Objectivity and Balance in Conflict Reporting: Imperatives for the Media Amid the Tensions in the South China Sea Dispute

This cross-cultural study explores practice of journalists during June and July of 2011, the most recent peak period of the multi-national conflict in South China Sea. It examines factors that influence journalists and news media outlets when reporting a conflict in which their country is a party, using the theory of news framing process and war journalism

Protecting Vietnam’s Sovereignty in Cyberspace: Insights from Human Right Laws

In order to protect state sovereignty in cyberspace, Vietnamese law has placed restrictions on the right to online free expression. Using qualitative and empirical methods, this article examines the necessity and proportionality of these restrictions. The article finds that the language of a number of restrictive provisions appears to be more political than legal. The second reason is that vague and expansive laws may make it difficult to determine the true extent of damage in criminal prosecutions involving online expression that undermine state sovereignty. It would violate Articles 19 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. To surmount this opposition, Vietnamese lawmakers must provide a comprehensive interpretation of the relevant laws to ensure that the freedom of online expression is vitally important but must be balanced with the national interest.

Circular economic development in Vietnam

 In Vietnam, economic activity has so far been mainly based on the traditional approach, which is linear economy. This is also the basic cause leading to the shortage of natural resources and especially causing serious environmental pollution. In order to realize rapid and sustainable development, to harmoniously deal with the relationship between economic growth and environmental protection, to "do not trade off" economic growth with environmental pollution and degradation, to switch to an eco-friendly economy. circular economy is the right direction. However, this transformation requires seizing the opportunities and accepting the challenges that need to be overcome. The article analyzes opportunities and challenges of circular economy development and proposes solutions to promote circular economy development for Vietnam in the coming time

Management des ressources humaines individualisé, axé sur les profils motivationnels : un outil d'augmentation du profit individuel et organisationnel.

Si pour l’individu, la motivation au travail n’est pas une nécessité absolue, de nombreuses études montrent qu’il y a un lien de cause à effet entre la motivation des salariés et la performance de l’entreprise. A l’issue de l’analyse des résultats de nos enquêtes auprès de cadres français et vietnamiens, nous présentons des recommandations pour la GRH dans sa mission d’assurer un double développement organisationnel et personnel des cadres. Elles portent sur les trois points suivants: –1) compréhension de la motivation des cadres et de l’influence des variables personnelles sur leur motivation; –2) mise en évidence des structures motivationnelles de cadres; –3) compréhension des profils motivationnels en vue d’un management individualisé des cadres. Enfin, les nouvelles pistes de recherche seront identifiées.Ressources humaines; Motivation au travail; Motivation des cadres;

Study of nano-engineered solid-liquid interfaces based on polymer brushes and biomimetic multifunctional glue

Dans cette étude, nous présentons un protocole basé sur la chimie de surface inspirée des moules afin de greffer des chaines de polyacrylamide sur différentes surfaces solides. Dans une solution alcaline, la dopamine s'oxyde spontanément, formant des produits réactifs (DOPA), par conséquent, ces produits oxydés s'assemblent sur n'importe quelle surface solide. Ceci forme une couche mince de DOPA qui peut probablement être modifiée avec les molécules désirées. Selon la littérature, les amines, les thiols et les groupes carboxyles réagissent avec le DOPA. Nous avons synthétisé une variété de polyacrylamide et ses dérivés avec une fonction amine, à différents poids moléculaires. les polymères ont été fixés sur différents matériaux par la chimie de surface inspirée des moules par une voie "one-pot" et les surfaces modifiées ont été étudiées par différents techniques de caractérisation.In this study, we present a substrate-independent route for grafting end-functionalized polyacrylamide chains onto any solid surfaces through mussel inspired chemistry. Dopamine spontaneously oxidizes, under alkaline conditions, and forms highly reactive products that further polymerize and self-organize. This leads to a formation of thin-layer coating (DOPA films) that can be additionally modified with various molecules of interest. It has been shown in the literature that amines, thiols and carboxyl groups react with DOPA films. We have synthesized a variety of amino-terminated polyacrylamide and polyacrylamide derivative chains of different molecular weights. The polyacrylamide chains were end-tethered on different materials via a one-pot approach and the modified surfaces were thoroughly characterized

THE IMPACT OF DATA SECURITY ON THE INTENTION OF VIETNAMESE CONSUMERS TO USE E-WALLETS

E-wallets are used as a form of payment that brings many benefits to users. This article studies the impact of data security on consumer intentions to use e-wallets in the rapidly growing economy of Vietnam. The data consist of 236 observations from a survey of consumers in Vietnam. Covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) was employed to test the proposed hypotheses. Research results show that security trust has the greatest impact on the intention to use e-wallets, followed by perceived privacy risk, social influence, and information sensitivity. The study also reveals the role of privacy policies and security concerns in consumer intentions to use e-wallets. Based on the research results, the study provides recommendations for consumers, e-wallet providers, and governmental agencies to increase awareness of and responsibility for information security among the consumers who use e-wallets

Workload doesn’t mean exhaustion: Antecedents of teacher burnout

Workload has consistently been found to be a predictor of burnout in teachers.  However, while academia considers workload a psychological concept, the public tends to simplify workload as the number of tasks assigned. This study seeks to provide further evidence of the psychological nature of workload by examining if workload understood in terms of quantity of work had any effect on teacher burnout and whether this relationship was moderated by psychological processes such as self-efficacy and mediated by stress. 117 primary and high school teachers holding at least two roles at school participated in the study. Teacher burnout was measured using MBI-ES, self-efficacy was measured by OSTES and stress and workload were measured by single-item questions. Results showed that workload (i.e., the number of roles assigned) did not have a main effect on burnout. Perceived stress and self-efficacy had direct effects on teacher burnout: stress increased burnout while self-efficacy reduced burnout. Self-efficacy had a significant moderation effect on workload-burnout interaction. Workload increased burnout only in teachers with low self-efficacy  while stress did not moderate the workload-burnout relationship. These findings support the psychological nature of the relationship between workload and burnout among teachers. They also point out the importance of enhancing teacher stress management and self-efficacy in protecting them from burnout

Research on Criteria for Operational Audit of Expenditure from State Budget in Vietnam

In Vietnam, operational audits have been upgraded as an independent form of audit in the operation of the supreme audit agency. However, because it was introduced later than other types of audit, it is still confusing and general in setting criteria of audit. There are no specific guidelines for auditing expenditure from state budget. Therefore, the formation and application of audit criteria in the audit practice of expenditure from state budget has not been effective, spontaneous and influenced by the actual capacity of assigned auditors. Meanwhile, in order to perform the proper audit function, the most important thing is to build up the evaluation criteria. Based on data collected both secondary and primary from interviewing auditors, experts in the field of state budget, we conducted the synthesis, analysis, evaluation, comparison and clarification of research issues. The results show that the formation of audit criteria is not really reasonable; criteria for economic efficiency and effectiveness are sometimes unclear. Therefore, this study is to identify and develop criteria for evaluating the operational audit of expenditure from state budget in Vietnam. Keywords: Criteria, economy, efficiency, effectiveness, operational audit. DOI: 10.7176/RJFA/10-10-18 Publication date:May 31st 201

Reducing inequality of human opportunities in Vietnam : a challenge for social progress

The paper updates the status (2012) of education and housing infrastructure opportunities as well as examines a new indicator relating to healthcare service. Eight geographical regions are considered. Education levels of household heads, well-being and regional circumstances are the most crucial factors in determining inequality of children’s opportunities, including access to housing. Access to improved safe water and sanitation seems to depend on ethnicity and location. To sum up, children in the most vulnerable groups usually live with less educated heads of poor households, in rural area and are ethnic minorities