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It is not uncommon for Vietnamese Americans to return to Vietnam to start a business in their twenties or thirties. For many, this return to the motherland is more than just a chance at a new career, it is a chance to find the true meaning in life. Tony Ngo and Don Le are known for founding Everest Education, an institute in Ho Chi Minh City which offers math and English enrichment courses, test preparation, college admissions consulting, and private tutoring to students from grades 1 to 12. Born and raised in California, with an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Stanford University, Tony’s first visit to Vietnam was in the summer of 2007 for an internship at TPG Capital. “After graduating, I had many questions about the culture, the market, and the transformation happening in Vietnam. I wondered if I could contribute anything,” Tony shared during a phone interview with Tuoi Tre News . “Seven years later, I decided that if I didn't do a summer internship in … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Americans find career, home, identity in motherland

PM Pham Minh Chinh and young Vietnamese people in New York take a group selfie at the meeting on May 15 (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with some overseas Vietnamese (OV) intellectuals and young people in New York on May 15 as part of his working trip to the US and the UN. Representatives of the overseas community reported on their living, working, and studying situation as well as activities in New York, noting that the Vietnamese people here have always fulfilled the obligations of citizens, turned their hearts towards the homeland, and are delighted at the country’s development. Fielding questions about Vietnam’s measures for attracting foreign investment, PM Chinh said Vietnam has an appropriate policy, competitive edges, and a stable legal system that matches its international commitments. It is also stepping up administrative reforms, developing comprehensive infrastructure, forming a business climate suiting Vietnam … [Read more...] about Each overseas Vietnamese should be country’s most vivid demonstration: PM

On Monday morning, Seven Summit Treks, a company that organizes climbing expeditions over all mountains above 8,000 m in Nepal, China and Pakistan announced on its Twitter feed that Nha had succeeded in climbing the highest mountain via the southeast ridge at 3:30 a.m. Nepal time (4:45 a.m. Hanoi time). It also confirmed she was the first Vietnamese woman to do so, emphasizing that it was a historic achievement for the Vietnamese climbing community. Nha, 35, who works as a lawyer in HCMC, is a member of the Seven Summit Treks Everest Expedition 2022. According to data of The Himalayan Database, only three Vietnamese people have successfully reached the summit of the world's highest mountain as of December last year, all of the males. Mountaineering enthusiast Nha has conquered the seven highest peaks in the world. She successfully conquered Mount Vinson at a height of 4,892 meters above sea level in Antarctica on January 3 this year. At a height of 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), … [Read more...] about Vietnamese woman conquers Mount Everest

Different from those in many other famous pottery villages across Vietnam, potteries made by the Cham people in Bau Truc Village in south-central Ninh Thuan Province feature a special method: walking around the products to shape them. Located in Ninh Phuoc District, about 10 kilometers from the provincial capital of Phan Rang, Bau Truc is one of the oldest pottery villages in Southeast Asia and the ceramic making technique here has been listed as national intangible cultural heritage, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism. Bau Truc pottery items are made from clay from the Quao River mixed with sand. Clay is collected from the river only once a year, each time lasting for half a month. A Cham woman shapes a pottery product in Bau Truc Village, Ninh Thuan Province, Vietnam. Photo: Duy Ngoc / Tuoi Tre Despite technological advances, the Cham people in Ninh Thuan still keep the tradition of making ceramics manually. Artisans do not use a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese pottery village charms with unique technique

The charity event was part of the two hospitals’ handover activities, which aimed to convey a message that the next Vietnamese medical staff will continue charity and humanitarian activities launched by their colleagues to support local people. During the event, the two hospitals conducted the handover of equipment and shared experience in carrying out charity events and other activities to popularize the image of Vietnam, its culture, and people to international friends and people of the host country. The handover activities have affirmed the Vietnamese “blue beret” officers’ aspiration to maintain activities to support local people and continue peacekeeping mission to bring a better life to people in South Sudan. Over the past time, activities conducted by Vietnamese level-2 field hospitals have been acknowledged and highly appreciated by UNMISS’s leaders, international colleagues, and local people, contributing to promoting the Vietnamese people’s spirit of helping others. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese “blue berets” conduct charity event in South Sudan

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Văn Giang met his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto on Friday in Hanoi and suggested the two countries strengthen the sharing of maritime information. Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Văn Giang and his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto review the honor guard of the Vietnam People's Army in the capital city of Hanoi on Friday. The three-day trip by Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto started on Thursday. It is his first trip to Vietnam since he took office in October 2019. The Indonesian minister said that Indonesia always attaches importance to its relationship with Vietnam. The two sides agreed that defence cooperation between Vietnam and Indonesia has been promoted by both sides, and achieved many positive results. Based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of the two countries, on enhancing cooperation between defence officials and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Indonesian defence chiefs discuss South China Sea, maritime information sharing

He said: "This is horrible. I always leave the air conditioner on and limit heading out as much as possible." He added that the unbearable heat him makes him tired and causes headaches. Truong Thi Kieu Minh said it is the hottest she has experienced during her 15 years in New Delhi. "It is just the beginning of the summer, but it is already too hot for me to handle." She said the heat is already driving her "crazy" and feared it might get worse. She expects temperatures to rise to around 50 degrees in June and July. Vietnamese living in India are struggling to cope with the scorching temperatures as a record heatwave sweeps through the nation, forcing them to drastically change their daily routines. India recorded its third-hottest April in the past 122 years according to the meteorological department. The average maximum temperature was 35.3 degrees, just behind the 35.42 degrees Celsius in 2010 and 35.32 degrees Celsius in 2016, the Indian government said in a recent … [Read more...] about Sizzling weather disrupts life for Vietnamese living in India

After nearly 300 years, two whale skeletons in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam have been restored and put on display for public view. It is common practice amongst Vietnamese fishermen to store the skeletons of whales that washed ashore in temples. There, locals worship the bones of these massive sea creatures. In Ly Son District, a string of islands off the coast of central Vietnam, two of these skeletons were recently completely restored for a public display. Grandfather fish Fishermen in Vietnam call whales ‘grandfather fish,’ implying that they are of a high status. In Ly Son, an area which holds whales in particularly high regard, locals are excited for their two recently restored whale skeletons to be put on display. “Very soon everyone will get to see the grandfather fish at the Tan temple,” said 79-year-old Pham Thoai Tuyen. According to Tuyen, whales only rest in peace where people have spiritual faith in them, thus Ly Son is an area of peace. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese whale worshippers rejoice as 300-year-old skeleton restored

The PM hailed the efforts by the embassy in implementing the external policies of the Party and State, building and promoting the image of the nation and people of Vietnam to U.S. friends, and contributing to making the Vietnam-U.S. ties more practical and effective, including the thorough preparations for the PM’s trip to the U.S. to attend the ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit and make a visit to the U.S. and the U.N. He asked the embassy to promptly implement agreements reached between the two countries during this visit. Meeting representatives from the Vietnamese community in the East Coast of the U.S., the Government leader thanked the community for their contribution to the homeland as well as to the relationship between Vietnam and the U.S. He reiterated that the Party and State always consider the Vietnamese community abroad as an indispensable part of the community of ethnic groups in Vietnam, and always do their best to support overseas Vietnamese to settle down in the host … [Read more...] about PM meets Vietnamese embassy officials, community in U.S.

Building solidarity based on a foundation of common interests is central to the survival of ASEAN, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said in a press interview on Tuesday. The statement comes just one week before the socio-economic bloc celebrates its 50th anniversary. ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, was founded on August 8, 1967 when foreign ministers from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand gathered in Bangkok to sign the ASEAN Declaration. The association has since expanded to include Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia, raising its membership count to ten countries. On Tuesday, Deputy PM Minh, who serves as Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, sat down with the country’s press to share his vision for ASEAN’s development ahead of the association’s 50th birthday. An infographic illustrating the history of development of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Graphic: Tuoi Tre … [Read more...] about ​Solidarity vital to ASEAN’s survival: Vietnamese Deputy PM