In his retirement, 71-year-old Michael Gormalley enjoys living and volunteering in Vietnam for five or six months and then returning to his home in Florida for the remainder of the year.

Vietnam has been named on a list of the world’s best ten countries for retirement in 2020 by International Living.

Nguyen Thi Kim Tien will be relieved of her post as minister of health through a National Assembly secret ballot on November 22. Even though Tien’s term of office has yet to end, she has reached her retirement age.

 The incomparable Usain Bolt powered his way around the Rio track to win the Olympic 200 meters gold for the third straight Games in 19.78 seconds on Thursday and remain on course for an extraordinary "triple-triple" of sprint titles.

VietNamNet Bridge – As Viet Nam's elderly phase into retirement, they aren't standing still – many donate their time to rehabilitate addicts or give health check ups. Others stay fit and social. But is society giving them the assistance they need? 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Minh Huan said workers should reconsider demands for a one-time pension payment since a monthly pension plan may actually benefit them more,

 VietNamNet Bridge – National team striker Nguyen Viet Thang announced his retirement from football after failing to find a club for the coming season.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A number of key leaders of state-owned enterprises will retire this year, according to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai. The appointment of new chairs will be decided by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Van Quyen, who used to be the top player in Vietnam, has unexpectedly announced his retirement at the age of 30.

 What if you didn’t have to wait until you were in your mid-sixties to retire? What about 50, or even just as you hit your 40th birthday? Don’t laugh — with enough dedication, you could say goodbye to your full-time job years sooner than you think.

Researchers from the Commonwealth of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and Monash University in Melbourne are putting the spending habits of retirees under the microscope in an effort to understand the finer details behind

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every day, Nguyen Van Chuc puts on his sports attire and leaves his house at 4pm. He walks for about 10 minutes to reach a park, where he and his friends play badminton until 6pm.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Social welfare is becoming a more pressing issue in Viet Nam as the years go by, including the establishment of nursing centres for the elderly.

 VietNamNet Bridge - This is not good news for Vietnam, but after nine months of struggling with injuries, the chance to be back to the race track is very far for runner Truong Thanh Hang.

"If wages continue to rise, it is forecast that by 2023, with about 10 million pensioners, the social insurance fund will have only enough money to pay retirement pension, not enough for investment," warned a senior official.

VietNamNet Bridge - This decision was made after Ms. Tran Hong Ly, who is said to have an "intimate relationship" with Chairman Tran Khieu, was expelled from the Party.

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VietNamNet Bridge - Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Huong, former Deputy Minister of Public Security, Advisor to the Prime Minister on security and religion, retired on March 1.