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[xiao qi]

Can anybody translate this? Indian Embassy send this article to Vietnamese Govt last month. This is very weird, too much weird. I dont know the purpose of such acts.

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PSLV-C37 phóng thành công cùng lúc 104 vệ tinh

Vào 09:28 sáng hôm nay (giờ địa phương), ISRO (Tổ chức nghiên cứu vũ trụ Ấn Độ) đã phóng thành công vệ tinh Cartosat-2 nặng 714 kg cùng 103 vệ tinh khác bằng tên lửa đẩy PSLV-C37 từ Trung tâm Hàng không Vũ trụ Satish Dhawan, Sriharikota.


Đây là lần phóng nhiều vệ tinh cùng lúc nhất từ trước đến nay trên thế giới. Thủ tướng Narendra Modi đã gửi lời chúc mừng tới cộng đồng nghiên cứu khoa học vũ trụ và đất nước Ấn Độ vì thành tựu đáng tự hào này.


Đây là lần phóng thành công thứ 38 liên tiếp của tên lửa đẩy PSLV. Toàn bộ 104 vệ tinh đã tách khỏi tên lửa thành công trong giai đoạn 4 và đi vào quỹ đạo định sẵn. Tổng số vệ tinh của Ấn Độ phóng bởi PSLV hiện nay là 46.


Dữ liệu hình ảnh thu từ vệ tinh Cartosat-2 sẽ được dùng cho các ứng dụng bản đồ khu vực nội đô và ngoại thành, vùng bờ biển hoặc để quản lý hạ tầng như giám sát mạng lưới giao thông, hệ thống cấp nước, dò tìm lỗi nhằm cung cấp đặc điểm địa lý và nhân tạo cùng các ứng dụng Hệ thống thông tin Mặt đất (LIS) và Hệ thống thông tin Địa lý (GIS) khác. Các nhóm dữ liệu này có thể dùng cho việc quy hoạch đô thị của 500 thành phố theo kế hoạch quy hoạch Amrut. Vệ tinh nano của ISRO, INS-1 và INS-2 cũng được đưa lên quỹ đạo.

Ngoài ra, 101 vệ tinh nano từ 6 nước khác được phóng vào vùng không gian quốc tế, trong đó có 96 vệ tinh của Mỹ; các nước Israel, Kazakhstan, Các Tiểu Vương quốc Ả Rập Thống nhất (UAE), Hà Lan và Thụy Sỹ mỗi nước một vệ tinh. Cùng với lần phóng thành công ngày hôm nay, tổng số vệ tinh nước ngoài được tên lửa PSLV của Ấn Độ phóng dịch vụ là 180.


Nhiệm vụ lần này đối mặt với nhiều thách thức phức tạp về công nghệ như việc phóng cùng lúc một lượng lớn vệ tinh trong khoảng thời gian định sẵn. Ngoài ra, phải đảm bảo cả 104 vệ tinh đi vào quỹ đạo riêng biệt và phải duy trì được vệ tinh trên quỹ đạo về sau. Nhờ lần phóng này, ISRO đã nâng cao hơn uy tín của mình, chứng minh được mình là đối tác tin cậy tiên phong trong ngành khoa học vũ trụ.


One of my friend told me, such acts are deliberate attempts to target specific officials in Govt. inside Vietnam.

With this article, they also attached a "open-source" sat image.

It said At 9:30am, India already launched a satellite to orbit. It is very successful and is 104th satellite was launched by India center in Sriharikota. The whole article want to say about Indian missile, satellite and how powerful they are on this, I guess India want to introduce to Vietnamese counterpart, If the Vietnamese want to buy these things They can view in India

 

[Viet]

Typical Vietnam's pingpong diplomacy, a dance on a thin wire

Beijing May 22, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao receives a Vietnamese youth delegation, which is in Chinese capital to promote friendship with Chinese youths. Ok the usual phrase "good neighbors, good friends, good comrades and good partners." is also used.

Meanwhile a Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is expected to depart for Washington early next week for a high explosive meeting with Donald Trump in the White House.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphj...allenge-washington-on-trade/?c=0&s=Regulation

 

[Viet]

Japanese government sends the coast guard vessel JCG Echigo to Vietnam for a training visit. Nice: the Japanese promise to reveal some dirty tricks, including how they play the game of chickens with the Chinese around the Senkakus islands, in the EC sea. Why not learn from the best and adopt the tactics to the SC sea

@TaiShang

Taiwan has close cooperation with Japanese coast guard too, I believe.

 

[GS Zhou]

Japanese government sends the coast guard vessel JCG Echigo to Vietnam for a training visit. Nice: the Japanese promise to reveal some dirty tricks, including how they play the game of chickens with the Chinese around the Senkakus islands, in the EC sea. Why not learn from the best and adopt the tactics to the SC sea

tricks to play with China coast guard ships? There are no easy way, but to deploy more and larger ships, or extend the retirement age of the existing fleet, hence bad operation conditions of the "grandpa" ships.

Take a look at the news reports from Japanese media:

Asahi Shimbun, Japan, Sept. 21, 2016:

海保船艇３５％が耐用期限切れ　尖閣対応で予算回らず

　海上保安庁の巡視船艇３６６隻のうち、約３５％の１２９隻が耐用年数を超えていることがわかった。漁業管轄権の２００カイリへの拡大で１９７０～８０年代に大量に建造した船が、一挙に更新期を迎えたためだ。エンストや水漏れなど老朽化は深刻だが、近年は沖縄県・尖閣諸島の警備に予算を優先配分せざるを得ず、更新が後回しになっている。

　海保が保有する巡視船艇（今年４月現在）は、外洋を航行できる中～大型の巡視船が１２８隻、沿岸をカバーする小～中型の巡視艇が２３８隻ある。耐用年数はいずれも２０～２５年。特に巡視艇の老朽化が深刻で、約４０％が耐用年数を過ぎている。このままでは、５年後には巡視艇の約６０％（１４２隻）、巡視船の２５％（３２隻）、船艇全体の約５割が老朽化する。

　現役の船艇で最も古いのは横須賀海上保安部所属の巡視船「たかとり」（３２５トン、全長４６・５メートル）で、船齢は３８年、耐用年数を１３年も過ぎている。

Translation:

1/3 of Japan's coast guard ships are now in bad conditions. Japan currently has 366 coast guard ships in operation. Within the 366 ships, 129 of them should have been retired. But since the Japanese government doesn't have the budget to renewal them, these old ships, although with frequent engine stall or water leakage, are unfortunately still in service.

If the Japanese government doesn't allocate sufficient budget for ships renewal, in five years, 50% of the Japan coast guard ships will exceed their retirement ages.

 

[Viet]

tricks to play with China coast guard ships? There are no easy way, but to deploy more and larger ships, or extend the retirement age of the existing fleet, hence bad operation conditions of the "grandpa" ships.

Take a look at the news reports from Japanese media:

Asahi Shimbun, Japan, Sept. 21, 2016:

海保船艇３５％が耐用期限切れ　尖閣対応で予算回らず

　海上保安庁の巡視船艇３６６隻のうち、約３５％の１２９隻が耐用年数を超えていることがわかった。漁業管轄権の２００カイリへの拡大で１９７０～８０年代に大量に建造した船が、一挙に更新期を迎えたためだ。エンストや水漏れなど老朽化は深刻だが、近年は沖縄県・尖閣諸島の警備に予算を優先配分せざるを得ず、更新が後回しになっている。

　海保が保有する巡視船艇（今年４月現在）は、外洋を航行できる中～大型の巡視船が１２８隻、沿岸をカバーする小～中型の巡視艇が２３８隻ある。耐用年数はいずれも２０～２５年。特に巡視艇の老朽化が深刻で、約４０％が耐用年数を過ぎている。このままでは、５年後には巡視艇の約６０％（１４２隻）、巡視船の２５％（３２隻）、船艇全体の約５割が老朽化する。

　現役の船艇で最も古いのは横須賀海上保安部所属の巡視船「たかとり」（３２５トン、全長４６・５メートル）で、船齢は３８年、耐用年数を１３年も過ぎている。

Translation:

1/3 of Japan's coast guard ships are now in bad conditions. Japan currently has 366 coast guard ships in operation. Within the 366 ships, 129 of them should have been retired. But since the Japanese government doesn't have the budget to renewal them, these old ships, although with frequent engine stall or water leakage, are unfortunately still in service.

If the Japanese government doesn't allocate sufficient budget for ships renewal, in five years, 50% of the Japan coast guard ships will exceed their retirement ages.

I believe have read your post elsewhere. Bro, No Japanese don't lack money, they don't raise defence spending to a necessary level, because Japanese are the most peaceful people I have ever seen. People in Vietnam tell story, if one's money wallet is lost in Japan, you get it back 100 percent. If the same wallet is lost in Vietnam, ok you know.

 

[GS Zhou]

I believe have read your post elsewhere. Bro, No Japanese don't lack money, they don't raise defence spending to a necessary level, because Japanese are the most peaceful people I have ever seen. People in Vietnam tell story, if one's money wallet is lost in Japan, you get it back 100 percent. If the same wallet is lost in Vietnam, ok you know.

If you have ever read the budget report of Japan government, you will know how bad its fiscal condition is. And that's exactly the reason why Japan could not match China's pace on warships building, or coastguard ships building. But this has nothing to do with this Vietnam defense thread, so I won't off the topic further.

 

[xiao qi]

Pacific Partnership 2017 Visits Vietnam's Khanh Hoa Province
KHANH HOA PROVINCE, Vietnam, May 22, 2017 — Pacific Partnership 2017 kicked off here May 20 for the final stop of the mission with the arrival of the U.S. expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Fall River.



Leaders from the United States, Japan and Vietnam answer questions at a news conference during the opening ceremony for Pacific Partnership 2017 in Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, May 20, 2017. Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific and aims to enhance regional coordination in medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea Troy Milburn


Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The mission aims to enhance regional coordination in medical readiness and preparedness for manmade and natural disasters.

This is the eighth time in eleven years that this event has taken place in Vietnam. This year's events in Khanh Hoa include participation by personnel from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan. Sailors and crew from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's destroyers J.S. Izumo and J.S. Sazanami will also join mission personnel for the Khanh Hoa mission stop.

International Partnership

The Vietnamese government approved Khanh Hoa as a destination for Pacific Partnership, and the province collaborated with central government agencies and Pacific Partnership planners to organize the week-and-a-half event, with the aim of enhancing humanitarian aid and disaster relief and to promote the comprehensive partnership between the United States and Vietnam, as well as collaboration among partner countries.

"We are especially excited to be working with our friends in Khanh Hoa during Pacific Partnership's second visit to the province. I anticipate robust interaction working alongside our Vietnamese counterparts while conducting engineering projects at schools and clinics and medical exchanges," said Navy Capt. Stanfield Chien, Pacific Partnership '2017 mission commander.

"Our time here is about building relationships and the capability and capacity to work together in the future and join in community engagement activities," Chien added.



U.S. Navy Capt. Stanfield Chien, right, receives a welcoming gift from a Vietnamese government representative during the opening ceremony for Pacific Partnership 2017 in Cam Ranh, Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, May 20, 2017. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chelsea Troy Milburn


In a continuation of the crisis management and response activities from last year's Pacific Partnership mission, Vietnamese and mission personnel will conduct subject-matter-expertise exchanges, provide training for Nha Trang city's life guards, complete renovations of the Hoa Mi and Son Ca kindergartens, and complete the delivery and installation of solar water heaters for the medical assistance facility located near Nha Trang. Also, the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet Band will perform at Yen Sao Park as well as Thanh Nien Park, and mission personnel will have a music performance at the Phan Chu Trinh Secondary School.

Regional Cooperation

"After several very productive days in Da Nang, we're glad to see Pacific Partnership 17 cooperation continue in Khanh Hoa, ," U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius said. These activities will improve collective capacity and regional cooperation to respond to a disaster. Another very important part of Pacific Partnership is the high-level medical cooperation and knowledge exchange, thanks to over 60 international medical experts."

Pacific Partnership concluded a mission stop in Da Nang, Vietnam, earlier this week.

Now in its 12th year, Pacific Partnership continues to enhance regional partnerships and host-nation relationships through civil-military cooperation, medical exchanges and inter-government agency coordination.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Articl...ship-2017-visits-vietnams-khanh-hoa-province/

 

[Viet]

If you have ever read the budget report of Japan government, you will know how bad its fiscal condition is. And that's exactly the reason why Japan could not match China's pace on warships building, or coastguard ships building. But this has nothing to do with this Vietnam defense thread, so I won't off the topic further.

Yes I know half of Japan budget is financed by debts. And surprisingly the government of China buys Japanese government bonds, so financially supports the country. If Japan increases defense spending by 1 or 2 percentage point, the debts will rise further, it is not a problem though, as long as there are enough people out there, such as China, who buy Japanese government bonds.

True, we are a bit off-topic.

 

[Carlosa]

Pictures of Namyit Island (Đảo Nam Yet) in the Spratly islands:

 

[Farhan Bohra]

If you have ever read the budget report of Japan government, you will know how bad its fiscal condition is. And that's exactly the reason why Japan could not match China's pace on warships building, or coastguard ships building. But this has nothing to do with this Vietnam defense thread, so I won't off the topic further.

Cash strapped?

Just to let you know the Japanese investment and loans in India is alone larger than the investment Chinese done in OBOR until now.
And you surprise to know Japan planning to invest $1 tn in India alone in next 15 years.

JICA loans to India until 2013.

 

[Zarvan]

Vietnam Receives Six US Metal Shark Patrol Boats

Vietnam Receives Six US Metal Shark Patrol Boats
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Vietnam’s coast guard received six U.S.-made Metal Shark patrol boats to improve its maritime defence capabilities in the disputed South China Sea.

The 45-foot Metal Shark patrol boats were officially handed over by US Ambassador Ted Osius to the coast guard Monday in the central province of Quang Nam, the Bangkok Post reported Tuesday.

The embassy said in a statement that the handover represented deepening cooperation in maritime law enforcement and humanitarian assistance in Vietnam's territorial waters and exclusive economic zone.

These patrols boats will assist the coast guard in intercostal patrols and law enforcement in smuggling, illicit trafficking, piracy and armed robbery against ships, and illegal fishing.

The Metal Shark 75 Defiant Patrol boat is capable of achieving 40+ knots. For the ideal balance of performance, economy, and reliability, twin Caterpillar C32 diesels mated to Hamilton HM-651 waterjets will propel the vessel to speeds in the 30-knot range.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/19366/Vietnam_Receives_Six_US_Metal_Shark_Patrol_Boats#.WSQTXmh95EY

 

[GS Zhou]

Yes I know half of Japan budget is financed by debts. And surprisingly the government of China buys Japanese government bonds, so financially supports the country. If Japan increases defense spending by 1 or 2 percentage point, the debts will rise further, it is not a problem though, as long as there are enough people out there, such as China, who buy Japanese government bonds.

It's not just about a large portion of the budget comes from debts. What's even worse is Japan's payment to interests alone equals to the combination of government budget for military, education, and scientific research. That's a horrible picture to any country.

With respect to China buying Japan's bond, actually the buy & sell of Japan's 3-month government bond is highly profitable. As long as you hold a large amount of greenback to lend to Japanese, you can secure a 4x of the US T-bill return through a swap transaction that locks in exchange rates. If you have a large amount of greenback in pocket, you can do the same. But I would suggest you to avoid long-term bond, only choose the short-term bonds.

 

[Viet]

It's not just about a large portion of the budget comes from debts. What's even worse is Japan's payment to interests alone equals to the combination of government budget for military, education, and scientific research. That's a horrible picture to any country.
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With respect to China buying Japan's bond, actually the buy & sell of Japan's 3-month government bond is highly profitable. As long as you hold a large amount of greenback to lend to Japanese, you can secure a 4x of the US T-bill return through a swap transaction that locks in exchange rates. If you have a large amount of greenback in pocket, you can do the same. But I would suggest you to avoid long-term bond, only choose the short-term bonds.
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96% of Sri Lanka government revenue goes to debt repayment, but China is little hesitate to loan more money to the country. Why? the same goes for Venezuela. ok the latter re-pays in oil. but Sri Lanka? ok, you get parts of the Sri Lanka. not a bad deal though. Yes the Japanese have a huge debt mountain, but the country has huge assets too, in Japan and overseas. And unlike other deep indebted nations, most of Japan debts are in Yen. so not a serious problem now. well, until the bubble is burst by escalating population crisis and declining competitiveness against regional rivals as China and Korea.

ok you are right in one thing: Japan´s best times are over. it may slow down one or two crisis, but it can´t stop the slide. but if I was you, I would not underestimate the Yamato. Japan comeback can´t be ruled out, the Japanese are tough people.

Speculating against the Yen comes with high risk, too many unknowns. Personally I have yen account and rather speculate on the Dollar.

 

[Carlosa]

Vietnam, Indonesia vessels clash in South China Sea
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAKARTA, Indonesia — May 23, 2017, 9:11 AM ET

Indonesia says several Vietnamese fishing vessels escaped its waters following a show of force by Vietnam's coast guard in the South China Sea.

Indonesia's Maritime and Fisheries Ministry said Tuesday that Vietnam is holding an Indonesian fisheries officer, who was aboard one of the Vietnamese vessels, and Indonesia has 11 Vietnamese crew members in its custody.

According to Indonesia, the clash Sunday took place north of the Natuna island chain within Indonesia's exclusive economic zone.
The ministry said five Vietnamese-flagged fishing vessels were intercepted by a maritime patrol vessel and were under its control until a Vietnamese coast guard ship rammed the fishing boat with the Indonesian official aboard, sinking it. The ministry said no one was hurt.

It said the Indonesian vessel withdrew after several more Vietnamese coast guard vessels were seen approaching on radar while an Indonesian warship was 30 minutes away.

Vietnam's coast guard declined to comment.

Tensions easily flare in the South China Sea, a major global trading route. China's claim to most of the sea overlaps with the territorial waters of several Southeast Asian nations.

Indonesia has destroyed hundreds of vessels caught fishing illegally in its waters over the past two years, many of them Vietnamese-flagged, as part of a policy of strengthening control over the archipelago nation's vast maritime territory.

Rifky Effendi Hardjianto, secretary-general of the fisheries ministry, told a news conference that ministry officials have met with Vietnam's ambassador and would resolve the incident through normal diplomatic channels. Both sides agreed to avoid a repeat of the clash, he said.

 

[Shotgunner51]

All posters Please get back to topic, thanks.

@GS Zhou @Viet Reports on off-topic posts received, let's discuss Japan budget in another thread, I've found technical mistakes in your posts, tag me there I will explain.
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/japan-defence-forum.316803/page-129#post-9476732 or https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/japan-economy-forum.318683/unread

@Farhan Bohra It's the private sector (e.g. the Keiretsu) that drives commercial investment, not JICA which is a government org with broader missions (see https://www.jica.go.jp/english/about/mission/index.html)

1. Addressing the global agenda
2. Reducing poverty through equitable growth
3. Improving governance
4. Achieving human security.

JICA is one of the execution arms of ODA, aka aid to developing countries. India is a large developing country and that's reason why India is largest recepient of JICA aid. Japan is the world's largest creditor nation, owning largest net international assets, Japan has far more assets in US, ASEAN, Europe, SK and China than in India. JICA loan of JPY 4 trillion to India is like $40 billion, already smaller than China's $58 billion investment in CPEC, let alone whole of OBOR. Do not post disinformation.