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Chicago Tribune
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
Linh Tat
As the L.A. County politics reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News, Linh Tat writes about state and federal lawmakers who represent the county, as well as legislation and other issues relevant to Angelenos. Prior to that, she covered the L.A. Unified School District and L.A. City Hall beats for the paper. Linh previously worked in the San Francisco Bay Area and on the East Coast, where she was a K-12 and higher education reporter for POLITICO New Jersey. A graduate of UCLA, Linh returned to her home state of California in 2019.
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Vietnam ends two-child policy to address declining birth rates and aging population
A billboard campaigning for each family to have two children in an effort to improve the birth rate stands along the street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Image credit: AP) Vietnam has officially ended its long-standing two-child policy. The country's National Assembly amended the law on Tuesday that restricted families to having one or two children. The news was confirmed by state media, Vietnam News Agency, on Wednesday. The decision was made to boost falling birth rates and address concerns about an aging population. Vietnam's "golden population" period - when the working age population outnumbered the dependent population- began in 2007 and may continue until 2039. The working population is likely to reach its peak in 2042, and the total population may start shrinking by 2054. This shift could slow economic growth, as there will be fewer workers and more older people needing care and support. In 1988, Vietnam banned couples from having more than two children, with the idea that women would spend less time on childcare and focus on working. However, the number of children a family can have is up to them to decide. Vietnamese families are having fewer children than ever before. The country is witnessing historically low birth rates. In 2021, Vietnam's birth rate was 2.11 children per woman — slightly above the level needed to maintain a stable population. But since then, it has steadily dropped: to 2.01 in 2022, 1.96 in 2023, and 1.91 in 2024. The decline in birth rates, especially in urban and economically developed cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, is mainly due to the rising cost of living. Nguyen Thu Linh, 37 said that she and her husband chose to have only one child so they could provide their 6-year-old son with the best education and upbringing they could afford. "Sometimes, I think about having another child so my son can have a sibling, but there's so much financial and time pressure if you have another child," Linh said. Deputy health minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong said at a conference earlier this year that it is becoming harder to encourage families to have more children, even with policy changes and public awareness campaigns. Expressing her concern, she added that the declining birth rate could impact long-term socio-economic development, including an ageing population and workforce shortages. She urged society to change its mindset from just focusing on family planning and built a broader perspective on dimensions like population and development. Vietnam is also struggling with an unbalanced gender ratio because of long-standing preference for boys. The ministry of health has proposed tripling the existing fine to $3,800 in order to curb fetal gender selection. Vietnam isn't the only country to end it's two-child policy. China also ended its longstanding one-child policy, which began in 1979. The policy was first relaxed to allow a second child and later a third child in 2021. However, these changes made little success in boosting birth rates.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Freenome Appoints Linh H. Le as Chief Financial Officer
Seasoned diagnostics executive brings expertise in financial strategy and operational infrastructure development across diagnostics and Medtech industries BRISBANE, Calif., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Freenome, a biotechnology company pioneering an early cancer detection platform, today announced the appointment of Linh H. Le as its new chief financial officer. Linh brings more than two decades of experience in leading finance and operations across diagnostics and Medtech companies, including Ambry Genetics, Medtronic and Predicine. At Freenome, Linh will oversee financial strategy and operational execution, supporting the company as it expands its commercial footprint. "Linh has a proven track record of building the financial and operational foundations required to scale and sustain innovation," said Aaron Elliott, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Freenome. "He has led large-scale transformations, improved enterprise performance, and brings a focused, results-oriented approach that will help us execute with precision and purpose. I'm thrilled to welcome him to Freenome's leadership team." Prior to joining Freenome, Linh served as CFO at Predicine, where he implemented a best-in-class revenue cycle management system and led expansion into multiple U.S. markets. He previously held the role of chief operating officer at Ambry Genetics, where he led organization-wide change that supported significant sample volume growth and operational scalability. Earlier in his career, Linh spent 14 years at Medtronic Diabetes, where he served as CFO for the intensive insulin management business unit with oversight across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Linh began his career in assurance practice at KPMG and management advisory practice at PwC before taking on leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company and Fox. He is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University, Northridge, and completed executive coursework at the Wharton School of Business. He was named CFO of the Year by the Los Angeles Times in 2022. About FreenomeFreenome is breaking barriers to early cancer detection with a suite of blood tests built on its multiomics platform. The company recognizes that no single technology can identify every cancer due to the disease's inherent heterogeneity. Freenome's multimodal approach combines molecular biology and assays with computational biology, machine learning and multiple data types to tune into cancer's subtlest cues, even at the earliest stages of the disease. With the convenience of a standard blood draw, Freenome aims to empower everyone to access recommended cancer screenings. The company is partnering with healthcare organizations and population health decision-makers to integrate its technology and software platform, making cancer detection easier and more accessible. Freenome is headquartered in Brisbane, California. Find out more at and visit us on LinkedIn. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Freenome Holdings, Inc. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Associated Press
21-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Freenome Appoints Linh H. Le as Chief Financial Officer
Seasoned diagnostics executive brings expertise in financial strategy and operational infrastructure development across diagnostics and Medtech industries BRISBANE, Calif., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Freenome, a biotechnology company pioneering an early cancer detection platform, today announced the appointment of Linh H. Le as its new chief financial officer. Linh brings more than two decades of experience in leading finance and operations across diagnostics and Medtech companies, including Ambry Genetics, Medtronic and Predicine. At Freenome, Linh will oversee financial strategy and operational execution, supporting the company as it expands its commercial footprint. 'Linh has a proven track record of building the financial and operational foundations required to scale and sustain innovation,' said Aaron Elliott, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Freenome. 'He has led large-scale transformations, improved enterprise performance, and brings a focused, results-oriented approach that will help us execute with precision and purpose. I'm thrilled to welcome him to Freenome's leadership team.' Prior to joining Freenome, Linh served as CFO at Predicine, where he implemented a best-in-class revenue cycle management system and led expansion into multiple U.S. markets. He previously held the role of chief operating officer at Ambry Genetics, where he led organization-wide change that supported significant sample volume growth and operational scalability. Earlier in his career, Linh spent 14 years at Medtronic Diabetes, where he served as CFO for the intensive insulin management business unit with oversight across North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Linh began his career in assurance practice at KPMG and management advisory practice at PwC before taking on leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company and Fox. He is a Certified Public Accountant, holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting from California State University, Northridge, and completed executive coursework at the Wharton School of Business. He was named CFO of the Year by the Los Angeles Times in 2022. About Freenome Freenome is breaking barriers to early cancer detection with a suite of blood tests built on its multiomics platform. The company recognizes that no single technology can identify every cancer due to the disease's inherent heterogeneity. Freenome's multimodal approach combines molecular biology and assays with computational biology, machine learning and multiple data types to tune into cancer's subtlest cues, even at the earliest stages of the disease. With the convenience of a standard blood draw, Freenome aims to empower everyone to access recommended cancer screenings. The company is partnering with healthcare organizations and population health decision-makers to integrate its technology and software platform, making cancer detection easier and more accessible. Freenome is headquartered in Brisbane, California. Find out more at and visit us on LinkedIn. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Freenome Holdings, Inc.
The Guardian
16-05-2025
- The Guardian
The difficult choice: Unpacking the rapid rise of homelessness amongst women
In Australia, the rate of homelessness among women is rising at six times the rate of homelessness among men - almost half of these cases can be attributed to domestic violence. When Linh arrived in Melbourne with her husband, far from the security of her home in Vietnam, his behaviour changed. 'He lost his temper over the smallest thing,' the 30-year-old says. 'I was scared to ask a simple question in case he yelled at me. His behaviour got worse, and the yelling turned to physical violence.' Without friends or family nearby, Linh felt increasingly isolated. The violence escalated when she became pregnant. 'My husband was careful to strike me where the bruises wouldn't show,' she says. 'He called me worthless. After a while, I came to believe it.' Two weeks after their daughter, Anh, was born, he ripped off his shoe and threw it at the baby, who lay sleeping in her cot. That was when Linh knew she had to take her daughter and leave. Linh says the following three months were the worst of her life. She and her baby were alone, sleeping in her car, and in hostels and motels. 'It was so stressful, not knowing where we were going the next day or what might happen,' Linh says. 'I felt like crying all the time. But I held back my tears until the night, so Anh wouldn't see.' Homelessness among women in Australia is a growing problem; in 2021 it was rising at six times the rate of homelessness among men, according to that year's census. Of the more than 6,000-person increase in people experiencing homelessness nationwide between 2016 and 2021, more than 80% were women. Family violence is the key driver of homelessness among women. According to a 2024 report from Homelessness Australia, 45% of all women and girls presenting to homelessness services in 2022-23 identified family and domestic violence as a reason, ahead of other factors including financial difficulties and housing affordability stress. Women are being forced to choose between a roof over their heads and the threat of violence from their male partners. 'It is a choice no one should have to make, but it is an all-too-common reality,' says Claire Henderson, who leads the family violence portfolio at Launch Housing, one of Melbourne's largest independent homelessness support and community housing providers. Launch Housing's history dates back to the 1960s, when its parent organisation was founded in the Melbourne inner-city suburb of Fitzroy. The agency was established to support young men in the local area, but today about 50% of people that Launch Housing supports are women or gender diverse people, and the organisation operates a range of innovative support services specifically for women, children and families. Henderson says family violence is not always physical. Emotional, financial and sexual abuse, and coercive control, are all forms of family violence that can strip victim survivors of their resources and support, trapping them in perpetual poverty or powerlessness. 'Homelessness is expensive,' she says. 'Moving from motel to motel, taking time off work to view rental properties, paying for storage, covering medical bills, withdrawing money early from superannuation – all these things further deplete financial resources, which are too often depleted already due to the experience of family violence. 'The victim survivors we see do not have adequate financial resources to finance a major life upheaval and this is often a direct result of financial abuse.' Women can be more vulnerable to homelessness due to multiple financial stresses, including wage disparity, the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) reported last year. Women's weekly earnings in 2022 were 14% less than men's on average and, as a result, finding and paying for rent that was no more than 30% of their income – and therefore considered 'affordable' – was more difficult for women. The barbs of family violence trauma pierce deeply, and Henderson says homelessness increases the likelihood that victim survivors will return to their violent partners, choosing one type of safety over another: housing over freedom from violence. 'Without housing, safety cannot be achieved,' she says. 'Without safety, psychological recovery is extremely difficult. Safety is the foundation on which all positive progress is built. With safe housing, victim survivors can begin the healing process. Without it, the trauma endures.' Launch Housing provides dedicated programs for pregnant women and their babies, as well as crisis housing in which women can stay for up to six months while receiving wraparound support on site, and services that prevent and intervene across the entire journey of homelessness. Viv's Place. Photo credit: Mathew Lynn. In what Launch says is an Australian-first, Viv's Place is permanent community housing for women and children escaping family violence. Modelled on a program in New York City, the integrated complex of 60 apartments, along with communal kitchens, living spaces, play areas, offices and gardens, as well as on-site support services, has become home and a community for women and children escaping family violence. 'Securing safe housing allows victim survivors space and time to recover,' Henderson says. 'It halts the cycle of trauma caused by family violence and perpetuated by homelessness. It allows the parent-child bond, which is so often ruptured intentionally by the person using violence, to repair. It allows children to resume schooling. Families can reconnect with relatives and friends they were isolated from. Support networks can grow and thrive. It can be a new beginning.' Life changed for Linh and Anh the day they approached Launch Housing for support. Linh was given clothes, nappies, formula and a bundle of stuffed animals and rattles for Anh. 'They were the first toys she ever had,' Linh says. They moved into a safe and affordable apartment, which was the turning point for Linh: 'When I saw our apartment, I had hope for the first time … it made me feel so happy, I cried.' Today, Linh and Anh have a home, Anh is in a playgroup and Linh is training to become a support worker to help other women escape violence. Viv's Place is a prototype for integrated permanent housing and support services in Australia, which Launch Housing wants to replicate, if it gets more funding and support. The rate of family violence homicides in Australia is rising, and without further investment in services such as Viv's Place, this may continue. As Henderson says: 'Safe places like Viv's are quite literally, lifesaving. We need to build more.' Your donation to Launch Housing gives women and children across Melbourne the chance to start again with a new home. If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, phone 1800 RESPECT. For counselling, advice and support for men who have anger, relationship or parenting issues, call the Men's Referral Service on 1300 766 491.
