Jesus,
How to be one with you?
An easier question is,
how to live in you?
An easier question is,
how to make friend with you? Continue reading Prayer 279
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The Cactus miracle
I love cactus flowers, of all kinds. They are simply elegant. I’ve been fascinated by cactus flowers since I was a kid. I love watching documentaries about plantations on the desert.
I also used to grow cactus plant at home. This is a picture of my cactus, in 2009.
Miners risk lives, owners boost profit
Last update 11:46 | 14/10/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of Cao Duong Commune in Hoa Binh Province call the stone quarries scattered around their modest homes “death valley”. The name reflects reality. Residents say at least six miners died this year while working at the mines, where employers exploit both stone and workers.
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| Local residents carry explosives to blast rock. — Photo Lang Quan – Tam Ninh |
The image of workers standing precariously at the top of quarries, drilling without protective equipment, is a familiar one. So are residents carrying bags of explosives to the top of the mountain.
How Vietnam Can Win the Tourism Game
Prayer 278
Jesus,
Now is the flooding season in the northern and central regions of our country.
During this season, for many years, we (via social activities groups) have tried to do something.
Tiny things.
However, we gave tiny things but took the big things.
The livelihood of farmers, fishers, and the poor
These things have haunted me. Continue reading Prayer 278
54 dead, 39 missing after depression
vietnamnews – Update: October, 14/2017 – 08:00
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| Rapidly increasing water levels in Đáy River has submerged Yên Bằng Commune, Ý Yên District, in the northern province of Nam Định. VNA/VNS Photo Công Luật |
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — At least 54 people died, 31 others were injured and 39 are missing due to heavy rains and floods triggered by a tropical depression hitting northern and central localities in recent days, according to National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention.
Lower numbers of undocumented workers will help VN economy
Last update 14:29 | 14/10/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai, head of the Department for Labour and Population Statistics of the General Statistics Office, discusses with the Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper measures to reduce the rate of undocumented workers.
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| Nguyen Thi Xuan Mai. — Photo baodautu.vn |
What do you think about the presence of undocumented workers in Viet Nam?
The Trump Administration is Leaving the UN Agency That Promotes Freedom of the Press
By: Mark Leon Goldberg on October 12, 2017
The Trump administration formally announced today that is is withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN’s scientific and cultural agency.
The US will downgrade its embassy there to an observer mission.
This is the rationale they gave.
The unethical hands that sway the stock market
Last update 12:00 | 14/10/2017 – vietnamnet
VietNamNet Bridge – The ways of manipulating the stock market are getting more sophisticated despite serious punishments.
The State Securities Commission (SSC) in mid-September imposed a fine of VND550 million on Phan Sy Hai for violations of regulations.
Hai was found using 28 accounts, including three in his name and 25 in other names to manipulate the price of VMD shares of Vimedimex, a pharmacy company, in the months from January to April 2016.
Prayer 277
Jesus,
You are the good friend.
You promised you would always stand by me.
Truly,
though it’s rainy
or sunny
or pleasant,
you still stay with me
and give me sweet flowers.
Thank you, my friend.
Amen.
PTH
How environmental pollution is ruining the Mekong Delta
Last update 16:59 | 23/09/2017 – vietnamnet
The Mekong Delta is a land carpeted in endless shades of greens, a magical water world that is being destroyed by climate change and environmental pollution, says the Vietnam Environment Administration.
Some 20 million people call the Mekong Delta home, and 60 million are dependent on the natural environment of river system for their livelihoods, says the Environment Administration.
The Mekong Delta, as local folklore suggests, is a lifelong partner of the Vietnamese that provides the people wisdom and guidance.
The curious case of Thai-Chinese relations: Best friends forever?
Sasiwan Chingchit – 14 March 2016 9:15AM
lowyinterpreter – Thailand has a long tradition of balancing its relations with major powers and, since the 2014 coup, it has been shifting towards China. However, with the two countries now involved in a complicated collaboration on high speed rail, the Thai public has started to question whether China is truly its best ally. Indeed, once one looks beyond perceptions and emotions and examines the detail of the Thailand-China relations, the best friend status is puzzling.
Prayer 276
Jesus,
I do not realize now what you are doing,
but later I will understand. (1)
And now,
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
you turned my wailing into dancing, (2)
though I never know all the steps,
I will learn to join the dance.
La la la…
Amen.
PTH
Experts fear as coal ash, slag mounting in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
The lack of an effective treatment process has resulted in mountains of the coal-fired electric power plants’ byproducts collecting in the delta
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| The land where coal ash is dumped at a coal-fired power plant in south-central Vietnam. |
Huge mountains of coal ash are looming large in southern Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, experts said at a conference on Tuesday.
First VN Business Summit to be held
vietnamnews – Update: October, 10/2017 – 10:12
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| The first-ever Việt Nam Business Summit will be held in Đà Nẵng City on November 7 within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of 21 leaders of economies. — Photo vietnam-guide.com |
HÀ NỘI — The first-ever Việt Nam Business Summit will be held in Đà Nẵng City on November 7 within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of 21 leaders of economies, the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce (VCCI) announced yesterday.
Đọt Chuối Non 