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Businesswoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao receives the Legion of Honour awarded by the French Government

April 16, 2021 by english.thesaigontimes.vn

Businesswoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao receives the Legion of Honour awarded by the French Government

The French Embassy in Vietnam on April 14 held a ceremony to present the Legion of Honour from the Government of the French Republic to Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, chairwoman of Sovico Group, president and CEO of Vietjet.

The solemn ceremony was attended by diplomats from many countries, heads of government ministries and various state organizations, leaders of cultural agencies, and leaders of businesses among others.

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao at the ceremony of presenting the Legion of Honour awarded by the Government of the French Republic.

The Legion of Honour, established by Napoleon Bonaparte, is the most prestigious, long-standing and highest order of merit awarded by the French government to individuals and organizations with special contributions.

As the Chairwoman of Sovico Group, President and CEO of Vietjet, Madame Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has made special contributions to promoting economic, cultural, development cooperation, making strong highlights in the strategic partnership, economic cooperation between Vietnam and Europe, and between Vietnam and the French Republic.

At the ceremony, Ambassador Nicolas Warnery honored the contributions of Madame Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, highly appreciated her vision, wisdom and compassion, business philosophy for the development of the community, and the future generation.

He extended his gratitude to the businesses led by Madame Thao such as Sovico, Vietjet, HDBank, etc. for always accompanying and cooperating with French businesses and the French people, especially during the period of Covid-19.

French Republic Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery presents the Legion of Honour to Madame Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao.

Achievements of the businesses led by female billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao in the fields of finance, aviation, real estate, and international trade are admired by international friends and contribute to the economic development in Vietnam as well as in the world.

On the Vietnamese side, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung attended the ceremony and delivered a speech: “Congratulations to Madame Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao for the noble award that the French government has presented today. The event today will be a highlight in the diplomatic, cultural and economic relationship between the two countries. In front of the international friends, Vietnam is proud of the good values of a strongly developed Vietnam that the business community in which Madame Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is a typical female representative has joined hands to build”.

Madame Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao extended her thanks to the French government and people, French President Emmanuel Macron, the former French Ambassadors to Vietnam as well as Ambassador Nicolas Warnery. At the same time, the businesswoman also thanked everyone who has been supporting and cooperating closely with her personally as well as with her businesses such as Sovico, Vietjet, HDBank, etc. in the past time, bringing about great business results.

The Legion of Honour is the most recent award that female billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has received. She is one of the few Vietnamese businesswomen who have received many domestic and international awards such as Asia’s Most Influential People for her philanthropy awarded by Tatler magazine, one of 100 Asian economic transformers voted by Business Insider Australia magazine, top 100 most powerful women in the world, most powerful female leaders in Asia, the Best Businesswoman Award in ASEAN, Asia-Pacific CEO of The Year 2019 voted by the world business community, etc. She was also included in a case study for teaching and research at Harvard University – USA.

Diplomats, heads of ministries and organizations and leaders of businesses take a group photo at the ceremony.

Sovico Group led by her has pioneered to become an official partner of the United Nations, together with member organizations such as UNESCO, UN-Habitat, UNIDO Vietnam and international bodies, etc. UN Resident Coordinator Kamal Malhotra once shared: “With this partnership, Sovico Group demonstrates its commitment to sustainable development in Vietnam as well as to the principles and values of the United Nations. We welcome them to become the pioneer group of Vietnam, and also to become a partner of the United Nations. We hope Sovico will be an inspiring example for other corporations and businesses in Vietnam to take practical actions to realize a sustainable future for Vietnam together”.

The Chief Representative of UNESCO in Vietnam Michael Croft expressed his admiration to the President and CEO of Vietjet: “With the decision of achieving a strategic partnership between Sovico Group and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO, Madame Thao has clearly shown a preeminent vision beyond ordinary business thinking. She understands that the honest business philosophy and corporate responsibility are the foundation to go beyond financial strength. This is probably due to her in-depth understanding of the role of businesses in a large society and her kind heart alongside her overwhelming vision”.

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Cuba’s Giron victory celebrated in Ho Chi Minh City

April 16, 2021 by en.qdnd.vn

Speaking at the event, Chairwoman of the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Association of HCM City Truong Thi Hien said the victory was of significance to the fraternal Cuban people, marking the US’s military defeat in its invasion into Cuba, helping to bring its revolution to the final triumph and lead the country forward to the path to socialism.

She said Vietnam has consistently supported Cuba’s socio-economic reform, adding that bilateral ties are expanding into agriculture, industry, oil and gas, construction, culture, education, science-technology and health care.

The two countries are planning to lift two-way trade to 500 million USD by 2022, Hien added.

Cuban Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Indira Lopez Arguelles, for her part, said upholding the spirit of the Giron victory, the Cuban people always look toward the future, firmly holding the flag of national independence, sovereignty and socialism.

Participants at the event were also treated to music performances staged by Cuban artists.

Source: VNA

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​Pencak silat team brings home medal shower for Vietnam at 2018 Asian Games

August 30, 2018 by tuoitrenews.vn

The Vietnamese pencak silat team has enjoyed a fruitful medal hunt at the 2018 Asian Games (Asiad), with two fighters snatching one gold each in overwhelming victories, and three others claiming silvers in Indonesia on Wednesday.

When Vietnamese sports lovers were upset by their beloved team’s 1-3 defeat against South Korea in the men’s football semifinals, pencak silat martial artists Nguyen Van Tri and Tran Dinh Nam helped brighten up their mood as they snatched two golds in the men’s 90-95kg and 70-75kg events, respectively.

Both the Vietnamese athletes claimed a convincing 5-0 triumph in their respective final matches against two Malaysian opponents, Yaacob Mohd Khaizul and Khalid Mohd Fauzi.

Tri and Nam helped the Vietnamese sport delegation overshoot their goal of bringing home at least three gold medals, with at least one in an Olympic sport, from the Games.

The other gold medalists of Team Vietnam are the female rowing team and long jumper Bui Thi Thu Thao. Both rowing and the long jump are Olympic sports.

Earlier on Wednesday, the pencak silat martial artists added a silver medal to Vietnam’s tally as Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Nguyen Thi Huyen and Vuong Thi Binh finished second in the women’s team final with 464 points, just two points behind the Indonesian champions.

Vietnamese and Indonesian athletes also clashed for the gold medal in two other events, man’s class C 55-60kg and women’s class B 50-55kg, on the afternoon of the same day, with Nguyen Thai Linh and Tran Thi Them both losing to their host contenders.

Team Vietnam was scheduled to compete in athletics, Judo, Kurash, table tennis, volleyball, canoeing and serak takraw on Thursday.

Vietnam stood at the 13th place in the medal tally, with four golds, 15 silvers and 13 bronzes as of Thursday morning, three days before the 2018 Asian Games comes to an end.

The 2018 Asian Games takes place in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2 with the theme “Energy of Asia.”

Vietnam’s sports delegation to the Games consists of 532 members, including 352 athletes.

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Hanoi targets green, sustainable tourism

December 14, 2020 by hanoitimes.vn

The development of green tourism has cemented the city’s position on the national tourist map.

Hanoi has always identified green, clean, environmentally-friendly tourism as a focus, thereby further cementing the capital’s leading position in the national tourist map, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Tourism Tran Trung Hieu emphasized.

An ecotourism tour in Ba Vi district. Photo: dulich24h

Mr. Hieu said green tourism development in association with environmental protection and climate change adaptation is a target of Hanoi in the incoming years. To reach the goal, Hanoi has taken a number of solutions to bolster tourism development but still protect nature reserves and environment.

“We promote the use of electric vehicles, cyclo and bicycles in the old town area, and implement ecotourism and community-based tourism in the suburbs (Duong Lam ancient village, Son Tay town), Bat Trang (Gia Lam district), Ba Vi district,” Mr. Hieu said.

Many tourist destinations in Hanoi have planted more trees and built flower gardens to create new and attractive tourism products, such as sunflower garden at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, lilies stream at Huong Pagoda (My Duc district), flowerbed of wild sunflower in Ba Vi National Park.

In addition, the city’s tourism regulatory body has conducted regular training of their staff on environment protection in tourism.

According to the the Institute for Tourism Development Research (ITDR), Vietnam currently has developed ecotourism in 23 out 33 national parks and 35 out of 127 nature reserves. In 2019, Vietnamese national parks welcomed about 2.5 million visitors, grossing revenue of about VND185 billion (US$8 million).

In Hanoi, with great potential for green tourism in suburban districts and cities such as Son Tay, Ba Vi, My Duc, Thach That, Thanh Oai, Quoc Oai, among others, the development of this type of tourism associated with the promotion of value of natural resources and ecology is in the long-term strategy of the capital.

Solutions for sustainable tourism

Children are playing at the Long Viet ecotourism area.

Green tourism minimizes impacts on the environment, positively contributing to biodiversity protection, encouraging the use of renewable energy, promoting natural and cultural heritages as well as developing environmentally-friendly products.

Dr. Truong Sy Vinh, the ITDR’s Vice Director under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said that green and clean tourism development is not only associated with harnessing natural resources in national parks and nature reserves, but also it is about building a safe tourism environment and nature protection.

In particular, developing environmentally friendly travel in Hanoi still faces many challenges. Dr. Bui Thi Minh Nguyet, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (the Vietnam National University of Forestry) said that some tourist destinations have not paid due attention to developing tourism associated with local community, as well as in educating local residents and tourists on environmental and landscape protection.

Director of Hanoitourist Travel Company Phung Quang Thang said that ecotourism sites and destinations lack experiential products which familiarize visitors with environmental protection activities. Besides, ecotourism infrastructure at spots such as Suoi Hai and Ao Vua (Ba Vi district) need to be upgraded.

To promote green tourism, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tung, Deputy Director of the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development (the Vietnam Association for the Conservation of Nature and Environment), said that the city needs to improve management and encourage investment in ecotourism development.

Deputy General Director of the VNAT Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong suggested that in addition to building the master plan, Hanoi needs to strengthen the guidance for destinations to build green and clean tourist packages; enhance communication among local residents and tourists that civilized tourism behavior is protecting the environment and landscape.

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Legal corridor considered for Vietnamese film industry

April 16, 2021 by sggpnews.org.vn

Legal corridor considered for Vietnamese film industry ảnh 1 The record-breaking movie Old Dad (Bố Già) (Photo courtesy of the film)
According to experts, the film industry in Vietnam can only develop to new heights when supported by State policies that ensure a balance between the needs of filmmakers and concerns of society.

Experts at the conference believe that suitable government policies are essential for the film industry to reach new heights by balancing the market’s demands and filmmakers’ requirements.
The currently applicable Cinematography Law of 2006 was built on the basis that cinema is an art field, which is a dated concept since cinema has long developed into an industry as well, said Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of Film Promotion and Development (VFDA) Dr. Ngo Phuong Lan.
While the old law only regulates aspects of the industry like screenwriting, issuing, and distributing film products, experts believe it should be amended to take into account the management of this special product that can provide a unique entertainment value while being profitable.
On the subject, it was proposed by a representative from BHD Co., Ltd, one of the first private Vietnamese companies in media and film distribution that the Cinematography Law (amended) should include incentives on taxes and land, investment funds as well as low-interest loans for domestic firms investing in cinemas.
Meanwhile, Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Finance under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Hong Lien added that the bidding and ordering of film production should be considered as well. There were also proposals to remove the film pre-check process and switch to post-check review.
Policies for the foreign film industry were also discussed, with proposals to create incentives for foreign film crews coming to Vietnam and mechanisms for co-production films aiming to professionalize domestic films and promote the country.

By Mai An – Translated by Tan Nghia

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Hidden trauma: mental illness exacts unseen toll on loved ones

April 16, 2021 by e.vnexpress.net

To say that 71-year-old Ngo Thi Nam has her hands full would be an understatement.

As soon as lays back on her bed, she jumps again. The noise coming from the next room is loud. “Don’t worry Cuong, mommy is coming!”

Mummy rushes over, hands trembling as she opens the door to the room, which is always locked and covered with foam. Its windows are made of wire mesh, leaving only a small opening to give food and drink. Her son, Nguyen Hung Cuong, calls his room a “dog house” in his more “normal” moments.

Cuong had called out to his mother as he always does when he wakes up at all odd hours. If Nam does not appear, he will start banging his head against the iron door. For the last 16 years, after a traffic accident damaged his brain, he has been screaming, smashing things, and only occasionally recognizing people around. He can’t distinguish between day and night. Nam has to grab some sleep whenever her son does and be awake whenever he is.

Ngo Thi Nam comforts Cuong, who suffered mental illness 16 years ago after a traffic accident, at her house in Bac Giang Province.

Nam comforts Cuong, who has been suffering from a mental illness for 16 years after a traffic accident damaged his brain, at her house in Bac Giang Province. Photo by VnExpress/Hai Hien.

Nam keeps her son locked most of the time, only letting him out to bathe once every two days. Each time she does that, she asks her her younger brother, who lives next door, to help keep an eye on him. Cuong often runs around. Once he fell into a pond. Another time he banged his against a wall and had to go to the emergency room. Each time he his brought back to his room, Cuong puts up a fierce fight.

“Once my son screamed and clung so hard to the door that three of his fingernails got detached, causing blood to splash everywhere. I could nothing but cry on seeing his bewilderment because he didn’t know the pain.”

Nam lives in Xuan Bieu Village, Xuan Cam Commune, Hiep Hoa District, Bac Giang Province.

About a month ago, Cuong climbed onto his bed, hit his head against the non-cushioned part of the wall, causing blood to spill and losing consciousness. Since then, Nam also has to tie her son’s hands and spoon feed him to protect him from himself. She also moved her bed from the front yard of her house into Cuong’s room. He sleeps on the bed while the mother sleeps on the ground.

Next to the “dog house” is Cuong’s sister’s room. Nguyen Bich Hanh was born normal, Nam says, but the bigger she gets, the more she is afraid of strangers. At 14, Hanh was diagnosed with depression, which then descended to an uncurable psychotic illness. The girl once cut her mother’s legs with a knife and hit her father’s head with a hammer.

Having lost her husband before her son’s accident, for nearly 30 years, Nam has shouldered the burden of her mentally ill children by herself. This also means that she has been living on tenterhooks for nearly 30 years.

“There was a time when I was taking a shower and suddenly heard Cuong calling out for me. Since I was afraid he would hurt himself, I quickly put one leg inside my pants and rushed out, but fell down.”

Currently, the three of them live on Nam’s meagre monthly pension of around VND3 million ($130), plus an additional allowance of VND540,000 ($23.42) for each disabled child. She has thought many times of admitting Cuong to an institution, but cannot afford it. She loves him too much anyway. “Now I keep him locked up like this for easier management. If I let him free, I have to be afraid of Cuong harming my neighbors.”

A corner of Mental Health Department at Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Hai Hien.

The Mental Health Department at Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital. Photo by VnExpress/Hai Hien.

Mostly undetected, untreated

At a recent workshop to develop a National Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases for 2021-2025, a health ministry representative said that about 13.5 million people, accounting for 15 percent of the Vietnamese population, suffer from mental disorders.

According to Dr. Lai Duc Truong of the World Health Organization (WHO), out of 13.5 million people with mental health problems in Vietnam, up to 70-80 percent go undetected and untreated. These patients are a burden for families and some seriously ill people are a risk to the community.

Dr. Nguyen Doan Phuong, head of the Mental Health Department at Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital, said that the reason for so many untreated mental patients is the lack of specialized staff, the absence of a care center for mental disorders and the symptoms being easily confused with symptoms of other diseases. In addition, because of the stigma involved, the patient’s family members avoid examination by psychiatrists, resulting in delayed or avoided treatment.

“People with some mental disorders have a high risk of recurrence. If these are not detected and timely interventions made, they can endanger people around them as well as themselves,” Phuong said.

Life on the edge

Under the eaves of a building at the National Institute of Mental Health, Nguyen Van Tinh, 70, was about to step out to buy food when it started raining. The man with silver-streaked hair did not rush back inside. His eyes were fixed on the stream of people coming in and out of the hospital, some with umbrellas, others without. The hospital was as busy as his hometown market in a mountainous district in Thanh Hoa Province.

Hong, his wife, was in the poison detox ward of the Bach Mai Hospital after she drank some herbicide. After more than ten days of taking care of his wife, Tinh was used to the hustle and bustle here, but a leg injury sustained in a past accident troubled him, especially because he had to constantly go up and down the stairs to buy things like rice and water.

Two years ago, Hong had suddenly developed a chronic headache. She did not get better after taking different kinds medicines and the sickness got worse after she started taking some herbal medicines.

Ever since she fell sick, Hong has become very irritable, and curses her husband and breaks things. If her husband says anything aloud, she tells him to stop shouting and scolding her, and if he speaks softly, she thinks he is saying bad things about her. Tinh feels like he is living next to a bomb that can explode at any time.

In the middle of last year, their children took Hong to the hospital and the doctor advised a mental health check at a bigger hospital. Doctors there concluded that she was clinically depressed and are treating her as an outpatient.

“I still think that this disease will be controlled with daily medication. If I knew she could do something dangerous, I would have been more careful and helped her better,” Tinh said.

To this day, he does not know why she tried to commit suicide.

Nguyen Van Tinh spends days walking up the stair to visit and take care of his wife at the Mental Health Department at Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Nga.

Nguyen Van Tinh spends his days these days walking up and down the stairs as he takes care of his wife at the Mental Health Department in Hanoi’s Bach Mai Hospital. Photo by VnExpress/Pham Nga.

The morning of the day Hong drank the herbicide, he was feeding chickens when he heard a loud sound and ran to check. He found his wife frothing at the mouth in the middle of the house. After two days in the emergency ward, she regained consciousness, but no one dared to ask her why she did it. After her health recovered, the doctors transferred her to the Mental Health Institute for treatment.

Even though the worry about the danger of his wife’s life has receded, Tinh worries about what rumor and gossip will do the rounds among his neighbors about the incident. In his hometown, depression and mental illness are still a taboo disease despite its wide prevalence. The damage that depression can cause to human health is ranked second after cardiovascular diseases.

According to the WHO, nearly 800,000 commit suicide every year as a result of depression. Up to 85 percent of people who commit suicide are from low-income and middle-income countries and are not treated for the condition.

But another huge part of the problem that goes mostly ignored, especially in countries like Vietnam, is the trauma that caretakers of the patients suffer.

Tinh rues: “They will think I was bad husband, that’s why she tried to commit suicide. But my children tell me to ignore what other people say as long as they believe in me.”

When the rain stopped, Tinh dragged his painful leg back to the department after getting the things needed. He does not know how long he will have to stay in the hospital this time and how he will move on from the incident.

However, when his wife is awake, he walks with her around the hospital, the two laughing together like when they were in love more than 40 years ago.

Nam does not know what the future will bring, but she still loves her children dearly. Pushing her hands through the small opening and trying to feed her son, she says: “Cuong, you have to eat well then take a nap for mommy, ok?”

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