TNN – DAK LAK – Friday, July 31, 2015 12:11
Vietnam’s last elephants dying due to poaching, deforestation
Another domestic elephant dies in Central Highlands
Several mahouts have been taking turns to look after a 20-year-old male elephant around the clock since it had a tusk almost cut off by some thieves on July 14. Continue reading Tusk thieves threaten Vietnam’s fast dwindling domesticated elephants
DONGXING, CHINA – Thursday, August 06, 2015 14:00
Reuters – On a quiet river bend on the China-Vietnam border, a group of people clambered up a muddy bank. They had just glided across the river from the Vietnamese side in a longboat, guided by men on both banks signaling with flashlights.
The passengers scurried over to a group of men standing by their motorcycles, climbed aboard the bikes and disappeared into the night. Two Chinese police officers in uniform, stationed at a small post near the crossing point in the border town of Dongxing, watched impassively as they rode past. Continue reading How smuggled workers power ‘Made in China’
by cogitASIA Staff • July 31, 2015
By Zachary Abuza
A drought in the middle of monsoon season brought on by the El Niño effect has affected farmers across Southeast Asia, hampering economic growth and exacerbating political tensions between urban elites and farmers. Though rains have recently begun, reservoirs are at such low levels that they will not be refilled in a shortened season with average rainfall. A record level of paddy has gone unplanted, and where the fall crop has been planted, seedlings have withered in parched paddy. Continue reading Southeast Asia’s Real Security Concern
REUTERS – UPDATED : 08/05/2015 09:00 GMT + 7
The European Union and Vietnam reached a free trade agreement on Tuesday, the EU’s second in Southeast Asia, paving the way for deep cuts in tariffs on almost all goods between their markets.
The agreement in principle may take several years to be implemented. A legal text should be completed later this year, after which it must be ratified by the 28 EU member states and the European Parliament. Continue reading EU and Vietnam reach agreement on free trade
In examining recent suggestions for joint patrolling of the South China Sea, analysts have tended to focus on the surface vessels of various nations’ coast guards and navies. Yet the flight of a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidonhosting a CNN film crew over disputed waters in the South China Sea in May highlighted the potential of air power – specifically maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) – in executing the possible missions of joint patrols. To explore the potential effectiveness of South China Sea joint air patrols it is important to first be clear about the often overlooked distinctions in missions, locations, and concepts. Continue reading Patrolling international skies: Understanding joint air patrols
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| Due diligence: Farmers harvest ginseng in a garden in Nam Tra My District’s Tra Linh Commune. |
VNN – Up in the mountains of Quang Nam Province the ginseng plant’s roots have become a treasured natural remedy. Those who cultivate the plants can earn themselves a hefty living and preserve wild plants at the same time. Hoai Nam reports.
Noc Mang Lung Village in Tra Linh Commune, located on a mountain slope and blessed with cool weather all year round, has become prosperous with Ngoc Linh ginseng farming in recent years. Continue reading Planting the seeds of success with ginseng
AMTI – China is not the first, but the fifth claimant to build an airstrip in the Spratly Islands. Are all airstrips created equal? What kinds of operations does each enable? AMTI explores the role of airstrips and airpower in the South China Sea.
AIRPOWER PROJECTION
Much attention has been paid to China’s new airstrip on Fiery Cross Reef. How does this runway compare to Malaysia’s on Swallow Reef, the Philippines’ on Thitu Island, Taiwan’s on Itu Aba, or Vietnam’s on Spratly Island? Below, explore infographics on each claimant’s airstrip size and the aerial operating range each enables. Watch an exclusive interview on China’s Fiery Cross runway with RAND Senior International Defense Analyst Timothy R. Heath. View satellite images of each Spratly airstrip and read more about the types of operations that each may enable.
TTN – UPDATED : 07/30/2015 11:06 GMT + 7
A family of overseas Vietnamese are pictured at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
Tuoi Tre
Vietnamese people who reside overseas, their foreign spouses and children are likely to enjoy a free-visa policy when entering Vietnam, as quick completion has been urged for a draft decree on the visa waiver.
The Ministry of Public Security should speed up the preparation of the draft decree on scrapping visas for Vietnamese people residing overseas, and submit it to the government by August 15, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh requested Wednesday. Continue reading Vietnam likely to scrap visas for overseas Vietnamese, their foreign spouses
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| A contestant presented her speech at XSpeaker Contest on July 11. Two winners of the contest will become two among many speakers of TEDx events 2015, which will be held next month. — Photo courtesy of TEDx Community of Hanoi. |
HA NOI (VNS) — A series of TEDx events will be officially held on August 8 in Ha Noi, offering opportunities for young Vietnamese to share and promote their creative ideas which are expected to leave a positive influence on the society.
With the theme, ‘Stop and Start,’ the event will focus on six fields, namely, education, environment, science, business, arts and life stories. Continue reading Stage for Vietnamese speak up their minds
TTN – UPDATED : 07/26/2015 16:58 GMT + 7
Villagers along the border of Vietnam and Cambodia have maintained close relations for generations and, for them, the ‘border line’ is just like a fence between two nearby houses.
>> An audio version of the story is available here
They have shared inseparable roads and paths, and most villagers are bilingual in Vietnamese and Khmer.
They can cross the border line any time for business, or just to visit each other. Continue reading The inseparable ties of villagers along Vietnam-Cambodia border
24 July 2015
Author: Chau Bao Nguyen, University of East Anglia
EF – The redeployment of a Chinese oil rig in the South China Sea (SCS) shows an inconsistency in the rhetoric and practice of China’s policy in the disputed waters. Together with its mass land reclamation activities, these actions are part and parcel of coercive diplomacy. It affirms China’s territorial ambition in the highly strategic sea. But is it likely to escalate into regional conflict?
Continue reading With China’s oil rig back in the South China Sea, what’s Vietnam’s play?
Bloomberg – Friday, July 24, 2015 16:02
TNN – Vietnam has found an effective way to crack down on tax laggards as it struggles to fund infrastructure projects and curb rising debt: make the names of the offending businesses public to shame them into paying up.
Vietnam finds success naming-and-shaming tax laggards
Continue reading Vietnam’s name-and-shame corporate tax list enjoys success
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| A farmer takes out rice died by saline intrusion in Hon Dat District, southern Kien Giang Province. Farmers and households have been left without fresh water in many areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year because of severe saline intrusion. — Photo tuoitre.vn |
HCM CITY (VNS) — Farmers and households have been left without fresh water in many areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta this year because of severe saline intrusion.
The annual saline intrusion usually occurs from February to May during the dry season. This year, it has extended through July, said Le Phuoc Dai, head of the Hau Giang Province’s Irrigation Sub-department. Continue reading Mekong Delta suffers severe saline intrusion
TTN – UPDATED : 07/21/2015 21:01 GMT + 7
Solar energy has, for the first time, made its way to the remote northwestern region of Vietnam and been effectively harnessed to benefit the local tea making and ‘tea tourism’ sectors.
After Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and the central city of Da Nang, solar power is now available in Lao Cai Province, home to the popular Sa Pa resort town, and considered the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy source. Continue reading Solar power harnessed to make clean tea in northern Vietnam
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| newly-graduated students are getting consultatation for jobs in an job fair in Ha Noi. — Photokenh14.vn |
HA NOI (VNS) — Nearly 178,000 persons with bachelor’s and masters’ degrees could not find jobs in the first quarter this year, the statistics released recently by the Labour and Social Sciences Institute said.
The number increased by 16,000 persons as compared with the same period last year, the statistics said. Continue reading Unemployment increases among degree holders
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