VietNamNet Bridge - Millionaire Nguyen Be Lory, an illegitimate child of late US billionaire Larry Hillblom and his mother, Nguyen Thi Be, have returned to their hometown in Binh Thuan province to visit their family after 13 years in the US. Lory has returned to Vietnam with his mother, his uterine brothers and his manager to visit his maternal grandfather. The family went to Con Dao Island, where Brangelina and their six kids stayed in late 2011. Lory said that he had not known about Con Dao until the Brangelina family were there. He wanted to discover the island. The millionaire boy said that he would return to Con Dao. The family went back to HCM City and then to Phan Thiet, where billionaire Harry Hillblom invested tens of million USD to build the Novotel Hotel and Ocean Dunes golf course 20 years ago. After that they flew back to the US. The visit to Vietnam was kept secret. Larry Lee Hillblom (1943-1995) was an American businessman, and a co-founder of DHL Worldwide … [Read more...] about American billionaire’s abandoned child returns to Vietnam
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German coach Goetz to not return to Vietnam
Coach Falko Goetz will not return to Vietnam on January 4, 2012, as scheduled. He will send his assistant to Vietnam to deal with the contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Returning home for the Christmas and the New Year holiday, coach Goetz planned to return to Vietnam on January 4, 2012. However, after VFF decided to dismiss the coach, Goetz would not come back to Vietnam as plan. His assistant will represent him to deal with remaining issues. He said that to end the contract, VFF only needs to pay compensation that is equivalent to three months of salary, or $66,000. Earlier, on December 28, VFF held a meeting with the National Coaching Council and both sides agreed that the German coach had not fulfilled his duties and was no longer suitable for the post. "Goetz had no clear tactics, was unable to adjust to new conditions and failed to leave his mark on the team during his time in Vietnam. For those reasons, we agreed with the VFF's proposal to dismiss Goetz," … [Read more...] about German coach Goetz to not return to Vietnam
322-program PhDs feel shocked when returning to Vietnam
The PhDs, who return from the overseas training courses funded by the State under the program 322, called "322-program PhDs", say they feel giddy with the wages and the working conditions at universities. A lot of them set up their own businesses or quietly leave the schools which previously sent them abroad. No improvement in wages after training courses Nguyen Hung, a lecturer of a university which is more than 50 years old in Hanoi, said that he feels shocked after he obtained the doctorate from the Paris University 6 and returned to Vietnam. Hung said that returning from Paris to Hanoi means leaving the place, where he could enjoy a good life with scholarships and allowances from the Laboratory, to the place, where he could get 2.5 million dong a month only. Now his salary has increased to 3.6 million dong a month, but the sum of money is still too modest which is just high enough to cover the basic needs. As such, Hung cannot earn more money even though he now has a higher … [Read more...] about 322-program PhDs feel shocked when returning to Vietnam
“Failure to Atone” author returns to Vietnam
Doctor Allen Hassan, the author of a book about the Vietnam War entitled “Failur to Atone, the True Story of a Jungle Surgeon”, returned to Vietnam on September 2, two years after the Vietnamese version of his book was published.The obsession of crimes committed by US soldiers in Vietnam over 30 years ago has been following Hassan. “I witnessed the painful truth and I must speak about it loudly. I want war wagers to see pains and losses and atone for their mistakes,” the doctor said.Failure to Atone is Dr. Allen Hassan's graphic memoir of the trials and tribulations of a Volunteer Physician for Vietnam on the front lines of a no-holds-barred war, and of a courageous people's battle to survive. Two years out of medical school, as a doctor from a small town in Iowa, he volunteered for an American Medical Association programme to help war-ravaged civilians of Vietnam. Even for a tough former Marine Sergeant, the experience of trying to give civilians good medical … [Read more...] about “Failure to Atone” author returns to Vietnam
Australian movie director to return to Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Phillip Noyce, the director of "Quiet American", will return to Vietnam to organize "Noyce's Liveshow in HCM City" this May. … [Read more...] about Australian movie director to return to Vietnam