boost income →

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

U.S. lawmakers’ bill holds key to Pacific trade deal

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U.S. President Barack Obama (L), flanked by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald (R), delivers remarks to participants in the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride as they begin a 3-day bicycle ride to raise awareness for injured veterans with two laps around the South Lawn at the White House in Washington April 16, 2015.

UPDATED : 04/17/2015 08:09 GMT + 7

TTN – Senior U.S. lawmakers reached agreement on Thursday on a bill to give the White House “fast track” authority to negotiate a trade pact with 11 other Pacific nations that is central to President Barack Obama’s strategic shift toward Asia.

Continue reading U.S. lawmakers’ bill holds key to Pacific trade deal →

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

G7 Foreign Ministers’ Declaration on Maritime Security in Lübeck, 15 April 2015

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    TĐH: This declaration of G7 is a very well coordinated global maritime strategy to deal with all issues related to maritime security of the world. And it contains the strength of a dominant group of naval powers of the world: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the European Union (which is very much the entire Europe, not just one country).

    In this long document East and South China Sea is the first item of concern. So we need to understand that China’s aggressive behavior has the benefit of bringing the world together to deal with China, with laws and naval powers. China will see its undoing eventually. The world will slowly squeeze China in so many ways, on so many fronts, one step at a time.

date of issue15.04.2015

Logo of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Lübeck
Logo of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Lübeck © G7

The maritime domain is a cornerstone of the livelihood of humanity, habitat, resources and transport routes for up to 90 per cent of intercontinental trade. It connects states and regions and makes otherwise distant nations neighbours. Humankind depends on a safe, sound and secure maritime domain in order to preserve peace, enhance international security and stability, feed billions of people, foster human development, generate economic growth and prosperity, secure the energy supply and preserve ecological diversity and coastal livelihoods. As the world’s population grows, our reliance on the oceans as a highway for commerce and a source of food and resources will increase even more. The free and unimpeded use of the world’s oceans undergirds every nation’s journey into the future. Continue reading G7 Foreign Ministers’ Declaration on Maritime Security in Lübeck, 15 April 2015 →

Các vấn đề xã hội, Giáo dục, Trang tiếng Anh

In Vietnam, children cherry-pick chili after harvest to earn a living

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UPDATED : 04/15/2015 17:01 GMT + 7

Huynh Thi Thanh Thao, 6, is seen working with her parents in the chili field. Tuoi Tre

TTN – Singling dried and fresh chili out from decayed one after harvest has become a livelihood in Thanh Binh District of the southern province of Dong Thap and many children have had to work at a very early age to help their families.

Chili pickers will receive VND4,000 (US$0.19) when they get a basket of fresh chili, equal to around 7kg, done and VND10,000 for a kilo of dried chili. Continue reading In Vietnam, children cherry-pick chili after harvest to earn a living →

Phát triển kinh tế, Trang tiếng Anh

Economists skeptical of Vietnam’s chances to industrialize by 2020

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By Bao Van, TN News

HANOI – Wednesday, April 15, 2015 17:54

A factory in Hanoi where technology has not been upgraded for years. Photo: Ngoc Thang
A factory in Hanoi where technology has not been upgraded for years. Photo: Ngoc Thang

There are only five years left for Vietnam to implement its target of becoming an industrialized country by the end of the decade.

However, the goal seems improbable with the country lagging far behind even members of the regional bloc ASEAN like Malaysia and Thailand in terms of technology, infrastructure and living standards. Continue reading Economists skeptical of Vietnam’s chances to industrialize by 2020 →

Nông nghiệp, Phát triển chính trị, Trang tiếng Anh

Vietnam restricts takeover of farmlands for other purposes

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Thanh Nien News

Friday, April 10, 2015 14:39

Vietnam restricts takeover of farmlands for other purposes

TNN – The government has issued a resolution that limits the acquisition of farmlands for other purposes and contains other provisions supporting agriculture.

It constrains local authorities from taking over land from farmers, an act that often triggers conflicts and sometimes even violence. Continue reading Vietnam restricts takeover of farmlands for other purposes →

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

Many foreign investors are evading taxes, polluting Vietnam: experts

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By Ha Nguyen, Thanh Nien News

HA NOI – Sunday, April 12, 2015 13:40Email Print


Laborers work at a construction site in Hanoi. Photo: Bloomberg

TNN– Vietnam has taken pride in its ability to attract foreign investment in recent years, but many are now worried that multinational corporations do not play fair when operating in the country.

Several experts and officials with the Ministry of Planning and Investment pointed out at a recent conference in Hanoi that while foreign direct investment plays an important role in the local economy, there are still many problems that need to be fixed. Continue reading Many foreign investors are evading taxes, polluting Vietnam: experts →