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[Sep 27, 2011] INTERVIEW ON AGING WITH GOVT'S INFORMATION GATE
I was invited to discuss about aging population in Viet Nam in a live
interview held at the Government's Information Gate. A number of
opportunities and challenges were exchanged and discussed between
interviewees. More
here.
[Sep 17, 2011] NTA NATIONAL SEMINAR AT ILSSA
On Sep. 19, 2011, ILSSA will hold a seminar on National Transfer Account
(NTA) approach in estimating contribution of age structure changes of
population on economic growth. This is national seminar for Vietnamese
team, where I am technical team leader.
[Sep 10, 2011] IRC DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR NO. 7
Together with IPSARD, IRC will hold a seminar on the impacts of price
increases in 2008 on poverty and welfare of households in Viet Nam. Dr.
Tung, IRC Chairman and research fellow, will present this research. More
about seminars
here.
[Aug 15, 2011] VIETNAM NATIONAL AGING SURVEY (VNAS)
Under the project 'Supporting and protecting rights for the vulnerable
elderly' of the Vietnam Women Union, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies
(AP),
IRC
and
ISMS
have jointly worked to prepare for the first-ever survey on the elderly
at national level. I am the principal investigator of this project.
Twelve provinces with about 4,000 persons aged 50 and over will be
surveyed. Further information can be seen
here.
[July 24, 2011] IRC
DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR SERIES NO. 6
On 5 August 2011 from 9:00 to 11:00 at IRC, we will hold the Development
Seminar Series No. 6, where Dr Nguyen Viet Cuong will present his
research on the impacts of minimum wage increase on employment, income
and expenditure in Viet Nam. Please contact IRC for further details
(web).
[July 20, 2011] PECC CONFERENCE IN TOKYO WAS SUCCESSFUL
The
conference on social resilience in Asia, held by the Pacific Economic
Cooperation Council (PECC) in Tokyo on 12 July, was successful. A number
of papers and discussions on the impacts of economic fluctuations on
social issues were presented. More information can be seen
here.
[July 2, 2011]
PRESENTATION AT A PECC CONFERENCE IN TOKYO
I will
attend a conference on social resilience in Asia, which will be held by
the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) in Tokyo on 12 July. I
will provide information about unemployment insurance in Viet Nam and
its challenges under economic slowdown and uncertainties.
[June 27, 2011]
INTERVIEW ON 'DEMOGRAPHIC DIVIDEND' WITH TUOI TRE CUOI TUAN
I had an
interview on 'demographic dividend' in Viet Nam with Tuoi Tre Cuoi tuan. The
main story is about opportunities and challenges of the demographic dividend,
and how Viet Nam can take it for long-term growth and development. Please see
here.
[June 15, 2011]
SEMINAR ON 'DISSEMINATION OF POPULATION CENSUS 2009 MONOGRAPHS'
On 14 June 2011, I participated in the seminar jointly held by GSO and
UNFPA to disseminate monographs on Population Census 2009. I made comments on
the report on age-structure changes in Vietnam and their implications. Viet Nam
has entered 'demographic dividend' and is moving to 'demographic aging', which
require a lot of efforts in taking advantage of the former and preparing for the
latter.
[May 28, 2011] INTERVIEW WITH 'BUSINESS' ON AGING
On 25 May I had an interview on aging issues in Viet Nam with Business -
a newspaper of the Vietnam Alliance of Cooperatives. Challenges of the
pension fund balance were in discussion. You can view the interview
here (Vietnamese only).
[May 25,
2011] PRESENTATION AT CCPE SEMINARS ON POPULATION & DEVELOPMENT
On 26 May in HCMC and 31 May in Hai Phong, I will present aging
situation in Vietnam in the seminars held by the Central Party Committee
on Popularization and Education (CCPE). These seminars aim to
disseminate information about population issues and polices for
development.
[May 23, 2011] INTERVIEW WITH VnExpress ON ELDERLY LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
On 23 May 2011, I had an interview with VnExpress - one of the most
popular daily online news in Viet Nam - about changes in living
arrangements of the elderly in Viet Nam. 'Skip-generation' families have
become more popular, especially in rural areas, and such a phenomenom
indicates a number of social protection policies for the old-age
persons. News is
here.
[May 20, 2011] INTERVIEW WITH VTV1 ON AGING AND POLICY LESSONS FROM
OTHER COUNTRIES
On 18 May VTV1 program, namely 'Hoi nhap' (Integration), I shared some
information about aging and the elderly in Vietnam as well as discussed
how Vietnam could learn good lessons from other neiboring countries in
preparing for a 'successful aging' country, in which good health, social
participation and economic security are key factors.
[May 17, 2011] PRESENTATION AT VNCA
I was invited to present aging and the elderly in Vietnam with
respective policy response proposals in a regular meeting of the Vietnam
National Committee on Ageing (VNCA), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister
Nguyen Sinh Hung - Chairman of VNCA. There have been a lot of progresses
in policies for the elderly in Vienam. However, to some specific cases,
implementation and M&E of programs are concerned.
[May 13, 2011] MEDIA SESSION ON AGING WAS SUCCESSFUL
The media
session on aging was held on 12 May 2011, which attracted about 50
journalists and interviewers from different journals, newspaers and
television channels. A number of questions were raised, and most of them
were about how the government of Vietnam would do to adapt with such an
expected aging population. More will be published at UNFPA Vietnam
website.
[May 04,
2011] MASS MEDIA SESSION WITH UNFPA ON AGING ISSUES
As planned, on 12 May 2011, I will join UNFPA Hanoi to have a mass media
session on aging issues in Vietnam. This session aims to provide updated
information about aging and the older persons in Vietnam as well as
policy responses. Check UNFPA Vietnam website for further details.
[April 20, 2011] GLOBAL REPORT ON AGEING
HelpAge International (HAI) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
have finished a report on global aging. The main aim of this
comprehensive report is to overview 10 years of implementation of the
Madrid International Action Plan on Ageing. I was invited to join the
research team, and in charge of writing about Vietnam. The official
report will be released soon.
[April
10] ERIA
SEMINAR IN JAKARTA
I will
present a paper on social pensions and elderly poverty in Vietnam using
micro-simulation approach at the Economic Institute for ASEAN and East
Asia (ERIA) in Jakarta on 17 April. This is a research project funded
and organized by ERIA for three Indochina countries.
[April 3] IPPM FORTH SEMINAR ON PUBLIC POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
On 6 April
2011, IPPM will invite Professor Andershir Sepahri from University of
Manitoba, Canada to share his research findings on social health
insurance and financial protection for the health providers in Vietnam.
The seminar will be held at Lecture Room D301, NEU Campus from 18:30.
[March 27] IRC WEBSITE WITH NEW DESIGN
IRC's new
website will be launched in late March. This is a comprehensive website
providing a various sets of information on our research, seminars and
training. Please visit
here.
[March 13, 2010]
SEMINAR ON SOCIAL PENSION AT DEPT. OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF
THE PHILIPPINES IN MANILA
On 17 March 2011, I will share information on social pensions in Vietnam
with participants from Department of Social Welfare and Development.
This presentation is organized by HelpAge International. Other countries
in the region such as Thailand will also share their experiences.
[Feb 26, 2011] REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SOCIAL PENSIONS AT ADB WAS
SUCCCESSFUL
On 24-25 Feb. at
ADB Headquarters in Manila, the Philippines, ADB and HelpAge
International (HAI) jointly held a regional workshops on social pensions
in Asia. I presented the case of Vietnam, together with other
researchers and policy makers from other Asian developing countries. A
lot of experiences in design and implementation were shared. More news
can be found at ADB website
here.
[Feb 25, 2011] VDF CONFERENCE WAS SUCCESSFUL
On 24 Feb at Melia
Conference Hall in Hanoi, VDF held annual conference for 2011. This
year, the main topic is to review quality of growth during 2001-2010,
and directions toward 2020. Hundreds of participants from various
organization attended and contributed to the conference. More news can
be read on NEU website
here.
[Feb 12, 2011] SEMINAR AT ADB H.Q ON SOCIAL PENSIONS IN ASIAN DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
On 24-25 Feb, I
will present a paper on social pensions in Vietnam at a joint seminar held be
HelpAge International (HAI) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) at ADB Headquarter
in Manila. Other papers on social pension impacts on elderly poverty in
Bangladesh, Thailand and other Asian developing countries will be shared.
[Feb 02, 2011] DOWNLOAD 'DEMOGRAPHIC BONUS'
The report on
demographic bonus in Vietnam can be downloaded
here.
[Jan 18, 2011] PUBLICATION ON DEMOGRAPHIC BONUS IN VIETNAMESE IS
AVAILABLE
My research
on demographic bonus under UNFPA has been printed in Vietnamese language. Cover
is
here. It will be soon published online at UNFPA Vietnam website.
[Jan 09,
2011] PRESENTATIONS AT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY INSTITUTE (DSI) OF MPI
On 11 Jan, 2011, I will make two presentations on demographic bonus and
demographic aging in Vietnam at a joint seminar of UNFPA and DSI of MPI
Vietnam. These two presentations will raise a number of socio-economic
issues for development in Vietnam under such demographic changes.
[Jan 03, 2011] WORKSHOP ON POPULATION POLICIES IN VIETNAM
On 29 Dec 2010, the National Assembly Office's Department of Social
Issues held a workshop to discuss about population policies and
implications for the current and future development of Vietnam. I was
invited to present the cases of demographic bonus and aging in Vietnam.
Participants are the members of National Assembly in charge of social
issues from southern provinces and cities. |
