This study reported preparation, characterizations and application of NiGaCo/MSO catalyst in conversion of CO2 to methanol under mild conditions. The catalyst was characterized by many techniques such as XRD, SEM, TEM, BET and XPS for confirming its structure and element characteristics of active site. The conversion was investigated on effects of many factors including temperature, pressure, feestock compostion to the process performance. The results showed that the NiGaCo/MSO catalyst was high activity and selectivity in the methanol synthesis where the application could be established at mild pressure (15 bar) and temperature (240oC) for a good methanol selectivity (87.8%) and overall yield (32.6%).

In the journey towards university autonomy, which university management model is appropriate to Vietnam regarding promoting the quintessence of the country and inheriting the world-wide quintessence is always a big research question for theoretical and practical researchers. The authors have proposed to create the Made in Vietnam Lean Management Model for University in line with the current situation of Vietnam based on the Made in Vietnam Lean Management philosophy. This model is not only a useful solution to improve the management efficiency of current universities in training activities, training support and scientific research activities, but also a specific solution to help universities can adjust the training content adapting with the continuous change of practice. Especially, training results of universities will help effectively support Vietnamese businesses and organizations in creating Made in Vietnam products and services. This is a new approach to solve university management problems for enhancing performance of Vietnamese universities.

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The Human Rights-based-Approach (HRBA) to development has been endorsed by the United Nations (UN) and development agencies as the preferable approach to development. It has the potential to adequately address poverty in the developing world and to align development work with universal instruments on human rights, such as the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) (1948). However, while much has been written about the HRBA as a viable approach to development, little is known about how the HRBA is implemented in practice, especially in non-western settings. This paper provides empirical data from a HRBA-framed poverty reduction project conducted in two ethnic communities in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, undertaken by Action Aid International Vietnam (AAV). The results demonstrate that the adaptation of the HRBA to these two local contexts was not easy or smooth. While there are many dimensions that shape the success of development work, in this article I focus on the ways in which political culture can create obstacles to the implementation of the HRBA. The article concludes by recommending some strategies that work to ameliorate these concerns.