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Thiệt (left) receives the certificate on graduation day.— Photo tienphong.vn Viet Nam News QUẢNG NAM — Lê Phước Thiệt, 85, from the central coastal province of Quảng Nam, has just been awarded his master’s degree in business management from Duy Tân University. Thiệt set his mind on gaining his master’s 14 years after graduating from university in the United States. “Graduation day was one of the most important days in my life because it fulfilled all my dreams,” he said. Thiệt took his wife and seven children to the United States since 1975. When all his children were married, he started to think about going to university. Thiệt was 60 years old at the time. He graduated in finance at a university in California in 2001. After getting his bachelor’s degree, Thiệt was planning to go for his master’s, but his wife fell seriously ill, so he had to spend both his time and money to take care of her. His dream was delayed for many years. When his wife recovered in 2012, … [Read more...] about 85-year-old man goes back to school to earn MBA degree

Saigontourist’s hotels roll out numerous Christmas and New Year promotions By Bich Van A view of Rex Rooftop Garden at the Rex Hotel Saigon. The hotel and other Saigontourist properties have been running special promotions this festive season - PHOTO: COURTESY OF SAIGONTOURIST HCMC - Many hotels under Saigontourist Holding Company, especially those in HCMC and Central Vietnam, are running special promotions to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Rex Hotel Saigon The Rex Hotel Saigon will host a Christmas dinner buffet from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on December 24. In addition to delicious dishes and free beverages, guests will enjoy exciting music performance with Christmas songs and DJ show and receive gifts from Santa Claus. The buffet is priced at VND2.4 million an adult and half the price for a child. The hotel is located at 141 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, HCMC. Tel: 028.3829 2185. Hotel Continental Saigon The Hotel Continental Saigon’s garden area … [Read more...] about Saigontourist’s hotels roll out numerous Christmas and New Year promotions

Experts discuss challenges and opportunities of population aging at en event in Hà Nội. — Photo Courtesy of the UNFPA Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Responding to population aging should be a priority issue and require timely measures to prepare for more older people in the coming years. Experts agreed on these points during a talk titled ‘Responding to population aging in Việt Nam: the way forward’, which was held on Monday afternoon in Hà Nội. The talk was organised on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on October 1 to demonstrate the positive side of aging populations. Participants discussed ways of turning challenges into opportunities and strengthening the understanding of the dynamics of an aging society. These aims are also clearly reflected in this year’s global theme ‘Celebrating Older Human Rights Champions.’ Addressing the event, Lê Tấn Dũng, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said, “Longevity is the greatest achievement … [Read more...] about Aging population presents challenges

Former top cop appeals jail sentence The Saigon Times Daily Bui Van Thanh, former deputy minister of public security, speaks in court in January 2019 while Phan Van Anh Vu (L) looks on – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Bui Van Thanh, former deputy minister of public security, has filed an appeal seeking probation, instead of a prison term of 2-1/2 years, for his role in the illegal sale of State-owned properties in Danang and HCMC. The Hanoi People’s Court received the appeal for the 60-year-old former lieutenant general about three weeks after the court issued its ruling on the case, reported the Vietnam News Agency. The case involves former property magnate and intelligence officer Phan Van Anh Vu, 44, alias Vu Nhom. In his appeal, Thanh proposed that the court of appeals consider the nature and extent of his offense, as well as the causes and circumstances surrounding the case. During his three-day trial in late January, Thanh admitted his guilt and took responsibility for … [Read more...] about Former top cop appeals jail sentence

Bayer, NUS Enterprise team up on health innovation in cardiovascular disease prevention By Phuong Thao Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging dialogue and forum attended by key stakeholders in Singapore and Asia/Pacific. Singapore - Bayer in partnership with NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), on March 26 announced the Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging initiative to drive the adoption of health innovation in cardiovascular diseases (CVD) prevention in Asia Pacific. This initiative, which comprises the Healthy Hearts, Healthy Aging Forum and a report, among other initiatives, is aimed at bringing together healthcare experts, policymakers, innovators, academia, non-governmental organizations and corporations to examine the role of health innovations in preventing serious cardiovascular (CV) events such as strokes and heart attacks in seniors living with CVD. The report will also gather recommendations on how different … [Read more...] about Bayer, NUS Enterprise team up on health innovation in cardiovascular disease prevention

VFF names Dam as new president (10-01-2008) HA NOI — The Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee voted Deputy President Huynh Dam as the VFF’s new president yesterday, replacing former president Pham The Duyet who earlier submitted his resignation. "With new responsibilities, I will try my best to continue enhancing the solidarity among Vietnamese patriots, including overseas Vietnamese, to bring into full play the nation’s power in developing and protecting the country," said the new 60-year-old president. Dam was nominated by the Politburo, the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and VFF Central Committee’s Presidium. Born in southernmost Ca Mau Province, Dam has bachelor’s degrees in law and economics and had been the committee’s deputy president and general gecretary since 2002. His previous positions include HCM City People’s Council chairman, HCM City Party Committee deputy secretary and Viet Nam Youth Association deputy chairman and general … [Read more...] about VFF names Dam as new president

Investors eye land when buying SOE shares: expert The Saigon Times Daily Ngo Tri Long, economic expert and former director of the Ministry of Finance's Price Market Research Institute, speaks at an event - PHOTO: NLDO HCMC – Many strategic investors have bought into State-owned enterprises (SOEs) because of land which those SOEs have, instead of their brands or business sectors, said economic expert Ngo Tri Long. This is why it is essential to thoroughly review strategic investors taking part in equitization or divestment activities at SOEs, Long said. By checking investors’ development histories and business models, government agencies can determine whether they will work with SOEs over the long term and protect domestic brands, the former director of the Ministry of Finance's Price Market Research Institute was quoted by Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper as saying at a forum on the restructuring of SOEs, held on August 8. One of the top goals of SOE equitization is to … [Read more...] about Investors eye land when buying SOE shares: expert

National Assembly Chairman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân address at the NA Standing Committee’s 10th meeting. — Photo quochoi.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The third session of the National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to take place on May 22 and end on June 21, said Nguyễn Hạnh Phúc, Chairman of NA Office on Wednesday. Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, NA Chairman said the NA Standing Committee will report to the NA on the dismissal of Võ Kim Cự, a deputy from Hà Tĩnh Province, where the Taiwanese steelmaker Formosa Hưng Nghiệp caused mass fish deaths last April by dumping polluted wastewater. The NASC adopted a resolution on Cự’s dismissal by a majority vote during a closed meeting on Monday afternoon. The 60-year-old NA deputy was found to have personally signed several illegal documents related to Formosa activities in Hà Tĩnh Province and was "mainly responsible for wrongdoings" from 2008-2016 that resulted in the largest-ever environmental disaster in Việt Nam. At the request of many deputies … [Read more...] about NA’s third session to take place on May 22

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is recording the highest proportion of young people in its history, with people between the ages of ten and 24 represent nearly 40 per cent of the total population. This was one of the findings of The State of World Population 2016, released yesterday in Hà Nội by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in collaboration with the Centre for Youth and Adolescents of the Việt Nam Youth Union. The so-called “demographic window of opportunity” presents Việt Nam with a unique opportunity in its history to make this golden period the driver for socio-economic prosperity and for Việt Nam’s efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the report. The report said that forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other practices undermining girls’ health and rights threaten the development agenda. Practices that harm girls and violate their human rights – starting at age ten – prevent them from realising their full … [Read more...] about VN must protect girls’ rights: report

Claus Zieler, Senior VP/Head of Commercial Operations Bayer Pharmaceuticals Division Asia Pacific announces the launch of Bayer-NUS Grants4Apps Singapore challenge to call for innovative health tech solutions to improve medication adherence by elderly people at the conference. VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY – Health innovations including new medicines are enabling ageing populations in the Asia Pacific to live longer and better. “There is no doubt that across the Asia Pacific, populations are ageing,” Yoriko Yasukawa, regional director for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Population Fund, has told a recent conference in Singapore titled “Transforming Ageing with Health Innovation”. “This is the result of reduced mortality, rising longevity and reduced fertility which is in turn thanks to people, especially women, exercising their reproductive rights, and as such, we should celebrate this phenomenon.” A World Bank report released last November says the … [Read more...] about How health innovations transform seniors’ lives