Dantri/DTiNews readers have sent VND210,300,000 (USD9,000) to help a poor man in Thanh Hoa Province who is struggling with cancer. Dang Thi Hong receives the donation Le Trong Ty is being treated at Bach Mai Hospital. He is already in the last stages of cancer when he went to doctors and was told that he only had months to live. His only treatment now is a bone marrow transplant that will cost him at least VND200m. Ty's son is 10 years old and has a mental disability and hyperactivity disorder. His 3-year-old daughter was treated for severe burns not long before Ty was diagnosed with lymphoma. Le Trong Ty at the hospital Ty said he wanted to live to take care of his son and to work so that his daughter treatment can be continued. "We could only dream of having VND200m," he said. Dang Thi Hong, Ty's wife, said she was moved when receiving the donations. "Even though we still owed the hospital charges, doctors still let my husband receive bone marrow transplant treatment … [Read more...] about VND210m donated to terminally-ill man in Thanh Hoa
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Vietnam’s richest man among 200 richest people in the world
He has an estimated worth of $7.5 billion. Vuong, who heads the Vingroup conglomerate, is 198th on the real time billionaires ranking updated by Forbes magazine on Saturday. His net worth has increased by $3.2 billion over last year when he topped Forbes’s list of four Vietnamese billionaires. A 13 percent increase in the value of Vingroup’s shares in the first week after Vietnam’s stock market reopened following a 9-day Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) break has been a factor in boosting Vuong’s net worth and catapulting him into the top 200 list. Price of Vingroup's share (VIC) stood at VND112,000 ($4.82) at the end of the trading session last Friday. A screenshot of Forbes magazine on Saturday shows Pham Nhat Vuong becomes the 198th richest person in the world. Vuong was first mentioned as a billionaire on the Forbes list in 2013 with a net worth of $1.5 billion, ranking 974th richest in the world. Vingroup, one of Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s richest man among 200 richest people in the world
Vietnam’s richest man earns more in one day than the poorest in 10 years: Oxfam
The Hanoitimes - Enterprises hold the largest potential in sharing prosperity in inclusive and responsible ways. In Vietnam, the country's richest man earns more in a day than the poorest person earns in 10 years, stated a recent report by Oxfam. Illustrative photo. According to the report, economic growth is a success story in South-East Asia. Gross domestic product in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region climbed from US$37.6 billion in 1970 to US$2.6 trillion in 2016. Over the last two decades, over 100 million people have joined the workforce across the region and millions of people have been lifted out of poverty. Investment is up, infrastructure has been built, trade is rising and regional prosperity has boomed. Yet despite this economic success, huge challenges remain. Growing levels of inequality are particularly concerning. In Vietnam, the country's richest man earns more in a day than the poorest person earns in 10 … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s richest man earns more in one day than the poorest in 10 years: Oxfam
Police probe death of Canadian man in Saigon
By Nguyen Quy  August 7, 2018 | 07:17 pm GMT+7 Saigon police are investigating the death of a Canadian whose decaying body was found Monday in Tan Binh District. The cause of death has not been ascertained yet. Media reports said that the man, in his fifties, whose name has not been revealed, was a long-term resident of Cong Hoa Street in Tan Binh District. He had not been seen leaving his room for several days, the reports said. On Monday morning, neighbors reported a stench covering the complex in which the Canadian man had rented a small room. When the landlord got no response after banging on the man’s door, he immediately contacted the local police. The police broke into the room and found the foreigner’s decaying body. According to neighbors, the man had rented the room for two years and lived alone. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest metropolis, is one of the most visited destinations in the country, with four million foreigners arriving in the … [Read more...] about Police probe death of Canadian man in Saigon
Police probe mysterious death of Canadian man in Saigon
By Nguyen Quy  August 7, 2018 | 07:17 pm GMT+7 Saigon police are investigating the death of a Canadian whose decaying body was found Monday in Tan Binh District. The cause of death has not been ascertained yet. Media reports said that the man, in his fifties, whose name has not been revealed, was a long-term resident of Cong Hoa Street in Tan Binh District. He had not been seen leaving his room for several days, the reports said. On Monday morning, neighbors reported a stench covering the complex in which the Canadian man had rented a small room. When the landlord got no response after banging on the man’s door, he immediately contacted the local police. The police broke into the room and found the foreigner’s decaying body. According to neighbors, the man had rented the room for two years and lived alone. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam's largest metropolis, is one of the most visited destinations in the country, with four million foreigners arriving in the … [Read more...] about Police probe mysterious death of Canadian man in Saigon