vietnamnews Update: October, 29/2017 – 00:08
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| Japanese aid: Raito Hotta (in blue cap) and his Japanese friends enjoy a buffalo carriage in Nưa Village. — VNS Photo Ando Katsuhiro |
NGHỆ AN — As the sunshine of a late summer afternoon waned, Lô Thị Hoa and her sister, looking fresh in traditional Thái costumes, prepared food to welcome guests to their stilt house in Nưa Village.
Jesus,
Today is a new day.
And I am born again.
I have a new heart.
So pure.
I have a new mind.
So clean.
And I have a new spirit.
So holy. Continue reading Prayer 291
by Beh Lih Yi | @BehLihYi | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Friday, 13 October 2017 11:28 GMT
In India over 8,000 women are killed every year over dowry disputes
By Beh Lih Yi – KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Gender-based violence is emerging as one of the deadliest forms of violence in Asia and it has killed more women than armed conflicts in some parts of the region, an expert on conflict said on Friday, calling for more attention to the issue.
A fine of up to VND200 million (US$10,959) and possible criminal charges will be imposed on violators
By Tuoi Tre News October 29, 2017, 12:30 GMT+7
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| FILE PHOTO: A Bitcoin (virtual currency) coin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters |
The State Bank of Vietnam has said Bitcoin is banned in the country and those who break this rule will be subject to fines or even criminal charges, following an announcement by a private local university to accept the digital currency as tuition.
Last update 16:00 | 16/10/2017 vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – The US has more than 10 times imposed anti-dumping duties on Vietnam’s catfish exports. If it continues installing new barriers, Vietnam may need to find new markets for the exports, experts say.
According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), the catfish export turnover to the US in August 2017 was $18.44 million, a sharp fall of 58.5 percent compared with July and 55 percent compared with the same period last year.
Guardian – This year’s Halloween confectionery will contain palm oil grown on land that should lawfully be habitat to orangutans, rhinos and clouded leopards, despite commitment to clean up supply chains
Forest land cleared for palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
Nestlé, Mars and Hershey have been accused of breaking pledges to stop using “conflict palm oil” from deforested Indonesian jungles, just days before the annual Halloween confectionery frenzy.
Jesus,
When I work hard,
I often forget you.
And when I forget you,
I can do nothing.
Please hold me tight
so that I am always in you
and bear much fruit for you.
Amen.
PTH
vietnamnews Update: October, 27/2017 – 09:00
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| The Minister of Industry and Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh, on Thursday asked the Department of Market Watch to look into the origin of products of the Khaisilk Group following a complaint that it was selling products made in China.— Photo zing.vn |
HÀ NỘI — The Minister of Industry and Trade, Trần Tuấn Anh, on Thursday asked the Department of Market Watch to look into the origin of products of the Khaisilk Group — a top Vietnamese silk brand — following a complaint that it was selling products made in China.
Oct. 27, 2017, at 2:30 p.m.
Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono gives a speech at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 21, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky Reuters
By David Brunnstrom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States wants a meeting soon aimed at reviving a four-way dialogue between itself, Japan, India and Australia to deepen security cooperation and coordinate alternatives for regional infrastructure financing to that offered by China, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Jesus,
English is beautiful.
I have been seeing a little of its brightness in reading.
So happy.
But we need to hear its charming sounds.
Let’s work hard.
Amen.
PTH
Oct 24, 2017
Fresh fish in Vietnam. [Commission]
The European Union said on Monday (23 October) it has given a “yellow card” to Vietnam, warning the Pacific country it could ban seafood exports unless Hanoi does more to tackle illegal fishing.
The European Commission said Vietnam should fix the problem “within a reasonable timeframe” but did not set a deadline.
by Nithin Coca – September 28, 2017
As China and India shift away from coal, the fight to end use of this dirty fuel is moving south
Coal is on the way out years ahead of schedule in China and India. A recent report by CoalSwarm (an Earth Island Project), Sierra Club, and Greenpeace showed that, in 2016, that Asia’s two fastest growing economies are shutting down mines, scrapping coal plant plans, and building renewables far faster than nearly anyone expected just a few years ago.
Photo by Andrew Taylor/WDMA coal barge on the Mahakam river in Central Kalimantan. President Joko Widodo’s plans to increase power supply in Indonesia is focused almost entirely on coal use.
Al Jazeera 25 Oct 2017
Syrian girl heads to school in Ghouta town [Amer Almohibany/AFP/Getty Images]
Over 260 million children and youths across the world, equivalent to the combined population of Russia, Poland and Germany, have no access to education, according to a new report from the UNESCO.
Jesus,
You are love. (1)
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things. (2)
Please allow me to be in love,
in you.
Amen.
PTH
Cartoonists at Tuoi Tre Cuoi, the caricature magazine of Tuoi Tre, have revealed their thoughts about the food scare
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Cartoonists at Tuoi Tre Cuoi, the caricature magazine of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, have revealed their thoughts about the recent food scare whereby pigs at a major slaughterhouse in Ho Chi Minh City were found to have been injected with sedative immediately prior to being butchered.
Đọt Chuối Non 