Distribution of Factors Affecting Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN Countries

Anh Thi Lan NGUYEN(Anh Thi Lan NGUYEN ),Chau Thi Minh PHAM(Chau Thi Minh PHAM ),Hanh Hong NGUYEN(Hanh Hong NGUYEN ),Dat Ngoc NGUYEN(Dat Ngoc NGUYEN ),Duy Van NGUYEN(Duy Van NGUYEN ) 한국유통과학회 2023 유통과학연구 Vol.21 No.2

Purpose: Research on attracting foreign direct investment plays an important role in ASEAN countries. ASEAN has needed FDI capital for development and integration with many developing countries. Research design, data and methodology: This study is conducted to assess the impact of factors: inflation (INF), economic growth (GDP), population (POP), and trade (TRADE) on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) of ASEAN countries. The study will find out how factors distribution contributes to FDI attraction. The study collects data from 10 ASEAN countries from 2010 to 2020. With data collected for ten countries from 2010 to 2020, data analysis with panel data will be used in this study. The Regression with Driscoll-Kraay standard errors correction model will be used in the study. Results: Panel data analysis shows that economic growth and population positively impact FDI attraction in ASEAN countries. However, two factors: INF and TRADE, do not affect FDI. Conclusions: Countries need to focus on economic development, create many good conditions for people and domestic enterprises and create opportunities for foreign investors to pay more attention. improving the quality of domestic human resources will help to better improve the working quality factor when the demand for high-quality human resources increases.

The Effectiveness of Financial Sources for Climate Change in Vietnam

Thi Nhung NGUYEN(Thi Nhung NGUYEN ),Minh Hoa NGUYEN(Minh Hoa NGUYEN ),Thi Phuong Anh VU(Thi Phuong Anh VU ),Thi Hoang Anh DO(Thi Hoang Anh DO ) 한국유통과학회 2023 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.10 No.1

This research aims to give information about the current situation of five financial sources for climate change in Vietnam, including (i) the State budget used by ministries; (ii) the State budget used by provinces; (iii) Bilateral funds; (iv) Multilateral funds; and (v) Private funds, and then classify them in line with the effectiveness. The working paper’s secondary data on spending on CC-related activities, collected from reports of six ministries and 29 provinces, show that the State budget has been crucial in subsidizing CC-related activities in Vietnam. Moreover, domestic investment has accounted for a major part of the total expenditure of ministries and provinces for climate change. In addition, by using primary data collected from surveys sent to twelve experts from 5 groups, such as researchers, practical experts, managers of private funding organizations (such as banks and enterprises), managers of international funding organizations and beneficiaries, and then analyzing the data through the AHP method, the study shows that all climate finance sources in Vietnam are still not very effective. However, private sector funds are considered the most effective financial source for responding to climate change.

Uptake of arsenic and heavy metals by native plants growing near Nui Phao multi-metal mine, northern Vietnam

Ha, Nguyen Thi Hoang,Ha, Nguyen Thi,Nga, Tran Thi Huyen,Minh, Nguyen Ngoc,Anh, Bui Thi Kim,Hang, Nguyen Thi An,Duc, Nguyen Anh,Nhuan, Mai Trong,Kim, Kyoung-Woong Elsevier 2019 Applied geochemistry Vol.108 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Phytoremediation is a plant-based, environment-friendly, and cost-effective technology that can be potentially used to remediate contaminated media. This study was conducted to evaluate the phytoextraction and phytostabilization potential, two common techniques of phytoremediation, of 21 plant species growing naturally at the largest tungsten (W) mine in Vietnam—the second largest production of W in the world. The average concentrations in different soil fractions were in the following order: residue > organically complexed, Fe- and Mn oxide-bound > carbonate bound > exchangeable. The total concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in the soil varied by 34–3390, 4.87–81.6, 14.3–2080, and 21.9–370 mg/kg, respectively. The concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, and Zn in the shoots ranged 0.71–2400, 0.05–5.55, 4.81–249, and 13.3–380 mg/kg-DW, respectively. The concentrations of As and Cd in all soil samples and Cu in 70% of soil samples collected around the mine fluctuated within 2–227, 3–54, and up to 21-folds higher than the maximum allowable limit for agricultural soils in Vietnam (QCVN 03-MT:2015/BTNMT). The results indicated that hyperaccumulation levels (mg/kg-DW) were obtained for only As in <I>Pityrogramma calomelanos</I> (2400) and <I>Pteris vittata</I> L. (1860). Based on the recorded hyperaccumulation levels, translocation and accumulation factors, biomass, and fast growth of these plants, <I>P. calomelanos</I> and <I>P. vittata</I> were considered to be promising native plants for the phytoextraction of As contaminated soils. <I>Bidens pilosa</I> L. also has great potential for phytostabilization of mining soils contaminated with As and heavy metals.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Soils near multi-metal (W–F–Cu–Au–Bi) mine were contaminated with As, Cd, Cu. </LI> <LI> Arsenic in shoots were in order of Fern > Monocotyledonae > Dicotyledonae. </LI> <LI> <I>Pityrogramma calomelanos</I> and <I>Pteris vittata</I> L. suggested for phytoextraction of As. </LI> <LI> <I>Bidens pilosa</I> L. suggested for the phytostabilization of mining contaminated soils. </LI> </UL> </P>

Factors Influencing on Consumer's Decision on Vegetarian Diets in Vietnam

NGO, Vu Quynh Thi,VO, Thi Anh Dao,NGO, Anh Phung,NGUYEN, Do Mai Anh,LE, Minh Thu,TO, Thi Phuong Loan,NGUYEN, Thi Thuy Phi Korea Distribution Science Association 2021 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.8 No.2

Recently, vegetarian diets have experienced a dramatic increase in popularity. The aim of the study is to explore and test the relationship between the factors influencing consumers' dietary decisions in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The questionnaire applied a five-point Likert scale to investigate factors that affect Ho Chi Minh City's citizens when they have a vegetarian diet. 497 respondents (68% female; 61.2% aged 18-22; 82.7% had regular vegetarian diets) living in Ho Chi Minh City took part in both online and offline surveys. The results were processed by SPSS 22.0 software. The reliability was checked by Cronbach Alpha and Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to identify the underlying relationships between measured variables. The Correlation analysis was implemented to show how strong and degree of two variables are related to each other before the multivariate regression equation was analyzed. The result showed the Five factors that were motivating people in Ho Chi Minh City to decide on plant-based diets, such as Animal Welfare, Health, Religion, Mood, and Reference groups. The mood is the most influential variable that significantly influences people's food choices. Attitudes toward vegetarian diets are changing. Therefore, recognizing the trends in food consumption might help companies take advantage of investment opportunities and build their marketing strategies.

21 세기 초 하노이에서 헨릭 입센의 대표극 “베트남화”의 경험

Nguyen Thi Minh Thai 조선대학교 국제문화연구원 2009 국제문화연구 Vol.2 No.1

In the begin of century XX, Nguyen Van Vinh, a Vietnamese young man (year of birth : 1882), stepped to Marseille port, France, to attend first international exhibition. His most impression is Marseille opera-house and his first enjoy to classical French stage. “Lecid” play, night 26/6/1906/, made him amazed. His letter from Marseille (27/6/1906) to writer Pham Duy Ton expressed delight feeling and moreover aspiration to being Western style stage to Vietnamese, why not? This aspiration caused Nguyen Van Vinh in returned home country, to become a free reporter, freely in issuing newspapers and set up publishing house. And his first work for Vietnam drama is to translate a series of classic drama of Moliere into Vietnamese, advertised on Indochina magazine which he was editor-in-chief. On culture, he is the first writer for important cultural gesture “Vietnamizing” impact of Western stage, started by translated drama from French Moliere arts, and he is one of some first Vietnamese aware of “Vietnamizing” is a cultural moving process. Till the 1920’s of century XX, in Vietnam, Vietnamese script just used fluently in some writers who composed stages, about Vietnamese social matters, by Vietnamese, in Vietnamese script. The first person is Vu Dinh Long, with “poison bowl”. The first person thought about staging is poet The Lu. And then, with first theatrical troupe in Hanoi with amateur actors and actresses. At the time, Vietnamese staging persons at all positions : writing, staging, acting….. all not trained regularly, only “playing” as amateurs. And The Lu put out important manifesto for Vietnam staging: Western drama and Vietnamese drama by Western style must be retold by Vietnamese way. This is a cultural experience in world classical staging in Vietnam, spring-up in Vietnam, Hanoi in the 1920’s of the last century, till now it is still an art experience, as the best method to stage foreign drama in Vietnam. Special in the begin of century XX, when Vietnam stage exchanged and integrated with global stage. And special in 2006, Stage Publishing House published all drama books included 100 masterpieces in the world, staging and acting classical drama is putting a matter, and becomes needed creation demand of the arts. In that situation, 2 dramas from Ibsen, from 2 theaters: Vietnam Drama Theater and Vietnam Youth Drama Theater are typical of precious experience from traditional culture: telling Ibsen drama in Vietnamese way. Survey these typical cases, it can withdraw experience of success and fail in staging and acting the world traditional drama in Vietnam, helps for strategy resolutions in dialogue, integrate between Vietnam and the world stages. The best way of talking, integrating is traditional drama staged by Vietnamese way, special for theses performance in all the nights of the world. In that, highlighted is everlasting drama of 2 great writers: Shakespeare and Ibsen. That is core content of this speech, name:

An effective combination of reusable Pd@MOF catalyst and deep eutectic solvents for high-performance C–C coupling reaction

Minh-Huy Dinh Dang,Trang Thi Thu Nguyen,Bao Quang Gia Le,Linh Ho Thuy Nguyen,Ngoc Xuan Dat Mai,My Van Nguyen,Phuong Hoang Tran,Tan Le Hoang Doan 한국공업화학회 2022 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Vol.111 No.-

Pd-incorporated Zr-based metal–organic framework containing sulfone groups, named Pd(II)BUT-11, wassuccessfully prepared by dispersing the sulfone-functionalized MOF in Pd(OAc)2 solution. X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy, N2 isotherm sorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetricanalysis were applied to determine the features of the Pd-incorporated MOF. In the catalyticstudies, Pd(II)@BUT-11 was shown to be an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for synthesizing various stilbenederivatives via the cross-coupling Heck reaction with DABCO-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) asa green solvent. Notably, the catalyst and the solvent could be recovered and reused, with their activityand structure remaining stable throughout several trials. The method provides an alternative solution tothe conventional catalysts and solvents, resulting in a green and efficient stilbene synthesis process. Furthermore, the stilbenes were separated by extraction with ethyl acetate due to the low solubility ofDES with this solvent.

A facile thermal evaporation route for large-area synthesis of tin oxide nanowires: Characterizations and their use for liquid petroleum gas sensor

Nguyen Van Hieu,Le Thi Ngoc Loan,Nguyen Duc Khoang,Nguyen Tuan Minh,Do Thanh Viet,Do Cong Minh,Tran Trung,Nguyen Duc Chien 한국물리학회 2010 Current Applied Physics Vol.10 No.2

In this paper, a very simple procedure was presented for the reproducible synthesis of large-area SnO2nanowires (NWs) on a silicon substrate by evaporating Sn powders at temperatures of 700, 750, and 800 ℃. As-obtained SnO2 NWs were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM),transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy. They revealed that the morphology of the NWs is affected by growth temperature and the SnO2 NWs are single-crystalline tetragonal. The band gap of the NWs is in the range of 4.2–4.3 eV as determined from UV/visible absorption. The NWs show stable photoluminescence with an emission peak centered at around 620 nm at room-temperature. The sensors fabricated from the SnO2 NWs synthesized at 700 ℃ exhibited good response to LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) at an operating temperature of 400 ℃.

Trends in Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure Levels at Home among Viet Nam School Children Aged 13-15 and Associated Factors

Nguyen, Tuan Lam,Pham, Thi Quynh Nga,Hoang, Van Minh,Kim, Bao Giang,Phan, Thi Hai,Doan, Thu Huyen,Nguyen, Thuy Linh,Duong, Khanh Van,Luong, Ngoc Khue Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2016 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.17 No.no.sup1

Second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure at home, especially among children, is a serious issue in Viet Nam. During the past decade, much effort has been taken for tobacco control in the country, including various prgorammes aiming to reduce SHS exposure among adults and children. This article analysed trends and factors associated with SHS exposure at home among school children aged 13-15 in Viet Nam, using the Global Youth Tobacco Surveys conducted in 2007 and 2014. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods with logistic regression were applied. Overall, there was a significant reduction in the level of exposure, from 58.5% (95%CI: 57.6-59.3) in 2007 to 47.1% (95%CI: 45.4-48.8) in 2014. Of the associated factors, having one or both parents smoking was significantly associated with the highest odds of SHS exposure at home (OR=5.0; 95%CI: 4.2-6.1). Conversely, having a mother with a college or higher education level was found to be a protective factor (OR=0.5; 95%CI: 0.3-0.8).

The effective model of the human Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase inhibition by aromatic-structure inhibitors

Minh, Nguyen Truong Cong,Thanh, Bui Tho,Truong, Le Xuan,Suong, Nguyen Thi Bang,Thao, Le Thi Xuan Institute of Korean Electrical and Electronics Eng 2017 전기전자학회논문지 Vol.21 No.3

The research investigates the inhibition of fatty acid biosynthesis of the human Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase enzyme by the aromatic-structure inhibitors (also known as ligands) containing variables of substituents, contributing an important role in the treatment of fatty-acid metabolic syndrome expressed by the group of cardiovascular risk factors increasing the incidence of coronary heart disease and type-2 diabetes. The effective interoperability between ligand and enzyme is characterized by a 50% concentration of enzyme inhibitor ($IC_{50}$) which was determined by experiment, and the factor of geometry structure of the ligands which are modeled by quantum mechanical methods using HyperChem 8.0.10 and Gaussian 09W softwares, combining with the calculation of quantum chemical and chemico-physical structural parameters using HyperChem 8.0.10 and Padel Descriptor 2.21 softwares. The result data are processed with the combination of classical statistical methods and modern bioinformatics methods using the statistical softwares of Department of Pharmaceutical Technology - Jadavpur University - India and R v3.3.1 software in order to accomplish a model of the quantitative structure - activity relationship between aromatic-structure ligands inhibiting fatty acid biosynthesis of the human Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase.

Increasing Spatial Resolution of Remotely Sensed Image using HNN Super-resolution Mapping Combined with a Forward Model

Nguyen Quang Minh,Nguyen Thi Thu Huong 한국측량학회 2013 한국측량학회지 Vol.31 No.6

Spatial resolution of land covers from remotely sensed images can be increased using super-resolutionmapping techniques for soft-classified land cover proportions. A further development of super-resolutionmapping technique is downscaling the original remotely sensed image using super-resolution mappingtechniques with a forward model. In this paper, the model for increasing spatial resolution of remote sensingmultispectral image is tested with real SPOT 5 imagery at 10m spatial resolution for an area in Bac GiangProvince, Vietnam in order to evaluate the feasibility of application of this model to the real imagery. The softclassifiedland cover proportions obtained using a fuzzy c-means classification are then used as input data fora Hopfield neural network (HNN) to predict the multispectral images at sub-pixel spatial resolution. The 10mSPOT multispectral image was improved to 5m, 3,3m and 2.5m and compared with SPOT Panchromatic imageat 2.5m resolution for assessment.Visually, the resulted image is compared with a SPOT 5 panchromatic imageacquired at the same time with the multispectral data. The predicted image is apparently sharper than theoriginal coarse spatial resolution image.