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G7 Foreign Ministers’ Declaration on Maritime Security in Lübeck, 15 April 2015

    TĐH: This declaration of G7 is a very well coordinated global maritime strategy to deal with all issues related to maritime security of the world. And it contains the strength of a dominant group of naval powers of the world: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the European Union (which is very much the entire Europe, not just one country).

    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.

date of issue15.04.2015

Logo of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Lübeck
Logo of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Lübeck © G7

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

In Vietnam, children cherry-pick chili after harvest to earn a living

UPDATED : 04/15/2015 17:01 GMT + 7

Huynh Thi Thanh Thao, 6, is seen working with her parents in the chili field. Tuoi Tre

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

Economists skeptical of Vietnam’s chances to industrialize by 2020

By Bao Van, TN News

HANOI – Wednesday, April 15, 2015 17:54

A factory in Hanoi where technology has not been upgraded for years. Photo: Ngoc Thang
A factory in Hanoi where technology has not been upgraded for years. Photo: Ngoc Thang

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

Vietnam restricts takeover of farmlands for other purposes

Thanh Nien News

Friday, April 10, 2015 14:39

Vietnam restricts takeover of farmlands for other purposes

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

Many foreign investors are evading taxes, polluting Vietnam: experts

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

How will China view the new maritime strategy?

 Bryan McGrath

April 8, 2015

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?

The post-reclamation scenario in the South China Sea: The role of China and the United States

Nong Hong

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.

Continue reading The post-reclamation scenario in the South China Sea: The role of China and the United States

Terriclaims: The new geopolitical reality in the South China Sea

 

Wilson VornDick

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

After the fall of Saigon


Evacuation from a U.S. embassy building, Saigon, April 29, 1975. Hubert Van Es/Bettman/Corbis

Ngo Vinh Long

April 06, 2015

aucegypt.edu – The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War—known in Vietnam as the American War—was one of the most destructive conflicts in history, and ended with a triumphant victory for Ho Chi Minh’s Communist forces and the most humiliating military defeat the United States has ever experienced. If a single image represents the historical drama, perhaps it is the one of the Huey helicopter evacuating American personnel and Vietnamese associates from a U.S. embassy building rooftop. Continue reading After the fall of Saigon

Land grab in Ukraine is Monsanto’s backdoor to the EU

Mon, Apr 6, 2015

By ORIENTAL REVIEW

The quest for Ukraine’s legendary black earth is almost complete. To the dismay of French, Polish, German farmers, the multinational agricultural corporation Monsanto, as well as DuPont Pioneer and John Deere, have all lobbied for access to the largest agricultural market in Eastern Europe. This will soon reshape the market for agricultural products in the EU and spell ruin for Europe’s farmers.

In Nov. 2013, the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation drafted a legal amendment that will benefitglobal ag producers by allowing the widespread use of genetically modified seeds. Taking a backseat to the dramatic political developments there, this turn of events went almost unnoticed, although Monsanto has been lobbying within Ukraine’s agricultural market for quite a while. Back in 2007 the US embassy in Kiev demanded that the Ukrainian government take action against sellers of “fake” seeds (i.e., producers competing with Trans National Corporations — TNCs). Continue reading Land grab in Ukraine is Monsanto’s backdoor to the EU

Prof. Kou Yang: The deadly, horrible mess we made still plagues Indochina

BY KOU YANG
04/04/2015 5:01 PM 04/04/2015 10:35 PM

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April 30, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. As we reflect on the legacies of the Vietnam War, two of the most deadly weapons of war left behind – Agent Orange and unexploded ordnance, called UXO – continue to haunt Indochina.

April 30, 1975, was the day Saigon was taken over by the Viet Cong, following the departure of the United States. Continue reading Prof. Kou Yang: The deadly, horrible mess we made still plagues Indochina

5,000 had food poisoning in Vietnam last year: WHO

HO CHI MINH CITY – Tuesday, April 07, 2015 10:02

A sidewalk eatery in downtown Hanoi. The World Health Organization has called for more actions to ensure food safety in Vietnam. Photo: Thu Hang
A sidewalk eatery in downtown Hanoi. The World Health Organization has called for more actions to ensure food safety in Vietnam. Photo: Thu Hang

TNN – Rapid economic development brings challenge to ensuring food safety in Vietnam where more than 5,000 people were affected by food poisoning last year, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading 5,000 had food poisoning in Vietnam last year: WHO

Vietnam faces pension system crisis as it tries to calm strikers Bloomberg

Monday, April 06, 2015 08:00

Workers of Pou Yuen Vietnam gather at their factory on the fifth day of a strike in Vietnam’s southern Ho Chi Minh City March 31, 2015. Thousands of workers at the major factory in southern Vietnam went on strike last week in protest over social insurance cover, in rare show of labor unrest in a country positioning itself as a future Asian manufacturing powerhouse. Photo: Reuters

TNN – Vietnam may be forced to water down a new law designed to shore up its pension system after tens of thousands of workers protested against the changes in a strike that lasted nearly a week. Continue reading Vietnam faces pension system crisis as it tries to calm strikers Bloomberg

In bid to ‘split ASEAN,’ China pours money, arms into Cambodian military

BY AUBREY BELFORD AND PRAK CHAN THUL

REUTERS I  APR 5, 2015

When Defense Minister Tea Banh addressed graduates last month at Cambodia’s prestigious Army Institute, he directed his thanks to the guests who made it all possible: a group of crisply dressed officers from China’s People’s Liberation Army. Continue reading In bid to ‘split ASEAN,’ China pours money, arms into Cambodian military

Philippines making waves over China’s moves in disputed waters Philippines Disputed Reef

Philippines Disputed Reef
A Chinese vessel works on a building project in the Spratly Islands in 2014. New satellite images show that China has rapidly expanded its artificial islands in the South China Sea. (Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs)

By RALPH JENNINGS Asia World News China United Nations Crime Fishing

latimes.com – China’s moves to explore for oil and undertake land reclamation projects on contested islets in the South China Sea have upset a number of its neighbors, including Vietnam. But none has taken a tougher stance against Beijing’s moves than the Philippines. Continue reading Philippines making waves over China’s moves in disputed waters Philippines Disputed Reef

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