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The cost of having fun: Golf courses are ‘killing’ Vietnam’s environment
By Chi Nhan, TNN – Tuesday, June 02, 2015 11:21
Vietnam’s government is putting the environment at huge risks by approving many riverside and seaside golf courses, whose uses of fertilizers and pesticides are alarmingly high, experts said.
Le Anh Tuan, a senior environment researcher at Can Tho University in the Mekong Delta, said golf courses “are a threat to the environment.” Continue reading The cost of having fun: Golf courses are ‘killing’ Vietnam’s environment
China’s missed opportunity at the Shangri-La Dialogue
AMTI.CSIS – Since China first sent a senior military officer to participate in the Shangri-la Dialogue (SLD) in 2007, it has come to the annual security meeting prepared with a carefully crafted strategy to deflect criticism and advance Chinese interests. This year was no exception. Continue reading China’s missed opportunity at the Shangri-La Dialogue
How the US Senate Can Help Stabilize the South China Sea
thediplomat – If the U.S. wants to moderate Chinese adventurism in the South China Sea, it should ratify UNCLOS.
By Ankit Panda
May 23, 2015 I 1.4k Shares I 46 Comments
As diligent Diplomat readers may be aware, the situation in the South China Sea is starting to heat up. The United States has started challenging China’s ongoing land reclamation activity in a bid to demonstrate that despite China’s actions, the sovereignty of the disputed reefs and islands, in the Spratlys and elsewhere, remains indeterminate. Continue reading How the US Senate Can Help Stabilize the South China Sea
The lonely lives in a rest home in Hanoi
UPDATED : 05/25/2015 20:30 GMT + 7
>> An audio version of the story is available here
She said her mother will come and take her home in four years because “my mom promised to me that she would pick me in five years when she took me here a year ago.” Continue reading The lonely lives in a rest home in Hanoi
In Vietnam, efforts to help students could be interpreted as rule-breaking
UPDATED : 05/28/2015 17:24 GMT + 7
TTN – Advice for Vietnamese teachers: do not waste time finding interesting and good materials outside the textbook to intrigue students, as doing so may lead to punishment.
Continue reading In Vietnam, efforts to help students could be interpreted as rule-breaking
China’s Military Strategy White Paper
Document: China’s Military Strategy
The following is the first public Chinese Military Strategy white paper outlining a new policy of “active defense,” released by the Chinese Ministry of National Defense on May 26, 2015.
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China’s Military Strategy
The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China
May 2015, Beijing
Contents Continue reading China’s Military Strategy White Paper
Dropout offers disadvantaged children in Saigon a second chance
HO CHI MINH CITY – Wednesday, May 27, 2015 13:15
Doan Minh Hung had been so poor he had to drop out of school at a young age, and so he could see himself in the poor children wandering the streets of Ho Chi Minh City instead of being in school. Continue reading Dropout offers disadvantaged children in Saigon a second chance
A Green School for Sustainable Education
Why Green School?
“Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” [a]
The idea of this saying is the vital principle of a distinctive building called the Green School, located in Bali, Indonesia. The idea of this green school is no longer brand new yet there are only a few that exist in the world. It is not the lack of awareness but the lack of in-depth understanding about a green building. Continue reading A Green School for Sustainable Education
Association urges further support for Vietnamese-French woman’s Agent Orange lawsuit in France
UPDATED : 05/26/2015 20:18 GMT + 7
Quang Tri fights DDT pollution
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| The foundation staff found the Trieu Long 2 Primary School on a contaminated site. — VNS Photo Phuoc Buu |
QUANG TRI (VNS) — Non-governmental organisations have started investigating several sites in the central Quang Tri Province that have become polluted by pesticides.
Following a report in Viet Nam News on pollution causing locals hardship, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung from Germany last week held a preliminary survey in the area. Continue reading Quang Tri fights DDT pollution
The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Threat To Global Health?
Deane Marchbein
Deane Marchbein is President of the Doctors Without Borders USA Board of Directors
May 8, 2015
Lost in the political discussions over the passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a trade agreement currently being negotiated in secret between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific-Rim nations—is the very real negative impact it would have on global health.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) works in over 60 countries, and our medical teams rely on access to affordable medicines and vaccines. We are deeply concerned that the TPP, in its current form, will lock-in high, unsustainable drug prices, block or delay the availability of affordable generic medicines, and price millions of people out of much-needed medical care. Continue reading The Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Threat To Global Health?
Da Nang leads the way with organic fertilisers
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| The project will enable Cam Le district to be the first in Viet Nam to produce the nutrient under a co-operation deal between the city and Chikujyo town in Japan. — Illustrative image\ Photo VNA |
DA NANG (VNS) — The central city has started a project to recycle organic waste into environmentally friendly liquid fertiliser.
Funding was provided by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). Continue reading Da Nang leads the way with organic fertilisers
Foreign investors make Vietnam’s economy bigger, but not stronger: legislators
By Bao Van, TNN
Thursday, May 21, 2015 19:15
Foreign investors have contributed a lot to Vietnam’s economy, but at the same time they have done very little to help the country in terms of technology, legislators said Wednesday. Continue reading Foreign investors make Vietnam’s economy bigger, but not stronger: legislators
Universal Basic Skills: What Countries Stand to Gain
Eric A. Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann. OECD, 2015.
Abstract: While access to schooling has expanded around the world, many countries have not realised the hoped-for improvements in economic and social well-being. Access to education by itself is an incomplete goal for development; many students leave the education system without basic proficiency in literacy and numeracy. As the world coalesces around new sustainable development targets towards 2030, the focus in education is shifting towards access and quality. Using projections based on data from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and other international student assessments, this report offers a glimpse of the stunning economic and social benefits that all countries, regardless of their national wealth, stand to gain if they ensure that every child not only has access to education but, through that education, acquires at least the baseline level of skills needed to participate fully in society. —
Except on Vietnam’s 12th ranking in 2012 PISA test (p. 43): The concern about low enrolment and its effect on knowledge capital is probably best illustrated by Viet Nam. On the 2012 PISA test, Viet Nam ranked 12th; moreover, less than 12% of tested Vietnamese students fell below the basic skills level of 420 points. Yet only 64% of Viet Nam’s 15-year-olds were enrolled in school in 2012. Its enrolment rate is 74th among the 76 countries; only Botswana and Ghana have lower rates. Given its highly selected school population, it is impossible to conclude that Viet Nam is approaching the goal of basic skills for all. Continue reading Universal Basic Skills: What Countries Stand to Gain
