Guardian- Despite good intentions, Australians and others from western countries are often propping up Asian orphanages that separate children from families. Now there’s new efforts to tackle some of the consequences of ‘voluntourism’
A family in Battambang, Cambodia, supported by the Cambodian Children’s Trust which works to keep families together and stop children going to orphanages. Photograph: Tara Winkler
VIETNAMNEWS – Update: September, 10/2017 – 09:00
Piece of history: The original statue of the Việt people from 900 years ago. — VNS Photo Phạm Hoàng Văn
To many first-time visitors, Hà Nội seems to be a young city not only because of so many young people out on its streets, but also because of new buildings and supermarkets, shops and restaurants, colleges and libraries. Thousands of new buildings have sprung up in the past 20 to 30 years.
Jesus,
You said,
“Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Wishing I am the little child to you,
to people
and to myself.
Amen.
PTH
Viet Nam News – Update: September, 07/2017 – 09:00
Parts of the irrigation channel are covered with grass from years of non-use, rendering it unusable. — Photo nhandan.com.vn
ĐẮK LẮK — An expensive irrigation system in Ea Súp District of the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk has been lying idle, while local crops are parched.Total investment for the project behind Ea Súp Lake in the Ea Súp District hit VNĐ 25.3 billion ($1.1 million), with the construction handled by the state-owned Irrigation Construction and Management Board No.8 (under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development).
Al Jazeera – Recent upsurge in violence has forced about 146,000 Rohingya to cross into Bangladesh, according to UN estimates.
About 146,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from violence in Myanmar since August 25, according to United Nations estimates.
Rohingya refugees walk on the muddy path after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Teknaf, Bangladesh. [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]
Last update 12:00 | 06/09/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts say that Vietnamese catfish exporters are willing to ‘fight to the death’, but they refuse to band together to discuss solutions to settle common problems.
Duong Ngoc Minh, called the Catfish King, chair of Hung Vuong JSC, deputy chair of VASEP (Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers ) and chair of the Fresh Water Fish Committee, was absent at the annual conference of VASEP which took place on August 28 in HCMC.
VOA – September 07, 2017 10:00 PM – Reuters
FILE – People wear protective masks during a polluted day in Shanghai, China, Jan. 19, 2016.
BANGKOK — Asia-Pacific — home to more than half the world’s population and some of its fastest-growing economies — is a key battleground in the fight against pollution, one of the biggest threats to the planet and its people, the U.N. environment chief said.
Jesus,
You are the Truth.*
Seeing You, seeing the Truth.
Not seeing You, not seeing the Truth,
but seeing the illusion in one’s mind.
So,
first, we see You,
then the Truth woul be revealed.
Amen.
PTH
VIETNAMNEWS – Update: September, 08/2017 – 15:53
Tây Nam Đá Mài Coal Mine of Việt Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) in northern Quảng Ninh Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) and its coal supplier Việt Nam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) have finally reached an agreement on coal selling prices for power production.
VIETNAMNEWS –Update: September, 08/2017 – 17:53
Nearly 6,000 workers in Thanh Hoá Province are going on a strike, asking for more favourable labour terms. – Photo thanhnien.vn
THANH HOÁ – About 6,000 garment workers of S&H Vina company in Thành Tâm Ward, Thạch Thành District have gone on strike due to what they say inhumane conditions at the company.
The work stoppage began on Wednesday after a factory manager told workers not to sleep on sheets used to cover stock during their breaks.
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Jesus,
You were weaker.
You were angry.(1)
You wept. (2)
You were sorrowful. (3)
And you despaired. (4) Continue reading Prayer 247
Last update 10:19 | 05/09/2017 – vietnamnet
Whenever a new year approaches, low-income workers start to fret about finding schools, tuition fees, and arranging to drop off and collect their children at school.
A migrant worker of Thang Long Industrial Zone in Hanoi picks up her children.
Poor migrant workers, many without the all-important residential registration books, always face more difficulties in enrolling their children, reports the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper.
Last update 10:05 | 23/08/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Many people are familiar with grilled pork, but far fewer have ever tasted grilled pork wrapped in grapefruit leaves. The dish is even unfamiliar to many food connoisseurs in Viet Nam, but not for the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh Province, the third largest among Viet Nam’s 53 minority groups.
Unique: Cha cuon la buoi can only be found in Hoa Binh Province. — VNS Photo Thai Ha
Jesus,
Love between a man and a woman is wonderful,
right?
When we can feel this kind of love,
the concrete love on earth,
we should easily feel a abstract love,
the love of God in heaven. Continue reading Prayer 246
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