OFFICALS OF SHINSEI BANK (JAPAN) MAKING FINAL PRESENTATION AFTER MARKET RESEARCH

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam attended the final presentation on a 2-month market research (June 18 – August 09, 2013) by Junya Nakamura and Kazuto Daijo, two senior officials of Shinsei Bank (Japan), at the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities on the afternoon of August 09, 2013.

With the purpose of gaining more knowledge of financial market, especially car loan and credit cards, the two Shinsei Bank officials, through the introduction of Alue Company, came to Vietnam to do some market research within 2 months. During this period of time, besides listening to lectures on economics, society, culture and business in Vietnam presented by prestigious professors (including Prof. Ngo Thi Phuong Thien, Prof. Truong Quang, Dr. Duong Ngoc Dung and Dr. Tran Dinh Lam), they spent a week studying at Saigonbank and three weeks at Mirae Asset Group.

In addition to research weeks at the above-mentioned bank and company, Junya Nakamura and Kazuto Daijo also had fieldwork and visited some others, such as the Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (SAMCO), Techcombank and Indovinabank. Through discussion with these companies’ leaders, they gained more understanding of procedures for car loan and credit card market in Vietnam during recent years.

In their presentation, they talked about the similarities in finance between Japan and Vietnam as well as lessons drawn from the research period. They added that they would do more studies on Vietnamese market, and then come back to invest in Vietnam with appropriate products and services.

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam expressed his happiness after helping the two Shinsei Bank senior officials have a successful market research. He also hopes that Vietnam will attract more investment from Japanese enterprises so it can learn from Japanese working style and models to enhance domestic human resources. 

A TALK TO STUDENTS FROM NANYANG UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE IN 2013

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam had a talk on Vietnam’s economy to students from Nanyang University, Singapore, at the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities on July 29.

 

MEETING WITH DR. MARIAM BEEVI LAM, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE Dr. Tran Dinh Lam met and had discussion on research collaboration plans with Dr. Mariam B. Lam from the University of California, Riverside (the U.S.) on the afternoon of July 23, 2013.

MEETING WITH MR. KOICHI ISHIZUKA FROM SUMITOMO FOUNDATION, JAPAN

The Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies met with Koichi Ishizuka, representative of the Sumitomo Foundation, Japan, on July 05.

FAREWELL PARTY WITH MR. H.E. ABHAY THAKUR, CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam participated in the farewell party with H.E. Abhay Thakur, Consul General of India on June 21, 2013 on the occasion of his term in HCMC coming to the end.

ENJOYING JAZZ NIGHT BY JAPANESE BAND AND VIETNAMESE SINGER TUNG DUONG

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam attended the performance by Asian artists from the Unit Asia Band and singer Tung Duong as an art program on the occasion to mark 40 years of Vietnam – Japan friendship and cooperation at Ben Thanh Theater (HCMC) on July 14, 2013.

MEETING WITH CAN THO BRANCH MANAGER OF INDOVINA BANK, MR. PHAN DUY KHUONG

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, together with two senior managers of Shinsei Bank (Japan), Junya Nakamura and Kazuto Daijo, had a meeting with Phan Duy Khuong, Manager of Can Tho Indovina Bank, to learn about the sector of personal loans in Vietnam on July 20, 2013.

BLIND JAPANESE PIANIST NOBUYUKI TSUJII’S CONCERT

The Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies attended a solo by Nobuyuki Tsujii, a blind talented Japanese pianist, at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on June 21.

 

VISITING TRI DUNG BUSINESS SCHOOL

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies, together with Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Van Sen, President of HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (HCMC USSH), and Phan Thanh Binh (M.A.), Vice President of HCMC USSH, paid a visit to the vocational school of Vietnamese expatriate businessman Nguyen Tri Dung on the afternoon of July 17, 2013.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS GIVEN TO LIBRARY OF YEUNGNAM UNIVERSITY, KOREA

On the occasion of attending the International Symposium “Global SAEMAUL Forum 2013” held at the Yeungnam University, Korea on 26-27 June, 2013, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam presented the conference proceedings “Intellectual Property Rights in Developing Countries” to the university’s library.