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Autocrats and populists are on the march around the world, including in European countries that were seen until recently as firmly in the democratic camp. The phenomenon, coupled with the deepening of authoritarian tendencies in already-repressive Russia and China, has prompted worries that liberalism itself may be waning.
This week on And Now the Hard Part, we trace the roots of the problem and talk about how to fix it.
bizhub – Speeding up the construction of the new Lien Chieu Cargo Port would help promote Da Nang as a key international logistics centre, and allow the existing Tien Sa Port to be reserved for cruise ships only.
Former general director of Tien Sa Port, Nguyen Huu Sia, made the statement at a recent workshop held to discuss changes to the city’s Master Plan proposed by Sakae Holdings and Subarna Jurong Consultants from Singapore.
Dear brothers and sisters,
How to learn 1 but know 10?
Firstly, listen to your leader or teacher carefully.
Secondly, do exactly what your leader or teacher want you to do.
The higher your leader or teacher is, the more gentle he/she says. So if you don’t listen to your leader or teacher carefully, you never understand exactly and thus, never can do exactly. Continue reading Learning 1 but knowing 10
Dear brothers and sisters,
How to become a good follower?
Communicate with your leader.
What does that mean?
It means:
1. Never make your leader feel shocked or surprised because of your acts. Before you do something, although that is a tiny thing, consult your leader. And when your leader has decided, follow your leader and do your best. Continue reading Good follower
VNS – Monday, Nov 11, 2019 07:54
Part of Ring Road 2 in Ha Noi, which was built under a public private partnership. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hung
More than per 76 per cent of current investment projects following public private partnerships (PPP) are in the field of transport infrastructure, but investors still feel insecure.
Of the 289 PPP investment projects, there are 220 involved in transport infrastructure, said Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat attending a conference themed “Solutions to promote investment in the development of transport system structure under PPP” in the capital last week.
Dear brothers and sisters,
If we are so smart that we can make a lot of money, but do not have love, we make nothing.
If we are so excellent that we can know all knowledge, including the Bible or Buddhist Sacred Texts, but do not have love, we know nothing.
If we support countless people, but do not have love, we help nothing. Continue reading Love
The failure of China’s largest corporations to meet waste management and emissions reductions targets have given them the lowest score in a ranking of how companies report their environmental impact. Singapore companies also fare poorly while Hong Kong firms top the list.
Companies from the world’s second-largest economy rank the lowest among Asia’s most developed economies on how they report their environmental impact, research by a United Kingdom-based financial markets data provider has revealed.
vnexpress.net By Dat Nguyen November 1, 2019 | 11:10 am
Surging prices and a decline in the supply of affordable apartments are making it almost impossible for young Vietnamese to buy their first home.
Pham Hoai Nam used to think that being a grown-up means having a stable job, a good salary, a beautiful girlfriend, and his own house.
Now, at age 28, he is able to check off all of those items except the last one.
Dear brothers and sisters,
The world has many bad people, the wicked, the sinners… We live in the world, why do we not die because of the negative energy?
Because the world has saints.
The saints are the persons loving God, loving people.
Although the world has a few saints, we don’t die, we’re alive. Love from a few saints saves the whole world. Continue reading Save the whole world
tuoitre – Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 14:05 GMT+7
Vietnamese people’s proficiency in using English has fallen for the third year in a row to reach the lowest point since 2015, according to the 2019 English Proficiency Index compiled by the global education firm Education First (EF).
Vietnamese’ English skills improved from “very low” to “low” between 2011 and 2014, before maintaining a “moderate” proficiency level between 2015 and 2018, according to the annual EF report.
Dear brothers and sisters,
How to love all people?
To love God.
Only by loving God, we can love all people.
Love the cute, gentle and nice people.
Love the sinful and fierce people.
Love the good and bad people.
Love the righteous and the wicked.
Love the saints and the sinners. Continue reading Love God, love people
Dear brothers and sisters,
How to have a nice day?
Say this when you wake up in the morning: “I am at peace today. Thank you, Heaven and Earth / God / Buddha / Jesus.”
So easy.
If you do this for a month to a year, you’ll become more peaceful.
Try.
Have a nice day.
Phạm Thu Hương
People from abroad bring brains and energy, but there’s always the risk of a backlash.
By Michelle Jamrisko, Jason Clenfield, Sandrine Rastello, and Matthew Bristow
From New Economy Forum
Governments the world over are grappling with how to make immigration work for their economies without fanning political flames. Nativism helped crystallize support for Brexit in the U.K. and almost cost German Chancellor Angela Merkel a fourth term. President Trump says the U.S. immigration system is “broken”—and while some of his opponents may grudgingly agree with that, there is little common ground on how to repair it.
Dear brothers and sisters,
How to have peace?
Loving people.
Yes, loving people, we are peaceful.
Loving both the fool and wise man.
Loving both the poor and the corrupt.
Loving both killers and the pure in heart.
Loving both evil people and good people.
Loving all people.
Loving people, we are peaceful.
Have a peaceful day.
Phạm Thu Hương
In October 1968, after fellow prisoner Richard Bunch was killed by a prison guard at the Presidio stockade in San Francisco, California, 28 prisoners sat in protest against the war, singing “We Shall Overcome.” Some of the “Presidio 27” were sentenced to up to 16 years hard labor.
How Soldiers Brought a Halt to the U.S. War Machine
Opposition to the Vietnam war burst into a wide range of activism, including wearing anti-war buttons while in uniform, petitions and demonstrations, guerrilla theater, staging hearings about war crimes, and throwing away the medals they earned.
Đọt Chuối Non 