Japan to provide patrol ships to Vietnam amid maritime row with China | Thanh Nien Daily

October 24, 2017 / Japan, Vietnamese Foreign Policy

An aerial view shows Japan Coast Guard patrol ship, fishing boats from Taiwan and Taiwan’s Coast Guard vessel sailing side by side near the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan, Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan, in this photo taken by Kyodo in this file photo dated September …

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VN should strengthen migrant labor protections: World Bank – VietNam News

October 24, 2017 / Vietnam News and Current Events, Zhe Vietnam's Neighbors

Workers installing new rail lines. Construction is one of the sectors receiving the most migrant workers across ASEAN. – VNA/VNS Photo: Công PhongViet Nam News SINGAPORE – With labour migration on the rise across ASEAN, countries like Việt Nam, which sends a large number of workers abroad and relies on remittances for 7 per cent …

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Việt Nam- Singapore hold 8th defence policy dialogue – VietNam News

October 24, 2017 / Vietnamese Foreign Policy

Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh and Singaporean Permanent Secretary for Defence Chan Yeng Kit co-chaired the 8th Việt Nam-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue in Hà Nội yesterday.– Photo vovworld.vn “HÀ NỘI – Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh and Singaporean Permanent Secretary for Defence Chan …

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1st elephant baby in Đắk Lắk in 20 years is stillborn – VietNam News

October 24, 2017 / Vietnam News and Current Events, Wildlife and Nature

Ban Nang was the first domesticated elephant in Đắk Lắk Province to become pregnant during the past 20 years. — Photo vietnamnet.vn Viet Nam NewsĐắk Lắk — The first domesticated elephant in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk to become pregnant in 20 years delivered a stillborn calf last Sunday, the Elephant Conservation Centre …

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Vietnam on the Reel-to-Reel – The New York Timesby Jennifer Finney Boylan – NYT

September 20, 2017 / Vietnam-American War

“. . . The 50th anniversary of the war’s escalation — and the premiere this week of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s 18-hour documentary on PBS — is an appropriate time to honor the suffering and the sacrifice of all those who served, including the 58,000 American service members, the estimated 1.3 million North and …

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Vietnam says Facebook commits to preventing offensive content – Reuters

September 20, 2017 / Journalism, Media and Social Media

“HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s government said Facebook has committed to work with it to prevent content that violates the country’s laws from appearing on its platform.In February, communist Vietnam complained about “toxic” anti-government and offensive content on Facebook and Google Inc.’s YouTube and pressured local companies to withdraw advertising until the social media firms found …

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Facebook Navigates an Internet Fractured by Governmental Controls – The New York Times

September 20, 2017 / Journalism, Media and Social Media

“On a muggy, late spring evening, Tuan Pham awoke to the police storming his house in Hanoi, Vietnam. They marched him to a police station and made their demand: Hand over your Facebook password. Mr. Tuan, a computer engineer, had recently written a poem on the social network called “Mother’s Lullaby,” which criticized how the …

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Cambodia’s Democracy Betrayed – The New York Times editorial

September 20, 2017 / Cambodia, Zhe Vietnam's Neighbors

“Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia has been in power for more than 30 years. On Wednesday, he vowed to stay in power. “After witnessing the treasonous acts of some Cambodians in recent days,” he said, “I have decided to continue my job for another 10 years.” Citizens might have thought it was up to …

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Vulnerability- Risk Reduction- and Adaptation to Climate Change in Vietnam. World Bank .pdf

September 20, 2017 / Climate Change

“Vietnam’slong coastline, geographic location, and diverse topography and climates contribute to its being one of the most hazard-prone countries of the Asia-Pacific region, with storms and flooding, in particular, responsible for economic and human losses.Given that a high proportion of the country’s population and economic assets (including irrigated agriculture) are located in coastal lowlands and …

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You Fix It: Can You Stay Within the World’s Carbon Budget? – The New York Times

September 20, 2017 / Climate Change

“We need to stay within our carbon budget.To prevent the worst effects of global warming, we have to keep temperatures from increasing by more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2.0 degrees Celsius) above the preindustrial level — the upper limit agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord.That means we can’t send more than 2,900 gigatons …

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