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Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu
Trần Thị Nguyệt Thu is the former List of spouses of Vietnamese presidents, Spouse of President of Vietnam (''de facto'' First lady, First Lady) during her husband Nguyễn Xuân Phúc's President of Vietnam, presidency from April 2021 to January 2023, when he resigned amid a series of corruption scandals. She was previously the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Prime Minister during her husband's premiership from 2016 to 2021. She is known for her elegant Wardrobe stylist, fashion style, often wearing the traditional Vietnamese dress ''áo dài,'' and is occasionally dubbed the ''First Lady of Vietnam'' by the overseas Vietnamese press. Biography Spouse of the Prime Minister and President Since her husband's ascend to the premiership in 2016 and the presidency in 2021, Madame Thu has accompanied Mr. Phúc on various state visits and received many foreign dignitaries, including hosting first ladies and spouses of foreign heads of states. She is known for her Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spouse Of The President Of Vietnam
This is a list of spouses of the List of presidents of Vietnam, presidents of Vietnam (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam''). The position is sometimes informally called First Lady of Vietnam (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese: ''Đệ nhất Phu nhân Việt Nam''). There have been 12 people holding this title since 1969. the current spouse of the president since October 2024 is Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt the wife of President Lương Cường. Role and duties The role of the president's spouse is not an official position, and so they are not given a salary or official duties. Nonetheless, the spouse usually participates in humanitarian and charitable work, and accompanies the president in state visits and entertaining foreign leaders. Spouses of the presidents of Vietnam First ladies of South Vietnam Notes References See also * List of presidents of Vietnam * President of Vietnam * :Spouses of Vietnamese presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overseas Vietnamese
Overseas Vietnamese (, , or ) refers to the Vietnamese diaspora living outside of Vietnam. The global overseas Vietnamese population is estimated at 5 to 6 million people. The largest communities are in the United States, with over 2.3 million Vietnamese Americans, alongside significant populations in Vietnamese people in France, France, Vietnamese Australians, Australia, and Vietnamese people in Germany, Germany. Smaller but historically important communities are also found in Southeast Asia, particularly in Vietnamese Cambodians, Cambodia. The Vietnamese diaspora emerged through several major waves of migration. Early migration occurred during the French Indochina, French colonial period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, followed by large-scale refugee exodus after the Vietnam War in 1975. In later decades, the diaspora grew further through family reunification, economic migration, and educational opportunities. Overseas Vietnamese continue to maintain strong cult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Testing
COVID-19 testing involves analyzing samples to assess the current or past presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that cases COVID-19 and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The two main types of tests detect either the presence of the virus or antibodies produced in response to infection. Molecular tests for viral presence through its molecular components are used to diagnose individual cases and to allow public health authorities to trace and contain outbreaks. Antibody tests (serology immunoassays) instead show whether someone once had the disease. They are less useful for diagnosing current infections because antibodies may not develop for weeks after infection. It is used to assess disease prevalence, which aids the estimation of the infection fatality rate. Individual jurisdictions have adopted varied testing protocols, including whom to test, how often to test, analysis protocols, sample collection and the uses of test results. This variation has likely significantly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Profiteering (business)
Profiteering is a pejorative term for the act of making a profit by methods considered unethical. Overview Business owners may be accused of profiteering when they raise prices during an emergency ( especially a war). The term is also applied to businesses that play on political corruption to obtain government contracts. Some types of profiteering are illegal, such as price fixing syndicates, for example on fuel subsidies (see '' British Airways price-fixing allegations''), and other anti-competitive behaviour. Some are restricted by industry codes of conduct, e.g. aggressive marketing of products in the Third World such as baby milk (see '' Nestlé boycott''). Types of profiteering * Price fixing *Price gouging * War profiteering Laws Profiteering is illegal in several countries, including but not limited to: *UK: Chapter 1 of the Competition Act 1998 *Germany§ 291 StGB(Criminal Code) – up to 10 years' jail maximum penalty *Austria§ 154 StGB– up to 5 years' jail m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Việt Á Scandal
The Việt Á scandal was a bribery and corruption scandal that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam. In 2020 and 2021, bribed Vietnamese government officials to sell COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 RT-PCR tests, at a heavy mark-up to provincial health departments and hospitals. The scandal broke in late 2021, leading to a number of prominent officials being dismissed, including Nguyễn Thanh Long, health minister for most of the pandemic, and reduced public trust in the government. The Political scandal, scandal led to a wider crackdown on corruption in Vietnam, contributed to the removal of deputy prime ministers Phạm Bình Minh and Vũ Đức Đam, and to the resignation of president Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in 2023. Background () was considered one of the most prominent companies in the Vietnamese medical technology sector and a major supplier of chemicals and machines for the country's hospitals. In February 2020, the company collaborated with the to develop a domestic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegation
In law, an allegation is a claim of an unproven fact by a party in a pleading, charge, or defense. Until they can be proved, allegations remain merely assertions. Types of allegations Marital allegations There are also marital allegations: marriage bonds and allegations exist for couples who applied to marry by licence. They do not exist for couples who married by banns. The marriage allegation was the document in which the couple alleged (or most frequently just the groom alleged on behalf of both of them) that there were no impediments to the marriage. Civil complaints Generally, in a civil complaint, a plaintiff alleges facts sufficient to establish all the elements of the claim and thus states a cause of action. The plaintiff must then carry the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion in order to succeed in the lawsuit. A defendant can allege affirmative defenses in its answer to the complaint. Other allegations are required in a pleading to establish the corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Finance (Vietnam)
The Ministry of Finance (MOF, ) is the government ministry responsible for the finances of Vietnam, including managing the national budget, tax revenue, state assets, national financial reserves and the finances of state corporations. The Ministry manages the work of national accounting, state borrowing, the activities of stock markets, and the Department of Customs. The Ministry's main offices are located in Hanoi. The Ministry of Finance directly owns and controls a majority of national state-owned companies in Vietnam. Ministers * Phạm Văn Đồng (September 1945 - March 1946) * Lê Văn Hiến (March 1946 - June 1958) * Hoàng Anh (June 1958 - April 1965) * Đặng Việt Châu (April 1965 - March 1974) * Đào Thiện Thi (March 1974 - 1975) (acting) * Đào Thiện Thi (1975 - February 1977) * Hoàng Anh (February 1977 - April 1982) * Chu Tam Thức (April 1982 - June 1986) * Vũ Tuân (June 1986 - February 1987) * Hoàng Quy (February 1987 - May 1992) * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanoi
Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Rivers). As a Municipalities of Vietnam, municipality, Hanoi consists of 12 List of urban districts of Vietnam, urban districts, 17 Huyện, rural districts, and 1 District-level town (Vietnam), district-level town. The city encompasses an area of . and as of 2024 has a population of 8,718,000. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$51.4 billion in 2022, behind only Ho Chi Minh City. In the third century BCE, the Cổ Loa Citadel, Cổ Loa Capital Citadel of Âu Lạc was constructed in what is now Hanoi. Âu Lạc then Vietnam under Chinese rule, fell under Chinese rule for a thousand years. In 1010, under the Lý dynasty, Vietnamese emperor Lý Thái Tổ established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Controlling Shareholder
A controlling interest is an ownership interest in a corporation with enough voting stock shares to prevail in any stockholders' motion. A majority of voting shares (over 50%) is always a controlling interest. When a party holds less than the majority of the voting shares, other present circumstances can be considered to determine whether that party is still considered to hold a controlling ownership interest. In the United States, Delaware corporations have a 2/3 vote requirement for a motion to pass. In theory, this could mean that a controlling interest would have to be over two-thirds of the voting shares. A 2019 study published in the Virginia Law Review said dual-class stock structures, common to newly public technology companies, creates governance risks and costs, including the potential loss of economic value for non-voting shares held by public investors. See also * Consolidation (business) * Holding company * Minority interest * Parent company * Subsidiary A subsidia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Of Staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting Employment, staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a President (government title), president, or a senior military officer, or leader of a large organization. In general, a chief of staff provides a buffer between a chief executive and that executive's direct-reporting team. The chief of staff generally works behind the scenes to solve problems, mediate disputes, and deal with issues before they are brought to the chief executive. Often chiefs of staff act as a confidant and advisor to the chief executive, acting as a sounding board for ideas. Ultimately the actual duties depend on the position and the people involved. Civilian Government Australia *Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (Australia), Chief ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Sensation
Internet phenomena are social and cultural phenomena specific to the Internet, such as Internet memes, which include popular catchphrases, images, viral videos, and jokes. When such fads and sensations occur online, they tend to grow rapidly and become more widespread because the instant communication facilitates word of mouth transmission. This list focuses on the internet phenomena which are accessible regardless of local internet regulations. Advertising and products * Amazon Coat – an unnamed coat sold on the online store Amazon.com by the Chinese clothing brand Orolay, previously known for its home furnishings. It became a viral phenomenon from the period between December 2018 and the COVID-19 pandemic. * Beanie Babies – Cited as being the world's first Internet sensation in 1995. * Cerveza Cristal – A Chilean beer company that produced a series of advertisements during a Star Wars original trilogy, ''Star Wars'' original trilogy broadcast in 2003. The commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
