Jesus,
Corruption becomes a custom of our country.
So bad.
Though corruption is the darkness
and the darkness covers our country,
the darkness has not overcome the light (1). Continue reading Prayer 310
Category Archives: Trang tiếng Anh
Bribery rampant at bus stations in HCM City
vietnamnews Update: November, 17/2017 – 16:00
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| A bus attendant is seen giving money to officials at Miền Đông Bus Station on November 4. — Photo: thanhnien.vn |
HCM City — Nine officials from a public transport operation centre in HCM City were suspended for 15 days after a report published on Thanh Niên (Young people) newspaper on Wednesday claimed they were corrupt.In an urgent meeting the same day, Bùi Xuân Cường, director of the city’s Department of Transport, decided to open an investigation into the allegations. The result must be reported to leaders of the department by the end of the month.
How refrigeration revolutionised global trade
Last update 17:00 | 20/11/2017 vietnamnet
“Crazier than a half dozen opium-smoking frogs.” That’s how one observer described Guatemala’s former President Gen Jorge Ubico.
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| Bananas’ limited shelf-life meant they weren’t likely to survive an onward journey from the port where they docked — Photo: ALAMY |
The general liked to dress up as Napoleon Bonaparte, and may even have believed himself to be Bonaparte, reincarnate.
Cambodia top court dissolves main opposition CNRP party
16 November 2017 BBC
Image caption Prime Minister Hun Sen – who has ruled for 32 years – now has no rivals
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has dissolved the country’s main opposition party, leaving the government with no significant competitor ahead of elections next year.
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) is accused of plotting to topple the government – charges it denies, and describes as politically motivated.
Farmers shift to more resilient crops in the Delta
Update: November, 05/2017 – 09:00 vietnamnews
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| Wrapped fruit: Bùi Văn Buôn checks on the tứ quý mangoes in his garden in Bến Tre Province. — VNS Photo Hoàng Nguyên |
Viet Nam News Beset by climate change impacts, Mekong Delta farmers give up on rice, but the real answer lies in organic farming, experts aver.
By Hoàng Nguyên
MEKONG DELTA – When Bùi Văn Muôn decided to grow tứ quý mango trees 16 years ago, he did not expect the fruit would become a key agricultural crop cultivated to adapt to climate change.
Prayer 309
Jesus,
I love our talks.
The talks have no words.
The talks make us closer
for my eyes have enough of seeing,
for my ears have enough of hearing,
for my nose has enough of smelling,
for my tongue has enough of tasting,
for my body has enough of feeling,
and for my soul has enough of loving.
The holy talks.
I love you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
Trump’s new Cold War alliance in Asia is dangerous
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose after signing hats reading “Donald and Shinzo make alliance even greater.” Kawagoe, Japan, Nov. 5. (Franck Robichon/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Gurpreet S. Khurana, who first used the term “Indo-Pacific” a decade ago, is a maritime strategist and executive director of the National Maritime Foundation in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI — On his recent tour of Asia, U.S. President Donald Trump offered the world a first glance into his formative geopolitical strategy. Both in Vietnam at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and at his earlier meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Japan, he spoke of the “Indo-Pacific” instead of the “Asia-Pacific,” the term used most often by previous American administrations.
Khmer weavers tell stories through brocades
vietnamnews Update: November, 18/2017 – 09:00
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| Precision: Neang Samon, a local weaver, works on her draw loom. |
Viet Nam News The Khmer people in southern An Giang Province take pride in their age-old tradition of brocade weaving. Local artisans in the province produce products including scarves, tablecloths, dresses and even murals depicting folklore stories and legends.
It takes a lot of time and attention to detail to make a beautiful piece of brocade, while even more work is required to create a unique pattern, which can become an artisan’s trademark.
Prayer 308
Jesus,
How to talk to people about you?
Yes, by my living way.
The way I live in you daily.
I only need to live in you.
All the rest, you’ll take care of that for me.
An easy and wonderful life.
I love you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
Vietnam warns against threat of cryptocurrency mining malware CoinHive
CoinHive, lurking unseen on websites, taps the processing power of visitors’ computers to mine the cryptocurrency Monero
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| A cryptocurrency ‘mining farm’ in Vietnam. |
World Bank – New research on development issues in Vietnam – Volume 9, number 22 (2017 November 17)
Table of content
Agriculture and Rural development
• Farmers’ Perceptions of and Adaptations to Climate Change in Southeast Asia: The Case Study from Thailand and Vietnam.
• Flex crops or flex livelihoods? The story of a volatile commodity chain in upland northern Vietnam.
• The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture: Findings from Households in Vietnam.
• Determinants of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in agricultural production in the central region of Vietnam.
Prayer 307
Jesus,
Our country is a big family.
Our family has 54 brothers and sisters.
So big.
I’m the Kinh.
The Kinh has áo dài.
I love áo dài.
I love dresses of our sisters, too.
Charming and colourful dresses. Continue reading Prayer 307
Australian ministers write to China to confirm approval of Carmichael mine
Guardian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary says Adani may have requested letter to help secure Chinese funding
Protesters depict Turnbull and Adani founder. Australian banks have ruled out lending to the project. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP
Gareth Hutchens @grhutchens
Senior Turnbull government ministers have written a formal letter to China’s government to confirm that the controversial Adani Carmichael coal project in Queensland has passed all necessary environmental approvals.
Foreign air carriers rush to open new air routes to Vietnam
Last update 12:00 | 16/10/2017 vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign air carriers are opening new air routes to Vietnam to keep up with their competitors.
Bangkok Airways has opened the Bangkok – Phu Quoc Island air route with departure from Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Varong Israsena Na Ayudhya, deputy CEO of Bangkok Airways, said the Thai carrier had been successful with the Bangkok – Da Nang, which prompted it to open a route that links Bangkok and Phu Quoc.
Bio-tech key to climate change response: scientist
Last update 13:00 | 15/10/2017 vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Prof., Dr. Bui Chi Buu, former director of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Southern Viet Nam, speaks to Viet Nam News about the agricultural challenges facing the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and measures to cope with them.
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| Prof Dr Bui Chi Buu, former director of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Southern Viet Nam |
What challenges does agriculture in the Mekong Delta face today?
There are three major challenges for agricultural production in the Mekong Delta now.
Đọt Chuối Non 