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Power stacked against Southeast Asia’s poor as China dams Mekong

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Communities along the mighty Mekong blame China for their shrinking catches. (Photo: AFP/TANG CHHIN SOTHY)

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KANDAL, Cambodia: Cambodian fisherman Sles Hiet lives at the mercy of the Mekong: A massive river that feeds tens of millions but is under threat from the Chinese dams cementing Beijing’s physical – and diplomatic – control over its Southeast Asian neighbours.

The 32-year-old, whose ethnic Cham Muslim community live on rickety house boats that bob along a river bend in Kandal province, says the size of his daily catch has been shrinking by the year.

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Prayer 357

The prayer series

Jesus,

Please promote decent work for all people.
Decent work means:
Dignity, equality, a fair income and safe working conditions.
Decent work puts people at the centre of development.
Decent work gives women, men, youth a voice in what they do.
The rights to protect them from exploitation.

Decent work is a key of sustainable development.*
Please promote decent work for all people.

Amen.

PTH

* Goal 8 of The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.

Prayer 356

The prayer series

Jesus,

We journeyed together through the Largest Cave in the World – Son Doong,
a virtual digital journey here*.
Wow! An amazing cave!
So huge, pristine and beautiful!
You give us the wonderful gift.

Jesus, please save it, save Son Doong.
Please help our people understand its value and protect it.
I wish our children in 50th century also see this beauty.
And they’ll praise you for your Grace.

Amen.

PTH

* More infomation about Journey through the Largest Cave in the World: Son Doong – National Geographic

Lời cầu nguyện 355 – Prayer 355

Chuỗi bài cầu nguyện

Giêsu ơi,

Chẳng lời nào có thể nói về tổng thống Trump.
Xin Giêsu giúp chúng em,
đừng để trái đất ngập tràn máu và nước mắt.
Xin Giêsu giúp tất cả lãnh đạo chúng em
luôn khiêm tốn, thành thật và yêu người vô điều kiện trong từng khoảnh khắc trong ngày. Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 355 – Prayer 355

Donald Trump’s ‘shithole countries’ comments are racist, United Nations says amid global backlash

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 The United Nations has condemned President Donald Trump’s “racist” description of African nations and Haiti as “shithole countries,” amid global outrage over the vulgar comments.

In a discussion with lawmakers on immigration, Trump reportedly asked why the U.S. should accept more immigrants from Haiti and “shithole countries.”

The United Nations human rights office on Friday rejected his words as “racist” and inciting xenophobia.

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President @realDonaldTrump has called Africa a shithole. How America elected a narcissist, racist, white supremacist to be their president defies logic. Africa sends love and light to America.

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More Vietnamese households adopt integrated aquaculture systems as a climate-smart practice

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Coastal communities are learning about the benefits of climate-smart aquaculture and integrated coastal farming systems. More quantitative evidence of these practices is now being documented.

Many coastal communities in Vietnam’s North and North Central Coast (NNCC), one of the poorest regions in the country, rely on coastal aquaculture, particularly integrated aquaculture farming systems for their livelihoods and sustenance. However, climate change and its impacts have negatively affected coastal aquaculture recently by increasing the risks of disease outbreaks and crop failures.


Feeding tilapia and shrimp in rotation ponds in Quang Xuong district, Tanh Hoa province in NNCC. Photo: Leo Sebastian (CCAFS)

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Is the door to US market narrowing for Vietnamese exporters?

 vietnamnet Last update 01:44 | 07/06/2017

VietNamNet Bridge – The value of Vietnam’s exports to the US increased from $1 billion in 2001 to $38.46 billion in 2016, and it may reach $40 billion in 2017.

Vietnam last year was the 13th largest exporter to the US, with export turnover increasing by 14.9 percent compared with 2015.However, many Vietnamese exporters complain it is becoming more difficult to export products to the US.

Bich Chi, specializing in rice products, has stopped selling its goods to New York and has found it difficult to approach supermarket chains in other states in the US.

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Rohingya children left stranded amid garbage and muck in Myanmar

the guardian – UN warns of ‘toxic fear’ among tens of thousands of children trapped in Rakhine state, some of whom have become separated from their parents

Rohingya children who fled Myanmar into Bangladesh at Balukhali refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar
 Rohingya children who fled Myanmar into Bangladesh are seen in Balukhali refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar. Many remain trapped in dire conditions in Rakhine state, according to the UN. Photograph: Dar Yasin/AP

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Tens of thousands of Rohingya children have been left “trapped and almost forgotten” in remote, squalid camps and isolated villages in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, the UN has said.

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New national park established in Cao Bang

Last update 16:22 | 15/01/2018  vietnamnet

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has signed a decision to establish the Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park in the northern province of Cao Bang.

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Phia Oac – Phia Den National Park will be a more popular destination to tourists. — File Photo

The park is aimed at protecting the local ecology and diversity, comprising 90 genres of plants and 58 rare animals as well as cultural values, landscapes and ecological environment.

The park, which used to be a nature preservation area, has been established to protect the natural forest area and increase the green cover from 84 per cent in 2016 to 95 per cent by 2030, creating a more conducive environment for flora and fauna.

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Vietnam’s 8 most attractive travel destinations for January

Last update 14:00 | 08/01/2018  vietnamnet

Perfect choices for those wishing to escape the hustle and bustle of the city, Sapa, Dien Bien, Moc Chau, Gia Lai, Nghe An, Da Lat, Sa Dec, and Phu Quoc, are the eight most intriguing travel destinations in January.

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This is the best time of the year to visit for a chance to enjoy the frozen landscapes while throwing snowballs and taking photos, as if transported to a European winter. Visitors can look down on a sea of clouds from the peak of Fansipan Mountain, visit quaint hamlets, and enjoy hot street food in the cold weather.

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Can technology help Bangladesh end mass arsenic poisoning?

by Thin Lei Win | @thinink | Thomson Reuters Foundation

Monday, 28 August 2017 06:00 GMT

An estimated 5 percent of deaths in Bangladesh are attributable to drinking water with high levels of arsenic, researchers sayBy Thin Lei Win

BANGKOK, Aug 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Almost a quarter of a century after public health experts discovered mass public poisoning in Bangladesh caused by water contaminated with arsenic, the government is planning a new push to end the scourge, while researchers are designing an app to find safe sites for new wells.

Bangladeshi villager Mohammad Ismail shows his palms affected by arsenic contamination in Sonargaon near the capital Dhaka, in this June 3, 2003 file photo. Doctors removed his two badly arsenic-affected fingers to save his right hand three years earlier. REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman

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Religious extremism poses threat to ASEAN’s growth

Asia – December 13, 2017 3:14 pm JST Cover story

Aided by social media, hardliners gain mainstream support

GWEN ROBINSON, Chief editor, and SIMON ROUGHNEEN, Asia regional correspondent

Buddhist monks protest the visit of a U.N. official in Yangon on Jan. 16, 2015. According to local media reports, they were angry that the international organization had urged the government to give members of the Rohingya minority citizenship. © Reuters

YANGON/JAKARTA — With Mt. Agung billowing volcanic ash into the sky above his home in Bali, Khairy Susanto was unsure if he could fly back after joining tens of thousands of fellow Indonesian Islamists at a rally near the presidential palace in Jakarta.

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Legal framework, roadmap needed for Việt Nam’s wind power

vietnamnews Update: July, 29/2017 – 12:40

Việt Nam needs to develop a legal framework and feasible roadmap to turn its wind energy potential into reality, which will help to meet the country’s rapidly rising electricity demand. – Photo qdnd.com.vn

HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam needs to develop a legal framework and feasible roadmap to turn its wind energy potential into reality, which will help to meet the country’s rapidly rising electricity demand, experts have said.

Tobias Cossen, head of GIZ’s project on supporting the up-scaling of wind power said that Việt Nam has great potential to develop wind power as the country possesses around 3,000 km of coastline with excellent wind conditions.

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