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| Fishermen in central coastal province of Binh Dinh catch tuna which meets standards for export. — VNA/VNS Photo Xuan Truong |
BINH DINH (VNS) — Seven tunas weighing 320 kilograms were selected in the central province of Binh Dinh on Saturday to be exported to Japan.
One hundred tunas, which were caught using Japanese technology, were brought to the provincial Quy Nhon seaport. Continue reading Year’s first tuna catch off to Japan
The Chinese government claims ninety percent of the South China Sea, including the Spratly Islands, an archipelago of 750 islands and reefs nearer the Philippines. However, a series of ancient maps have drawn this claim into question. The government of the Philippines says Beijing is overreaching in claiming territory so far south of the island of Hainan, which historical maps show to be southernmost China, far north of the Spratly archipelago. Continue reading Ancient Maps spark debate between China and Philippines over South China Sea islands
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| A farmer waters his vegetable garden in Vinh Long Province’s Long Ho District. The province is among the main vegetable growing areas in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta. — VNA/VNS Photo Pham Thi Binh |
HCM CITY (VNS) — Farmers in Vinh Long, one of the main vegetable growing provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, are busy planting crops ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year) next month and expecting a good harvest. Continue reading Vinh Long farmers expect bumper vegetables Tet crop
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Paul Cox is a fellow Vietnam vet, member of the San Francisco chapter of Veterans For Peace, a deeply concerned American who has been very active in seeking justice for American veterans and Vietnamese who have had their lives ravaged by the consequences of Agent Orange. The toxic chemical which has poisoned millions was made by Monsanto, Dow Chemical, and other American companies which are now trying to gain a foothold in Vietnam again. Monsanto has offered “agricultural scholarships” to Vietnamese students in a thinly disguised promotion of their GMO (genetically mutated) seeds in Vietnam. Paul’s letter, below, to the organization Room to Read, should be thoughtfully considered by all veterans and their families, every concerned citizen in America and Vietnam, and government leaders in both countries. CS Continue reading Letter from Vietnam veteran to NGO Room to Read, about taking money from Monsanto
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| The number of strikes in the garment industry fell from 38 in 2011 to 10 in 2014 in the province. — Photo laodong |
HCM CITY (VNS) — The number of labour strikes has fallen at garment companies as a result of training offered by provincial Labour Federations to local companies’ trade unions, Dang Tan Dat, deputy head of the provincial Federation of Labour’s laws and policies division, said.
Since 2009, the training project has taken place in the southern provinces of Binh Duong, Dong Nai and HCM City. Continue reading Strikes drop as negotiation skills improve
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| “Copyright protection is a must and Viet Nam should do it right now, despite the fact that there will be a lot of challenges.” — Photo petrotimes |
HCM CITY (VNS) — The media, especially digital, ignores copyright laws resulting in rampant plagiarism and demoralising journalists, a workshop held by the Viet Nam Journalists Association heard in HCM City yesterday.
“Copyright violation has become a worry as serious newspapers spend money and human resources to create … an article, picture or video clip, but a minute after it is posted on their website, it is copied and changed without fear,” Pham Quoc Toan, vice chairman of the association, said while opening the “Online Copyright” workshop. Continue reading Media copyright violations rife, say journalists
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| Ha Tinh langur (Trachypithecus hatinhensis). — Photo coutersy of WAR |
QUANG BINH (VNS) — Rare Ha Tinh langurs were found on a mountain in central Quang Binh, according to the local Forest Ranger Department.
The Ha Tinh langur (Trachypithecus hatinhensis) is an endangered primate species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Viet Nam’s red list. The woodsmen who found 60 of the langurs in the province’s Thach Hoa Commune in Tuyen Hoa District helped department staff identify the animals. Continue reading Populations of rare langur found in Quang Binh mountain
My little friend, 11-year old dog, Rocky – named after the dog of Tottochan – a Japanese story written by Tetsuko. With a close childhood friend of mine, we booth named our dogs as such Rocky. Rocky, however, is not any rocky-like as appeared is his name.
Rocky is strongly attached to only my family members. He is even a bit shy towards “stranger” guests visiting our house. He never hurts anyone. Rocky can only scare people enough by his German-shepherd looking and by his loud barking. He likes playing and sniffing around kids or babies rather than adults. So does he like puppies and smaller dogs. Continue reading My little friend – Rocky
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Cheaper crude is hammering Russia and Venezuela while boosting oil-thirsty Asia. Its impact on the United States won’t be quite so black and white.
Is a U.S. recession in the offing? A Russian default? The bursting of a stock market bubble?
Sứ điệp ĐTC nhân Ngày Hòa bình thế giới 2015
Không còn nô lệ nữa, nhưng chỉ còn tình huynh đệ với nhau
1. Khởi đầu năm mới này, khoảnh khắc chúng ta đón nhận ân sủng của Thiên Chúa cho toàn thể nhân loại, tôi xin chân thành gửi lời chúc bình an đến mọi người nam nữ, cũng như cho mọi dân tộc và quốc gia trên thế giới, các nhà lãnh đạo quốc gia và chính phủ, và các chức sắc của tôn giáo, cùng với lời cầu xin để không còn những cuộc chiến tranh, xung đột và những nỗi đau đớn gây ra bởi con người, các dịch bệnh xưa cũng như nay và bởi những tàn phá do thiên tai. Tôi đặc biệt cầu xin để, khi đáp lại lời mời gọi cộng tác của chúng ta với Thiên Chúa và với mọi người thành tâm thiện chí để làm thăng tiến sự đồng tâm nhất trí, chúng ta biết kháng cự lại những cám dỗ xúi giục mình hành xử theo cách không xứng với tư cách làm người của chúng ta.
Continue reading Sứ điệp của Đức Giáo Hoàng Francis nhân Ngày Hòa bình thế giới 2015
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD DEC. 16, 2014
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Peshawar, Pakistan. Credit Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
With the slaughter of at least 145 schoolchildren and teachers at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Tuesday, the Taliban took its grisly war against the state to a more horrific place.
The massacre by the Pakistani Taliban, which has carried out increasingly deadly attacks in recent years, should prompt the country’s military and political leaders to reconsider their conflicted approach to the insurgency that is threatening the state’s survival. Continue reading The Taliban’s Massacre of Innocents in Pakistan
“The greatest and most endangered species in the Amazon rainforest is not the jaguar or the harpy eagle,” says Mark Plotkin, “It’s the isolated and uncontacted tribes.” In an energetic and sobering talk, the ethnobotanist brings us into the world of the forest’s indigenous tribes and the incredible medicinal plants that their shamans use to heal. He outlines the challenges and perils that are endangering them — and their wisdom — and urges us to protect this irreplaceable repository of knowledge.
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