NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Khoi, Trinh Quoc
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1987
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Central Population Census Steering Committee
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Senior Statistician
ADDRESS: Lang Trung, Dong Da, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4244114
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: General Statistical Office
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Conduct and supervise population census. Collect and analyse population census results
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population censuses, statistical data, data analysis, data processing
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: survey organization, demographic analysis, sampling
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: population surveys
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association, Directing and conducting population censuses
NUMBER OF STAFF: 15 (9 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Population and housing census (VIE/88/PO1); Organization of multi-round surveys
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Results of housing sample survey, Hanoi, 1990, 90p; Sample results, Hanoi, 1990, 67p
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Users' meeting, Hanoi, Sep 1990; Workshop on Questionnaire Design, Hanoi, Aug 1988; Workshop on Pilot Survey, Hue, March 1987
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer, mouse
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: word processing, demographic data processing and analyses
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with ESCAP, UNFPA
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021
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Sa, Ho Sy
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1956
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Department of Statistics
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Senior lecturer in economics
ADDRESS: 7 Giai phong, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: National Economic University
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Train statisticians. Study various scientific themes.
Organize and conduct surveys in service of other institutions, agencies
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: statistics, economics, economic stastistics, demographic
statistics, social statistics
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: basic knowledge on demography, statistics
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: statistics, economics, management
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: university
NUMBER OF STAFF: 36 (6 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Studying family planning measures for all Vietnamese
women; World population by the year 2000
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Labour Statistics, Hanoi, 1991; Population stastistics,
Hanoi, 1991; Population and Labour Statistics, Statistical Publisher, 1989; Population and
Labour Statistics, Hanoi, 1989; Tables for Balancing Labour Resources, Hamoi, 1974
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Close relations with Institute of
Statistical Science
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022
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Xuyen, Chu Thi
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1988
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Educational Centre for Health, Population and
Environment
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Administrator
ADDRESS: 15B Ho Xuan Huong, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4263488
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Viet Nam Youth's League
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Educate young generation about health, population
and environment
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population, family planning, health, environment
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: improving knowledge on health, population and
environment, experience and skills involving the youth's participation in population and family
planning programmes, techniques of communication
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: family planning, communication
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: Educating agency
NUMBER OF STAFF: 13 (5 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Youth's awareness in Red River and Cuu Long Deltas about
family planning education; Attitudes of rural youth about population and family planning;
Healthy and safe sex education for the youth is a basic and necessary measure to AIDS
prevention and family planning practice; Recruiting community to implement family planning in
commune clubs; Actual situation of female youth's way of living, social activities and family
planning practice
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Youth and Happiness - Monthly Journal; Youth's Review,
Hanoi, 1989, 1500p; Marriage and Family Law with the Young, Youth's Publisher, 1988, 36p;
The Youth with Population and Family Planning, Youth's Publisher, 1988, 35p; Marriage amd
Family Happiness, Youth's Publisher, 1988, 72p; The Maturity, Frenship and Love, Youth's
Publisher, 1988, 50p
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Workshop on Rural Youth with Family
Planning, Hanoi, March 1991; Seminar on the Female Youth, Hanoi, July 1990; Workshop on
Youth with the Participation of Community, Hanoi, Dec 1990; Workshop on 3 Targets of
Population and Family Planning, Hanoi, April 1988; Workshop on 5 Topics in Population
Education for the Young, Hanoi, Sep 1987
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Close relations with many
institutions, particularly Ministry of Health, National Committee for AIDS Prevention, Viet Nam
Women's Union, State Committee for Science and Techniques
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019
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Hoanh, Tran Ba
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1985
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Educational Scientific Institute of Viet Nam
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Senior education reseracher
ADDRESS: 101 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4253108, 4252308
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Education and Training
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Study and popularize population education in four
education levels: pre-school education, general education, complementary education and
depagogical education
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population education, training
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: population education training, management
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: population education, training
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 28
CURRENT PROJECTS: Population education in compulsory education system and
complementary education system (VIE/88/P10)
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Population Education Bulletin
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Workshop on Integration of Population
Education and Examining System, Hanoi, Nov 1990; Workshop on Compiling Post-Graduate
Population education programme, Hanoi, Nov 1990; Training Course for Ministry and Province
Managers, Ho Chi Minh City, May 1990; Training Course for Ministry and Province managers,
Hanoi, April 1990; Training Course for Province Mobile Teams, Ho Chi Minh City, March
1990; Training Course for Teachers, Managers of Pedagogical Institutions, Ho Chi Minh City,
March 1990; Training Course for Province Mobile Teams, Hanoi, Aug 1989; Training Course
for Teachers, Managers of Prdagogical Institutions, Hanoi, Aug 1989
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, mouse
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: desk-top publishing, word processing, demographic
data processing and analyses
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with UNFPA,
UNESCO and some other government institutions
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020
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Dan, Tran Thi Tam
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1984
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Hanoi Committee for Population and Family Planning
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Administrator
ADDRESS: 50C Hang Bai, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4262329
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: People's Committee of Hanoi City
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Manage and supervise family planning activities.
Provide family planning services
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population, family planning
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: Basic knowledge on demography, family planning
services
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: family planning, training
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association
NUMBER OF STAFF: 20 (4 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Socio-psychological factors affecting the implementation of
family planning; Problems in feeding children under 12 months and their mortality; Issues of
population development in Hanoi
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Bulletin of Population and Family Planning - Quarterly
bulletin
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Seminar on Population and Family Planning
Work, Hanoi, June 1991
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 90 books and monographs, 10 journal titles
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Close relations with NCPFP,
PDIC, Research Centre for Population and Labour Force and National Economic University
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028
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chien, Tran Thi Trung
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1976
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Ho Chi Minh City's Population and Family Planning
Centre
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Medical doctor
ADDRESS: 75A Cao Thang, Ho Chi Minh City
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 91090, 24890
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Health Office of Ho chi Minh City
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Make consultation for the People's Committee in
implementing population and family planning policies. Co-operate with other agencies in family
planning performance. Take care of maternal and child health. Train population and family
planning workers
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: family planning, family planning programmes,
management, education, population information, maternal and child health
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: demographic model building, microcomputer
applications for demographic data analysis, database management
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: family planning services, communication,
population policy
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association, Health examining office
for women and children
NUMBER OF STAFF: 67 (2 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Operation of a correspondents' network in service of
population and family planning; Studying the effectiveness of contraceptive methods NEFEN,
MARVELON and EXLUTON to Vietnamese women; Retrospective side effects of sterilization
and their effectiveness to population and family planning programmes
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Population and Fanily - Annually review; Population
Information - Quarterly bulletin; Handbook for communicators
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Workshop on policy and regulations in
population and family planning performance, Ho chi Minh City; Meeting on celebrating World
Population Day
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with IPPF, Organon
Company (Netherlands) and other government institutions
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030
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Ngoc, Dang Huu
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1988
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Institute of Economic Research of Ho Chi Minh City
(IER)
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chief economic researcher
ADDRESS: 175 Hai Ba Trung, Ho Chi Minh City
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 98852
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Assist local authority in socio-economic
development strategies for the city. Study distribution of labour forces, population and
socio-economic problems
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: economics, labour, population, economic and social
development, programme evaluation, population policy
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: basic knowledge on demography, statistical analysis,
computer science
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: demography, computer programmes, population
projections, data analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 84 (7 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Research programmes of population, labour and social
problems; Urbanization and socio-economic development; Studies on migration
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: desk-top publishing, word processing, demographic
data processing and analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 250 books and monographs, 10 journal titles
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with UNFPA,
ESCAP, ILO and some other government institutions
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015
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Cuong, Nguyen Viet
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1976
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Institute of Statistical Science
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chief Statistician
ADDRESS: 48A Lang Trung, Dong Da, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4244234, 4243763
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: General Statistical Office (GSO)
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Aims at statistical research. Study population and
socio-economic problems. Collect, store and disseminate statistical information
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: statistics, economics, population, information collection,
information processing, surveys
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: statistical data analysis, database creation and
managemant, information network
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: methods of surveys, information analysis,
information processing
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, information centre, research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 43 (20 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Relationship between population growth and
socio-economic problems in Viet Nam; Factors affecting population process in Viet Nam; Study
of population and employment model building
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Bulletin of Statistical Science - quarterly bulletin;
Population Information - bimonthly bulletin; Population News; Statistical Data of Southeast
Asian Countries, 50p; Economic Joint Venture in Some Countries, 30p
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Training Workshop on Methods of Sample
Surveys, Hanoi, June 1991; Users' Meeting on Population Information, Danang, Jan 1991;
Users' Meeting on Population Information, Ho Chi Minh City, 1990; Training Workshop on
Demographic Model Building, Hanoi, Sep 1990; Users' Meeting on Population Information,
Hanoi, Oct 1989
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: bibliographic information, library automation, word
processing, demographic data processing and analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 4,000 books and monographs, 30 journal titles
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USED: National Subject Classification
CATALOGING RULES USED: ISBR
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with UNFPA and
ESCAP. Close relations with other government institutions and information centres
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018
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Luc, Nguyen
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1984
NAME OF INSTITUTION: National Committee for Population and Family Palning
(NCPFP)
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Standing Deputy Chairman
ADDRESS: 138 Giang Vo, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4262445
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Council of Ministers
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Review and assess the population situation of Viet
Nam. Assist the Government in setting up population policies and programmes. Manage
population and family planning programmes. Co-operate with other agencies to implement
population and family planning programmes
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population, family planning, management, programme
evaluation, population information, population communication, health, contraceptive methods,
data analysis
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: improvement of knowledge on population programme
management
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: programme evaluation, management
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association, funding agency,
Monitoring and managing agency
NUMBER OF STAFF: 35 (12 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Improvement of population and family planning workers'
management capability; Better family planning programmes; Improving the quality of family
planning and IEC programmes; Studying the impacts of family planning programmes on fertility
decline in 3 major regions of Viet Nam
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Viet Nam demographic and health survey 1988, Hanoi,
1990, 97p; Population and family bulletin
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Meeting on Revising 1990 Population
Programmes and Plan Operation for 1991 in 3 Regions, Hanoi, March 1991; Conference on
Reviewing Population Programmes in 10 Years in Viet Nam, Hanoi, April 1990; Workshop on
Management of Population Programmes, Ho Chi Minh City. Nov 1989; Workshop on
Management of Population Programmes, Hanoi, Nov 1989
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer, laser, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists
demographic data processing and analyses
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with ESCAP and
UNFPA. Close relations with many government agencies, particularly PDIC, Institute of
Sociology, GSO, Ministry of Health, National Economic University
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029
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Dung, Nguyen My
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1975
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Plannification Office of Ho Chi Minh City
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Economic manager
ADDRESS: 30 Le Thanh Ton, Ho Chi Minh City
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 97822
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh city
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Study population problems and employment in
service of annual plans and strategies for socio-economic development of the city
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: planning, population, employment
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: demographic model building, microcomputer
applications for demographic data analysis, statistical analysis
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association
NUMBER OF STAFF: 100 (3 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Population and employment problems in the city's
development strategies during the period 1991 - 1995 and by the year 2000; Labour resources
and employment settlement for the city
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Journal of Economic Planning - Monthly journal
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: demographic data processing and analyses
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Close relations with Population
Documentation and Information Sub-Centre and Committee for Population and Family Planning
of Ho Chi Minh City
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024
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: San, Pham Bich
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1983
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Population and Family Unit
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Senior population researcher
ADDRESS: 27 Tran Xuan Soan, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4254773 Ext.79
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Institute of Sociology
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Study sociological aspects of family and
population change
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: demography, sociology, family
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: higher knowledge on demography
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: demography, sociology
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 12 (7 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Family change and fertility level; Social acceptance with
updated IUDs and sterilization; Population dynamics of Viet Nam; Changes in families of Viet
Nam; Families of the Orient
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Sociological Review - Quarterly Journal
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Seminar on Population Dynamics of Cuu
Long River Delta, Ho Chi Minh City, March 1990
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: word processing, demographic data processing and
analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 500 books and monographs
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Close relations with NCPFP,
PDIC and some other institutions
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014
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Hien, Nguyen Van
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1981
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Population Documentation and Information Centre
(PDIC)
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Computer specialist
ADDRESS: 48A Lang Trung, Dong Da, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4243763, 4244234
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Institute of Statistical Science, GSO
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Collect, process, store and disseminate population
information to the users. Study population and population-related problems. Exchange
population materials with other countries in the ESCAP region
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population, population information, economic and social
development, environment, society, demographic statistics
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: demography, information network, library resource
management, microCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS for information management
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: basic knowledge on demography, information
management, information processing
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, information centre
NUMBER OF STAFF: 17 (9 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Population and development models; Factors affecting
population process
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Population Information - bimonthly bulletin; Annual
Report of Population in Viet Nam; Current Awareness Service of Population Topics - bimonthly
abstracts; New Accession Lists
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Users' Meeting on Population Information,
Danang, Jan 1991; User's Meeting on Population Information, Ho Chi Minh City, 1990; Users'
Meeting on Population Information, Hanoi, Oct 1989; Training Workshop on Demographic and
Development Model Building, Hanoi, Sep 1990; Training Workshop on Microcomputer Practice,
Hanoi, June 1990
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: mailing lists, bibliographic information, library
automation, word processing, demographic data processing and analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 1,600 books and monographs, 70 journal titles,
video-film: 40
INDEXING TOOLS USED: PMT
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM USED: PMT
CATALOGING RULES USED: AACR
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with ESCAP and
other Population Information Centres in the region. Close relationship with many government
institutions, particularly NCPFP
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026
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Duong, Tong Van
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1984
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Population Section
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Lecturer
ADDRESS: 7 Giai phong, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4262857
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Department of Labour Economics and
Population, National Economic University
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Train population professionals. Study demography
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: demography, economic demography, population policy
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: basic knowledge on demography
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: demography, economic demography
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: university
NUMBER OF STAFF: 9 (9 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Compiling and improving two packages of teaching
materials on basic demography and economics of population; Population policy of Viet Nam by
the year 2000
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Demography - Teaching material, National Economic
University, 500p; Economics of Population - Teaching material, National Economic University,
400p
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Close relations with NCPFP,
Research Centre for Population and Labour Resource, and Provincial Committee for Population
and Family Planning
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016
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Cuc, Ho Sy
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1988
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Population, Labour and Socio-Cultural Statistics Division
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Senior Statistic Officer
ADDRESS: 2 Hoang Van Thu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4263453
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: General Statistical Office
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Collect, process and analyse statistical data on
population, labour, living conditions and social culture throughout the country, by province and
geographical areas annually
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: demographic statistics, statistical data, labour, living
conditions, culture, society
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: improvement of statistical knowledge, microcomputer
applications for demographic statistics
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association
NUMBER OF STAFF: 28 (8 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Improvement of civil registration (VIE/88/PO3); Analysis
of 1989 population census results (VIE/88/P18)
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Results of improving vital registration and population
statistics, Hanoi, 1989, 105p
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer, mouse
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: word processing, demographic data processing and
analyses
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with UNFPA
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023
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Khoa, Le Manh
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1985
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Research Centre for Population and Labour Resource
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Economic and labour researcher
ADDRESS: 2 Dinh Le, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4252236 Ext.68
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs
(MOLISA)
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Study population problems, labour resources and
employment. Recommend management policies for development process, population
distribution, and employment for labourers
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: population, labour, employment, migration, urbanization
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: research institute
NUMBER OF STAFF: 27 (14 pulation researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Population distribution in Viet Nam by the year 2000;
Population mobility in Viet Nam; Population and development in Tay Nguyen; Population in
coastal areas; Population and migration in the Red River Delta
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Integration of Population Variables and Development
Plans, Research Centre for Population and Labour Resource, 1990, 303p; Population and Labour
Resource, Research Centre for Population and Labour Resource, 1988, 188p
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Workshop on Population Aggregation and
Development, Hanoi, Dec 1990; Workshop on Population, Ho Chi Minh City, July 1989;
Workshop on Migration, Hanoi, 1989; Workshop on Labour Resources, Hanoi, 1988; Workshop
on Population, Hanoi, 1987
COMPUTER FACILITIES: micro computer, printer
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: desk-top publishing, word processing, demographic
data processing and analyses
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with UNFPA. Close
relations with NCPFP and PDIC
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025
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Thanh, Nguyen Thanh
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Section of Family Life Propaganda and Education
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chief educator
ADDRESS: 39 Hang Chuoi, Hanoi
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 4253436 Ext.01
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: Viet Nam Women's Union
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Study, educate, propagandize and motivate
females of child bearing age to practise family planning
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: communication, maternal and child health, family planning,
family, education
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: basic knowledge on demography, programme
management, information
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: maternal and child health care
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: professional association
NUMBER OF STAFF: 34 (2 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Communication programme for women (VIE/88/P12); Pilot
study on community recruitment in setting up population and family planning plans at commune
level; Compiling package of propaganda materials for rural women
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Women with Population Programme, Hanoi, 1987, 23p;
Family Health and Welfare, Hanoi, 24p
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: Workshop on Women with all Authority
Levels in Discussing Population Programmes, Hanoi, 1991; Workshop on KAP Survey of
Women of Child Bearing Age, Hanoi, 1988
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: No
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with UNFPA. Close
relations with NCPFP, PDIC, Youth's League and other institutions
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027
NAME OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Hue, Le Ngoc
YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1975
NAME OF INSTITUTION: Statistical Office of Ho Chi Minh City
TITLE OF HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION: Chief Statistician
ADDRESS: 29 Han Thuyen, Ho Chi Minh City
COUNTRY: Viet Nam
TELEPHONE NUMBER: 99995, 23624
NAME OF PARENT ORGANIZATION: People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City
LANGUAGES: Vietnamese
OBJECTIVES OF THE INSTITUTION: Collect, analyse and disseminate statistical
information on socio-economic activities of the city and provinces of Cuu Long River Delta and
Eastern South of Viet Nam
AREAS OF EXPERTISE: statistics, economic and social development, population,
labour
TRAINING REQUIREMENT: microcomputer applications for demographic data
analysis, microcomputer applications for library management, database management
AREAS OF TRAINING AVAILABLE: statistics
TYPE OF INSTITUTE: Governmental
FUNCTION OF THE INSTITUTION: library, information centre, professional association
NUMBER OF STAFF: 70 (10 population researchers)
CURRENT PROJECTS: Analysis of 1989 population census results; Population
change in Ho Chi Minh City; System and analysis of demographic data and professional
employment by economic sectors and by geographical areas
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: Population News - Quarterly bulletin; Statistical
Yearbook; Inventory of Offices, Institutions, Universities, Factories... Located in Ho Chi Minh
city - Annually book; Introduction to Ho Chi Minh city
CONFERENCE & SEMINAR ORGANIZED: User's Meeting on Population Information,
Ho Chi Minh city, May 1991; Joint Workshop with Central Population Census Steering
Committee on Survey of Population and People's Living Conditions
COMPUTER FACILITIES: mini computer, micro computer, printer, mouse
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS: desk-top publishing, word processing, demographic
data processing and analyses
SIZE OF DOCUMENT COLLECTION: 8,400 books and monographs, 120 journal titles
MEMBER OF NATIONAL POPIN?: Yes
COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION(S): Co-operate with ESCAP, Hanoi
PDIC
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