A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test. (Photo: REUTERS/US Department of Defense)
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SEOUL/BEIJING: Seoul and Beijing on Tuesday agreed to move beyond a year-long stand-off over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea, a dispute that has been devastating to South Korean businesses that rely on Chinese consumers.
Southeast Asia has the potential to leapfrog fossil fuel-based energy generation methods, but only if the renewable energy sector can attract investors.
An electricity substation in Myanmar. About 65 million people in Southeast Asia have no access to power. Image: judithbluepool, CC BY-NC 2.0
By Hannah Koh –
eco-business_Renenwable energy could bring electricity to the 65 million people in Southeast Asia without it—if industry and governments can improve market regulations and the bankability of renewables projects.
ecosystemmarketplace_Many countries have ended deforestation domestically, only to import it from other countries through lax regulation. Now six Asian countries have joined the 28 Member States of the European Union, the United States, and Australia in vowing to prevent timber harvested illegally from finding its way into their domestic markets.
13 October 2017 | In the past 12 months, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia have all taken steps to develop import regulations designed to keep illegally logged timber out of their markets.
Jesus,
Why do you love me?
You love me,
not because who I am,
but because who you are.
Because you are who you are,
you love me. Continue reading Prayer 293
Authorities struggle to eliminate child labour despite unprecedented economic growth
Nguyen Van Thanh worked 17-hour days in a garment factory. He was rescued after a year. Photograph: Adrien le Coärer
irishtimes_A female singer belts out a Vietnamese love song on the radio as a tear rolls down Tran Bao Ngoc’s cheek. Her voice falls to little more than a hush.
“I was lied to about my job. I wanted to leave but at some point, I realised I wasn’t allowed to go. Nobody had to tell me but I knew I was trapped,” says the 22-year-old. “I didn’t know where I was or how to go home.”
Jesus,
English is great.
You have opened my eyes
so that I can read English better.
You have opened my ears
so that I can hear English more. Continue reading Prayer 292
English article follows Vietnamese version
By MIKE ISAAC and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI OCT. 30, 2017 New York Times
WASHINGTON — Các nhân viên đặc vụ Nga nhắm vào tạo bất hòa trong nhân dân Mỹ phát tán nhiều bản tin kích động tới 126 triệu người dùng Facebook, phát hành hơn 131 ngàn tin nhắn trên Twitter, và tải hơn 1 ngàn videos lên YouTube của Google, theo các báo cáo những công ty này đã soạn mà New York Times (Thời báo New York) nhận được.
Thông tin chi tiết, gửi đến Quốc hội Mỹ hôm thứ hai [30/10/2017] từ các công ty có sản phẩm được sử dụng rộng rãi trên Internet, tới trước chuỗi điều trần tuần này về việc những tác nhân thứ ba đã dùng các mạng xã hội và dịch vụ trực tuyến cách nào để ảnh hưởng đến hằng triệu người Mỹ trước ngày bầu cử tổng thống năm 2016.
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vietnamnews Update: October, 29/2017 – 00:08
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| Japanese aid: Raito Hotta (in blue cap) and his Japanese friends enjoy a buffalo carriage in Nưa Village. — VNS Photo Ando Katsuhiro |
NGHỆ AN — As the sunshine of a late summer afternoon waned, Lô Thị Hoa and her sister, looking fresh in traditional Thái costumes, prepared food to welcome guests to their stilt house in Nưa Village.
Jesus,
Today is a new day.
And I am born again.
I have a new heart.
So pure.
I have a new mind.
So clean.
And I have a new spirit.
So holy. Continue reading Prayer 291
by Beh Lih Yi | @BehLihYi | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Friday, 13 October 2017 11:28 GMT
In India over 8,000 women are killed every year over dowry disputes
By Beh Lih Yi – KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Gender-based violence is emerging as one of the deadliest forms of violence in Asia and it has killed more women than armed conflicts in some parts of the region, an expert on conflict said on Friday, calling for more attention to the issue.
A fine of up to VND200 million (US$10,959) and possible criminal charges will be imposed on violators
By Tuoi Tre News October 29, 2017, 12:30 GMT+7
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| FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin (virtual currency) coin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters |
The State Bank of Vietnam has said Bitcoin is banned in the country and those who break this rule will be subject to fines or even criminal charges, following an announcement by a private local university to accept the digital currency as tuition.
Last update 16:00 | 16/10/2017 vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – The US has more than 10 times imposed anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s catfish exports. If it continues installing new barriers, Vietnam may need to find new markets for the exports, experts say.
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the catfish export turnover to the US in August 2017 was $18.44 million, a sharp fall of 58.5 percent compared with July and 55 percent compared with the same period last year.
Guardian – This year’s Halloween confectionery will contain palm oil grown on land that should lawfully be habitat to orangutans, rhinos and clouded leopards, despite commitment to clean up supply chains
Forest land cleared for palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
Nestlé, Mars and Hershey have been accused of breaking pledges to stop using “conflict palm oil” from deforested Indonesian jungles, just days before the annual Halloween confectionery frenzy.
Jesus,
When I work hard,
I often forget you.
And when I forget you,
I can do nothing.
Please hold me tight
so that I am always in you
and bear much fruit for you.
Amen.
PTH
vietnamnews Update: October, 27/2017 – 09:00
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| The Minister of Industry and Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh, on Thursday asked the Department of Market Watch to look into the origin of products of the Khaisilk Group following a complaint that it was selling products made in China.— Photo zing.vn |
HÀ NỘI — The Minister of Industry and Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh, on Thursday asked the Department of Market Watch to look into the origin of products of the Khaisilk Group — a top Vietnamese silk brand — following a complaint that it was selling products made in China.
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