Vietnam Today Research Articles

The Existence of Confucianism in spousal relationship nowadays

Confucianism promotes "Fuchangfusui (Phu xướng phụ tùy)" which means "A wive must obey everything her husband says''. In Vietnam, the concept of husband and wife relationship is not exactly the same as "Fuchangfusui" initiated by Confucius. Culturally, Vietnam belongs to the group of countries influenced by Confucianism. However, since the feudal period, Vietnamese Confucianists have had many progressive views to affirm the position of wife towards her husband and towards her family. Husband and wife relationship in Vietnam has gained focus on obligations and responsibilities of both husband and wife with the notion that "Women handle household chores, men take care of work outside". This article examines the existence of the Confucianism in husband and wife relationship in Vietnam today. The authors made a comparison between the husband's and the wife's rights of making decisions related to economy and other decision-making rights as well, using descriptive statistical analysis, Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Generalized Method of Moments (GMM); for this, the authors set up a system of equations and at the same time, to evaluate the extent to which Confucianism elements exist in husband and wife relationship in Vietnam today. The analysis results show that Confucianism still influences and affects family relationship, but its impacts and influences in the era of integration are blurred, not as profound as in feudal times or in the first half of the twentieth century. In other words, the existence of Confucianism still exerts its impacts on a majority of Vietnamese families in terms of husband and wife relationship. However, the perception of family members' standards of behaviors has changed due to the influences of modern industrial society.

Fulfill the Responsibility to Ensure the Civil Rights - The Policy Implications for Tectonic Government in Vietnam Today

Ensuring civil rights is the responsibility of the State. This research aims to define the policy implications for tectonic Government to fulfill the responsibility to ensure the civil rights in Vietnam today. By summarizing some of the recent prominent results of the Vietnamese Government, the article provides the policy implications in the fields of politics, economy, culture-society, legal, international cooperation. The final goal of these policies is bring the satisfaction and happiness to people.

John Locke's Educational Ideology with Educational Innovation in Vietnam Today

John Locke's Educational Ideology with Educational Innovation in Vietnam Today

NHU CẦU TÀI LIỆU “CÔNG TÁC XÃ HỘI TRONG BỆNH VIỆN” CỦA NGƯỜI LÀM CÔNG TÁC XÃ HỘI TRONG BỆNH VIỆN TẠI VIỆT NAM

The material “Hospital Social Work” is essential in the process of professionalization of social work in Vietnam today. This study aimed to describe the demands for the material “Hospital Social Work” among social workers and health workers in hospital in Vietnam. On that basis, we recommended the content of this material. The study was conducted on 175 participants including 103 social workers and 72 health workers from seven hospitals at central levels. Our study showed that health workers had a higher demand for the content of “Basic information about hospital social work” (p = 0.018), while social workers had a higher demand for the content of “Intervention methods of hospital social work” (p = 0.004); “Social work skills in hospitals” (p = 0.028); “Mental health assessment instruments” (p = 0.007) and “Social work process in hospital” (p = 0.005). The study also made recommendations to the Ministry of Health and schools of social work in Vietnam to compile this material effectively and in accordance with reality.

Optimization of Logistics Services in Vietnam Through LOGIVAN Application

Logistics is a type of service that plays an important role in promoting the country's economic growth. In addition, it is also of great significance to the transport sector in Vietnam in dealing with the challenges of traffic congestion in large cities. In Vietnam today, logistics services are growing. However, there is one major limitation that still exists, that is freight costs are still high. This does not meet the best requirements of customers. There are many reasons for this problem, one of the reasons is that trucks only carry one-way cargo, but there are no goods to ship backwards. The paper studies the application of LOGIVAN smart transport model in developing Logistics services in Vietnam today. Research results show that LOGIVAN transport model is the optimal model in solving the problem of empty cars in the transport of goods when they go back to the place of departure. This helps minimize Logistics costs for businesses, increases income for drivers and leads towards sustainable transport development. LOGIVAN develops two platform solutions for goods owners and vehicle owners. Accordingly, the author of the article confirms the quality of this model in developing Logistics services in Vietnam and guide the operation for users via applications on personal mobile devices at the same time. Keywords: Logistics; LOGIVAN; Vietnam. DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-14-01 Publication date: July 31 st 2020

Private Property and Protection of Private Property - The Foundation of A Sustainable Development Environment

Property ownership is an ancient concept and plays an important role in determining the status of each individual in society and for the nation's development. During the past 70 years since its inception, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, which is the Socialist Republic of Vietnam today, has only policy guidelines for this guarantee.
 Keywords: property ownership, private economic, private ownership.

Studying about the family's role in taking care of the elderly in Vietnam today - Through the research in elderly care homes in Ho Chi Minh city

Population aging is the most important trend of the 21st century in the world. Vietnam has officially entered the period of population aging since 2014 with the fastest aging rate. “Population aging” is a noticeable topic in Vietnam today. And in fact, according to many researchers, the number, especially the number of in-depth researches and applicable researches are still limited. Based on the inheriting of precedence researches and the result of my fieldwork study conducted in nursing homes in Ho Chi Minh city, from a new viewpoint, the paper aims to explore the traditional role of elderly care of the family in relationship with using nursing home today. Until now, the traditional family has played the main role in elderly care in Vietnam. In the context of changing society under the impact of urbanization and industrialization today, studying about the traditional role of elderly care of family, the relationship between family and the trend of "socialization" of elderly care, the changes and predicted future trend when compared with Japan, etc. would be necessary. The research result shows that the Vietnamese still have a strong negative attitude toward elderly care homes, and the traditional role of the family of elderly care is still deeply maintained. But at the same time, some basic changes have also confirmed, such as the change in traditional filial piety, the strengthening of the role of social services such as elderly care homes, etc. It can be said that this is the outstanding characteristic of the status of elderly care in Vietnam today. And based on comparing with other countries, the study also shows that in order to find an effective elderly care model in Vietnam, it is necessary to pay much attention to the relationship with the family.

Management of Urban Development in The Southwest Region of the Adaptation to Climate Change

Urban development management is a global trend, and an urgent requirement in Vietnam today. In recent years, urban development in the southwestern region along the trend of adaptation to climate change has received the attention of the Party and the State; at the same time achieve certain results. However, the management of urban development in the southwestern region adapting to climate change is still inadequate, requiring more robust, systematic and synchronized measures in the development process and urban management in the Southwest region.

Preservation and Promotion of the Traditional Chèo in Vietnam Today

Chèo is a form of traditional folk art performance of Vietnam, originated about 10 centuries ago. Cheo derives from folk music and dance, especially parody. This form is the result of artistic creation of Vietnamese peasants in northern Vietnam to Nghe An and Ha Tinh. Since its introduction, Cheo has received the attention and love among people of all classes for centuries. Quan Am Thi Kinh, Luu Binh Duong Le, Truong Vien and Kim Nham together with famous chiếng chèo: chiếng chèo Doai, chiếng chèo Bac, chiếng chèo Dong, etc. showed intense vitality and the spread of Chèo. However, along with the history of national struggle, innovation, socio-economic development, especially international integration, many new types of culture have been introduced to Vietnam while traditional art has not caught up and met the requirements of the public. It has directly contributed to weakening the values ​​of traditional culture in general and folk art including Chèo in particular. By analyzing historical and cultural documents, the article focuses on the process of formation and development of Vietnamese Chèo in history, from which to look at the contemporary of this art form and propose measures for preservation and promotion.

Higher Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution Age

The fourth industrial revolution has made an important step in the history of human development and for higher education today under the context that the impact of the industrial revolution 4.0 has been preparing for great opportunities and challenges. Within range of this article, the author focuses on researching important impacts of the fourth industrial revolution in coming time: training activities of higher education institutions; curriculum content, teaching methods; start-up issues in training institutions; learning environment, methods, materials, equipment, demand and process of learners have many changes. On that basis, the author analyzes some orientations for the higher education development in Vietnam today in the context of the fourth industrial revolution.

The State’s Role in Ensuring Fair Income Distribution in Vietnam Today: Some Issues from the Theory of Justice as Fairness by John Rawls

Fairness in income distribution is a factor that both motivates employees and contributes to maintaining social stability. In Vietnam, fair income distribution has been studied from various perspectives. In this article, through the analysis and synthesis of related documents and evidence, and from the perspective of economic philosophy, the author applies John Rawls’s Theory of Justice as Fairness to analyze some issues arising from the implementation of the state’s role in ensuring fair income distribution from 1986 to present. These are unifying the perception of fairness in income distribution; solving the relationship between economic efficiency and social equality; ensuring benefits for the least-privileged people in society; and controlling income. On that basis, the author makes some recommendations to enhance the state’s role in ensuring fair income distribution in Vietnam. Received 11thNovember 2019; Revised 10thApril 2020; Accepted 20th April 2020

Studying about the family's role in taking care of the elderly in Vietnam today - Through the research in elderly care homes in Ho Chi Minh city

Population aging is the most important trend of the 21st century in the world. Vietnam has officially entered the period of population aging since 2014 with the fastest aging rate. “Population aging” is a noticeable topic in Vietnam today. And in fact, according to many researchers, the number, especially the number of in-depth researches and applicable researches are still limited. Based on the inheriting of precedence researches and the result of my fieldwork study conducted in nursing homes in Ho Chi Minh city, from a new viewpoint, the paper aims to explore the traditional role of elderly care of the family in relationship with using nursing home today. Until now, the traditional family has played the main role in elderly care in Vietnam. In the context of changing society under the impact of urbanization and industrialization today, studying about the traditional role of elderly care of family, the relationship between family and the trend of "socialization" of elderly care, the changes and predicted future trend when compared with Japan, etc. would be necessary. The research result shows that the Vietnamese still have a strong negative attitude toward elderly care homes, and the traditional role of the family of elderly care is still deeply maintained. But at the same time, some basic changes have also confirmed, such as the change in traditional filial piety, the strengthening of the role of social services such as elderly care homes, etc. It can be said that this is the outstanding characteristic of the status of elderly care in Vietnam today. And based on comparing with other countries, the study also shows that in order to find an effective elderly care model in Vietnam, it is necessary to pay much attention to the relationship with the family.

Respect, Preserve, Protect Promote Cultural Values of Religious Festivals in Vietnam Today

In the process of renewing the country, the religious festivals in Vietnam are increasing in terms of quantity and quality. However, the reality of religious beliefs and festivals in Vietnam are complicated by the situation of crowded gathering, even overloading at the places of worship, abusing services under the market mechanism, selling holy gods, taking advantage of the festival of beliefs, religions and anti - religious propaganda. From there, it is necessary to propagate and educate people as the subject of religious festivals, religion to comply with the doctrine, canon law, laws of the State; mobilize dignitaries and religious organizations to uphold the spirit and observe the guiding principles of religion, ensuring safety for religious and religious festivals. This article focuses on 2 topics: 1. Respect and preserve cultural values in Vietnamese religious and ritual festivals; 2. The complex situation of religious festivals today and some suggestions as a contribution to protect and promote cultural values of ritual and religious festivals today.

The waste remover in aquaculture ponds

Over the past decade, Vietnam's shrimp industry has made great progress and brings Vietnam into the rank of the world's largest shrimp exporters. The development trend of the shrimp industry in the world as well as in Vietnam today is in the direction of intensive and super-intensive farming, technology innovation to enhance productivity and quality. However, the shrimp farming industry in Vietnam is facing many difficulties; one of them is the problem of environmental pollution, raising the negative impact on the economic effectiveness of farming. Causes are mainly due to excess food and untreated shrimp waste accumulated on the pond bottom surface and disintegrated to reduce dissolved oxygen concentration, release toxic gases such as NH3, H2S and create a favorable environment for harmful microorganisms to develop. Therefore, it is necessary to have a countermeasure to thoroughly remove waste from the farming environment. This paper introduces a general design of a waste remover, which is needed for shrimp farming ponds to remove waste and solve the mentioned problem. This equipment moves on the bottom surface of the pond and can be autonomous or manually remote controlled. During the working process, the equipment brushes waste on the bottom surface of the pond and suck it into the filter bag. The waste remover includes such following main units: traveling unit, brushing unit, sucking unit, frame unit, transmission, and control systems. The equipment uses the principle of axial pumping, sucks waste along the water stream by reducing the pressure inside the equipment, and transfers waste into filter bags. This general design basically meets the requirement of waste removal and can be fundamental for designing the detailed units, manufacturing, and experiment implementation of equipment in the future.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0 AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION IN VIETNAM TODAY

Beginning with analyzing the nature and effects of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 to the contemporary world, the article shows the impact of this revolution on the formation and development of the generation of global citizens. Thereby, the global citizenship education in Vietnam today which is clarified and reflected in the renovation of high school education and higher education.

Studying about “Wood burial” - a treatment of cremation ash in Japan, today

This paper studied “wood burial”, a form of the burial of cremation ash under the tree in Japan today. Cremation has been conducted in Japan at a rate of more than 90%. Traditionally, the cremation ashes are buried in the family grave with known Japanese name as “ie haka”. But now, in Japan, the factors influencing traditional customs such as family structure, the proportion of young and old people, religious consciousness... are changing. This led to new trends and changes in the culture of treatment of cremated remains. Among that, “wood burial” has emerged and become increasingly popular. In general, the “wood burial” in Japan has many common features such as having harmony with nature, using trees instead of artificial gravestones, etc. in the general trend in the world. Besides, through my study, in the particular context of Japan, the Japanese style wood burial, inheriting traditional characteristics such as burying the cremated ashes in the family unit (like family grave), the permanence of grave,etc...has been clarified. Like that, inheriting the previous studies, this paper did a research about the background, characteristics, popularity… of the “wood burial” in Japan. It is also a noticeable topic of having attracted attention from various viewpoints nowadays. Through this, it is possible to understand Japanese burial culture, the culture of family, ancestor worship, etc. And relating to Vietnam, it is also a meaningful topic in the background that cremation has been increasingly accepted in Vietnam, and based on that, in the culture of burial, ancestor worship custom, …the change has been happening. Through the study, the author hopes to contribute to providing the knowledge systematically about this new topic in Vietnam. In this paper, through fieldwork research of the author, clarifying the characteristic, the acceptance and performance of wood burial,…, and through it, making clear the culture of treatment of cremation ashes, the change of family structure, ancestor worship, the concept of patriarchy... in Japan nowadays, is the purpose of my research. This topic has almost not been studied in Vietnam systematically and is meaningful in the context cremation is increasingly accepted, and brings changes in burial culture, the ancestor worship… in Vietnam today.

Principles need to Guarantee When Building Sanctions in Sanctioning Administrative Violations in Vietnam

Along with administrative sanctions, sanctions against administrative violations are determined very early in Vietnam [1] and gradually improved. However, a part of the sanctions is not really comprehensive due to the simple and convenient factor when applied. Under these conditions, important principles stemming from the philosophy of sanctions are not properly addressed. As a result, the application of sanctions faces many difficulties, some of which are incompatible with the nature of the violations or the form of sanctions that are not really consistent with the nature and extent of the acts violate. This does not only affects the consistency in the application of sanctions when sanctioning administrative violations but also sometimes negatively affects the deterrence, validity and effectiveness of sanctioning decisions. Based on the logical thinking, characteristics and characteristics of each type of sanctions, the paper focuses on analyzing the principles to be guaranteed to build a complete administrative sanctions system in Vietnam today.
 Keywords: Principles in state management, principles in building sanctions, sanctions against administrative violations.

INTRODUCTION TO SCHOOL CULTURE

Educational innovation has been and is presently one of the key components in contemporary Vietnamese society, which is included in the Central Party Resolution and has received positive feedback from the community. Educational innovation has long been established and continuously promoted in European and American countries, attracting hundreds of professional researchers who have published many useful works in both theoretical and practical fields. The educational outcomes of these countries shows that, education reforms and adaptation to change require the building of a reasonable, progressive and theoretical basis for school culture, making it a guideline for the whole process of designing and operating that campaign of educational innovation. This paper applies the method of document analysis under the comparative perspective to investigate the theoretical and practical experience of the United States of America and European countries in building school culture for the sake of renovating school culture in Viet Nam today. The study shows that school culture shares most of the similarities among cultures, which are characteristics created by the nature of the field of education itself; however, the intrinsic factors such as the viewpoint, goals, guidelines, policies, management practices and the nature of traditional education in each country play an even more important role in the whole process.

Proposal for the development of a national open access database in Vietnam and comparison with other Asian countries’ national literature databases

In the context of the need to ensure appropriate signalling of the publication of high-quality, international-calibre publications in Vietnam, as well as new policies to improve the quality and effectiveness of scientific research in Vietnam, it is practical to investigate the possibility of developing a national open access database (NOAD). This study aims to answer the question of whether it is necessary to establish a NOAD in Vietnam. We used document analysis to evaluate issues related to NOADs. The results of this study show the complexity, lack of consistency, and difficulty in obtaining practical statistics and assessing research and scientific records in Vietnam today. Furthermore, the findings of this study imply that it is necessary to establish a NOAD of scientific research in Vietnam. The information in this report can be used to develop a NOAD for Vietnam in particular, and for any country that lacks one in general.

Silent conversation through Brushtalk (筆談): The use of Sinitic as a scripta franca in early modern East Asia

AbstractLiterary Sinitic (written Chinese, hereafter Sinitic) functioned as a ‘scripta franca’ in sinographic East Asia, which broadly comprises China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea, and Vietnam today. It was widely used by East Asian literati to facilitate cross-border communication interactively face-to-face. This lingua-cultural practice is generally known asbĭtán筆談, literally ‘brushtalk’ or ‘brush conversation’. While brushtalk as a substitute for speech to conduct ‘silent conversation’ has been reported since the Sui dynasty (581–619), in this paper brushtalk data will be drawn from sources involving transcultural, cross-border communication from late Ming dynasty (1368–1644) until the 1900s. Brushtalk occurred in four recurrent contexts, comprising both interactional and transactional communication: official brushtalk (公務筆談), poetic brushtalk (詩文筆談), travelogue brushtalk (遊歷筆談), and drifting brushtalk (漂流筆談). For want of space, we will exemplify brushtalk using selected examples drawn from the first three contexts. The use of Sinitic as a ‘scripta franca’ seems to besui generisand under-researched linguistically and sociolinguistically. More research is needed to unveil the script-specific characteristics of Sinitic in cross-border communication.