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How World Bank arbitrators mugged Pakistan

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Project Syndicate | 26 November 2019

How World Bank arbitrators mugged Pakistan

Thanks to the World Bank’s flawed and corrupt investment arbitration process, the rich are making a fortune at the expense of poor countries. The latest shakedown is a $5.9 billion award against Pakistan’s government in favor of two global mining companies for an illegal project that was never approved or carried out.

NEW YORK – Wall Street hedge funds and lawyers have turned an arcane procedure of international treaties into a money machine, at the cost of the world’s poorest people. The latest shakedown is a $5.9 billion award against Pakistan’s government in favor of two global mining companies – Antofagasta PLC of Chile and Barrick Gold Corporation of Canada – for a project that was never approved by Pakistan and never carried out.

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Why Vietnam Needs Six Airlines

Forbes Nov 29, 2019, 03:00am – Ralph Jennings

Dang Tat Thang, CEO of Bamboo Airways, speaks during a ceremony
Dang Tat Thang, deputy general director of FLC Group JSC and CEO of Bamboo Airways, speaks during a … [+] MAIKA ELAN/BLOOMBERG
Vietnam already supports five operating commercial airlines and a sixth is on the way. That’s because so many of the country’s newly minted middle class is literally going places.

Vietnam’s civil aviation authority estimates air passenger traffic will reach 131 million by 2020 following average growth of 16% last year and this year. By 2030, the authority expects 280 million civilian air trips per year.

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Cà Mau needs $27m to resettle people living in erosion-hit areas

November, 22/2019 – 07:53 VNS

Embankment to prevent erosion are under construction on Cà Mau Province’s west coast. — VNA/VNS Photo Kim Há

CÀ MAU — Cà Mau Province authorities has asked the Government for more than VNĐ622 billion (US$27 million) to finance 12 projects for relocating people from areas eroded by the sea and rivers.

At a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hoà Bình on Tuesday, they also sought VNĐ648 billion in emergency assistance to strengthen and upgrade the 23.5km sea dyke section between the Đốc River and Cái Đôi Vàm Town.

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Việt Nam should eliminate unfair incentives to grow the private sector

Update: November, 28/2019 – 08:36

Nguyễn Đức Thành, director of the Institute for Economic and Policy Research. — VNS Photo Nguyễn Minh Hương
Nguyễn Đức Thành, director of the Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) talks to Việt Nam News about the role of the private sector in the local economy and how it can develop.

 

How do you see the private sector developing?

In Việt Nam, there are three main types of enterprises: private enterprises, State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and enterprises with foreign direct investment (FDI). Private enterprises, especially the small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have fewer opportunities to receive incentives in tax, land and other factors.

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China finances research study for Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway project

NOV 26, 2019 / 15:49 Ngoc Thuy

The Hanoitimes – The total investment capital of the project is estimated at VND100 trillion (US$4.3 billion).

The Chinese government has provided non-refundable aid for Vietnam worth over VND32 billion (US$1.37 million) to conduct a survey and a master plan for the Lao Cai – Hai Phong – Hanoi railway project connecting with China, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

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The financial support was a result of high level talks between the two countries in 2015, stated the MoT in a statement.

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China makes up nearly 40% of Vietnam’s steel imports despite tighter trade measures

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The Hanoitimes – The neighboring country remained Vietnam’s leading supplier of steel over the last three years, with the quantity and value growing at two-digit growth rates annually.

Despite tighter trade protection measures against trade fraud activities, Vietnam imported 12.24 million tons of steel worth over US$8.1 billion in the first ten months of 2019, up 7% year-on-year in quantity and down 3.1% in value, in which China continues to be Vietnam’s largest steel exporter representing around 37% of Vietnam’s total steel imports, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC).

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Việt Nam lacks human resources for digital transformation, experts tell conference

Update: November, 23/2019 – 08:22 VNS

Prof Dr Hồ Tú Bảo of the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics speaks about digital transformation at a three-day conference that began on Thursday (November 21) at the Hoa Sen University in HCM City. Photo courtesy of the university
HCM CITY— While there is much more data than ever before and digital technologies are growing very fast, there is a huge shortage of human resources, experts have told an ongoing conference at the Hoa Sen University in HCM City.
Speaking to Việt Nam News on the sidelines of the three-day conference starting on Thursday, Trương Vĩnh Trường Duy, assistant project manager, research and development, at Aisin Seiki Co.Ltd in Japan, said there was a shortage of people who could analyse data while the volume of data is enormous.

Thailand’s EGATi builds $2.37-bln coal-fired power plant in Vietnam

Saturday, November 23, 2019, 10:00 GMT+7 Tuoi Tre

Thailand's EGATi builds $2.37-bln coal-fired power plant in Vietnam
An artist’s impression shows the Quang Tri 1 coal-fired power plant in Quang Tri province, Vietnam. Photo: EGAT International

Thailand’s EGAT International Co started construction on Friday of a VND55 trillion (US$2.37 billion) coal-fired power plant in north-central Vietnam, Vietnamese state media reported.

The 1,320-megawatt Quang Tri 1 plant is being built in Quang Tri Province, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

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How Long Thanh airport will be built

By Ta Lu, Doan Loan   November 18, 2019 | 12:33 pm GMT+7 VnExpress

Long Thanh International Airport in the southern Dong Nai Province will have an annual capacity of 25 million passengers when built in 2025.

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Đừng lợi dụng tôn giáo làm điều trái đời, ngược đạo

Làm thất bại chiến lược “diễn biến hòa bình”

Đừng lợi dụng tôn giáo làm điều trái đời, ngược đạo

QĐND – Những năm qua, với sự quan tâm của Đảng, Nhà nước, các tôn giáo ở Việt Nam đã phát triển mạnh mẽ, đóng góp to lớn vào công cuộc xây dựng và phát triển đất nước. Tuy nhiên, bên cạnh những chức sắc, tín đồ chân chính tu hành đúng giáo lý, giáo luật; còn có một số người lợi dụng tôn giáo để thực hiện những hành vi đi ngược với giáo lý của tôn giáo và đạo lý của dân tộc Việt Nam, trái với quy định của pháp luật. Hành vi của số người này đã làm mất thanh danh của tôn giáo, gây bức xúc trong xã hội.

Đừng lợi dụng tôn giáo làm điều trái đời, ngược đạo
Lễ Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương là nét đẹp văn hóa đặc sắc của dân tộc. Ảnh: qdnd.vn

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First Vietnamese named honorary citizen of Seoul

Friday, November 15, 2019, 16:05 GMT+7 Tuổi Tre

First Vietnamese named honorary citizen of Seoul
Le Nguyen Minh Phuong (C) receives the Seoul Honorary Citizenship from Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon in Seoul, South Korea, November 13, 2019. Photo: Vietnam News Agency

A woman has become the first Vietnamese national to be granted the honorary citizen of Seoul title for her contributions to the South Korean capital.

Le Nguyen Minh Phuong, a native of the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang, was among 18 foreigners awarded the honorary citizenship of Seoul in 2019 at a ceremony held at Seoul City Hall on Wednesday.

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Hanoi struggles to curb fake ‘Made in Vietnam’ goods

Friday, November 15, 2019, 13:43 GMT+7 Tuổi Trẻ

Hanoi struggles to curb fake 'Made in Vietnam' goods
Vietnam is struggling to curb fraud in exports destined for America as manufacturers seek to dodge punishing tariffs due to the US-China trade spat by illegally using ‘Made in Vietnam’ labels. Photo: AFP

Vietnam is struggling to curb fraud in exports destined for America, custom officials said Thursday, as manufacturers seek to dodge punishing tariffs due to the US-China trade spat by illegally using “Made in Vietnam” labels.

Exporters have started shifting production from China to Vietnam to avoid steep tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods.

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Floating solar Handbook for practitioners – Where Sun Meets Water

Hiệp định thương mại lớn nhất thế giới sẽ không cho phép doanh nghiệp kiện chính phủ

hoinhap.org.vn – Thứ hai, 23 Tháng 9 2019 16:54

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Hiệp định Đối tác Kinh tế Toàn diện (RCEP) đang được ca ngợi là niềm hi vọng lớn nhất để duy trì dòng chảy thương mại toàn cầu từ khi Tổ chức Thương mại Thế giới (WTO) bị công kích.

WTO vẫn chưa sụp đổ, tuy nhiên, tổ chức này đang phải chịu áp lực dữ dội từ hai mũi tấn công. Một mặt, Tổng thống Mỹ Donald Trump đang phớt lờ các quy tắc của tổ chức và đơn phương áp thuế lên Trung Quốc và các nước khác. Mặt khác, Mỹ đang ngăn cản việc bổ nhiệm thẩm phán cho cơ quan phúc thẩm của WTO. Vấn đề này đồng nghĩa với việc, từ sau tháng 12, cơ quan phúc thẩm của WTO sẽ không còn đủ thành viên để tiếp nhận những vụ kiện mới.

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[Infographics] Số liệu về phòng chống tham nhũng 6 tháng đầu năm

Ngày 26/7, tại Hà Nội, Ban Chỉ đạo Trung ương về phòng, chống tham nhũng (Ban Chỉ đạo) đã tổ chức Phiên họp thứ 16 dưới sự chủ trì của Tổng Bí thư, Chủ tịch nước Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Trưởng Ban Chỉ đạo, để kiểm điểm, đánh giá kết quả hoạt động 6 tháng đầu năm 2019 và đề ra nhiệm vụ trọng tâm công tác những tháng cuối năm 2019./.

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[Infographics] So lieu ve phong chong tham nhung 6 thang dau nam hinh anh 1(Nhấp chuột để xem kích thước chuẩn)

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