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Vietnam Business Coalition for Women's Empowerment launchedThe Saigon Times Daily Ambassador Craig Chittick and founding members of the new coalition pose at the launch ceremony - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY IN VIETNAM HCMC - Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick late last week launched the Vietnam Business Coalition for Women's Empowerment, a new coalition of Vietnam’s leading firms who are committed to achieving gender equality in their businesses. The coalition aims to create workplaces where women and men have the same opportunities to contribute and advance in their chosen careers. The coalition will support its members to achieve EDGE Certification, a global standard to assess businesses’ policies and practices against gender equality benchmarks, helping the companies create more equitable and profitable workplaces. EDGE is the acronym for Economic Dividends for Gender Equality. “The evidence is clear: when more women join the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Business Coalition for Women’s Empowerment launched

Overseas Vietnamese businessman launches “American dreams” book The Saigon Times Daily Writer Ly Thanh Phuong (C) at the launch ceremony - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - Overseas Vietnamese businessman and writer Ly Thanh Phuong has launched his new book entitled “American dreams” which tells stories about the life of his own and other overseas Vietnamese in the U.S. This is Phuong’s second book after “From Thoai Giang’s rivers” which hit the bookstore  shelves in 2017 and received many good reviews from readers. While “From Thoai Giang’s rivers” brings readers to the peaceful life in the Mekong Delta where the author spent his childhood and teenhood. “American dreams” is a diary full of emotions of an overseas Vietnamese. “Over 30 years living, studying, doing business and seeing many ups and downs in the U.S., I have never given up my dreams. From my bare hands, I had done lots of work like … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese businessman launches “American dreams” book

Quang Nam native crowned Miss Vietnam 2018The Saigon Times Daily Tran Tieu Vy, a native of Quang Nam Province on the central coast, is crowned Miss Vietnam 2018 - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ORGANIZER HCMC - Tran Tieu Vy, an 18-year-old girl from the central coast province of Quang Nam, outperformed 42 other contestants to be crowned Miss Vietnam 2018 in the final round held in HCMC on September 16. Bui Phuong Nga from the northcentral province of Ha Tinh and Nguyen Thi Thuy An from the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang were the first and second runners-up, respectively. Together with the crown which was made from 30 pearls and 3,260 sapphires, Vy got VND500 million in cash and gifts worth several hundreds of millions of dong. Vy, who is 1.74 meters tall, currently studies at the HCMC University of Technology and Education. She will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2018 which is slated for early December in China. The Miss Vietnam competition has been organized biennially … [Read more...] about Quang Nam native crowned Miss Vietnam 2018

Swiss-Vietnam medical association presents awards for the most outstanding publicationsBy Bradley Winterton A historic photo of his medical work by Alexandre Yersin - PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE PASTEUR INSTITUTE IN NHA TRANG HCMC - The Consulate General of Switzerland has been busy recently. Not only is it preparing to celebrate Switzerland’s national day on August 1, and shortly afterwards to say goodbye to its current Consul General. In addition, last Thursday it presented the awards for the most prestigious academic papers in the medical field based on research conducted in Vietnam, the Alexandre Yersin Prize. The prize is run by the Helvietmed association, a group of doctors of Vietnamese origin now working in Switzerland. Pioneering work in the medical field is normally perceived as mostly coming from Western countries, but this prize aims to highlight, instead, outstanding research work done here in Vietnam. Four individuals and the teams they work with were selected … [Read more...] about Swiss-Vietnam medical association presents awards for the most outstanding publications

Hoi An to host final round of World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018The Saigon Times Daily Phan Thi Mo, 28, from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, will represent Vietnam at World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The ancient town of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province will host the first week of the final round of the World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018 pageant from August 27 to 31, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The contest is being attended by more than 50 beauties from around the world, who will arrive in HCMC on August 24 to take part in several activities before heading to Hoi An for the final round. Phan Thi Mo, a 28-year-old native of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, will represent Vietnam at the event. She has recently released her video promoting Vietnam’s tourism, which is one of the major requirements of the pageant. In the video, Mo introduces herself, her hometown and the peaceful life of residents in the Mekong … [Read more...] about Hoi An to host final round of World Miss Tourism Ambassador 2018