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ralfi
actually old news, but I don't want you guys to miss out.

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/First-overs...0910/109218.vov

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has appointed Philipp Roesler Minister of Health in her new cabinet.
Philipp Roesler was born in southern Khanh Hoa province in 1973. When he was 9 years old, he was adopted by a German family. At 19, he started studying at the University of Medicine in Hanover City. In 1996, after 4 years of taking part in the Free Democratic Party, he was then elected chairman of the Party’s Youth Union.

In 2000, Philipp Roseler was appointed the Party’s General Secretary. In 2003, at the age of 30, he became a member of Niedersachsen’s Federal Assembly. In 2009, he was elected as Germany’s Minister of Health.

He is not only the youngest minister in Germany but also the first Vietnamese German as well as the first minister of Asian origin to assume a high-ranking political position in the German government.
thekey
I have seen this before. Congrats, may he should try to do something with Viet Nam?
SoCal
He should focus and do well for Germany.

QUOTE (thekey @ Nov 12 2009, 10:39 AM) *
I have seen this before. Congrats, may he should try to do something with Viet Nam?

thekey
QUOTE (SoCal @ Nov 12 2009, 04:20 PM) *
He should focus and do well for Germany.


When he has a platform, he should try to do some for his beloved country, Viet Nam. Or he is no longer considered himself a Viet? A little can go a long way.
SoCal
Germans vote for him to reform and improve health care in Germany.

QUOTE (thekey @ Nov 12 2009, 12:28 PM) *
When he has a platform, he should try to do some for his beloved country, Viet Nam. Or he is no longer considered himself a Viet? A little can go a long way.

thekey
u r good at stating the obvious.
Kaosq
And you are good at quoting yourself.
vietnam
QUOTE (thekey @ Nov 12 2009, 03:28 PM) *
When he has a platform, he should try to do some for his beloved country, Viet Nam. Or he is no longer considered himself a Viet? A little can go a long way.


No, I don't think this man considered himself a Viet because he came to Germany at the age of 9 months with white West Germans as the only parents he ever knew. (Would Obama feel strongly about Kenya or consider himself a son of Kenya.) Would it be reasonable for us to expect him to do so? embarassedlaugh.gif If he could help out the Viet community in Germany by lending his prestige to their presence, that should be very good already. To do something for Viet Nam should be in the jurisdiction of the people in the foreign policy department, not his.

My two cents is that this man is a role model for all of us out there who live in the West, and that case like him would never happen in our beloved nation for obvious reason.
TINMAN
So the guy went to medical school.
What was his medical specialty???
vietnam
eye-doctor?
TINMAN
QUOTE (vietnam @ Nov 12 2009, 09:00 PM) *
eye-doctor?


Opthalmologist or eye surgeon.
Kaosq
Dentistry according to the BBC.

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Truyền thông Đức loan tin ông Roesler lớn lên tại thành phố Hanover và tốt nghiệp đại học y khoa, ngành nha khoa.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/vietnamese/vietnam/20...r_germany.shtml
vietnam
Don't know which one for sure.

They said he was trained in the field of cardio-thoracic vascular surgery, a refinement of eye doctor, but he didn't complete the program at the end.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...BR_enUS298US299
TINMAN
QUOTE (Kaosq @ Nov 12 2009, 09:09 PM) *


The European medical education system probably include Dentistry as well, unlike here in the US.
Kaosq
QUOTE (TINMAN @ Nov 12 2009, 08:18 PM) *
The European medical education system probably include Dentistry as well, unlike here in the US.

So you're saying dentistry is only one of the medical fields he got a degree in? That's pretty hardcore right there.
TINMAN
QUOTE (Kaosq @ Nov 12 2009, 09:25 PM) *
So you're saying dentistry is only one of the medical fields he got a degree in? That's pretty hardcore right there.


I'm guessing that the dental program and medical program are part of the same school of medicine.
Same school but different graduate programs.

thekey
QUOTE (vietnam @ Nov 12 2009, 09:40 PM) *
No, I don't think this man considered himself a Viet because he came to Germany at the age of 9 months with white West Germans as the only parents he ever knew. (Would Obama feel strongly about Kenya or consider himself a son of Kenya.) Would it be reasonable for us to expect him to do so? embarassedlaugh.gif If he could help out the Viet community in Germany by lending his prestige to their presence, that should be very good already. To do something for Viet Nam should be in the jurisdiction of the people in the foreign policy department, not his.

My two cents is that this man is a role model for all of us out there who live in the West, and that case like him would never happen in our beloved nation for obvious reason.


A good person always remembers their root. Yes, I do believe Obama knows where he and his parents came from which he wrote in his speech. Very well written speech and inspirational.

As for Kaosq, you are good at one or two pathetic lines. I told the strength is finding something good to repeat. Pathetic lines no matter how many you repeat still what?
Kaosq
Yes, and quoting yourself over and over again does not help you make any more sense. embarassedlaugh.gif
thekey
QUOTE (Kaosq @ Nov 12 2009, 11:51 PM) *
Yes, and quoting yourself over and over again does not help you make any more sense. embarassedlaugh.gif


Well, may not to a person who pretends to pretend, who can't stop pretending? I am making the same points and linking them together, while no one can criticize it at all. And you can not stop pretend to pretend. Too bad you have nothing more than that. Later, when you have something more meaningful and not pretending.
thekey
Confucius says you are what you pretend to be. And what are you pretending to be?
vietnam
QUOTE (thekey @ Nov 13 2009, 12:20 AM) *
A good person always remembers their root. Yes, I do believe Obama knows where he and his parents came from which he wrote in his speech. Very well written speech and inspirational.

As for Kaosq, you are good at one or two pathetic lines. I told the strength is finding something good to repeat. Pathetic lines no matter how many you repeat still what?


Yes, Obama had parents, and knew his biological parents. Mr. Rossler doesn't have that luxury, unfortunately. embarassedlaugh.gif Unless his white adoptive parents did spend the time to teach him about his root, the chance for him to even think of himself as a Viet is zero. I would never judge him for that.
thekey
QUOTE (vietnam @ Nov 13 2009, 05:02 PM) *
Yes, Obama had parents, and knew his biological parents. Mr. Rossler doesn't have that luxury, unfortunately. embarassedlaugh.gif Unless his white adoptive parents did spend the time to teach him about his root, the chance for him to even think of himself as a Viet is zero. I would never judge him for that.


Don't underestimate people, esp intelligent people. They can teach themselves and usually draw strength from their difference. I ask that he does a little some for his people. A little can go a long way. Don't knock it too soon my brother. Give the guy some encouragement as we all need.
Buddhalove
QUOTE (thekey @ Nov 12 2009, 11:20 PM) *
A good person always remembers their root. Yes, I do believe Obama knows where he and his parents came from which he wrote in his speech. Very well written speech and inspirational.

As for Kaosq, you are good at one or two pathetic lines. I told the strength is finding something good to repeat. Pathetic lines no matter how many you repeat still what?


He'll surely remember that his parents put him for the adoption.
thekey
QUOTE (Buddhalove @ Nov 14 2009, 07:34 PM) *
He'll surely remember that his parents put him for the adoption.


Tough choice that no parents will make carelessly, but it turned out well. If he is a man of culture, then he will know Viet Nam culture needs to be preserved. I am sure he will learn this in due time.
vietnam
QUOTE (thekey @ Nov 14 2009, 02:34 PM) *
Don't underestimate people, esp intelligent people. They can teach themselves and usually draw strength from their difference. I ask that he does a little some for his people. A little can go a long way. Don't knock it too soon my brother. Give the guy some encouragement as we all need.


Would it be nice if he could do something for the people of Viet Nam, however little? I am all for it. beerchug.gif
thekey
QUOTE (vietnam @ Nov 14 2009, 08:26 PM) *
Would it be nice if he could do something for the people of Viet Nam, however little? I am all for it. beerchug.gif



Cultured people should learn about their roots and help what little they can. A little can go a long way, as said.
LaLiena
QUOTE (ralfi @ Nov 12 2009, 09:12 AM) *
actually old news, but I don't want you guys to miss out.

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/First-overs...0910/109218.vov

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has appointed Philipp Roesler Minister of Health in her new cabinet.
Philipp Roesler was born in southern Khanh Hoa province in 1973. When he was 9 years old, he was adopted by a German family. At 19, he started studying at the University of Medicine in Hanover City. In 1996, after 4 years of taking part in the Free Democratic Party, he was then elected chairman of the Party’s Youth Union.

In 2000, Philipp Roseler was appointed the Party’s General Secretary. In 2003, at the age of 30, he became a member of Niedersachsen’s Federal Assembly. In 2009, he was elected as Germany’s Minister of Health.

He is not only the youngest minister in Germany but also the first Vietnamese German as well as the first minister of Asian origin to assume a high-ranking political position in the German government.

Health Minister is sure a high ranking political position but at the moment it´s one of the most ungrateful jobs in the cabinet which very likely will make Rösler one of the most hated politician in Germany, just like his predecessor. But since he is a doctor himself and seems to be very knowledgeable in the field of healthcare, I hope he´ll do this job better than Ulla Schmidt. Germany´s health care system definitely needs to be reformed.
TINMAN
How is socialize medicine in Germany???
Kaosq
Either way, it's better than the U.S.
LaLiena
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The Stressed German Model
It took the Germans 125 years to figure out that their health-care system doesn't work.


What if the Obama health-care proposal turned out to be the biggest public-policy mistake in 125 years?
Yesterday, these columns discussed the Congressional Budget Office's efforts to push the square peg of the Obama plan through the round hole of affordability. Meanwhile in Germany, often cited by American liberals as the "model" of a well-run health-care plan, the political debate is running in the opposite direction. Chancellor Angela Merkel's new coalition partner, the Free Democratic Party, is pressing her to claw back the state's participation in a system that now insures nine of 10 Germans.
Germany´s health-care system was brought to life in 1883 by Otto von Bismarck and became the model for virtually every such state-directed national insurance plan since. Alas, the German system is starting to come apart at the financial seams. Germany´s system relies on a handful of state-supported health insurers. This week they informed the government that the system was on the brink of a financial shortfall equal to nearly $11 billion.
Pointedly, the insurers made clear that cutbacks alone won´t solve the problem. The said the government would have to consider raising premiums on the insured or, you guessed it, raise taxes. Currently, German workers pay a fixed-rate premium into the insurance scheme; that rate is now set at 14.9% of gross pay.
Chancellor Merkel, something of a political acrobat, was previously allied in coalition with lefties Social Democrats. She´s now resisting calls from the Free Democrats to get off the state-pulled health-care train. The FDP´s spokesman on health, Daniel Bahr, wants a "shift in direction away from state-run medicine." Why? Because "the current financial figures have showed us that the health-care fund doesn´t work."
With Congress inching ever closer to passing a greater federal presence in providing health insurance under ObamaCare, let´s hope it doesn´t take the U.S. until the year 2134 to figure out it isn´t working.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...3950211460.html
thekey
Anything is better than private health cares which only insure the healthy and wealthy. Even some CEO could not get health care. They should spend more time also creating positive culture that will prevent a lot of health problems, such as obesity, smoking, drugs, gangs.
ralfi
Sorry, to disappoint you guys, but apart from his trip to VN, he did once, Mr. Rössler has no connection to VN whatsoever.

According to his homepage: http://www.philipp-roesler.de/-> Person -> Lebensweg

he's not a just a doctor:
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ACHTUNG, wichtiger Hinweis: Entgegen vielerlei Presseartikeln und Berichten bin ich NICHT Facharzt für Augenheilkunde, sondern von Beruf einfach Arzt
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