FILE PHOTO: Picture shows a protesting camp set by villagers to block entrance of Hong Kong’s Pacific Crystal textiles factory after villagers accused the company of polluting local water in Hai Duong province, outside Hanoi, Vietnam July 13, 2017. REUTERS/Staff
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese authorities on Monday used water cannon and electric rods to end a five-month long protest by villagers blockading a textile plant that serves global fashion brands, an official and a villager said.
channelnewsasia – The Cambodian government is threatening to deport any “newcomers” unable to produce correct and legal documentation.
Many Vietnamese communities exist around the Tonle Sap. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo) Jack Board @JackBoardCNA
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PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government has illegal Vietnamese migrants in its sights, threatening to deport any “newcomers” unable to produce correct and legal documentation.
Multiple locations including New York’s subway, Times Square and certain concert venues were identified as targets in the plot that was foiled by an undercover FBI agent. (Photo: AFP/Loic Venance)
MANILA: A Filipino suspect in a thwarted jihadist plot targetting New York City had boasted that his country was “a breeding ground for terrorists”, the US Justice Department said Saturday (Oct 7).
Giêsu ơi,
Lời cầu nguyện này thật hay.
“Ô Thánh linh Vĩ đại của phương Đông, miền Mặt trời lên, Ngài cầm trong tay phải Ngài tuổi đời chúng con và trong tay trái Ngài cơ hội của mỗi ngày. Ôm chúng con để chúng con không bỏ bê những tài năng chúng con được tặng hoặc đánh mất, trong lười biếng, hy vọng của mỗi ngày và hy vọng của mỗi năm.”* Continue reading Lời cầu nguyện 283 – Prayer 283
Physicist Jim Al-Khalili travels through Syria, Iran, Tunisia and Spain to tell the story of the great leap in scientific knowledge that took place in the Islamic world between the 8th and 14th centuries.
The Language of Science
Science and Islam Episode 1 of 3
Its legacy is tangible, with terms like algebra, algorithm and alkali all being Arabic in origin and at the very heart of modern science – there would be no modern mathematics or physics without algebra, no computers without algorithms and no chemistry without alkalis.
Jesus,
“Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.”*
Yes, they are blessed,
for they have a friend.
He comes and wipes their weeping eyes.
They’re not alone anymore. Continue reading Prayer 282
Tuoi Tre News – October 16, 2017, 10:54 GMT+7
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| The evening boat trip home for students in Huu Giang Village, Tay Giang Commune, Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
It remains a daily sight in rural areas of Vietnam to see students cross rivers to get to school.
In Huu Giang Village, Tay Giang Commune, Tay Son District, Binh Dinh Province, 652km north of Ho Chi Minh City, hundreds of children make daily trips on a makeshift boat to cross the Kon River.
Last update 09:43 | 16/10/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC National University earns VND180-200 billion a year from technology transfer deals. However, in most cases, the transfer is conducted in unofficial way; thus, the revenue is not commensurate with the real value.
Huynh Quyen, director of the Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer Center under the HCMC National University, said this is a common situation of many universities in Vietnam.
The Chinese-governed territory has witnessed bouts of protests in past decades amid Beijing’s growing influence over the city.
Yellow umbrellas have become a symbol of the 2014 pro-democracy protests [Photo courtesy: Hong Kong Free Press]
Divya Gopalan – Divya Gopalan is an Emmy nominee, international news anchor and correspondent for Al Jazeera English.
Hundreds of people with yellow umbrellas surrounded government headquarters on Thursday to mark the third anniversary of the event that set off Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy protests.
Jesus,
What’s been happening to our country?
Our world?
Relationships between our country and other countries
about economics, politics, diplomacy…?
I want to do something.
Diplomacy, politics or anything you want. Continue reading Prayer 281
Last update 16:00 | 10/10/2017 – VIETNAMNET
VietNamNet Bridge – The Cai Mep–Thi Vai container port in Ba Ri –Vung Tau province, built with investment capital of $2 billion, is now running at 15-20 percent of capacity.
Ba Ria – Vung Tau spent VND45 trillion to build Cai Mep – Thi Vai which had designed capacity of 7 million TEU, increasing to 11 million TEU after the expansion.
This is the only deep water seaport complex in Vietnam which is capable of receiving large cargo ships (100,000 tons and more). It is also one of 19 seaports which can receive ultra large crude carriers.
Disasters make 14 million people homeless each year – UN
Eight of the ten countries with the highest levels of displacement and housing loss are in South and Southeast Asia
LONDON, Oct 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – About 14 million people are being made homeless on average each year as a result of sudden disasters such as floods and storms, new figures show.
Jesus,
Living together with you is great.
You stay around me
but make me comfortable. Continue reading Prayer 280
The United Nations’ International Day of Rural Women celebrates and honors the role of rural women on October 15 each year. It is a day that recognizes “the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security, and eradicating rural poverty.”
Last update 13:00 | 15/10/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Prof., Dr. Bui Chi Buu, former director of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Southern Viet Nam, speaks to Viet Nam News about the agricultural challenges facing the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta and measures to cope with them.
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| Prof Dr Bui Chi Buu, former director of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences for Southern Viet Nam |
What challenges does agriculture in the Mekong Delta face today?
Đọt Chuối Non 