Giang Thanh Long's News Archive 2007

[Dec. 20, 2007] VDF-TOKYO's FIRST WORKSHOP IN 2008
The first VDF-Tokyo workshop in the year 2008 (or its 40th workshop) will be held on Saturday 12 January, 2008. Mr. Nguyen Hiep (Kobe University) will share his findings on export decisions of firms in Vietnam. We will update his paper and presentation on VDF-Tokyo website soon. Please check back! 

[Dec. 17, 2007] SUMMARY FOR VDF-TOKYO's 39TH WORKSHOP IS READY
The summary for VDF-Tokyo's 39th workshop on the impact of provincial ODA in infrastructure on the provincial FDI in Vietnam is ready. Please click here for the details.
 

[Dec. 14, 2007] HSBC INSURANCE HAS A NEW PUBLICATION ON GENDER ASPECTS OF RETIREMENT...
The HSBC Insurance, under research coordination of the Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA) of the University of Oxford, has published a report on gender aspects of retirement with special focus on some Asian countries. Unfortunately, the report does not have analysis on the Vietnamese case. The main authors of the report are Prof. Sarah Harper and Dr. George Leeson of the OIA, whom I worked closely when I was a visiting fellow there in 2005. More>>>

[Dec. 11, 2007] VDF-TOKYO 38TH WORKSHOP ON ODA AND FDI...
On December 15, VDF-Tokyo will welcome Ms. Pham Thu Hien from FASID-GRIPS Joint Program on International Development to present her findings on the impacts of ODA in infrastructure on the FDI inflows to provinces in Vietnam. All is welcome! Paper>>>  Slides>>>

[Dec. 10, 2007] JEPA2007 AT HOSEI UNIVERSITY IN TOKYO
On December 8-9, 2007, Prof. Wade Pfau and me participated in the annual conference 2007 of the Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA2007) at Hosei University. We were at the same session on social welfare policy. Prof. Pfau presented our research on the impacts of international remittances on household welfare in Vietnam, and I made a presentation of our research on the living arrangements of the elderly in Vietnam. In the Conference, Prof. Pfau chaired a similar session on social welfare policy, and I was discussant of a paper on evaluation of the governmental micro-credit program for the poor in Vietnam.

[Dec. 07, 2007] VDF SEMINARS IN HANOI AND HCMC TO INTRODUCE TWO VOLUMES OF SOCIAL BOOK
On December 3, 2007, at VDF Hanoi, we held a seminar to introduce two volumes of the book on social issues in Vietnam under economic transformation and integration. We welcomed participants from different institutions, both academic and policy-making, in Hanoi. Prof. Kenichi Ohno (VDF research director) made comments on the book, and I presented the key points of the book, while Mr. Tran Duy Dong (MPI)-- an author of the book -- shared his findings with participants. Possible research cooperation was also discussed for the coming activities at the VDF.  With the same purposes and with an expectation to expand our research network to the South, under cooperation and coordination of the Southern Institute of Social Sciences (SISS), we also held another seminar to introduce the book. More than 30 participants attended the seminar with a number of comments and questions on the social issues in the book, as well as possibilities to work with each other. Ms. Duong Kim Hong (VDF) presented her survey results on female migrants in Hanoi and HCMC for the coming VDF book on migration issues.

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[Dec. 02, 2007] MOLISA SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL INSURANCE LAW
On 29-30 November, 2007, I attended the seminar on evaluation of Social Insurance Law, which has been in effect since January 1, 2007. This seminar was held by the Social Insurance Dept. of the MOLISA and the ILO. More than 40 participants from different provinces' social insurance departments, experts, and policy makers attended the seminar. Open discussions were exchanged among seminar holders and participants.

[Nov. 28, 2007] VDF SEMINARS TO INTRODUCE BOOKS ON SOCIAL ISSUES
VDF will hold two seminars at VDF-Hanoi office (on 3 Dec., 2007) and at the Southern Institute of Social Sciences (SISS) in HCMC (on 6 Dec., 2007) to introduce two books on social issues, which were respectively published in March and October 2007, as well as call for contributions to the new volume focusing on migration issues. Our invited guests are from various domestic and foreign institutions in Vietnam, including MOLISA, UNDP, World Bank, ADB, and NGOs as well. More about the book Volume 1>>>    Volume 2>>>

[Nov. 27, 2007] MOLISA WORKSHOP ON PENSION REFORMS
On 29-30 November, 2007, the Department of Social Insurance of Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Vietnam, will hold a workshop to discuss about adjustments of past contributions of the pension scheme participants based on Consumer Price Index (CPI). The workshop also aims to evaluate implementation issues after one year of the Social Insurance Law. MOLISA and ILO experts will exchange views on these issues.

[Nov. 26, 2007] SUMMARY OF THE 37TH VDF-TOKYO WORKSHOP
Today we uploaded the summary of the 37th VDF-Tokyo workshop on VDF-Tokyo website. If you could not attend, and want to know the details, click here.

[Nov. 21, 2007] RCHSP/OECD & WORLD BANK EXPERTS' MEETING ON PENSION REFORMS
On November 19-20, 2007, I participated in the RCHSP/OECD and the World Bank Experts' Meeting on Pension Reforms. A report prepared by a group of OECD pension specialists was presented, and the respective participant(s) from each country made comments and updated information for the report. This was interesting meeting, as a lot of information about current pension schemes in the Asia-Pacific regions were presented and discussed. The final report will be tentatively publicized in next summer.

[Nov. 16, 2007] PRESENTATION FOR 38th VDF-TOKYO WORKSHOP...
We have uploaded the presentation file for the 38th workshop on November 17, 2007. If you want to get it in advance, click here

[Nov. 14, 2007] EXPERTS' MEETING ON MODELING REGIONAL PENSION SYSTEMS IN SEOUL, KOREA
On November 19-20, 2007, I will participate in the Joint OCED/Korea Regional Center for Health and Social Policy (RCHSP) and World Bank Experts Meeting on Modeling Regional Pension Systems in Seoul. In this Meeting, many leading researchers of the field will discuss the current operation of the regional pension schemes, and provide rough estimations to compare DB and DC schemes.

[Nov. 12, 2007] VDF-TOKYO 38th WORKSHOP
On Saturday 17 November, 2007, VDF-Tokyo will hold the 38th workshop. This time we will invite Mr. Imran Ullah Khan (a PhD candidate of GRIPS-FASID Program) to present his research findings on international trade. More>>>

[Nov. 07, 2007] PRESENTATION AT IIASA IN AUSTRIA
On 6th of November, 2007, I presented my co-authored paper with Prof. Wade Pfau (GRIPS) at the IIASA. This presentation was organized by Dr. Larry Willmore and his colleagues at the Institute. A lot of questions and comments were discussed to improve the findings. Thanks Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant 2007 for making my trip enable.

[Oct. 30, 2007] RESEARCH TRIP UNDER SASAKAWA GRANT...
From 3rd to 11th of November 2007, I will go to Austria to present my joint paper with Prof. Wade Pfau (GRIPS), namely "Aging, Poverty, and the Role of Social Pensions in Vietnam" at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). This trip is under Sasakawa Research Grant 2007 from the Japan Science Society, which I has been awarded to conduct the research. The workshop arrangements have been enable thanked to Dr. Larry Willmore and his colleagues at IIASA. More about Sasakawa Grant and IIASA.   

[Oct. 27, 2007] UPDATED PROGRAM OF JEPA2007...
The Sixth International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA) will be held on 8-9 December, 2007 at Hosei University in Tokyo. My joint paper with Prof. Wade Pfau (GRIPS), namely "Patterns and Determinants of the Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Vietnam", has been accepted, and will be presented in Section 8-A (Welfare and Social Security Policy). More>>> 

[Oct. 18, 2007] GDN-IPPR CALL FOR RESEARCH ON MIGRATION...
GDN and IPPR are calling for research participation from researchers residing in developing countries in the global research on optimizing economic and social impacts of migration. More>>>

[Oct. 15, 2007] THE 37th VDF-TOKYO WORKSHOP...
On Saturday October 20, 2007, VDF-Tokyo will hold the 37th monthly workshop. We will welcome Mr. Tran Viet Ha (PhD candidate, Kyoto University) to present his findings on the stock market in Vietnam. Please feel free to join us at GRIPS campus. More>>>

[Oct. 14, 2007] THE VSET2007 WAS GREATLY SUCCESSFUL...
VSET2007 was successfully held on Saturday, October 13, 2007. About 100 participants attended in two keynote speeches and 14 presentations in three sessions on economics, civil engineering, and information technology. After the symposium, we gathered in an exciting and friendly reception party. Thanks all of you for your continuous supports and active participation.

[October 11, 2007] THE VSET2007 IS AT HIGH TIME...
Only two days left for us to welcome you to our VSET2007. Finally, we will have two keynote speakers; 14 presentations for three parallel sessions; and 8 posters. About 150 people registered to join us on the day. Please access our official website for further details. You are always welcome to attend and share your research ideas with us.

[October 07, 2007] THE SECOND VOLUME OF SOCIAL BOOK IS IN PRESS
The book Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume Two is now in press. The same as the Volume One, this Volume Two contains five Chapters, excluding Introductory chapter, which were written by VDF and outside scholars. The book contents have been updated on VDF-Hanoi's website. Please contact us again to get hard copies, which are expected to come out at the end of this October.

[October 06, 2007] MY PAPER ON VIETNAMESE PENSION SCHEME WAS HIGHLIGHTED AT ID21
My paper, namely "Pension Liabilities and Generational Relations: The Case of Vietnam", has been highlighted at ID21. This paper was completed in 2005 when I was a visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA), the University of Oxford under Leslie Kirkley Felowship, and it is currently OIA Working Paper No. 106. The paper uses closed-group approach to estimate the size of pension liabilities of the current PAYG DB in Vietnam, and discusses generational relations. ID21 is funded by the British government's Department for International Development and is one of a family of knowledge services at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex.