Tony Nguyen
Professional practitioner in Social work with a Master degree in Australia and many years of full engagement in social work and community development in Vietnam and abroad. Special interest in reflecting social issues.
For Tony Nguyen's latest contributions to VietnamTimes, see below:
Low touch economy - A possible solution for Vietnam in a post-pandemic world
Economic experts from RMIT University have proposed a "low touch economy" for Vietnam as a strategic response to COVID-19.
07/08/2020 23:06
South Korean actress Ha Ji Won reveals the secret to her never-changing looks
Female actress Ha Ji-won is not only a well-known Korean action star who played a stuntwoman in K-drama classic Secret Garden, a North Korean special agent in The King 2 Hearts, and a ruler of the Yuan dynasty in Empress Ki, she is also a queen of beautiful skin as well with her age of 42 currently.
06/08/2020 17:07
U.S. to Pay $1 Billion for 100 Million Doses of a COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
The United States government will pay Johnson & Johnson over $1 billion for 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine, its latest such arrangement as the race to tame the pandemic intensifies, the drugmaker said on Wednesday (August 05).
06/08/2020 06:45
Bill to ban women in Cambodia from wearing revealing clothes draws criticism
A proposed law that would let Cambodian police fine people deemed to be dressed inappropriately could be used to curtail women's freedoms and reinforce a culture of impunity around sexual violence, rights campaigners say.
06/08/2020 06:35
'True Inspiration': 96-year-old man becomes Italy's oldest student to graduate with full honours
Giuseppe Paterno completed his undergraduate degree in History and Philosophy with top honours from the University of Palermo, Italy.
05/08/2020 08:11
51-year-old mom digs tunnel to free son from prison
A 51-year-old mother was arrested after she was caught digging a tunnel to free her son from a prison in Ukraine.
05/08/2020 07:36
Manufacturing down across South-East Asia, showed survey
South-East Asia's factory output slumped in July for a fifth consecutive month, according to the IHS Markit Purchasing Managers' Index published on Tuesday.
05/08/2020 07:27
Strict regulations applied admist the coronavirus outbreak
A number of strict regulations have been applying in order to deal with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
04/08/2020 11:08
Over 80 people died from poisoned alcohol in Indian state
More than 80 people have died in recent days after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in the Indian state of Punjab, officials and reports said on Saturday (Aug 1).
03/08/2020 07:14
US$6.2 million granted from World Bank to help Vietnam cope with Covid-19
The World Bank helps to strengthen Vietnam’s COVID-19 surveillance and testing capacities, research capacity for COVID-19 vaccines and test kits, and communications about the pandemic.
31/07/2020 14:17
COVAX-19, coronavirus vaccine from Australia, clears first phase of human trials
A COVID-19 vaccine that has been developed by Australian scientists has been shown to be safe in phase 1 trials, and has generated a positive immune response in human subjects.
31/07/2020 14:15
HOPE - First online exhibition platform for wood and furniture industry in Vietnam admid the pandamic
This is the first time an online exhibition and fair platform known with the name HOPE being officially introduced in Vietnam. The platform is expected to connect Vietnamese wood processing and furniture companies with local customers and partners worldwide.
31/07/2020 11:20
Equitising state-owned enterprises to boost growth amidst COVID-19
The decision to propel divestment of Vietnamese state-owned enterprises in the second half of 2020 is welcome news to investors, according to an academic researcher.
30/07/2020 11:48
SE Asia's biggest travel app Traveloka raises US$250m amid the coronavirus crisis
Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s largest online travel app, announced on Tuesday (July 28) that it had raised $250 million to help bolster its operations amid the coronavirus crisis, and as domestic travel starts to pick up in the region of 650 million people.
29/07/2020 07:23
Zuckerberg to tell US Congress Facebook’s success is patriotic
Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is prepared with what he sees as a compelling argument for lawmakers willing to criticize him on antitrust issues: Hindering American tech innovation only helps China.
29/07/2020 07:16
Danang to shutdown COVID-19 hotspots
Barriers and guards were deployed to lock down four sections of streets surrounding three hospitals - the general hospital, C Hospital, and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics hospital - which are quarantine and treatment centres for the COVID-19 patients in the central city on Tuesday, July 28, according to mass media in Vietnam.
28/07/2020 15:35
Boarding but flying to nowhere - A fake travel experience by Taipei Songshan airport
An airport in Taiwan is offering a ‘fake flight experience’ where ‘passengers’ can go through check-in and security before boarding a plane that goes nowhere.
27/07/2020 18:03
Buying a used smartphone and what you need to know
If you want to replace your smartphone, you don't necessarily have to buy a new device at full price to get what you want. Buying a used one has its advantages, especially if you keep these tips advised by tech savvy in mind.
26/07/2020 11:38
Vietnamese workforce faces the worst impacts of COVID-19
Despite Vietnam’s success in resisting the health impacts of COVID-19, the economy has suffered and it’s the workforce that may face the worst impacts of the disease, analyzed expert.
26/07/2020 07:13
Vietnam's new ban on illegal wildlife trade and consumption welcomed by international community
Positive comments from conservation groups, well-known movie stars, and mass media all over the world for the new Directive from the Prime Minister of Viet Nam on tightening control against illegal wildlife trade and consumption.
25/07/2020 13:46
