Viet Nam

Central Population Census Steering Committee 017
Department of Statistics 021
Educational Centre for Health, Population and Environment 022
Educational Scientific Institute of Viet Nam 019
Hanoi Committee for Population and Family Planning 020
Ho Chi Minh City's Population and Family Planning Centre 028
Institute of Economic Research of Ho Chi Minh City (IER) 030
Institute of Statistical Science 015
National Committee for Population and Family Palning (NCPFP) 018
Plannification Office of Ho Chi Minh City 029
Population and Family Unit 024
Population Documentation and Information Centre (PDIC) 014
Population Section 026
Population, Labour and Socio-Cultural Statistics Division 016
Research Centre for Population and Labour Resource 023
Section of Family Life Propaganda and Education 025
Statistical Office of Ho Chi Minh City 027



017

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

, budgeting and planning, word processing

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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