Professor Nguyen Thanh Liem won the 23rd Nikkei Asia Prize 2018 in the Science and Technology category, at a ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on June 13, becoming the first Vietnamese to be honoured with the prize in this area.
Nguyen Thanh Liem (far left), along with Ma Jun (centre) and Bindeshwar
Pathak, at the awards ceremony for the 23rd Nikkei Asia Prizes in Tokyo on June 13. (Photo:
Nikkei Asian Review)
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He is a leading expert in paediatric surgery in Vietnam and
used to serve as the director of the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital,
one of the country’s major paediatric centres. The doctor has made special
contributions to paediatric endoscopic techniques, and invented nine surgical
techniques entirely different from those currently utilised across the world.
His fame is also associated with a
number of surgeries used in separating conjoined twins in Vietnam,
which have been considered the most complicated operations nationwide.
Many surgeons in children’s treatment,
domestic and foreign, have trained under his guidance.
Established in 1996, the annual Nikkei
Asia Prize recognises outstanding achievements and contributions to the
region’s sustainable development and the creation of a better future for Asia. The prizes are awarded in three categories:
Economic and Business Innovation, Science and Technology and Culture and
Community. Recipients may be an individual or a group or organisation in any
Asian country, except Japan,
and they are awarded three million yen along with a certificate. |
Source: NDO
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
