tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210429372860698672024-03-06T10:40:59.682+07:00VndataKim Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909337076160717209noreply@blogger.comBlogger1884125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-58788673119023756262020-05-27T19:47:00.000+07:002020-05-27T19:48:19.564+07:00Vietnam unveils VCM 01 cruise missile based on Kh-35<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltGqGJXP2Fv_zsrVs2n8CiSedERGrcCVeCvM-0SfUXljgjRe4eHN5DBoujwht8sNqKm1WI0XEiOXIagIzzuzXi3aVqEqrvQaupiUH7Dn5qvXETS-X8qxW-xf06DHwkwfkKOzMLLzLbMc/s640/VCM-01_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Vietnam has unveiled a new variant of its KCT-15 cruise missile which is a licensed copy of the Russian Kh-35" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltGqGJXP2Fv_zsrVs2n8CiSedERGrcCVeCvM-0SfUXljgjRe4eHN5DBoujwht8sNqKm1WI0XEiOXIagIzzuzXi3aVqEqrvQaupiUH7Dn5qvXETS-X8qxW-xf06DHwkwfkKOzMLLzLbMc/s640/VCM-01_1.jpg" width="640" height="362" data-original-width="600" data-original-height="339" /></a></div><br />
Vietnam has unveiled a new variant of its KCT-15 cruise missile which is a licensed copy of the Russian Kh-35. <br />
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According to Vietnamese media, at the Factory Z189 of the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, the production of its own version of 3M24E anti-ship missile system "Uran-E" began with the name VCM-01. The electronic components used for this missile production will be supplied by Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group. <br />
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People harvesting sedge often go to the fields very early to dry it in the sun. Since the harvest involves many stages, many workers are required. The harvest season lasts about a month and the average yield is 1.2-1.6 tons per hectare.</div><br />
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Ny Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698295921501854847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-39337097018577007022020-05-17T11:18:00.000+07:002020-05-18T14:51:20.317+07:00The Forgotten History of South Korean Massacres in Vietnam<b>In April, Nguyen Thi Thanh became the first Vietnamese to sue South Korea over atrocities that have been largely forgotten.</b> <br />
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Over 50 years ago, Nguyen Thi Thanh’s family was killed by South Korean troops in the Vietnam War. In April 2020, the now-60-year-old woman became the first Vietnamese to sue South Korea for the atrocities that have been largely forgotten.<br />
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South Korea and Vietnam’s relationship has progressed tremendously since the countries established diplomatic ties in 1992. They now share a strategic partnership, and South Korea is Vietnam’s biggest FDI investor while Vietnam is one of Korea’s leading tourist attractions. Yet just about 50 years ago, South Korea sent more troops than any country other than the United States to Vietnam to fight the Communists. Those Korean fighters committed roughly 80 massacres resulting in 8,000 to 9,000 civilian deaths. While the massacre by U.S. troops in Mỹ Lai received widespread coverage, memory of South Korea’s massacres mostly evaporated, left unmentioned by both side’s mainstream media or history classes and forgotten by younger generations.<br />
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Make no mistake: this is not because of a successful bilateral reconciliation. Rather, it is the result of foreign policy choices, domestic politics, wartime difficulties, and cultural practice.<br />
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First, South Korea’s government has denied the killings since the beginning. Involved military leaders imply that the killings were a Communist conspiracy. South Korea’s Ministry of Defense claims such systemic and organized massacres didn’t happen. Its National Intelligence Service has declined requests to publicize their 1969 investigation into the massacres. Several liberal presidents, including Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, have made apologetic statements, but they never directly mentioned the massacres or admitted to the killings. Such remarks were even contradicted by other presidential statements praising Korean troops’ involvement in Vietnam.<br />
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Second, domestic politics prevented the issue from making it onto governmental agendas. In the 1960s, South Korea under Park Chung-hee’s authoritarian leadership imposed strict regulations on freedom of speech, which helped the military cover up the massacres. Anyone who came out against the troops could be tortured or imprisoned. In modern time, prominent conservatives in South Korea promote Korean troops in Vietnam as “heroes” and prevent liberal leaders, such as current President Moon Jae-in, from making a full apology.<br />
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Civil societies are the only hope, but they have limited space to operate in Vietnam. In South Korea, civic life is much more vibrant. Many groups there, such as The Committee for Finding the Truth about Vietnam, Below the Lotus Flower, and the Korea-Vietnam Peace Foundation, have been trying to push for legal action, most notably with the mock trial in 2017-2018 or the “103 victims” petition in 2019. However, litigation is a long, costly and challenging tactic: South Korea’s civil law has a five-year statute of limitations; many survivors are either old or already departed; and existing evidence is not enough to force state agencies to disclose classified documents or conduct investigation.<br />
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Third, the war context made it more difficult to bring the massacres to light. There is no concrete record of the killings or the total number of civilian deaths. An often-cited study done by two American Quaker aid workers in 1972 only covered 45 killing cases and a part of the territory occupied by the Koreans. Compared to the Mỹ Lai massacre, there was no whistle blower or international press coverage at that time. Moreover, these killings were not made through an official chain of command so proof of the military’s conduct might have not existed to begin with. The 2017-2018 mock trial in South Korea made the counterargument that guerrilla warfare in Vietnam made it difficult to distinguish between combatant and noncombatant targets.<br />
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The United States, which requested foreign backup and transferred these areas to South Korea, was not keen to publicize this issue either. It was reported that the U.S. authorities were not only aware of but also tolerated these massacres (with some even wishing that South Vietnam’s forces could match South Korea’s “aggressiveness”). There was an investigation by General William Westmoreland, but it stopped at the preliminary stage when South Korea’s military leaders denied the killings. Considering the United States’ record as a perpetrator of other massacres in Vietnam, such as Thủy Bồ (1967), Mỹ Lai (1968), Thanh Phong (1969), and Sơn Thắng (1970), it was understandable that Washington did not want to pursue a thorough investigation, since it could have set a precedent to look into other atrocities.<br />
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Fourth, both Vietnam’s and South Korea’s foreign policies put historical grievances on the back burner. When talks to establish relations took place in the 1990s, Vietnam never pressed on the massacre issue nor asked for an apology, the way it did with the United States. This approach reflected Vietnam’s reformed strategy of diversifying relations and promoting economic integration. Currently, South Korea is even more important as it is Vietnam’s number one FDI investor, number two official development assistance (ODA) provider, and number two trading partner at a time when Vietnam wants to reduce economic dependence on China. In 2017, when President Moon made a controversial remark about Korean troops in Vietnam, Vietnam’s (rare) response was timid, only saying that South Korea should avoid actions that might “negatively affect” bilateral cooperation. Hanoi did not mention the massacres.<br />
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South Korea’s public diplomacy in Vietnam also contributes to Vietnam’s favorable view of Korea. The “wave” of Korean cultural products in Vietnam started in the mid-1990s, when Korean television dramas were sold to Vietnam’s national networks almost for free. Since then, South Korea has cultivated massive cultural appeal with its pop music, makeup products, cuisine, and movies. Interest in South Korea rose as Vietnam’s national football team, coached by a Korean, won their first gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in 2019.<br />
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Additionally, South Korea subtly used the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to deliver aid, mostly through school, hospital, and land clearance projects, to provinces where Korean troops had been occupiers. The amount assigned to these areas was unusually much larger than KOICA’s average aid (one school received $2 million, compared to the average $50,000, in 2000). However, KOICA never publicly clarified that the aid was related to or compensation for the killings..<br />
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Lastly, Vietnamese culture can reduce the visibility of the atrocities’ victims. Civilian deaths in the massacres had a hard time finding their place between Vietnam’s two common death commemoration practices at war monuments and domestic space. The victims, in many cases, were children and Southern Vietnamese villagers, therefore not revolutionary figures to be considered “war heroes.” Their deaths were too tragic for their “ghosts” to enter a family’s space either. Collective monuments and collective death anniversaries for the victims do exist in some villages, but they often get lost in the public commemoration narrative for fallen heroes that Vietnam promoted after the war. <br />
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Moreover, many survivors do not speak up due to social stigma. Some mixed Korean-Vietnamese people (often known with the name “Lai Đại Hàn”) were born out of rapes committed by Korean troops, and often discriminated against in their own society because they are seen a “product” of rape or sharing blood ties with the aggressors. Also, government-issued textbooks reinforce the mindset that there is no need to investigate South Korea’s killings since students often learn from a young age that U.S. imperialism was the main enemy and Vietnam came out as a clear winner.<br />
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As Nguyen Thi Thanh’s lawsuit has just started, it is important to look into all of these underlying factors. It is important not only to understand why the atrocities committed by South Koreans during the Vietnam War are usually forgotten, but also to promote the fight for overdue justice that Nguyen Thi Thanh and the other Vietnamese victims deserve, especially when South Korea has been fighting for the same justice for their “comfort women.”<br />
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<i>Hoang Do is a current Fulbright scholar at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. He previously worked with the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam and Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He would like to thank Professor Shawn McHale and Professor Richard Tucker from GWU for their valuable comments. The views expressed in the article are the author’s own.</i><br />
<hr/><font size="2">Source: https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/the-forgotten-history-of-south-korean-massacres-in-vietnam/</font>Ny Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-43876774034457248122020-05-17T11:12:00.000+07:002020-05-17T11:19:24.471+07:00Behind Vietnam’s COVID-19 Response, Deep Distrust of China<b>Despite public health cooperation, analysts say the Vietnamese Communist Party has little trust in the word of its Chinese counterparts.</b> <br />
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On February 1, Vietnam made what, at the time, was a drastic decision. All flights from China, Hong Kong, and Macau were ordered cancelled over concerns about what would later be named COVID-19. Three days before, the decision had been made to cease issuing tourist visas for the same three passports. Coming just one day after the Trump administration announced tightening restrictions on travel from China, Vietnam was among the first to halt flights entirely — to China’s chagrin. It began shutting its 1,300-kilometer border with its largest trading partner the same day.<br />
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Although its case numbers were still only in the single digits, Vietnam did not stop there. Schools were set to reopen on February 3 after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday – the first new school week since the virus was first detected in Vietnam on January 23. But classes nationwide were scrapped, despite only eight diagnosed cases at the time in a country of 95 million. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called the fight against COVID-19 the “Spring General Offensive of 2020,” a reference to the name of North Vietnam’s final push against Saigon in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War.<br />
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By the middle of April, community spread had apparently stopped. As of May 14, Vietnam has notched 29 consecutive days without a locally transmitted case. The country has reported a total of 288 cases of COVID-19, with no deaths.<br />
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While Vietnam’s success has been attributed to a multitude of factors – prompt action, bitter lessons learned from SARS, and a recent history of mass mobilization – those who are well acquainted with the Vietnamese Communist Party point to a ruling political organization that intimately understands, and deeply mistrusts, its brethren to the north.<br />
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“I don’t think [the Chinese] could convince anyone in Vietnam, even the Communist Party members,” said Nguyen Quang A, a retired businessman in Hanoi and well-known human rights activist. Once a loyal Party member and distinguished banker – he co-founded what would become Vietnam’s largest private bank in 1993 – Quang A said that it is all but certain that the country’s leaders were not reassured by early, optimistic reports from China doubting the virus’ pandemic potential.<br />
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With both parties operating similar internal structures in their respective states, which regularly hold interparty exchanges and events with each other, Quang A said Vietnamese officials understand well the thinking behind announcements and policy decisions coming out of Beijing.<br />
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“The Vietnamese communists know them very well; they have had a lot of lessons from their so-called friends in the Chinese Communist Party,” he said.<br />
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<b>Close Ideological Neighbors, Bitter Geopolitical Rivals</b><br />
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As the only other single-party communist state with a large, market-oriented economy, Vietnam is China’s closest ideological neighbor. But following Vietnam’s reunification in 1975, Hanoi found itself in the Soviet bloc at a time when China and the United States were partnering against the Kremlin in the latter years of the Cold War. After repelling a short but bloody Chinese invasion in 1979, Vietnam spent the 1980s fighting China’s Khmer Rouge proxies in Cambodia amidst occasional skirmishes with China on both land and at sea.<br />
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Relations were only normalized in 1991. Vietnam today considers China its biggest existential threat as the two countries lock horns over Chinese maritime claims in the South China Sea. The popular consensus in Vietnam is that China has been Vietnam’s enemy for millennia.<br />
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“I think both the government and the people of Vietnam have always well understood China and the Chinese government and thus, they never trusted what Chinese leaders had said regarding the pandemic,” said Nguyen Tien Lap, a senior partner at the NHQuang & Associates law firm in Hanoi and a former Party member.<br />
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“The Vietnamese Party leaders understand well that they should be independent from China as far as the protection of the Vietnamese people is concerned,” he added. <br />
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Balazs Szalontai, an expert on communist states currently on the faculty of Korea University’s North Korean studies department, said Vietnam’s early border closure and flight suspensions almost certainly irked China, which had at the time broadly opposed such measures before later invoking them as the pandemic worsened worldwide.<br />
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“Judging from China’s later public complaints, the Chinese authorities resented the travel restrictions that Vietnam imposed on China in late January, and they presumably prodded Hanoi to lift them as soon as possible,” said Szalontai, citing an April 11 article from the state-controlled Global Times newspaper that accused Vietnam of ordering a “blockade” against China in the early days of the pandemic “consistent with the U.S. moves.”<br />
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According to the U.S.-based cybersecurity company FireEye, Vietnamese intelligence agents may have even launched cyberattacks against China in the early days of the pandemic to gleam information about the virus. APT32, as the cybersecurity firm has dubbed a threat group identified by FireEye as aligned with Vietnamese state interests, launched an attack on China’s Ministry of Emergency Management on January 6. It also evidently attacked Wuhan’s provincial government.<br />
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While Hanoi denies the cyberattacks and sources in Vietnam were unwilling to discuss the plausibility of a Vietnamese intelligence operation in-depth, Carl Thayer, an emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales and specialist on Vietnamese defense issues, said the alleged attacks are well within the capabilities of the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense’s Cyber Command.<br />
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“It is inconceivable that the cyber command has not developed some offensive capabilities that would enable it to hack Chinese government computers,” said Thayer, adding that Vietnam also has more traditional ways of conducting espionage in China.<br />
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“There is no reason why Vietnam could not have picked up on this as well through human intelligence and monitoring of the Chinese-language internet,” said Thayer. <br />
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<b>Moving Forward</b><br />
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Vietnam has not followed the footsteps of U.S. President Donald Trump or French President Emmanuel Macron in criticizing China’s handling of the virus. The message instead is focused on Vietnam’s strengths, which drew upon strict public health measures and a nationwide mobilization to quash the threat.<br />
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“Generally, Vietnamese respond well to national calls for cooperation if they are sufficiently convinced that there is a national crisis,” explained David Koh, a former senior fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore who now runs his own consultancy.<br />
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He added that the Vietnamese government has preferred to stick to the positive points.<br />
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“Vietnam was not the only country that might have distrusted China’s figures, although Vietnam did not publicly say anything about it,” said Koh.<br />
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Thayer pointed out that both China and Vietnam have cooperated during the pandemic in the face of a common enemy. In addition to multiple cross-border meetings among public health officials, China and Vietnam have also helped each other materially.<br />
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“Vietnam’s border guards have donated face masks to their Chinese counterparts. China has offered to assist Vietnam by sending medical specialists,” said Thayer.<br />
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But even in the midst of Vietnam’s nationwide lockdown in April, the focus of the bilateral relationship switched back to geopolitical rivalry in the South China Sea.<br />
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On April 3, Vietnam accused the Chinese Coast Guard of deliberating sinking a Vietnamese fishing vessel near the contested Paracel Islands. China retorted that the Vietnamese boat had rammed the coast guard vessel. Later that month, China named around 80 features in disputed waters in the South China Sea, including submerged banks, to Vietnam’s ire, and established two new government districts in the Paracel and Spratly Islands. Newspapers in both countries have accused the other side of using COVID-19 as a distraction to further their maritime claims.<br />
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“The calculations between Vietnam and China are very complicated,” said Le Dang Doanh, a retired economic adviser to five Vietnamese prime ministers.<br />
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“On one hand, the two sides enjoy a very intense economic exchange, and on the other hand, during the pandemic, Chinese marine patrols have intensified their presence in the East Sea,” he added, using the Vietnamese term for the South China Sea.<br />
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Thayer said Vietnam’s attitude toward China amid both the pandemic and the South China Sea flareup is typical of the country’s philosophy of “cooperation and struggle” toward world powers. <br />
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“Vietnam ‘cooperates’ with China to contain the coronavirus because of the impact this pandemic could have on Vietnam’s economy and society and because Vietnam is ASEAN Chair and COVID-19 requires a regional response,” he said, adding that such cooperation had no bearing on geopolitics in the South China Sea.<br />
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“Vietnam ‘struggles’ against China on this issue,” said Thayer.<br />
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<i>Bac Pham has been reporting in Vietnam for 18 years and has worked for numerous publications, including The Straits Times. He has worked for Deutsche Presse-Agentur since 2008. <br />
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Bennett Murray was Deutsche Presse-Agentur’s Hanoi bureau chief from 2016–2019. He is currently a freelance journalist based in Kyiv. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/BDMurray" target="_blank">@BDMurray</a>.</i> <br />
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<blockquote><b><i>Till late May 16, as many as 50 Vietnamese people have volunteered to donate part of their lungs to the British pilot (patient numbered 91), who is in critical condition.</i></b></blockquote><a name='more'></a><br />
According to the National Coordination Center for Organ Transplantation, as many as 60 Vietnamese people have volunteered to donate part of their lungs to save a critically ill British pilot, Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient.<br />
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Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc, deputy director of the National Coordination Centre for Human Organ Transplantation has said that many people called the centre to register for lung donation and some people contacted the centre via the Facebook fanpage.<br />
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All were Vietnamese nationals and had no relationship with the patient in person.<br />
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“The donors said that they wanted to help save the patient and contribute their share in the country’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Nguyen Hoang Phuc. <br />
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Phuc said the kind gestures were highly appreciated and it would be a source of encouragement for the health sector in trying to cure the patient.<br />
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However, doctors said the patient should receive organs from a brain-dead registered donor. Current regulations didn’t allow transplant lungs to be donated by most living people. The donated lungs must come from a brain-dead donor.<br />
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On Wednesday, a woman and a veteran aged over 40 and 70, respectively, registered to donate their lungs to the patient.<br />
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A potential brain-dead donor met the criteria, however, his lungs were found to have an infection and were no longer working.<br />
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The British pilot, 43, was the first case of a cluster related to the Buddha Bar & Grill in District 2 – which turned out to be Ho Chi Minh City’s biggest Covid-19 hotspot with 19 cases.<br />
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Vietnam’s 91st COVID-19 patient has been treated at the HCM City’s Hospital for Tropical Diseases. As of Thursday morning, the test’s results showed severe solidification and fibrosis of the lungs, making it difficult for oxygen to get into the patient’s blood. <br />
<hr/>Source: https://vietnaminsider.vn/why-many-vietnamese-volunteered-to-donate-part-of-their-lungs-to-the-british-covid-19-patient/Ny Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-12899150491983055882020-05-17T10:50:00.000+07:002020-05-17T10:50:08.720+07:00Parts of Chinese Long March 5B crash in Ivory Coast<div class="video-1"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KXdclXrvq1Y?modestbranding=1&showinfo=0&rel=0" width="640" height="395" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><br />
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The Ministry of Defense also reiterated the policy of protecting Vietnam's sovereignty over the sea and islands: “Resolutely and persistently protect the national territorial sovereignty of the 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone, maintain 21 islands (33 points) garrison) in the Spratly Islands, DK1 rig house; closely combine political, diplomatic and legal struggles with preparing military plans, resolutely protecting sea and island sovereignty. <br />
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Maintaining a peaceful, stable environment, maintaining friendly and cooperative relations with countries for national development; deal with situations based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, the Vietnam Sea Law of 2012 and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC). Maintaining the independence, autonomy and taking advantage of the support of the international community".<br />
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According to the Ministry of Defense, in recent years, the Party and the State have invested in improving defense potentials, increasing the readiness of the forces directly protecting sea and island sovereignty such as the navy and air defense. Air force, Coast guard.<br />
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Vietnam has purchased modern weapons and equipment, actively researched, developed equipment and high-tech weapons, improved the ability to grasp the situation and manage the seas.<br />
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The Ministry of Defense has increased the force of guard ships in key sea areas, regularly organized patrol and control to promptly detect and prevent acts of infringing upon the sovereignty of sea and islands of other countries, ready for plans to handle not to be surprised, to handle situations happening at sea well. <br />
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<hr/>Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thoi-su/bo-quoc-phong-tang-cuong-tau-truc-tai-cac-vung-bien-trong-diem-tren-bien-dong-1224749.htmlNy Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-26273787797134709432020-05-17T09:38:00.002+07:002020-05-17T09:42:44.017+07:00Vietnamese Army Test Firing of the Upgraded AT-3 Sagger ATGMs<figure><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbdYvM6AW0Vb-yut6EXLaT9rhKYncDzeaBQkJH5P4gzuxceiTvPDldJVGyvhZVI229eoaBZCKq5K5QScoovaHgAo1lVLrKzGJeUrxssi7QyLFxGJD4bpkkV5n7jU-u8Xpxp9jPb9UkCw/s700/96782131_1600641200094056_4993943506545278976_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Test firing of upgraded version of AT-3 Sagger ATGM (all photos : VietDefense)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbdYvM6AW0Vb-yut6EXLaT9rhKYncDzeaBQkJH5P4gzuxceiTvPDldJVGyvhZVI229eoaBZCKq5K5QScoovaHgAo1lVLrKzGJeUrxssi7QyLFxGJD4bpkkV5n7jU-u8Xpxp9jPb9UkCw/s640/96782131_1600641200094056_4993943506545278976_n.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="700" data-original-height="467" /></a></div><figcaption>Test firing of upgraded version of AT-3 Sagger ATGM (all photos : VietDefense)</figcaption></figure> <br />
As we discussed before, the original 9M14 Malyutkas have been upgraded with newer warheads while retaining parts of the older missile. Despite modernization efforts, the missiles are still manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) and thus harder to control compared to newer semi-automatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) ATGMs. <br />
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In a conflict, these would most likely be set up in strategic positions and fired in volleys at enemy armor. They probably wouldn't be able to completely destroy most 3rd or 4th gen MBTs but well aim shots could disable them.<br />
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The PAVN also operates newer 9K111 Fagot and other anti tank weaponry. <br />
<hr/>Source: https://www.facebook.com/VietDefenseVN/posts/1600641290094047?__tn__=-RNy Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-61088046686844985372020-05-17T09:31:00.000+07:002020-05-17T09:39:42.165+07:00Vietnamese Army Conducts Shtora-1 Active Protection System Demo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnLGa-2n4GwCVTX9NRz7dsLOgOqOYe1y7uz3r8Kw99jwIjqKoUKLLImNxV0OGSMcrWr0I1vQCNGCMdj3XimRDclLSh6m2EpEC25J3xc2IJ27dz-2t7JbE_WRf5_1FFZ7DsWefRLNO9Tc/s700/95876230_1601560023335507_1754623285787623424_n.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnLGa-2n4GwCVTX9NRz7dsLOgOqOYe1y7uz3r8Kw99jwIjqKoUKLLImNxV0OGSMcrWr0I1vQCNGCMdj3XimRDclLSh6m2EpEC25J3xc2IJ27dz-2t7JbE_WRf5_1FFZ7DsWefRLNO9Tc/s400/95876230_1601560023335507_1754623285787623424_n.png" title="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnLGa-2n4GwCVTX9NRz7dsLOgOqOYe1y7uz3r8Kw99jwIjqKoUKLLImNxV0OGSMcrWr0I1vQCNGCMdj3XimRDclLSh6m2EpEC25J3xc2IJ27dz-2t7JbE_WRf5_1FFZ7DsWefRLNO9Tc/s400/95876230_1601560023335507_1754623285787623424_n.png" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSnLGa-2n4GwCVTX9NRz7dsLOgOqOYe1y7uz3r8Kw99jwIjqKoUKLLImNxV0OGSMcrWr0I1vQCNGCMdj3XimRDclLSh6m2EpEC25J3xc2IJ27dz-2t7JbE_WRf5_1FFZ7DsWefRLNO9Tc/s640/95876230_1601560023335507_1754623285787623424_n.png" width="640" height="347" data-original-width="700" data-original-height="379" /></a></div><br />
Those watching National Defense News last night were treated to 'red eyes' - a demonstration of the Shtora-1 active protection system on the PAVN's T-90S/SK MBTs. This demonstration took place in front of a visiting delegation to the 201st Tank Brigade. <br />
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Shtora-1 Active Protection System (photo : otvaga2004)</div><br />
The Shtora-1 was designed to disrupt SACLOS ATGMs along with laser rangefinders/target designators, though it should be noted that some newer modern generation of ATGMS have been designed to bypass the system's IR dazzlers. <br />
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Shtora-1 APS equipped T-90S/SK turret (image : Maksshop)</div><br />
It would be interesting to see how well the Vietnamese Shtora-1 APS performs against the threat of enemy anti tank weaponry, specifically the Chinese "Red Arrow" series of anti tank missiles. <br />
<hr/>Source: https://www.facebook.com/VietDefenseVN/posts/1601568253334684?__tn__=-RNy Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-46086830324734831882020-05-17T09:23:00.000+07:002020-05-17T09:23:10.458+07:008 Harpoon Block II Missiles for Thailand Enters Production<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwP3sVgoCsmzsoZyTt4Q6EyevWv2C7QnPvFYRUM1hPb9YcYPFa6C7bRbABKJGTnM7geOAhhSy5X8ClPov-UPFe45JI-oMzLZWL9I2mEPV6qy3_kwdAK8GpePx55kGJSsmtgKqAhFvIuE/s700/AGM-84L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles (photo : DefenceTalk)" title="Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles (photo : DefenceTalk)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwP3sVgoCsmzsoZyTt4Q6EyevWv2C7QnPvFYRUM1hPb9YcYPFa6C7bRbABKJGTnM7geOAhhSy5X8ClPov-UPFe45JI-oMzLZWL9I2mEPV6qy3_kwdAK8GpePx55kGJSsmtgKqAhFvIuE/s640/AGM-84L.jpg" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="700" data-original-height="466" /></a></div><br />
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $1,971,754,089 firm-fixed-price contract to provide non-recurring engineering associated with the Stand-off Land Attack Missile – Expanded Response (SLAM ER) obsolescence redesign effort as well as the production and delivery of 650 SLAM ER missiles in support of the government of Saudi Arabia. Work will be performed at St. Louis, Missouri (47%); Indianapolis, Indiana (37%); Pontiac, Michigan (9%); Melbourne, Florida (3%); Middletown, Connecticut (2%); and Black Mountain, North Carolina (2%). <br />
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Work is expected to be complete by December 2028. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $1,971,754,089 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-4. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-20-C-0003).<br />
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The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $656,981,421 modification (P00014) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-19-C-0016). This modification procures and delivers 467 Harpoon full rate production Lot 91 Block II missiles and support equipment for various Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed at St. Louis, Missouri (30%); McKinney, Texas (28%); Toledo, Ohio (6%); Grove, Oklahoma (5%); Pontiac, Michigan (4%); Putnam, Connecticut (2%); Galena, Kansas (2%); Burnley, United Kingdom (2%); Lititz, Pennsylvania (1%); Minneapolis, Minnesota (1%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (19%). <br />
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This modification procures four Block II missiles and support equipment for the government of Brazil, eight Block II missiles and support equipment for the government of Thailand, 53 Block II missiles and support equipment for the government of Qatar, 402 Block II missiles and support equipment for the government of Saudi Arabia, and support equipment for the governments of Japan, the Netherlands, India and Korea. Work is expected to be complete by December 2026. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $656,981,421 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. <br />
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Military site Voennye Materialy of Russia said that the maintenance, maintenance and use of PT-76 tanks in Vietnam is very good, keeping these half-century-old tanks always' new. edge'.<br />
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The amphibious tanks praised by the Russian media are the PT-76s - light tanks that have been used by Vietnam since the resistance war against the US.<br />
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Up to now, there are still hundreds of amphibious tanks of the Vietnam Army on the payroll of the Vietnam Army , all of which are well preserved and ready to maneuver at any time.<br />
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Unlike flying vehicles, most ground vehicles do not have a service life - that is, without good maintenance, good storage of vehicles, these tanks can be used for a longer period of time. until there is a replacement candidate.<br />
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Russian Voennye Materialy also said that PT-76 was a Soviet-funded tank to Vietnam in the past, these light tanks were used by Vietnam in the war against the US.<br />
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After the war with the Americans ended, PT-76 tanks continued to be used by Vietnam to fight on Cambodian soil in the 1980s, directly fighting against "Khmer Rouge clones". <br />
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Since the war in Cambodia up to now, Vietnam's PT-76 tanks have continued to be used in large numbers, even upgraded many details, increasing the effectiveness of the vehicle.<br />
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The Russian newspaper called Soviet tanks on Vietnam's in service "armored veterans" and affirmed that under the care of the Vietnamese army, these "veterans" would still serve. persisted for a long time.<br />
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PT-76 was produced by the Soviet Union from 1951 until 1969, a total of about 12,000 units of various versions were born during this time in both the Soviet Union and China. <br />
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This type of amphibious armored vehicle is equipped with the thickest armor of only 25mm in the turret, the fire consisting of a 76.2mm cannon with a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun.<br />
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Vehicles using 240 horsepower engines, pulling power reaches 16.4 horsepower per ton, capable of moving at a maximum speed of 44 km / h when traveling on flat roads and wading with speeds up to 10.2 km /h.<br />
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Currently in the world, there are still dozens of countries that continue to use this type of tanks in service. In which Vietnam is the country with the largest use of PT-76, the maximum can be up to 300 units still in service. <br />
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PT-76 amphibious tanks of Vietnam when fighting on the Cambodian battlefield against Khmer Rouge reaction forces.<br />
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PT-76 amphibious tanks were used by the Soviet army as a means of landing in the past. <br />
<hr/>Source: https://kienthuc.net.vn/quan-su/xe-tang-pt-76-viet-nam-nhu-moi-khien-cha-de-nga-cung-phai-than-phuc-1374383.htmlNy Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-37166677214432798352020-05-05T08:18:00.000+07:002020-05-05T08:18:42.954+07:00Society opposes Chinese fishing bans in East Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Hn1dYZEP2NPhZc-LlQZKtR_5KZenX44c3La5ZTeZEedsnUja_RBgoe5R4PRZx0911dlQk-nEW5cZYuLXlGK4BioIlstlr9xxPJXQmZxm1oPit8SCfoMtNd3gpzJQ6GenEjzojpsQuw/s1600/84176_ca2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Hn1dYZEP2NPhZc-LlQZKtR_5KZenX44c3La5ZTeZEedsnUja_RBgoe5R4PRZx0911dlQk-nEW5cZYuLXlGK4BioIlstlr9xxPJXQmZxm1oPit8SCfoMtNd3gpzJQ6GenEjzojpsQuw/s640/84176_ca2.jpg" width="640" height="438" data-original-width="620" data-original-height="424" /></a></div><br />
HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) released a document on Monday opposing China’s issuance of regulations banning fishing in the East Sea (South China Sea).<br />
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It was sent to the Government Office, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations.<br />
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China announced a fishing moratorium from May 1 to August 16 in the East Sea, including part of the Gulf of Tonkin and Hoàng Sa (Paracel) Archipelago under Việt Nam’s sovereignty, according to the VINAFIS.<br />
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The regulations violate Việt Nam’s sovereignty over Hoàng Sa and Việt Nam's territorial waters as well as its legal rights and interests, hamper fishing activities by Vietnamese fishermen, and breaks international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and other relevant international legal documents, it said.<br />
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The society also cited China’s recent announcement on the establishment of two administrative units under the so-called “Sansha city” in a scheme to illegally control Việt Nam’s Hoàng Sa and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagos.<br />
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The VINAFIS says it vehemently protests these extremely unreasonable actions by China, stressing the regulations have no legal value for waters under Việt Nam’s sovereignty and Vietnamese fishermen have the right to fish there. <br />
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It also urged relevant agencies in Việt Nam to take strong measures to end China’s latest actions in the East Sea, and suggested increasing law enforcement at sea to assist and protect Vietnamese fishermen operating in Việt Nam’s waters. <br />
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Photo of the document on the Việt Nam Fisheries Society's website opposing China’s issuance of regulations banning fishing in the East Sea this year.<br />
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The society will actively instruct local fisheries associations and societies to partner with relevant agencies in communications work to help fishermen understand and observe legal regulations while at sea.<br />
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It will also call on fishermen to keep calm, continue fishing, step up production, and resolutely practice their legitimate rights, contributing to protecting national sovereignty of sea and islands.<br />
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On Apri 2, a Chinese marine surveillance ship attacked and sunk a Vietnamese fishing boat near Hoàng Sa.<br />
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Việt Nam lodged an official complaint with China following the incident, saying it violated Việt Nam's sovereignty over the Paracel Islands and threatened the safety of life and the legitimate interests of Vietnamese fishermen. — VNSNy Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-59357427067283627412020-05-05T07:58:00.001+07:002020-05-05T07:58:29.921+07:00Vietnam tests COVID-19 vaccine on mice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E4_FskaOn8aQQol6QzIcgZQOQOUsLM5OfrDmsNzRqQpnKN_bFlpeS7HhQqSs1guWbwq7xbptF0jT75JPx9iN2BcyavrPHuwTTLJMcmBXLKmYUpydaTfuwB8njFiSqo-38IaNNoD4nQ/s1600/vabiotech.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img title="A technician tests product quality at a facility of VABIOTECH in Hanoi, Vietnam in this undated photo. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-E4_FskaOn8aQQol6QzIcgZQOQOUsLM5OfrDmsNzRqQpnKN_bFlpeS7HhQqSs1guWbwq7xbptF0jT75JPx9iN2BcyavrPHuwTTLJMcmBXLKmYUpydaTfuwB8njFiSqo-38IaNNoD4nQ/s640/vabiotech.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="586" data-original-height="391" /></a></div><br />
An experimental vaccine jointly produced by a group of scientists from Vietnam and Britain for protection against the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19 has been tested on mice, the Vietnamese side has said.<br />
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Vietnam’s Company for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (VABIOTECH), a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Health, has joined around 70-80 vaccine developers in the world to reach the testing stage for a COVID-19 vaccine.<br />
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According to VABIOTECH’s chairman Do Tuan Dat, its scientists and their colleagues from the UK’s Bristol University have been working on the jab since the very first COVID-19 infection case was confirmed in Vietnam.<br />
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The company’s scientists have succeeded in generating a strain carrying SARS-CoV-2 antigens in the laboratory, which is considered the most important ingredient in vaccine production, Dat said.<br />
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He said the vaccine has been tested on mice, after which stage blood samples from the animal will be sent to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) for evaluation.<br />
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“If the COVID-19 vaccine receives positive evaluation [from NIHE], it will continue to be studied and tested on other animals and groups of volunteers to further assessment of its safety and effectiveness,” Dat said.<br />
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A vaccine is considered the most effective way to fight against a viral disease. <br />
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Most experts estimate it will take at least 12-18 months to develop a COVID-19 vaccine which is safe for humans. <br />
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To date, eight coronavirus vaccine trials have been carried out on animals and humans in parallel by eight different manufacturers in the world, according to Dat.<br />
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“This is a fast, new way but also contains ‘risky’ elements,” Dat said, adding that VABIOTECH is observing these eight companies to consider whether to follow in their footsteps.<br />
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In the past, Vietnamese scientists also studied and developed a number of effective vaccines, including the polio vaccine, the oral cholera vaccine, and the H5N1 bird flu vaccine. <br />
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Vietnam has so far reported 271 COVID-19 infections, with the latest patient being an imported case from the UK.<br />
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Only 52 patients remain in treatment, including 14 relapses, while 219 have recovered.<br />
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There has been no death caused by the disease in the country.<br />
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Meanwhile, COVID-19 deaths rose to 28,446 in the UK as of May 2 as it reported 186,599 infections, according to a Reuters tally.<br />
<hr/>Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20200504/vietnam-tests-covid19-vaccine-on-mice/54383.htmlNy Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-28242325362251091902020-05-05T07:48:00.000+07:002020-05-05T07:48:51.716+07:00Samsung changed the plan to shift production to Vietnam, Apple listed many jobs in Vietnam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcuVhB451AZkEcT_BfAKgUq7HOtGwenrTKSnhl9-oXpAsi46aNBS61nUrwMBepAgEDJd5ROWGr6rkEamq1JUWgkAn8gGcCARXO9XprICeujILJwlUxgjaVKAS_d5BrQAlh0_hV00Qxw/s1600/samsung.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcuVhB451AZkEcT_BfAKgUq7HOtGwenrTKSnhl9-oXpAsi46aNBS61nUrwMBepAgEDJd5ROWGr6rkEamq1JUWgkAn8gGcCARXO9XprICeujILJwlUxgjaVKAS_d5BrQAlh0_hV00Qxw/s640/samsung.jpg" width="640" height="375" data-original-width="920" data-original-height="539" /></a></div><br />
<blockquote><b><i>When the COVID19 pandemic first began, South Korea was the country hit the hardest after China. The virus has since caused havoc across the globe while strict measures taken by the South Korean government have enabled the company to put a lid on the situation.</i></b></blockquote><a name='more'></a><br />
Samsung’s manufacturing facilities had to suffer shutdowns due to confirmed coronavirus cases. At one point, it was reported that the company was planning to shift premium phone production to Vietnam to offset delays at its Gumi plant in South Korea. <br />
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However, Samsung appears to have given up on that idea as South Korea is now one of the few countries where the COVID19 situation is under control. Sammobile reported. <br />
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<b>Samsung abandons plan to shift premium phone production</b> <br />
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The Gumi plant in South Korea is where Samsung’s premium smartphones like the Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z Flip are manufactured. It had to be shut down for a couple of days due to confirmed COVID19 cases. The bulk of its smartphone manufacturing is still done in Vietnam and the company was thinking about temporarily moving the production of these devices to the country as well. <br />
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The COVID19 situation in South Korea was much worse at that time so it would have made sense for the company to do that in order to ensure that it could continue to put these phones on the market. The virus had struck not long after the Galaxy Z Flip was launched so it was important for Samsung to ensure a steady supply of its new foldable smartphone.<br />
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Reports out of South Korea suggest that Samsung has withdrawn this plan because the situation is now under control in its home country even as the virus causes disruption across the globe. Earlier this week, South Korea reported no locally transmitted cases of the virus, a highly commendable achievement.<br />
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If anything, there’s now the expectation that the Gumi plant will be able to plug the production gap for other markets should the pandemic cause disruption at some of Samsung’s other manufacturing facilities across the globe.<br />
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<b>Apple hirings in Vietnam fuel business speculation</b> <br />
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Tech giant Apple has listed many jobs in Vietnam on LinkedIn recently, including an operations manager based in Hanoi.<br />
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The job description says Apple is looking for an operations manager to “help the company foster growth in this market, leading “a team of engineers in support of new product development as well as sustaining operations in ensuring the contract manufacturer readiness for very high volume production.”<br />
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The multinational company has been posting many job openings over the past few months, from senior role like regional operations and new product manager in Hanoi to camera ops test engineering in Saigon. VNExpress, a local media reported.<br />
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The recruitment move adds credence to reports that Apple could increase outsourcing manufacturing to Vietnam.<br />
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Foxconn, the world’s biggest electronics contract manufacturer and a key supplier of Apple, has a facility in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam to produce for Apple.<br />
<hr/>Via: https://vietnaminsider.vn/samsung-changed-the-plan-to-shift-production-to-vietnam-apple-listed-many-jobs-in-vietnam/Ny Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-53568549940612641722020-05-04T19:50:00.000+07:002020-05-04T19:50:48.222+07:00China’s long-range Xian H-20 stealth bomber could make its debut this year<h2>.</h2>Beijing ‘carefully considering’ unveiling the plane at the Zhuhai Airshow in November at a time of heightened regional tension<br />
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<h2>.</h2>H-20 will give China the nuclear triad of submarines, ballistic missiles and bombers <br />
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China’s new generation strategic bomber is likely to be ready for delivery this year, but Beijing is said to be weighing the impact of its unveiling at a complex time in regional relations due to the coronavirus pandemic.<br />
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Military sources said the Xian H-20 supersonic stealth bomber – expected to double the country’s strike range – could make its first public appearance at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow in November, if the pandemic was sufficiently under control.<br />
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“The Zhuhai Airshow is expected to become a platform to promote China’s image and its success in pandemic control – telling the outside world that the contagion did not have any big impacts on Chinese defence industry enterprises,” a source said.<br />
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But the appearance of the bomber at this year’s air show could heighten tensions by directly threatening countries within its strike range, especially Australia, Japan and the Korean peninsula. <br />
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“The Beijing leadership is still carefully considering whether its commission will affect regional balance, especially as regional tensions have been escalating over the Covid-19 pandemic,” another source said.<br />
“Like intercontinental ballistic missiles, all strategic bombers can be used for delivering nuclear weapons … if China claimed it had pursued a national defence policy which is purely defensive in nature, why would it need such an offensive weapon?”<br />
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Tensions in the region have worsened in the past month with a war of words between Beijing and Washington over the pandemic, and both sides increasing naval patrols of the Taiwan Strait and South and East China seas. <br />
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The US defence department has estimated a cruising distance of more than 8,500km (5,300 miles) for the H-20, the last in China’s 20 series of new generation warplanes, which includes the J-20 stealth fighter jet, the Y-20 giant transporter and the Z-20 medium-lift utility helicopter. <br />
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The arrival of the H-20 would mark the completion of China’s “nuclear triad” of ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched missiles and air-launched weapons. <br />
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An H-6K bomber, or China’s B-52, flies over the South China Sea. Photo: AP</div><br />
Chinese state television has said the H-20 could alter the strategic calculus between the US and China by doubling the strike range of its current H-6K, dubbed the country’s B-52.<br />
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The H-20 has reportedly been designed to strike targets beyond the second island ring – which includes US bases in Japan, Guam, the Philippines and other countries – from bases in mainland China. The third island chain extends to Hawaii and coastal Australia.<br />
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It will be equipped with nuclear and conventional missiles with a maximum take-off weight of at least 200 tonnes and a payload of up to 45 tonnes. The bomber is expected to fly at subsonic speeds and could potentially unleash four powerful hypersonic stealth cruise missiles.<br />
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However, like China’s first active stealth fighter jet, the J-20, engine development of the H-20 bomber has fallen behind schedule, according to sources.<br />
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For the J-20, engineers were developing high-thrust turbofan WS-15 engines, but the jet is understood to be using either Chinese WS-10B or Russian-built AL-31FM2/3 engines, which compromise its manoeuvrability and stealth capabilities at subsonic speeds.<br />
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Military enthusiasts have speculated the H-20 might use the NK-321 Russian engine but two independent military sources said it would be equipped with an upgraded WS-10 engine.<br />
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“The WS-10 is still a transitional engine for the H-20 because it is not powerful enough. The eligible replacement may take two to three years for development,” one of the sources said. <br />
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The second said the speed of the H-20 would be slower than its original design, with some of its original combat capability being reduced.<br />
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“That’s why the American air force doesn’t care about the H-20, because it is not strong and powerful enough to cause any challenge to their B-2 and B-21 bombers.”<br />
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If the US decided to deploy more F-35 supersonic fighter jets – it has already sold about 200 to Japan and South Korea – it could push China to bring forward the unveiling of the new bomber, the second source said.<br />
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“For example, if some US decision makers decided to deploy up to 500 F-35s to Japan, South Korea, and even Singapore, India and Taiwan – making almost all of China’s neighbours in the Indo-Pacific region use F-35s to contain China – that would push Beijing to launch the H-20 as soon as possible.”<br />
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The H-20 is believed to have been in development since the early 2000s. The project to develop a strategic bomber was first announced by the People’s Liberation Army in 2016.<br />
<hr/>Source: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3082465/chinas-long-range-xian-h-20-stealth-bomber-could-make-its-debutNy Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698295921501854847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-26716822307010282392020-04-27T12:52:00.000+07:002020-04-27T12:52:28.738+07:00Thai Navy will Buy MSI 30mm Machine Gun to be Installed on Khamronsin class Corvette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJK-q4LpR9pjcoG4cVFoccRL14JnkUy0HSqZMZlfF0NWiw4Z1a29b_NjDF485lCJUhF0K8pw_qLvLQJa9QF10IEOMBryAwY4obmS5Fas8RnfSPZXYU8-iHccupr1JE7zjmq_guz5e_gQ/s400/cmano-db.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJK-q4LpR9pjcoG4cVFoccRL14JnkUy0HSqZMZlfF0NWiw4Z1a29b_NjDF485lCJUhF0K8pw_qLvLQJa9QF10IEOMBryAwY4obmS5Fas8RnfSPZXYU8-iHccupr1JE7zjmq_guz5e_gQ/s640/cmano-db.jpg" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="400" data-original-height="300" /></a></div><br />
Three Khamronsin class Corvette (HTMS Kamronsin FS 531, HTMS Thayanchon FS 532, HTMS Longlom FS 533) will receive MSI 30mm machine gun (photo : cmano-db)<br />
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Naval Ordnance Department, Royal Thai Navy announced to acquire three British MSI Defence Systems 30mm naval guns for fitting on Khamronsin-class corvette.<br />
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Procurement and price information center of the Royal Thai Navy issued on April 23, 2020, for the purchase of the 30mm MSI machine gun system with the installation letter for the Khamronsin-class anti submarine corvette by the Naval Ordnance Department, with a credit limit of 170,1111,358 baht ($ 5,242,503) from MSI-Defense Systems Ltd, United Kingdom, which is understood to be the MSI-DS SEAHAWK family of guns. <br />
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The MSI DS30M has been installed as the main guns and secondary guns of many ships stationed in the Royal Thai Navy, such as fast attack Tor 991 class, Tor 994 class, Laemsing gunboat, 2 Krabi class OPV, 2 Naresuan class frigate, Bhumibol Adulyadej frigate, Ang Thong landing platform dock. <br />
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MSI 30mm Seahawk family (photo : Jane's)</div><br />
With the Naval Ordnance Department intends to purchase 30mm machine gun system, MSI letter, 3 systems including technical service (for design, installation, connection, testing, firing, trial, firing, testing), cables, signal cables with related equipment, support for maintenance with spare parts, tools, documents and information, training, deliveries, and other related issues. <br />
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By installing in the stern area of the boat, in the HTMS Kamronsin series and connected to the Thales Mirador fire control system, which the navy has used today (1 system/ship) to allow the HTMS Kamronsin has the capability to fully conduct surface water and air defense operations. Project budget amount 175,000 baht ($ 5,238,910), for 3-year project implementation, fiscal year 2020-2022, features and capabilities of the 30mm machine gun system. <br />
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<i>Source: https://aagth1.blogspot.com/2020/04/msi-30mm.html</i>Ny Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698295921501854847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-30047953935089590992020-04-27T10:19:00.000+07:002020-04-27T10:19:16.913+07:00WHO approves made-in-Vietnam Covid-19 test kitMade-in-Vietnam Covid-19 test kits have been recognized by the Emergency Use Listing procedure (EUL) of the World Health Organization.<br />
The "LightPoweriVA SARS-CoV-2 kit 1st RT-rPCR Kit" produced by Viet A Technologies Joint Stock Company has been granted EUL code 0524-210-00 by WHO, the company said Sunday.<br />
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A medical staff extracts a pER 1 solution from the test kit as part of a coronavirus test. Photo by VnExpress.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
The EUL procedure was established to expedite availability of diagnostics needed in public health emergencies. It helps procurement agencies and countries navigate the large presence of different devices on the market and access quality products.<br />
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The kits, which use reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), can detect the new coronavirus in droplets obtained from the respiratory tract and blood. They provide results faster and are easier to use than those used by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and WHO, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology.<br />
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They were developed successfully by the Vietnam Military Medical University and Viet A Company with funding from the science ministry.<br />
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The test kits were licensed by the Ministry of Health and put into mass production in Vietnam in early last month. A kit is good for 50 tests.<br />
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Phan Quoc Viet, General Director of Viet A, told VnExpress that having WHO’s approval will make it easier for the products to be exported to other countries. He said organizations such as the World Bank and the global organization Clinton Health Access (CHAI) will enlist Vietnam’s test kits in their Covid-19 supporting programs.<br />
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Last Tuesday, Vietnamese Covid-19 test kits also received CE certification and a Certificate of Free Sale from the U.K., which allows them to be sold in Europe.<br />
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"After being licensed by the UK Department of Health and Social Care, the Covid-19 test kit made by Viet A has been exclusively ordered by a distribution partner for distribution in the U.K., the U.S., India, Mexico and some countries in Europe to the tune of 1 million tests a month," Viet said.<br />
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The quality of Vietnam’s test kits have been evaluated to be on par with that of WHO kit and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but they also offer other advantages including their specificity, stability, and adaptability with multiple types of testing equipment.<br />
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The current price of a test kit is VND400,000-600,000 ($17-26).<br />
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The kit is prepared in solution form to examine samples like nasopharynx, pleural fluid and blood. The results arrive in about an hour, excluding time spent on sample processing and extraction.<br />
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Last month around 20 countries and territories were negotiating purchase of the kits from Vietnam.<br />
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Viet A is set to export its products to Iran, Finland, Malaysia and Ukraine first, Viet had said, but further information about deals struck were not said at the time. <br />
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As of Sunday morning, Vietnam had conducted 212,142 tests. Of the country’s 270 Covid-19 patients, 230 have been discharged from the hospital. <br />
<hr/><i>Source: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/who-approves-made-in-vietnam-covid-19-test-kit-4090402.html</i>Ny Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698295921501854847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-72573144505375999702020-04-26T11:38:00.000+07:002020-04-26T11:38:26.872+07:00U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy Team Up In The South China Sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaE0dwX2uRmu7OsVFsjqe9dI_Wxc6D9ZZeLkPl5sRbVpnQkhsm0_gjBFLefUjR5LL5NefipDqDCi7xDo2bjVhvQPcxTKTMKSGFpIIYpgBTjiwgoKpDc_rWBhe4TRy1gT5C0lU3-RrSg/s1600/us-australia-military-drill.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img title="Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154), left, sails with U.S. Navy Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52). Bunker Hill is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and is operating with the America Expeditionary Strike Group in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh)" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaE0dwX2uRmu7OsVFsjqe9dI_Wxc6D9ZZeLkPl5sRbVpnQkhsm0_gjBFLefUjR5LL5NefipDqDCi7xDo2bjVhvQPcxTKTMKSGFpIIYpgBTjiwgoKpDc_rWBhe4TRy1gT5C0lU3-RrSg/s640/us-australia-military-drill.JPG" width="640" height="361" data-original-width="780" data-original-height="440" /></a></div><br />
The U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy came together for operations in the South China Sea starting April 13.<br />
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HMAS Parramatta (FFG 154) began sailing with Ticonderoga-class guided missile-cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) then rendezvoused with amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) April 18. Their combined operations started with force integration training and maneuvering exercises between Parramatta and Bunker Hill.<br />
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“It is great to be operating with the Australians again,” said Captain Kurt Sellerberg, Commanding officer of the USS Bunker Hill. “Every time I have deployed to this region, and to the Middle East, I have had the good fortune to operate with the Royal Australian Navy.”<br />
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Operations with USS America started with a precision maneuvers that included Barry in the South China Sea.<br />
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“We look forward to every opportunity we get to work with our stalwart Australian allies at sea,” said Rear Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of the America Expeditionary Strike Group. “To bring this much combat capability together here in the South China Sea truly signals to our allies and partners in the region that we are deeply committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific.”<br />
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Operations with Parramatta have included integrated live fire exercises, coordinated helicopter operations, small boat force protection drills, command and control integration, and maneuvering interoperability.<br />
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“San Diego [HM-60] ‘Romeo’ pilots have a long flying history with Australian pilots,” said Lt. Cmdr Jacob “Shaky” Norgaard, “it’s a great opportunity to strengthen our relationship and practice joint tactics, techniques and procedures.”<br />
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The events gave both navies the opportunity to integrate all warfare areas, and further strengthen the bond between both countries.<br />
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"I was super pumped to participate in cross-deck operations with the Royal Australian Navy,” said Lt. Rachael “Janet” Davis, “we are stronger together, and this type of integration promotes our commitment to maritime security as well as increases our presence here.”<br />
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The U.S. and Australia share a long history of integrated military exercises. Over 3,000 U.S. Sailors and Marines had the opportunity to observe or participate in the combined exercise.<br />
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“They have the same interest in ensuring freedom of navigation and observance of internationally accepted norms and customs pertaining to the law of the sea,” said Sellerberg. “The Aussies are true professionals in every sense of the word, and our current combined deployment exemplifies a shared commitment to our historically strong and enduring relationship.”<br />
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U.S. 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of U.S. national interests in the Indo-Pacific area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet, 7th Fleet interacts with 35 other maritime nations to build partnerships that foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict. <br />
<hr/><i>Nguồn: https://www.c7f.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/2159370/us-navy-and-royal-australian-navy-team-up-in-the-south-china-sea/</i>Ny Sanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828267477549544383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-55338598207047384702020-04-24T20:56:00.000+07:002020-04-24T20:56:13.798+07:00Sua flowers brighten Da Nang's streets<b>The beautiful streets of Da Nang can be seen under the white blossoms of sua (Dalbergia Tonkinensis Prain) trees.</b> <br />
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The days of April, Da Nang city like wearing a new layer of clothes. That's when yellow sưa flowers bloom in the streets.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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This flower is also called Dalbergia Tonkinensis Prain. The tree has broad canopy characteristics, easy to propagate, grow fast in the early years. Previously, yellow sưa grew naturally, people planted in the garden to get wood for firewood, there were old sưa trees up to 300 years old.</div><br />
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The flower blooms 2-3 times a month, each lasting about 2 weeks. Flowers bloom quickly but also wither, just a gust of wind, fragile flowers will fall into a yellow carpet on the streets.</div><br />
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The yellow sưa trees become a highlight for the tall buildings, while also creating shade for the adjacent summer days.</div><br />
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Flowers bloom on many streets, becoming a familiar image for residents and visitors when coming to this most livable land in Vietnam.</div><hr/><i>Nguồn: https://zingnews.vn/mua-hoa-sua-ruc-vang-o-da-nang-post1072103.html</i>Ny Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698295921501854847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-90774539766777366542020-04-24T20:17:00.001+07:002020-04-24T20:17:14.882+07:00Vietnam to fly citizens home from 11 countries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4JyiPWnaEUlyO04mxxBonGAfuIpk5_xMCI0qJdYzYeLDJSYmuShaXfrF5A7lDwHLN1-Jl22742Fhwn958cY3O9JiGPVgP8iVc_n4EybqaB4BGbKmzt0RrXxvUe0olgnMCibDXS2JOeAd/s1600/a-flight-from-japan-to-vietnam.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img title="Flight attendants serve meals to passengers on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Japan to Vietnam amid the COVID-19 pandemic in this undated supplied photo." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4JyiPWnaEUlyO04mxxBonGAfuIpk5_xMCI0qJdYzYeLDJSYmuShaXfrF5A7lDwHLN1-Jl22742Fhwn958cY3O9JiGPVgP8iVc_n4EybqaB4BGbKmzt0RrXxvUe0olgnMCibDXS2JOeAd/s640/a-flight-from-japan-to-vietnam.jpeg" width="640" height="481" data-original-width="586" data-original-height="440" /></a></div><br />
<b>The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced that 13 flights will be arranged to bring Vietnamese citizens home from 11 countries amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.</b><br />
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The Consular Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 18 sent a document to CAAV regarding the repatriation of overseas Vietnamese citizens with essential traveling needs.<br />
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In its response, the CAAV said it has arranged 13 flights operated by three Vietnamese carriers to bring the citizens home.<br />
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Specifically, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate ten flights to transport Vietnamese nationals from Japan, the U.S., Canada, the UAE, France, Russia, Spain, and Thailand.<br />
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Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will carry out two flights from Singapore and Indonesia to Vietnam.<br />
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Meanwhile, Bamboo Airways will fly Vietnamese citizens home from the Philippines.<br />
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The CAAV said the 13 flights will depart from and land in either Hanoi, Quang Ninh Province, Ho Chi Minh City or Can Tho City.<br />
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On Wednesday afternoon, a representative of Vietnam Airlines informed that the carrier had cooperated with Japanese authorities in bringing home nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens.<br />
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The citizens are either sick, pregnant women, workers, or students with expired work permits.<br />
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Amid the suspension of commercial air routes between Vietnam and many parts of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese authorities and foreign diplomatic missions have been organizing charter flights to transport Vietnamese citizens back home.<br />
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Priority is given to children under 18 years of age, the elderly, the sick, and those in exceptionally difficult circumstances.<br />
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All arrivals are subject to mandatory 14-day isolation. <br />
<hr/><i>Source: https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/society/20200423/vietnam-to-fly-citizens-home-from-11-countries/54181.html</i>Ny Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698295921501854847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-521042937286069867.post-79690586028876661772020-04-24T20:08:00.000+07:002020-04-24T20:08:26.372+07:00USS America Flight Deck Operations • COVID-19 ERA MAR 2020<div class="video-1"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vgmjPzkk7_U?rel=0&showinfo=0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br />
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<b>A Homeland Security official, under questioning from reporters, later said federal laboratories are not considering such a treatment option</b> <br />
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President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of an "injection" of disinfectant into a person infected with the coronavirus as a deterrent to the virus during his daily briefing Thursday.<br />
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Trump made the remark after Bill Bryan, who leads the Department of Homeland Security's science and technology division, gave a presentation on research his team has conducted that shows that the virus doesn't live as long in warmer and more humid temperatures. Bryan said, "The virus dies quickest in sunlight," leaving Trump to wonder whether you could bring the light "inside the body."<br />
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"So supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it's ultraviolet or just a very powerful light — and I think you said that hasn't been checked because of the testing," Trump said, speaking to Bryan during the briefing. "And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or some other way, and I think you said you're going to test that, too." <br />
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He added: "I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning? As you see, it gets in the lungs, it does a tremendous number on the lungs, so it would be interesting to check that."<br />
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He didn't specify the kind of disinfectant.<br />
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Medical professionals, including Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist, global health policy expert and an NBC News and MSNBC contributor. were quick to challenge the president's "improper health messaging."<br />
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“This notion of injecting or ingesting any type of cleansing product into the body is irresponsible and it’s dangerous," said Gupta. "It’s a common method that people utilize when they want to kill themselves."<br />
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The president has repeatedly touted unproven treatments during the daily briefings on COVID-19, the disease associated with the coronavirus. For instance, he has touted hydroxychloroquine as a potential "game changer," but health officials have strongly cautioned against it. <br />
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An Arizona man died in late March after having ingested chloroquine phosphate — believing it would protect him from becoming infected with the coronavirus. The man's wife told NBC News that she had watched televised briefings during which Trump talked about the potential benefits of chloroquine.<br />
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Dr. Rick Bright, a top official at the Department of Health and Human Services, says he was ousted from his job this week for pushing back on demands that he sign off on chloroquine treatments.<br />
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Bryan, under questioning from reporters, said later that federal laboratories aren't considering such a treatment option. He added that heat and humidity alone wouldn't kill the virus if people don't continue to practice social distancing. <br />
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Asked later to clarify, Bryan said that isn't the kind of work he does in his lab, before Trump jumped in and added, "Maybe it works. Maybe it doesn't work."<br />
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When discussing the possibility that heat could kill the virus, the president turned to Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, who was seated to the side, and asked whether she had ever heard about heat's killing the virus in humans.<br />
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She said she hadn't heard of it "as a treatment" but added that having a fever is what the body does to kill a virus. <br />
<hr/><i>Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-suggests-injection-disinfectant-beat-coronavirus-clean-lungs-n1191216</i>Ny Luchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698295921501854847noreply@blogger.com0