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Consul General of Germany in Ho Chi Minh City Josefine Wallet and Rad Kivette, CEO of VinaCapital Foundation (VCF) on October 10 have signed a memorandum of understanding to fund VCF’s “Survive to Thrive” program, aiming to reduce infant mortality and build capacity in Vietnam’s healthcare system. At the signing ceremony at the office of the German Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: VCF With this grant, the German Consulate General in HCM City will sponsor nine essential pieces of neonatal care equipment, including the Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine, beside monitor, led-phototherapy, infant warmer, injection pumps, infusion pumps with a total value of VND 380 million (equivalent to EUR16.250). This essential equipment will be donated to Son Tay District Health Center of the central coastal province of Quang Ngai, which aims to improve the facility’s capacity in neonatal emergencies, in order to reduce the infant mortality rate in this dist...

Proposal after a week of meeting The cross-border love story of John Teng (44 years old) who is working in the real estate industry and his wife Huynh Mai (30 years old) brings a lot of sweetness to the Newlyweds program. Before that, at the age of 23, Mai went to Malaysia to visit a close friend. When she went to her friend’s house, the Vietnamese girl had the opportunity to meet the man who would become her husband – John Teng. The cross-border love story of John Teng and Huynh Mai touched many people. Photo: Vietnamnet.vn At this time, Mai could not speak Chinese, and John was too benign and did not know how to start a conversation. Huynh Mai humorously recalled a memory: “At that time, I was an extrovert, liked a bustling lifestyle, and he was very benign. He didn’t talk to me, didn’t pay attention to me. The third time we met, he took out a piece of paper and asked for my phone number. Although at that time, people used smartphones and saved numbers right on their ...

The cruise ship Le Laperouse (France) operated by Vivu Journeys Vietnam Joint Stock Company docked at Chan May port (Lang Co town, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien – Hue) on the evening of October 9. The train brought more than 200 international guests and crew members, mainly from the European and American markets, to the ancient capital of Hue. The ceremony to welcome the first international tourists to Thua Thien-Hue at Chan May port. Documentary photo: Quoc Viet/VNA After docking, 82 tourists went to Hue Citadel and Minh Mang Tomb to visit and learn about the culture and relics of the Hue Ancient Capital. The guests were warmly welcomed by the local tourism industry, giving meaningful gifts of poem hats. For the first time coming to Thua Thien – Hue, tourist Beatrice Sorbets (France) was very excited to visit Hue’s Ancient Capital amidst the typical cold and rainy weather of the locality. She said that because she had heard a lot about Hue from the travel agency, s...

Vetter , a globally leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has in place a comprehensive sustainability strategy that has made it a pioneer in this energy-intensive industry. The family-owned company is undertaking numerous initiatives aimed at making sustainability manifest in all facets for employees and acts as a motivator in encouraging them to participate. For the second time in a row, Vetter participated in a full week of life activities in the recent Sustainability Days of Baden-Wuerttemberg’s Sustainability Network. “To just speak about the topic of sustainability does not give it the credit it is due,” says Vetter Managing Director Thomas Otto. “That is why we are part of a proactive network of other companies. We need a strong community for sustainable development and we work hard to include all employees in the process.” Within this context, the CDMO has launched numerous sustainability activities that include various participatory events and...