This Research Guide provides links to primary documents, reports, periodical articles, and books on disputes and state claims in the South China Sea.
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Vietnam rejects money laundering report as ‘inaccurate’
vnexpress – By Viet Anh October 3, 2019 | 08:25 pm
A report saying Vietnam tops a list of countries by dollar value in illicit inflows is ‘inaccurate’, the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Thursday.
Le Thi Thu Hang was responding to a request for comments on a January report by Washington DC-based think tank Global Financial Integrity, which said Vietnam tops the list of countries ranked by dollar value of illicit inflows in the 2006-2015 period at $22.5 billion.
Foreign companies continue to lead efficiency stakes in Vietnam
vnexpress – By Hung Le September 27, 2019 | 06:33 pm
A report on Vietnam’s 500 most profitable companies has found foreign enterprises have better profitability ratios than state and local private firms.
Their return on equity ratio averaged 26.4 percent compared to 24.2 percent for Vietnamese private companies and 17.6 percent for state-owned firms, according to the VNR Profit500, a listing of the 500 companies with the highest profits between July 2018 and June 2019 published Thursday.
Asphalt road using recycled plastics laid
vneconomictimes – 18:39, 01/10/2019 – by Nghi Do
Stretch of road laid at DEEP C Industrial Zone in Hai Phong.
Ambassador of Belgium to Vietnam, H.E. Paul Jansen, attended the inauguration of the first asphalt road using recycled plastics on October 1 in the northern city of Hai Phong, together with representatives from the Hai Phong People’s Committee and related departments.
Dow and DEEP C Industrial Zones completed the 200-meter section of road enhanced with recycled plastics at the DEEP C Industrial Zone in the city. The project is a collaborative effort between Dow and DEEP C to provide innovative solutions to address plastics waste and advance a circular economy in Vietnam.
Putting ODA to work
vneconomictimes – 08:04, 29/09/2019 – by Nghi Do
Vietnam is striving towards boosting the disbursement and use of ODA and concessional loans as both have become issues in recent times.
Official development assistance (ODA) and concessional loans to Vietnam are expected to fall and eventually come to an end within the next five years, resulting in a shortage of preferential long-term credit resources for investment. This requires the country develop a new approach to management and use, as ODA is considered one of the major resources for economic development, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue told a Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) conference in mid-July.
Mekong Delta at its beautiful best during flood season
VNE – By Huynh Phuong September 29, 2019 | 12:40 pm GMT+7
Photographer Pham Huy Trung went to the Mekong Delta during the annual flooding season, and these are what caught his eye.
Unlike in central Vietnam where severe floods often result in death and destruction, the flooding season in the Mekong Delta is seen as a gift from heaven that brings tons of fish into the paddy fields along with alluvial deposits to fertilize the next crop. It usually lasts from July until the end of November.
Woman offers hope to unfortunate children
Vietnamnews – Update: September, 29/2019 – 08:18
by Thu Hằng
We hear many harrowing tales of child sexual abuse.
When a case of child abuse is discovered, most condemn the perpetrator and think of how they should be punished. However, less attention is paid to the victim, and how they can continue living after such a horrific experience.
One woman is always willing to help and offer hope to sexually abused and exploited children with her enthusiasm and kindness.
Stop making excuses, act on air pollution: Hanoians
VNN – By Gia Chinh, Viet Anh September 27, 2019 | 02:09 pm GMT+7
World ranking’s not the point, worsening air pollution is a fact, so deal with it instead of offering excuses and explanations, Hanoians say.
When Vietnam’s capital city was, albeit momentarily, declared the most polluted one in the world Friday morning, officials scrambled to explain that it was a seasonal transition and a periodical episode.
Schools become home for ethnic children
VNN – Update: September, 23/2019 – 08:29
NGHỆ AN — School has gotten that little bit better for disadvantaged children in the central province of Nghệ An. In a bid to help them concentrate on their studies, the ethnic minority students are given meals and places to sleep.
It has helped improve social skills and make them feel more attached to the school, teachers and friends.
Prayer 679
Jesus,
We’ll go to my friend’s wedding tonight.
So would you choose an outfit and makeup for me?
…
Wow, very nice.
Thank you.
I’m so pleased.
Signaling sovereignty: Chinese patrols at contested reefs
September 26, 2019 | AMTI Brief
Signaling Sovereignty: Chinese Patrols at Contested Reefs
China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels have been harassing a drilling rig operating in a Vietnamese oil and gas block near Vanguard Bank, an underwater feature in the South China Sea, since June. Meanwhile, a large contingent of CCG ships have since July been escorting the Chinese state-owned survey ship Haiyang Dizhi 8 operating off the Vietnamese coast farther north. These actions have drawn attention to the CCG’s increasing role in asserting Chinese claims over seabed resources throughout the South China Sea. They also highlight how the CCG’s access to newly-built port facilities on artificial islands in the Spratlys allows it to sustain such deployments. But less appreciated is the persistent presence the CCG maintains around several symbolically important features in the South China Sea: Luconia Shoals, Second Thomas Shoal, and Scarborough Shoal.
Volunteers help homeless people
vietnamnews – Update: September, 08/2019 – 08:48 –
Trần Hoàng Nam
On a stormy Friday night, Nguyễn Thị Vân, 80 something, shivered in her worn out raincoat. Leaning against a wall on a quiet Hà Nội street, she wiped her dark and wrinkled face.
A group of young people approached her and gave her some food and a bottle of water.
“Charity food is so delicious and hot,” the woman said after eating for a while. “I long for it every Friday night. I just wonder why they are so kindhearted.”
Donated land gives the gift of education
vietnamnews – Update: July, 28/2019 – 08:32 – By Hồng Điệp
Poor children in Bôn Sar Village, in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, are now able to read and write thanks to Nay Bim, an elderly villager who donated land and funds to build a school.
The school has just five small classrooms, each big enough for about 22 children, but it has been operating effectively for nearly 15 years. Children from poor families are able to get an education and improve their lives.
Villagers benefit from reviving natural farming practices
vietnamnews – Update: August, 25/2019 – 08:56
by Bùi Hoài Nam
A group of farmers in Thanh Đông Village, nestled in the busy suburban tourist destination of Hội An’s Cẩm Thanh Commune, have transformed their land into a healthy organic garden and a favourite rendezvous for nature lovers by moving away from their prolonged use of pesticides and fertiliser.
It was one of the first villages in the suburbs of Hội An that completely stopped using chemical-based nutrients and protective substances, setting the stage for the development of a unique organic agricultural destination.
Việt Nam’s energy transition faces challenges
VNN – Update: September, 20/2019 – 09:09
Việt Nam News talks to Vietnamese and Danish lawmakers and experts about barriers that Việt Nam has faced in energy transition to reach sustainable development goals, experience from Denmark and the two countries’ partnership in the field.
Đọt Chuối Non 