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South Korea’s opposition parties’ win: What it means

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The center-left Democratic Party added to its legislative majority after the recent parliamentary election, which would deal a blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol’s domestic reform agenda and possibly his efforts to improve ties with Japan.

Expert Brief by Sue Mi Terry CFR

Last updated April 11, 2024 9:40 am (EST)

Lee Jae-myung (middle), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, stands with supporters at a campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea on April 9, 2024.
Lee Jae-myung (middle), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, stands with supporters at a campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea on April 9, 2024. Kim Soo-hyeon/Reuters

What are the major takeaways from the National Assembly elections in South Korea?

South Koreans went to the polls on April 10 to elect every member of the unicameral National Assembly. To the chagrin of President Yoon Suk Yeol, his conservative People Power Party (PPP) did not secure a majority. PPP lost six seats from 114 to 108 and DPP and allies gained thirty seats from 157 to 187.

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Heal the world – Chữa lành thế giới

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Dear brothers and sisters,

Our world today is having many conflicts.  There are at least 10 major conflicts.

1. Gaza
2. Wider Middle East War
3. Sudan
4. Ukraine
5. Myanmar
6. Ethiopia
7. The Sahel
8. Haiti
9. Armenia-Azerbaijan
10. U.S.-China Continue reading Heal the world – Chữa lành thế giới →

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Keeping the peace

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We all want to keep the peace for ourselves and for the world. But how to keep the peace?

Talking about peace means talking about two or more persons. How can you keep the peace if others harass you, abuse you, harm you, do wrong to you? We have the so-call self defense to fight back – and it means war. Peace usually requires all people involved to agree to keep the peace; if one doesn’t agree, chances are there would be no peace.

Because the difficulties in keeping the peace our Great Master teach us to be tolerance (nhẫn nhục).

Tolerance means forcing yourself to endure and tolerate hardship from others without complaining or fighting back.

Tolerance is one of six virtues of Bodhisattvas in Buddhism: Giving, Keeping the rules, Tolerance, Diligence, Meditation, Wisdom – Bố thí, Trì giới, Nhẫn nhục, Tinh tấn, Thiền định, Trí tuệ).

Jesus expresses tolerance in a very simple and easy-to-understand way: “If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.”

That famous sentence, called “turning the other cheek,” is in a longer paragraph:

You have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. (Matthew 5:38-39)

Why tolerate?

Because it is the only way to keep the peace for your self and for the world.

With compassion,

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Sợ người

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“Dò sông dò biển dễ dò, mấy ai lấy thước mà đo lòng người.” Thế nên, nhiều người rất sợ người – sợ người dữ dằn, sợ người độc địa, sợ người lừa dối sau lưng, và có lẽ nỗi sợ hơn cả là sợ người thay lòng đổi dạ. Biết bao sách vở và khóa học dạy cách nhìn người và chọn người sao cho đúng. Ai nấy đều ước ao gặp được người tử tế và đối xử tử tế với mình. Nhưng thường thì, có vẻ ước mơ mãi là ước mơ.

Một thế giới như vậy thật là đau khổ.

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A few seconds in the elevator

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Dear brothers and sisters,

I live in a high-rise apartment complex. Today I got into the elevator on the 1st floor and saw 3 little girls and 1 young woman from the basement. All of them I have never met before.

The elevator is 2 meters long, but they stood very close to the door and the floor number board, so it was a bit cramped. After pressing my floor number, I noticed the youngest girl, about 3. She was wearing a short, flowing dress like a princess, so I said, “Wow, you look so beautiful in a princess dress.” The girl looked at me with her wide eyes and said nothing. Her hands grabbed the iron bar surrounding the elevator, then she swung up and down. I glanced at the woman on my right. She was bowing her head and did something with her phone. Continue reading A few seconds in the elevator →

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CFR – Daily News Brief April 12, 2024

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World Depends on ‘Indispensable’ U.S. Leadership, Japanese PM Tells U.S. CongressJapanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio stressed the global importance (Nikkei) of U.S. leadership and Japan’s increased commitment to helping bear the burden of upholding a rules-based international order in an address to Congress yesterday. The United States is “indispensable,” Kishida said, adding that Japan is fully committed to upholding the same values and thus has transformed from a “reticent ally” to a “strong, committed” one in recent years. 

Kishida’s address to Congress was the first (Bloomberg) by a Japanese leader since 2015 and occurred during a visit where the two nations also held a first-of-its-kind trilateral summit with the Philippines. A joint statement issued after the summit called (Nikkei) the three countries “equal partners and trusted friends,” and pledged to advance a vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region with more such meetings “for decades to come.” 
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Việt Nam Quê hương Ngạo nghễ – Nguyễn Đức Quang

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Đây là bài hát vì lý do gì đó làm cho mình rất xúc động trong thời gian này – lời nhạc nói đến lịch sử vừa bi thảm vừa hùng cường của quê hương chúng ta. Nghe vừa buồn muốn khóc, vừa tuôn lên dũng khí vùn vụt như một anh hùng.

Tác giả, anh Nguyễn Đức Quang, là một trong những người sáng lập phong trào du ca Việt Nam ở miền Nam cuối thập niên 1960s đầu thập niên 70s.

Du ca là nhạc sinh viên, do thanh niên sinh viên sáng tác. “Du” là đi, có ý là nhạc trên đường đi khắp quê hương, không phải nhạc phòng trà hay sân khấu.

Đây là nhạc tích cực, ngược hẳn với nhạc phản chiến bi thảm của Trịnh Công Sơn, và cả hai loại nhạc này đều được sinh viên miền Nam thời đó ưa chuộng.

Nhạc sĩ Nguyễn Đức Quang (1944 – 27 tháng 3, 2011) là một nhà báo, đồng thời là một nhạc sĩ. Anh sinh năm 1944 ở Sơn Tây, Bắc Việt. Năm 1954 khi Việt Nam bị chia đôi thì anh theo gia đình di cư vào Nam, định cư ở Đà Lạt. Anh nhập học và tốt nghiệp Trường Đại Học Đà Lạt – Phân Khoa Chính Trị Kinh Doanh.

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Serving

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Dear brothers and sisters,

There is an area near my home where many Koreans live, but some Vietnamese open restaurants selling Vietnamese food there too. Last night, my friend and I went to eat pho there.

When the waiter, about 19, brought out our 2 bowls of pho, he held each bowl with his index fingers and thumbs of both hands, by the rim of the bowl – the two thumbs inside the rim, the two index fingers outside the rim, to lift the bowl from a tray, and put the bowl down on the table in front of us. He did the same when he lifted the two coconuts. He pressed his thumbs against the drinking hole of the coconuts. Continue reading Serving →

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Half a year into the war in Gaza, here’s a look at the conflict by the numbers

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The United Nations chief is blaming Israel’s military strategy and procedures for the killing of nearly 200 humanitarian workers and is calling for independent investigations to fix those failures and practices.Photos

BY JULIA FRANKEL, AP Updated 7:02 PM GMT+7, April 6, 2024

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war has stretched on for half a year and become one of the most destructive, deadly, and intractable conflicts of the 21st century.

Since Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack, Israel has pummeled the Gaza Strip, displacing the vast majority of the population and causing many to flee to Gaza’s southernmost city, Rafah. Food is scarce, the U.N. says famine is approaching and few Palestinians have been able to leave the besieged territory.

FILE - People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)
FILE – People inspect the site where World Central Kitchen workers were killed in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Meanwhile, Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel from Gaza, and Hezbollah and other militant groups do so from southern Lebanon, prompting tit-for-tat fighting that has displaced thousands of civilians on both sides of Israel’s borders. Hamas is still holding hostages taken during the Oct. 7 raid, as well as the bodies of some who died in captivity. And cease-fire talks stretch on with no end in sight.

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Không gì thay đổi tình yêu anh dành cho em

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Không gì thay đổi tình yêu anh dành cho em

Nếu phải sống cuộc đời không có em kề bên
Ngày đó hoàn toàn trống rỗng
Đêm đó dường như quá dài
Có em, anh thấy mãi mãi ôi, rất rõ
Anh có thể ở trong tình yêu hồi trước
Nhưng chưa từng cảm xúc mạnh thế này. Continue reading Không gì thay đổi tình yêu anh dành cho em →

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Yêu Chúa, yêu người

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Jesus nói: “Yêu Chúa, Thiên Chúa của bạn, hết lòng, hết linh hồn và hết trí khôn bạn. Ðó là điều răn lớn nhất và điều răn đứng đầu. Còn điều răn thứ hai, cũng giống điều răn ấy, là: Yêu láng giềng của bạn như chính bạn.” (Matthew 22:37-39).

Vì yêu Chúa trước, rồi yêu người sau, thế nên khi bạn cảm thấy khó yêu người, đó là vì bạn chưa yêu Chúa. Yêu Chúa thì tự dưng yêu người. Continue reading Yêu Chúa, yêu người →

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AP Photos chronicle 6 months of devastation in Gaza war with no sign of an end

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Palestinians flee from the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza after an Israeli ground and air offensive on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Associated Press photographers have captured what six months of devastating war have brought for Israel and for Palestinians. At its six-month mark, it is not clear what direction the war will now take. Weeks of mediation by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar for a longer cease-fire have so far been unable to make a breakthrough. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

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Palestinians flee from the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza after an Israeli ground and air offensive on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Associated Press photographers have captured what six months of devastating war have brought for Israel and for Palestinians. At its six-month mark, it is not clear what direction the war will now take. Weeks of mediation by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar for a longer cease-fire have so far been unable to make a breakthrough. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

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