Defendants at the court hearing. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Linh Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency announced it had detained Phan Xuân Thiện, former deputy director of Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company, and Hoàng Trúc Vy, former employee of the company’s Research and Development Department, for allegedly manufacturing and trading counterfeit medicines. Initial investigations showed that Thiện knew the origins of the batch of drugs and the seal of Canada’s Helix Pharmaceuticals Company were fake. However, he still let Nguyễn Minh Hùng, former chairman of Board of Directors and general director of the company and subordinates perform acts of legalising the drugs for consumption, leading to serious violations of law. He also asked Vy to hire Phạm Văn Thông, a pharmacist, to write a technical file for the medicine to … [Read more...] about Former deputy director of VN Pharma arrested
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BIDV former deputy director arrested
Former deputy general director at Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) Doan Anh Sang has been detained for banking operation regulation violations. The police have also arrested five related others; Ngo Duy Chinh, director of BIDV’s Thang Long branch; Nguyen Xuan Giap, deputy director of Ha Thanh branch along with Pham Hong Quang and Nguyen Thanh Nam also from Ha Thanh branch. These four have also been accused of the same violations with Sang. Former deputy general director of BIDV Doan Anh Sang Sang, 57, who was a former member of the Standing Board of the Party Committee at BIDV, was found to be responsible for the violations and shortcomings of the standing board during the 2010-2015 and 2015-2020 tenures, including violating regulations on loans, financial guarantees, investments and debts. He was held responsible for the proposal and appraisal of loans, worth VND4.7 trillion (USD201.8 million), for 12 companies involved in a criminal … [Read more...] about BIDV former deputy director arrested
Non profit schools on the rise
It is evident that non-profit education went through a rough start in Vietnam as non-profit institutions were widely misunderstood by the public. The term, admittedly, remains fairly unheard of until this day, even as non-profit schools have only been in Vietnam for less than 20 years and the majority of educational institutions are wholly subsidised by the state. In the late 20th century, many parents and regulators regarded non-profit education in Vietnam as “impossible and unfathomable.” Most of the confusion stems from the concept itself – many Vietnamese mistakenly thought that non-profit schools were not supposed to make any money at all, or that they operate as charity organisations. The examples below will show that this is far from the truth. In developed countries such as the US, the UK, Germany or South Korea and Japan, non-profit education has always been a familiar concept thanks to the great number of high-quality institutions that are strictly … [Read more...] about Non profit schools on the rise
Vietnam’s ‘Coffee Queen’ opposes appointment of deputy directors in long-running Trung Nguyen feud
Coffee beans in the palm of a person. Photo by Reuters The estranged wife of Trung Nguyen coffee group’s CEO, and its joint owner with him, has protested against a decision to appoint two deputy directors. Le Hoang Diep Thao said in a written statement to her ex-husband Dang Le Nguyen Vu that the appointment of Lu Ngoc Cu, former People’s Committee Chairman of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, as a senior deputy director, is “against the company’s rules and Vietnamese laws.” Theo also opposes the appointment of Pham Thi Diep Giang as a deputy director of public relations. Thao is the co-founder of the Trung Nguyen Group and sits on its board and claims to "jointly own 93 percent of the firm's tangible and intangible assets" with Vu. The appointments were supposed to have been finalized at a meeting on Wednesday, but she was not invited to it, she said. The position of deputy directors is an important one and vital to the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s ‘Coffee Queen’ opposes appointment of deputy directors in long-running Trung Nguyen feud
US non-profit brings digital preservation to Hue relics
American non-profit organization CyArk is collecting imagery data of two historic buildings in central Vietnam's Hue to make future preservation work easy. The Tomb of Tu Duc, the fourth emperor of Vietnam’s Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945), and the An Dinh Palace are among buildings around the world chosen for the digital preservation program by CyArk, which was founded in 2003 in response to the increasing global threat to cultural heritage sites from human destruction, looting and encroachment, as well as natural forces such as earthquakes, fire and floods. For the Hue relics system, CyArk is applying the same method it has used to document over 200 sites around the world. It uses laser scanning and drone camera to create high resolution imagery from the ground and above and then processes and combines those images into accurate 3D surface model of the heritage sites. It also partners with Seagate, an American data storage facility, to store the data, which will also be provided to … [Read more...] about US non-profit brings digital preservation to Hue relics