By Minh Hung, TN News
HO CHI MINH CITY – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 16:31
Human trafficking is on the rise in Vietnam, with 3,862 victims having been trafficked for forced labor, prostitution and organ trade since 2011, officials told a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday. Continue reading Kidneys, newborns, wives for sale: Human trafficking on the rise in Vietnam
By Hien Luong – N.Tran Tam, TN News
KHANH HOA – Tuesday, April 21, 2015 12:05
The more isn’t the merrier when it comes to travel services in Nha Trang.
One of Vietnam’s most popular destinations, the coastal resort town in Khanh Hoa Province is now having its tourism industry crippled by unauthorized tour operators and guides, forcing several local travel companies to halt some of their operations. Continue reading Illegal tour operators take over Nha Trang with dodgy services
That was my usual day after school. I attended the weekly physical training session for table tennis. I was actually quite lazy to almost quit that session since I did not feel really well. After debating with myself for a while, I decided to go for the sport hall in order to refresh myself after recent headache days at work.
Finishing the session, I was quite exhausted since I did not attend any training last week. Plus, I lost most of the games today.
Walking back home, I realized I already had enough food for thought for today but I still needed more food for the stomach. I needed to drop by a grocery store to get food for dinner. Continue reading A bunch of daisies to make my day
By An Dien, Thanh Nien News
Thursday, April 16, 2015 23:41
Several days ahead of Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year holiday, the owner of two Hanoi hotels received a not-so-nice surprise from a state agency.
That organization had sent her a list of 35 public servants she was to hand “lucky money” — a symbolic gesture purported to bring the recipients good fortune in the new year. In the past, she’d received requests from other government agencies for money to cover their employees’ vacations. Continue reading Business as usual: Bribery remains a way of life in Vietnam
Syddue – December 29, 2014
OGTS – American biotechnology has turned Argentina into the world’s third-largest soybean producer, but the chemicals powering the boom aren’t confined to soy and cotton and corn fields. They routinely contaminate homes and classrooms and drinking water. A growing chorus of doctors and scientists is warning that their uncontrolled use could be responsible for the increasing number of health problems turning up in hospitals across the South American nation. Continue reading Argentina: The country that Monsanto poisoned? Photo essay *Update*
U.S. President Barack Obama (L), flanked by Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald (R), delivers remarks to participants in the Wounded Warrior Project’s Soldier Ride as they begin a 3-day bicycle ride to raise awareness for injured veterans with two laps around the South Lawn at the White House in Washington April 16, 2015.
UPDATED : 04/17/2015 08:09 GMT + 7
In this long document East and South China Sea is the first item of concern. So we need to understand that China’s aggressive behavior has the benefit of bringing the world together to deal with China, with laws and naval powers. China will see its undoing eventually. The world will slowly squeeze China in so many ways, on so many fronts, one step at a time.
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The maritime domain is a cornerstone of the livelihood of humanity, habitat, resources and transport routes for up to 90 per cent of intercontinental trade. It connects states and regions and makes otherwise distant nations neighbours. Humankind depends on a safe, sound and secure maritime domain in order to preserve peace, enhance international security and stability, feed billions of people, foster human development, generate economic growth and prosperity, secure the energy supply and preserve ecological diversity and coastal livelihoods. As the world’s population grows, our reliance on the oceans as a highway for commerce and a source of food and resources will increase even more. The free and unimpeded use of the world’s oceans undergirds every nation’s journey into the future. Continue reading G7 Foreign Ministers’ Declaration on Maritime Security in Lübeck, 15 April 2015
UPDATED : 04/15/2015 17:01 GMT + 7
TTN – Singling dried and fresh chili out from decayed one after harvest has become a livelihood in Thanh Binh District of the southern province of Dong Thap and many children have had to work at a very early age to help their families.
Chili pickers will receive VND4,000 (US$0.19) when they get a basket of fresh chili, equal to around 7kg, done and VND10,000 for a kilo of dried chili. Continue reading In Vietnam, children cherry-pick chili after harvest to earn a living
By Bao Van, TN News
HANOI – Wednesday, April 15, 2015 17:54
There are only five years left for Vietnam to implement its target of becoming an industrialized country by the end of the decade.
However, the goal seems improbable with the country lagging far behind even members of the regional bloc ASEAN like Malaysia and Thailand in terms of technology, infrastructure and living standards. Continue reading Economists skeptical of Vietnam’s chances to industrialize by 2020
Friday, April 10, 2015 14:39
TNN – The government has issued a resolution that limits the acquisition of farmlands for other purposes and contains other provisions supporting agriculture.
It constrains local authorities from taking over land from farmers, an act that often triggers conflicts and sometimes even violence. Continue reading Vietnam restricts takeover of farmlands for other purposes
By Ha Nguyen, Thanh Nien News
HA NOI – Sunday, April 12, 2015 13:40Email Print
Laborers work at a construction site in Hanoi. Photo: Bloomberg
TNN– Vietnam has taken pride in its ability to attract foreign investment in recent years, but many are now worried that multinational corporations do not play fair when operating in the country.
Several experts and officials with the Ministry of Planning and Investment pointed out at a recent conference in Hanoi that while foreign direct investment plays an important role in the local economy, there are still many problems that need to be fixed. Continue reading Many foreign investors are evading taxes, polluting Vietnam: experts
Bryan McGrath
AMTI – The military services responsible for American seapower (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard) recently released their new maritime strategy, entitled“Forward, Engaged, Ready: A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower.” The reviews thus far have been positive, with most analysts praising the specificity of the document, as compared to its 2007 predecessor, as well as its harder, more combat-oriented edge. One set of reviewers have yet to be heard from, however, and that is the large and garrulous community of Chinese military analysts. This analysis attempts to anticipate what that reaction will be.
One of indication of how the Chinese military community will react is its past history. The 2007 strategy did not name China as a challenge or threat, nor did it particularly focus on Chinese strategies already being discussed in navalist circles for denying U.S. freedom of action. As the Team Lead for the production of that document, I was privy to high level conversations about the degree to which the document should “name names.” Continue reading How will China view the new maritime strategy?
AMTI – Since 2014, China has attracted tremendous regional and international attention through its land reclamation activities in some features of the Spratlys which it controls, namely Gaven Reef, Cuarteron Reef, Johnson South Reef and Fiery Cross. While many have criticisms and concerns, China feels this reclamation is necessary in order to keep up with others in the Spratlys who have earlier occupied features in the disputed Spratlys and built up military and civil facilities since.
AMTI – With revelations of China’s systematic and rapid reclamation or “island-building” of various features throughout the South China Sea, long-simmering dispute in the South China Sea seem closer to boiling over.Terriclaims, short for territorial reclamation, is a term that is useful for describing a nation’s reclamation activities when it seeks to preserve or expand territory as part of a broader geopolitical ambition. Continue reading Terriclaims: The new geopolitical reality in the South China Sea
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