Hospital business not a way to make money Lu Y Nhi Ignoring criticism and suspicion, Tran Thi Lam, chairwoman of Hoa Lam Corporation, has been devoting her whole mind to a big project, the international hi-tech healthcare park Hoa Lam-Shangri La, over the past eight years. She believes that good things will come if she pursues the dream with all her heart. Ahead of the grand opening of City International Hospital as the first hospital in the park scheduled for January 5th, Lam talked to the press about her dream. Excerpts follow. Could you please say something about the establishment of the City International Hospital? - Tran Thi Lam: I was born into a poor family and went through a tough childhood. In 1982, I got married and have given birth to five children. Illness was the biggest obsession to my family. When one of the children was sick, I could understand hardship of mothers who had to take care of their babies at hospital. At that time, all I wished was that I could meet a … [Read more...] about Hospital business not a way to make money
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Where to invest is a puzzle to everyone
VietNamNet Bridge - The gold and dollar markets froze after the efforts by the government to eliminate the black markets. Meanwhile, the gloomy stock market has not changed in the last two years, and liquidity is low on the real estate market. People also do not want to make deposits at banks because of the low interest rates. Where to invest is puzzling everyone. … [Read more...] about Where to invest is a puzzle to everyone
Is hosting international events the best way to promote Viet Nam?
Your say (18-07-2008) Is hosting international events the best way to promote Viet Nam? Last week: We asked readers and industry insiders what they thought about events like the Miss Universe Beauty pageant and whether they felt these events had helped to promote Viet Nam as a tourist destination. Julia Morley, chairperson of Miss World Ltd I think Viet Nam is the number one tourist destination in the world, for the following reasons: First and foremost for any tourist destination it is important to make guests feel welcome and comfortable. For the Vietnamese people this comes naturally. I have found them to be extremely helpful. … [Read more...] about Is hosting international events the best way to promote Viet Nam?
What tactics Kien used to do illegal business?
VietNamNet Bridge ' The three companies set up by Nguyen Duc Kien do not have the functions relating to finance investments, but the legal status of the companies could still be exploited by Kien to issue bonds and making finance investments. Three Vietnamese big guys arrested within 20 days Kien arrest stirs up the public, vibrates stock market Kien arrest heats up National Assembly meeting According to the Ministry of Public Security, Nguyen Duc Kien has been arrested for his illegal business activities relating to three companies, including the B&B Trade and Investment Joint stock Company, the ACB Hanoi Investment Joint Stock Company and the A Chau Finance Investment Company Ltd. … [Read more...] about What tactics Kien used to do illegal business?
Economists list cheapest ways to save the world
Leading economists have ranked how to best and most cost-effectively invest to solve many of the world's seemingly insurmountable problems, a Danish think-tank said Monday, calling for a shift in global priorities. "It may not sound sexy, but solving the problems of diarrhoea, worms and malnutrition will do good for more of the world's poor than other more grandiose interventions," Bjoern Lomborg, who heads the Copenhagen Consensus Centre, said in a statement. His think-tank on Monday presented the results of its third global Copenhagen Consensus, in which it asked prominent economists working within 10 of the world's top problem fields to propose the best investments to fix those problems. A panel of experts, including four Nobel laureates, then went through the proposals and ranked the ones they believed would have the biggest impact and "where we can get the most mileage for our money," Lomborg told AFP. The Dane, who shot to fame with his book "The Skeptical Environmentalist" … [Read more...] about Economists list cheapest ways to save the world