Al Jazeera 25 Oct 2017
Syrian girl heads to school in Ghouta town [Amer Almohibany/AFP/Getty Images]
Over 260 million children and youths across the world, equivalent to the combined population of Russia, Poland and Germany, have no access to education, according to a new report from the UNESCO.
Jesus,
You are love. (1)
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things. (2)
Please allow me to be in love,
in you.
Amen.
PTH
Cartoonists at Tuoi Tre Cuoi, the caricature magazine of Tuoi Tre, have revealed their thoughts about the food scare
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Cartoonists at Tuoi Tre Cuoi, the caricature magazine of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, have revealed their thoughts about the recent food scare whereby pigs at a major slaughterhouse in Ho Chi Minh City were found to have been injected with sedative immediately prior to being butchered.
vietnamnews – Update: October, 24/2017 – 09:59
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| The 1.3ha mansion complex owned by Phạm Sỹ Quý, director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, northern mountain Yên Bái Province. Investigation officials accused him of “dishonesty” for failing to declare thousands of square metres of land in his asset declaration. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Duyệt |
HÀ NỘI — Government inspectors yesterday announced inspection results over a mansion complex owned by Yên Bái Province’s environmental director, accusing him of “dishonesty” for failing to declare thousands of square metres of land in his asset declaration.
vietnamnews Update: October, 24/2017 – 15:30
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| The degraded Ông Triều Bridge in Thạnh Mỹ Township, Đơn Dương District has no fence. — VNA/VNS Photo Đặng Tuấn |
LÂM ĐỒNG — The Department of Transport in the Central Highland province of Lâm Đồng reported 200 degraded bridges across the province, threatening the safety of users.
Director of the department, Trương Hữu Hiệp, told Vietnam News Agency that of the degraded bridges, as many as 112 ones were listed as “seriously degraded” and required urgent maintenance.
US flexes naval muscle in Asia ahead of Trump’s visit
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Sailors spell out #USA with the American flag on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf in late June 2015. When the Roosevelt leaves the Gulf sometime in October, the U.S. Navy will be without a carrier in the important region for two months.
Jesus,
Did you sleep last night?
Last night an arrow was shooting through my heart while I was sleeping.
Lucky, you were with me,
I grabbed your hand immediately
and begged you to save me. Continue reading Prayer 287
Last update 12:00 | 24/10/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – In the first nine months of the year, Vietnam imported $680 million worth of fruits from Thailand, or 60 percent of total fruit imports, according to the General Department of Customs (GDC). And by the end of August 2017, $817.9 million worth of fruit had been sold to China, 73 percent of which was from Thailand.
China is among the biggest export markets for Vietnam’s fruit with the growth rate in the first eight months of the year at 60.2 percent.
Guardian – Wall Street Journal says the US president called for Guo Wengui’s deportation after casino owner Steve Wynn brought letter from Beijing government
Billionaire Guo Wengui, whom Chinese security agents have tried to restrain from publishing accusatory tweets against the Beijing government. Photograph: Twitter
vietnamnews Update: October, 23/2017 – 17:24
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| Deputy Governor of State Bank of Việt Nam Nguyễn Thị Hồng. – Photo SBV |
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Record-high foreign reserves will enable Việt Nam’s central bank to keep the đồng, the local currency, stable for the rest of the year, Bloomberg quoted a central bank official as saying.
With reserve levels at US$45 billion, “we are confident we will be able to maintain the đồng’s value,” in 2017, Nguyễn Thị Hồng, deputy governor of State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV), said on the sidelines of a meeting in Hội An last Saturday. “Such a high level of foreign reserves will allow us to step in to stabilise the money market when needed,” she added.
Jesus,
Trials produce perseverance.
And when perseverance finishes its work,
I may be mature and complete,
not lacking anything. (1)
Yes, I’ll be perfect,
as you, (2)
the fullness. (3) Continue reading Prayer 286
Last update 07:10 | 23/08/2017 vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Even after accepting students with low entrance exam scores, pedagogical schools are continuing to see a drop in enrollment.
Dak Lak Pedagogical Junior College (3-year training) plans to enroll 400 students this year. After considering applications, the school decided to convene 294 students who got a 12.25-17.25 entrance exam score. However, only 116 students turned up to confirm their studying.
Vietnam is among the world’s top 20 countries in terms of its number of Internet users
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| 1. Dr. Mai Liem Truc, who is credited with helping Vietnam gain access to the Internet. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
Not many can remember when the Internet was in its infancy in Vietnam just over two decades ago.
NetNam Co., based in Hanoi, is considered the pioneering Internet provider in Vietnam.
The centre of the picturesque lakeside town was heavily damaged in a campaign of shelling and aerial bombing.
The Philippines has declared victory over supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in the southern city of Marawi.
Flames rise from damaged buildings after government troops cleared out pro-ISIL groups inside a war-torn area of Marawi City, in the southern Philippines. [Romeo Ranoco/Reuters]
vietnamnews Update: October, 20/2017 – 10:00
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| Bricks are piled up at a workshop of the Cao Bằng Construction Materials Manufacture JSC. Company offcials say they abide by all environmental protection regulations. — VNS Photo Thu Trang |
Thu Trang CAO BẰNG — A familiar worry and anxiety tugged at Hanoian Nguyễn Thu Hà as she made her very first trip to the famous Bản Giốc Waterfall in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng.
Đọt Chuối Non 