Reuters, Wednesday Feb 22, 2017
Doan Thi Huong in an undated photo. Royal Malaysia Police/Handout via Reuters
The Vietnamese woman suspected of helping to kill the North Korean leader’s half-brother was a keen singer whose Facebook pages featured pouting portraits and pictures of parties.
Jesus,
Why do you give me the “eternal life” gift?
Why do you want me to live eternally?
…
Truly,
the eternal life is Continue reading Prayer 79
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Nearly 6,000 chickens have been killed or culled after four months of no reported cases.
Two bird flu outbreaks among poultry have emerged in Vietnam’s central and southern regions, the animal health department said, warning the disease could spread to more areas.
Jesus,
I long to see you.
At every moment.
I long to hear your voice.
A second is too long for me. Continue reading Prayer 78
Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers link arms during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Boracay, central Philippines February 21, 2017. Malacanang Photo/Handout via Reuters
BORACAY, Philippines: Southeast Asian countries see China’s installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as “very unsettling” and have urged dialogue to stop an escalation of “recent developments”, the Philippines said on Tuesday.
I was invited by the editors of The VVA Veteran, publication of Vietnam Veterans of America, to submit an article reviewing the history of mine action efforts in Viet Nam, including the role of American veterans and U.S. veterans organizations. Over the past couple of decades of cooperation with our Vietnamese colleagues, and with support from the U.S. government and other international donors and project partners, we are coming very close to the reality of “making Viet Nam safe” from the daily threat of cluster bombs and other ordnance left from the war. CS
BY CHUCK SEARCY
For most Americans, the Vietnam War ended in 1975. But for too many Vietnamese, the war didn’t end then.
Jesus,
I am your servant.
So anything you want from me,
may your word to me be fulfilled.
Love you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
e.VnExpress February 17, 2017 | 09:19 pm GMT+7
Foreign submarines passing through these waters would be required to surface and fly national flags.
China has announced plans to revise a 34-year-old maritime safety law and start banning some foreign ships from its territorial waters in 2020.
Al Jareeza – Push to allow Islamic courts to impose more severe punishments fuels fears of growing division in multi-ethnic nation.
![About 40 percent of Malaysia’s population is not Muslim [Kate Mayberry/Al Jazeera]](https://i0.wp.com/www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2017/2/18/8b96bedc034e45b3952ed6332945ff9c_18.jpg "Kuala Lumpur rally calls for stricter Islamic law")
About 40 percent of Malaysia’s population is not Muslim [Kate Mayberry/Al Jazeera]
Kuala Lumpur – A massive rally in the heart of Kuala Lumpur in support of proposals to allow Islamic courts to impose more severe punishments has raised fears of growing division in Malaysia’s multicultural society.
Giêsu ơi,
Em nghĩ về những ngày Giêsu rao giảng ở Israel
và ngưỡng mộ Giêsu.
Giêsu đã đi bộ, chữa bệnh và giảng dạy.
Giêsu phải mạnh và khỏe để làm được tất cả điều đó. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 76 – Prayer 76
A new $53m BRT (bus rapid transit) system has the power to reduce Hanoi’s dreadful air pollution. Persuading residents of Vietnam’s rapidly expanding capital to ditch their motorbikes and private cars, however, will be another story
The swarm of motorbikes and cars is the main cause of Hanoi’s air pollution. Photograph: Linh Pham/Getty Images
From his high-rise office building in Hanoi, Tran Dung can barely see his city’s skyline behind the thick layer of smog. Before leaving work, the 25-year-old executive assistant checks the pollution reading on his AirVisual app, which provides real-time measurements of PM2.5 – the tiny particles found in smog that can damage your throat and lungs.
Then you walk around the corner and see this:
Photo from iStock.
What would you do?
Unfortunately, this is a pretty common scene.
About a fourth to a third of all students report that they’ve been bullied in school.
Giêsu ơi,
Khi sống với các tông đồ ở Israel,
Giêsu có hay cười không?
Dù bốn tông đồ của Giêsu không ghi lại điều này,
em nghĩ Giêsu thích cười
và Giêsu có nụ cười đẹp.
Phải, nụ cười đẹp và dịu dàng. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 75 – Prayer 75
Pakistani devotees gather at the 13th-century Lal Shahbaz Qalandar shrine in Sehwan in 2014. (AFP Photo)
KARACHI: At least 70 people were killed and hundreds wounded on Thursday (Feb 16) when a bomb ripped through a Sufi shrine in Pakistan, officials said, after a series of extremist assaults shook the country’s growing sense of security.
huffingtonpost_For HuffPost’s #LoveTakesAction series, we’re telling stories of how people are standing up to hate and supporting those most threatened. What will you stand up for? Tell us with #LoveTakesAction.
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Thich Nhat Hanh.
What can Zen Buddhism teach us about the art of effective activism in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency?
Đọt Chuối Non 