Dear brothers and sisters,
Who was Jesus?
Jesus was a person who knew what eating and drinking were.
To Jesus, eating and drinking were the good things. Continue reading Who was Jesus? (7)
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Lowly in heart
Dear brothers and sisters,
The world teaches us to become lofty people, people having all things and doing all things. And Jesus teaches us to become lowly people, people having nothing and doing nothing.
Magical. Having nothing but having all things. Doing nothing but doing all things.
More deeply, by becoming nothing, Jesus teaches us to become strong people, people fearing nothing. Hallelujah! Continue reading Lowly in heart
China’s incursion into Vietnam’s EEZ and lessons from the past
AMT BY HUONG LE THU | AUGUST 8, 2019
The Haiyang Dizhi 8, a survey vessel belonging to a Chinese government-run corporation, began surveying a large swath of seabed on July 3 northeast of Vanguard Bank (Bai Tu Chinh) off the coast of Vietnam. The ship was apparently undertaking an oil and gas survey across two blocks, Riji 03 and Riji 27, which fall within Vietnam’s continental shelf under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The survey ship has been escorted by other vessels, including the China Coast Guard and maritime militia. At the same time, China Coast Guard ships have been harassing Vietnamese drilling operations in Block 06-01 to the south.
Potential implications for Taiwan of new assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs
There is much excitement within Washington’s Asia policy world regarding the June 13 confirmation by the US Senate of David R. Stillwell as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The role has been without a confirmed political appointee for the entirety of the Trump administration. Finally, there is an official at the Department of State, chosen by the president—and hopefully trusted by him—to manage US diplomatic efforts in the Indo-Pacific region.
What history learning is for?
Dear brothers and sisters,
What do we learn history for?
To love people.
To love both the fool and wise man. To love both killers and the pure in heart. To love both evil people and good people. To love all people.
If we learn history but don’t love people, we’ll continue to make war. Continue reading What history learning is for?
Prayer 668
Jesus,
Let’s visit Cửa Đại Beach (in Hội An).
I want to know how erosion here is.
…
Wow, look at a concrete dyke system.
Well.
However we have many things to do to save our beaches.
Amen.
PTH
Missing Mekong waters rouse suspicions of China
JULY 25, 2019 / 6:17 AM / REUTERS
BAN NONG CHAN, Thailand (Reuters) – By this time of year, the Mekong River should have been rising steadily with the monsoon rains, bringing fishermen a bounty of fat fish.
Scientists and people living along the river fear the impact of the worst drought in years has been exacerbated by upstream dams raising the prospect of irreversible change on the river that supports one of Southeast Asia’s most important rice-growing regions.
Prayer 667
Jesus,
The first time I draw my eyebrows like that.
Astute.
You make my face look strange.
These eyebrows make my eyes become bigger.
My friend said my eyes like Indian eyes.
She advised me to make up like Indian women.
Interesting.
If I make up like Indian women,
you’ll end my myopia?
Phấn nụ Huế matches for Central skin.
We’ll continue play make up next time?
I love you, Jesus.
Amen.
PTH
The secret to peaceful life
Dear brothers and sisters,
What is the secret to peaceful life?
Slow and simple.
Living slowly and simply is the secret to peaceful life.
Life is wonderful when we live slowly and simply.
Live slowly and simply.
Have a peaceful day.
Phạm Thu Hương
World Bank: New research on development issues in Vietnam – Volume 11, number 7 (2019 July)
TABLE OF CONTENT
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
- Contract Farming in the Mekong Delta’s Rice Supply Chain: Insights from an Agent-Based Modeling Study.
- Toward Sustainability or Efficiency: The Case of Smallholder Coffee Farmers in Vietnam.
- Are Vietnamese farmers able to combat global climate change? A case study on perceptions and attitudes towards sustainable forest management and REDD+ in Central Vietnam.
- Drivers of forest change in Hoa Binh, Vietnam in the context of integration and globalization.
- Forest Ecosystem Services and Local Communities: Towards a Possible Solution to Reduce Forest Dependence in Bach Ma National Park, Vietnam.
Vietnam takes a stand in the South China Sea
AUGUST 6, 2019
After buckling in previous confrontations, Vietnam is finally facing down Chinese expansionism in its oil and gas-rich waters
Normally, Vietnam would have backed down. In July 2017 and March 2018, when China reportedly threatened military action if Vietnam did not stop oil exploration in contested areas of the South China Sea, Vietnam blinked and withdrew its vessels.
Last year, Vietnam scrapped a US$200 million oil and gas development project with Spanish energy giant Repsol situated within its own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) due to Chinese pressure. However, when a Chinese survey ship and coastguard vessels sailed last month to the contested oil-rich Vanguard Bank, which also lies well within Vietnam’s southeastern EEZ, Hanoi stood its ground.
Is China starting a currency war?
BY JAMES PALMER, FP
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A screen showing stock prices at a securities company in Beijing on August 5. GREG BAKER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Welcome to the first edition of Foreign Policy’s China Brief, where every week we’ll bring you news and analysis from the most populous country in the world: the one with the angriest crowds, the hottest tech, and the smelliest dofu. I’m James Palmer, a senior editor at FP previously based in Beijing for 15 years. Every week, I’ll break down the news and explain it here.
Feeling the love of God
Dear brothers and sisters,
How to feel the love of God?
Love your lover.
Loving your lover will help you feel the love of God. Continue reading Feeling the love of God
EU, Vietnam to become brothers in arms
AUGUST 1, 2019
Two sides will sign a new defense agreement on August 5, opening the way for stronger strategic cooperation including in the South China Sea
By DAVID HUTT
On August 5, the European Union’s (EU) chief diplomat Federica Mogherini will sign a new defense agreement with Vietnam, the first such security deal Brussels will have with a Southeast Asian nation.
It is the latest indication that the EU is trying to forge a closer defense relationship with the region and Vietnam in particular, which is at the heart of disputes with China in the South China Sea.
Pure love
Dear brothers and sisters,
I love the film Pure Love (Korean: 순정; RR: Sunjeong), a 2016 South Korean romance drama film. The film talks about a pure love. I love pure love, so I love the film.
In 1991, on an island, five friends spend the summer together. Two girls and three boys. All they are 17 years old. A girl can’t walk as a normal person, so her friends often piggyback her. A boy falls in love with the girl. He piggyback her more times than other friends. Continue reading Pure love
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