[Nov 28, 2011] GLOBAL NTA TRAINING AND CONFERENCE IN BRAZIL
The Eighth National Transfer Account (NTA) Conference will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 Dec. I will participate training session and present preliminary findings of NTA applicaiton for Vietnam. More about here.

[Nov 19, 2011] EXPERT MEETING ON PENSION REFORMS IN ASIA
On 23-24 Nov. 2011, I will present a paper on financial sustainability and generational fairness of the pension scheme in Vietnam. This is a commissioned paper for ADB's Project on Pension Reforms in Asia. Ten country papers will be shared. The meeting will be held in Seoul.

[Nov 17, 2011] ASIAN GERONTOLOGY EXPERIENCE (AGE) BY C3A
On 15-16 Nov. 2011 in Singapore, I participated in the Asian Gerontology Experience (AGE) Meeting on social gerontology and translational research on aging, held by the Council for the Third Age (C3A). A number of aspects on aging were discussed.

[Oct 20, 2011] IRC MONTHLY SEMINAR NO. 8
On 14 Oct, in collaboration with ISMS and IPSARD, IRC held the monthly seminar No.8. We invited Dr Martin Evans from Oxford University to share his recent findings on Malaysian elderly poverty. Different poverty measures are discussed along with household living arrangements. More here.

[Oct 4, 2011] 'SOCIAL TRANSFER PROGRAM DESIGN' TRAINING IN CHIANGMAI
On 26 Oct, I will give a talk on ex-anti simulation techniques in designing a social pension program for the elderly poor. This course will be held in Chiangmai by HelpAge International (Thailand) and Economic Policy Research Institute (South Africa).

[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).