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Nga came online with her silver hair in rollers."My hair is way too long now. I have not made time for a haircut yet," she said, explaining the hair rollers in a video call with VnExpress International from her apartment in Paris, where she lives by herself.At almost 80, Nga gives herself no time to rest. She is busy with indictments, statements, speeches and interviews, especially since last January when her name became a byword for a doughty fighter.On January 25, Nga’s profile shot up among millions interested in the Vietnam War in general and Agent Orange in particular. That day, she officially filed a suit against 14 companies that supplied the U.S. Army with the notorious, toxic defoliant during the Vietnam War. Studies have shown that they knew it was toxic but decided to make it for profit anyway. The case was filed in the southern Paris suburb of Evry.The defendants in Nga’s case are on top of a Who’s Who list in international agriculture, like Monsanto and … [Read more...] about Vietnam War vet uses French niche to claim Agent Orange justice

Specialized vehicles mobilized to disinfect areas in Cam Giang Particularly, within a day, chemical troops sprayed disinfectant at Lai Cach Urban Area, Vietnam Kuroda Kagaku Company, Cam Giang district’s Medical Center, and the Continuing Education and Vocational Training Center in Cam Giang district, among others. As planned, the Chemical Battalion will continue disinfecting quarantine areas in the district and businesses with high risks of COVID-19 infection. According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, Hai Duong province recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases on February 17, including seven cases in Cam Giang district. On the same day, seven patients were given the SARS-CoV-2 all-clear, bringing the total recoveries to 1,580. Among patients still receiving treatment, 46 have tested negative for the virus once, 33 twice, and 25 thrice. Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long said that in the coming time, the ministry will raise the competence of … [Read more...] about Chemical troops disinfect COVID-19-hit areas in Hai Duong province

The female worker, 26, has been diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus after a COVID-19 screening campaign for all healthcare workers at Hai Phong Transport Hospital. She has tested positive for the virus twice, said the Hai Phong Preventive Medicine Centre on February 22, adding the remaining 88 workers have tested negative. The patient was said to have stayed in Hai Phong for the past 14 days. She showed no flu-symptoms. She was transferred to Vietnam-Czech Republic Hospital for medical surveillance and treatment. Relevant agencies scrambled to cordon off Transport Hospital and Lo village in Thuy Nguyen district, her hometown, for chemical disinfection and epidemiological investigations. They also tracked down people who had come into contact with the patient for immediate quarantine and testing. Earlier Hai Phong recorded just one case at its Children’s Hospital who was then transferred back to Hai Duong province, the country’s biggest coronavirus hotspot at present. As … [Read more...] about A healthcare worker infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST For the attention of Interested Investors Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem) would like to send our best regards to potential investors. Vinachem is the developer of a Rock Salt Exploitation and Processing Plant Project in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Below is brief information about the project: Location: Nong Bok district, Khammouane province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic; Resources reserve: about 29.5 millions tonnes of KCl; Plant capacity: 320,000 tonnes of KCl (KCl ≥ 95 per cent) and 300,000 tonnes of NaCl (NaCl ≥ 98 per cent) per year; Total investment: $522.466 million; EPC contractors: a consortium consisting of TTCL (Thailand) – K-UTEC (Germany) – CECO (Vietnam). Vinachem is currently looking for interested investors to rearrange the project investment structure through the transfer of Vinachem’s capital at the project to other domestic and foreign economic organisations. Vinachem would like … [Read more...] about Vinachem on a quest for interested investors

The next-generation of billionaires’ families own trillions of dong worth of stocks and run large businesses. Do Huu Duy Anh of Duc Giang Chemicals (left) The successor of Duc Giang Chemicals Do Huu Duy Anh works for his family-run company, Duc Giang Chemicals Group JSC. Before studying abroad, Anh was sent by his father to the factory in Long Bien district in Hanoi to work as a construction worker. Returning to Vietnam, he became the assistant to the CEO and two years later became deputy CEO of the company at the age of 25. He took the office as CEO of Duc Giang six years later. Now Anh, 33, holds VND300 billion worth of shares. Anh said it is unreasonable to consider Duc Giang a family-run company, because it lists shares on the bourse. Only the president and CEO are family members, while factory directors are not. The son of US dollar female billionaire In 2019, Tommy Nguyen, the son of Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, the only female billionaire in Vietnam, became … [Read more...] about The Vietnamese shining heirs