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In Brief (30-09-2005) Fatherland Front presents computers HAVANA — The Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) presented 50 computers worth VND750 million (US$47,000) to Cuba’s Committee for the Defence of the Revolution. The donation was announced during a recent visit to the country by a VFF delegation. The two committees held talks on their efforts in the cause of "defending the revolutions" and consolidating national unity. International march for AO victims PARIS — The France-Viet Nam Friendship Association (FVFA) and the Peace Movement and the Association for Economic Development and Progress are expected to organise marches in six French cities to support the lawsuit by Vietnamese Agent Orange victims against several US chemical companies. The marches will take place on October 1 in Paris, La Rochelle, Nimes, Toulouse, Beziers and Albertville, a day after a brief is to be filed on behalf of Vietnamese AO victims at the US Court of Appeals. The FVFA is calling for … [Read more...] about In Brief (30-09-2005)

"The number of people, mainly adults but including children, reported trafficked from Vietnam to Scotland continues to rise," Detective Superintendent Filippo Capaldi, head of the Scotland police’s national human trafficking unit, said. "Many of these people will have come to Scotland, and the U.K., under false promises of a better life, only to find themselves victims of exploitation by criminal gangs." This year 397 referrals have been received by the unit, half about Vietnamese victims, 90 of them ostensibly minors. It represents a 20 percent increase from last year. The victims of trafficking or smuggling usually do not contact the police directly but come to their attention in other ways. "One of them is to be reported to the police by either members of the public or other agencies," Brenda Irons-Roberts, a communications officer in the police department, said. She declined to discuss details about individuals with whom the police are dealing since they are potential victims … [Read more...] about Scotland sets up anti-child trafficking unit as number of Vietnamese victims rises

CSR At HSBC, sustainable business goes hand in hand with sustainable community By Thanh Thom Friday,  Aug 30, 2019,09:14 (GMT+7) At HSBC, sustainable business goes hand in hand with sustainable communityBy Thanh Thom A doctor listens to a kid’s heartbeat in the Outreach Clinic project – PHOTO: HSBC Sustainability is not the trend, that’s the key priority when doing business. At HSBC Vietnam, the goal of sustainability is not merely limited to business, as the bank has made great efforts to contribute to a sustainable community where it operates. “We recognize our wider commitments to the communities in which we operate and understand that economic growth must also be sustainable,” according to HSBC Vietnam, the first foreign bank to incorporate in Vietnam. Inspired by the saying “Give a man a rod, not a fish,” the bank has so far supported environmental conservation activities … [Read more...] about At HSBC, sustainable business goes hand in hand with sustainable community

Friday's Tale It glitters, it is gold By Son Nguyen Thursday,  Dec 12, 2019,20:49 (GMT+7) It glitters, it is goldBy Son Nguyen It is exceptionally pure gold, now that Vietnam U-22 footballers have been crowned champions at the regional sporting tournament, the 30th SEA Games. The country has earned as many as 98 gold medals at the weeks-long event that wrapped up this week in the Philippines, and while all gold medals are highly valuable given talent and painstaking efforts of sportspeople, it is the gold medal for men’s football that has sent the entire nation into wild rapture. The day of December 10, 2019 has become historic, and the significance is not just confined to football or sport, as it is also of paramount importance to other socio-economic aspects of the country as well. The way all walks of life treasure the championship is simply indescribable. The extravaganza is mirrored in both mainstream media and on … [Read more...] about It glitters, it is gold

Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong discusses his past life and ultimate life goals in this last instalment of a three-part interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. Vuong is Vietnam’s richest man and chairman of multifaceted conglomerate Vingroup, which operates in the fields of realty development, retail, tourism, and automobile manufacturing, and smartphone development. Click on the links to read the first and second parts of his interview with Tuoi Tre. It has been 17 or 18 years since you first earned fame in Vietnam.  Still, nay wonder: Who is Pham Nhat Vuong? A citizen [smile]. When I first started my career in Vietnam there was a rumor that I was a Mafia member coming back home from Russia. When people saw that I had no visual signs of being stabbed or anything like that, they started spreading rumors that I was a drug trafficker. When no one found evidence of drug trafficking, rumors began to circulate about my death. Every year there are several rumors that … [Read more...] about Conversation with Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong – Part 3