Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung
According to his family, Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung passed away at 12:12 (Vietnam time), February 21, 2024 due to a serious illness in Japan, at the age of 77.
Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung was born in 1948 in Saigon, graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a major in public administration, Associate Professor, and graduated from Tsukuba University with a major in planning and accounting, Doctoral.
In late 1975, he was among the first group of overseas Vietnamese invited by the Vietnamese Government to visit their homeland and offer advice to help the country through the difficult period after the war.
He was an economic development specialist at the United Nations UNCRD. In 1988, he opened a private school specializing in training in economics and business administration in Vietnam, also known as "Tri Dung Business School".
Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung is the founding chairman of the Overseas Vietnamese Business Association and chairman of Javinet, the Vietnam-Japan cooperation program.
In the 1990s, he initiated the "Vietnam Dream" program with many activities connecting organizations, businesses, and individuals dedicated to developing Vietnam's economy, culture, and society.
He founded Minh Tran Garden in Ho Chi Minh City, a cultural space of Vietnamese countryside, which has become a destination for many study or exchange programs, welcoming foreign partners for cultural exchanges.
In 2015, Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by Japan, in honor of his contributions to building friendly relations, economic cooperation, and promoting cultural exchange activities between Vietnam and Japan.
According to the funeral program of Dr. Nguyen Tri Dung, the enshrinement ceremony will take place at 2:00 p.m. (Vietnam time) on February 23, 2024 in Japan. The procession and cremation ceremony will take place at 2:00 p.m. (Vietnam time) on February 24, 2024 in Japan.
In Vietnam, the funeral will begin at 8:00 a.m. on February 24 and will last until 6:00 p.m. on February 26 at Minh Tran Garden, 51 Tran Thi Trong, Ward 15, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
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