Jesus,
When you washed your disciples’ feet,*
you didn’t think that
you were a washer,
the disciples were the people you washed
and you were washing them,
did you? Continue reading Prayer 230
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Prayer 229
Jesus,
Do you want me to find diamonds in the mud holes of the world?
Yes,
no place on earth is so infertile that it cannot produce a saint.
I shall collect diamonds for you.
May your word to me be fulfilled.*
Amen.
PTH
* Luke 1:38
Prayer 228
Jesus,
When Adam and Eva ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,
their heart became discriminatory heart.
Before they ate it,
they saw themselves and nature as one.
After they ate it, Continue reading Prayer 228
NA committee discusses BOT controversy
VIETNAMNEWS – Update: August, 16/2017 – 10:01
The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a working session on supervising implementation of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) traffic projects in the wake of heated protests over one of them in the southern province of Tiền Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Trí
HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee held a working session on supervising implementation of BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) traffic projects in the wake of heated protests over one of them in the southern province of Tiền Giang.
Student enrollment drops amid tuition increases
Last update 07:42 | 16/08/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 352,000 students passed exams to enter universities in the first enrollment period, but only 242,000 students have turned up to start school, while 110,000 students have rejected the opportunity.
August 7 was the deadline for students to confirm their enrollment, but 30 percent of the students did not follow necessary procedures, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.
Fifty-seven schools reported a high rate of students, 90 percent or more. At least 74 schools reported 70-90 percent, while 65 schools reported 50-70 percent.
Dong Nai moves to protect black-shanked douc langurs
last update 10:12 | 09/08/2017 – vietnamnet
The Forest Ranger Sub-department of southern Dong Nai province has completed a project to protect the black-shanked douc langurs found recently on Chua Chan mountain, in Xuan Loc district.
A family of black shanked douc langurs lives in Nui Chua National Park
The project, which will be submitted to the People’s Committee for approval, aims to create a favourable habitat and feeding area for the langurs, scientifically known as Pygathrix nigripes, an endangered species to help them grow in number.
Prayer 227
Jesus,
I am a poor child.
I have no gift fitting You,
the heavenly King.
Shall I translate a song for You? Continue reading Prayer 227
240 spots contaminated with pesticides remain in Vietnam
vietnamnet – Last update 09:52 | 31/07/2017
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam still has 240 pesticide-contaminated locations in 15 localities, causing serious and extremely serious pollution, according to the 2016 National Environment Report.
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| There are 240 chemical-contaminated spots nationwide. — VNA/VNS Photo Duy Hung |
The report was recently released by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).
Three British men to be caned for sexual assault of woman in Singapore
TĐH: By their names, I think they are Viet Kieu in England
Guardian – Men given five to eight strokes of rattan cane and up to six and a half years in prison for ‘reprehensible’ attack at stag party
Khong Tam Thanh, 22, was charged along with Michael Le and Vu Thai Son for sexually assaulting a woman during a stag party in Singapore. Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty
Oliver Holmes and agencies
Tuesday 15 August 2017 04.54 EDT
First published on Tuesday 15 August 2017 01.22 EDT
Three British men have been sentenced to jail and caning for sexually assaulting a Malaysian woman during a stag party in Singapore.
Sneaky Chinese buyers swaying Vietnam’s pepper prices
Last update 16:36 | 09/08/2017 – vietnamnet
The price of pepper in Vietnam has gone up and down recently, allegedly due to unexpected Chinese purchases.
Pepper harvest at Loc Phat cooperative in Loc Hiep commune, Loc Ninh district, Binh Phuoc province
According to the Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA), the pepper market has witnessed fluctuations of between 10-20 percent in pepper prices since late July.
Prayer 226
Jesus,
“There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
…a time to hate and a time to love,
a time for war and a time for peace,”*
a time to be in duality and a time to be one with You. Continue reading Prayer 226
Vietnamese art has never been more popular. But the market is full of fakes.
By AUG. 11, 2017
Experts in 2016 examining a painting at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City said to be “Banana Garden” by Nguyen Sang. It was among 17 works the museum ultimately declared to be fraudulent.CreditQuinn Ryan Mattingly for The New York Times
nytimes_HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The exhibition at the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City was billed as a triumphant homecoming for works by some of Vietnam’s most influential artists.
But Nguyen Thanh Chuong, a prominent artist himself, was stunned by what he saw.
US army veteran returns to Viet Nam to heal scars of war
VIETNAMNEWS – Update: August, 14/2017 – 10:13
Chuck Searcy, Vice President of Project RENEW and Co-chair of the Agent Orange Working Group. — Photo pbs.org Việt Nam News reporter Hoàng Anh talks to Chuck Searcy, Vice President of Project RENEW and Co-chair of the Agent Orange Working Group.
When did you come to Việt Nam and what motivated your decision?
The first time I came to Việt Nam was in 1967, as a 20-year-old soldier in the US Army. The year I spent in the war had a profound impact on me.
Prayer 225
Jesus,
“I had not known sin…
but when the commandment came,
sin revived, and I died.”*
The commandment is the law.
The law does not remove our sin Continue reading Prayer 225
Home to the Gold of heart
About Home, I have talked about my childhood place where I call Home, where I don’t need my private room. Now I want to tell you my being-home journey. Growing up, along my journeys, here and there… I have been sheltered under the roofs of many other homes.
The home where…
I was hosted in the house of a Christian family to celebrate Christmas in Italy.
I was invited to stay with of a mix African-European Muslim family in Switzerland to celebrate the Ramadan end.
I spent my retreat time living with Buddhist monastics in France, called Plum Village.
I used to stay with the owner, a Catholic nun, who was my friend, in a remote highland area of Vietnam during my backpacking trips.
I was indulged in good food by a rural Japanese family, during my studying trip.
And it was my home on an unbelievably packed train for a month-long journey across India.
That was my home for a month when I lived in a camping tent surrounded by nature, slept with ants and all kinds of insects underneath, shined by moon light above during the night, joined by summer storms from day to day. Continue reading Home to the Gold of heart
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