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New $3.4 bln education project concerns experts 

June 12, 2011
New $3.4 bln education project concerns experts 

  A student browses at the Fahasa bookstore in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. A new VND70 trillion (US$3.4 billion) project to renovate Vietnam’s academic programs and textbooks has drawn flak from experts and educators. Experts and educators have voiced concerns over a VND70 trillion (US$3.4 billion) project that will revamp Vietnam’s academic programs and [...]

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Students slam new curbs on overseas study

December 19, 2009
Students slam new curbs on overseas study

Vietnamese university students studying in Singapore pose for a picture at a conference last March Students and graduates say a draft decree aiming to regulate Vietnamese studying and working abroad could hinder the country’s efforts to lure and retain those trained in developed countries. Proposed earlier this month by the Ministry of Education and Training, [...]

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Ministry, universities differ on higher education standards

November 21, 2009
Ministry, universities differ on higher education standards

LookAtVietnam – The Ministry of Education and Training should change its approach to higher education and make big changes at universities, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan at an online conference on higher education for the 2009-2010 academic year.   Graduates from the HCM City University of Pedagogy. The Ministry of Education and Training [...]

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Over 22 million students welcome new school year

September 6, 2009
Over 22 million students welcome new school year

LookAtVietnam – More than 22 million students of all grades across the country began a new academic year on September 5.All schools from urban to rural areas, and from the highlands to the lowlands, have been decorated with colourful flowers and slogans to welcome the well-dressed students. The Ministry of Education and Training reported that [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/9

September 4, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 4/9

Program helps rural people access Internet; People pay respect to Uncle Ho on his death anniversary; Da Nang border guards rescue knifed Philippine captain; Boat capsizes, leaving seven missing in southern Vietnam Program helps rural people access InternetMany postal employees, young people and students in rural and mountainous areas nationwide now know how to use [...]

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Catching up with the world of knowledge

August 23, 2009
Catching up with the world of knowledge

LookAtVietnam – Dr Chu Hao dreams of enriching society by publishing 1,000 academic books via their project Bookshelf of World Knowledge. He talked with Vietnam News about the project. LookAtVietnam – Dr Chu Hao and staff at Tri Thuc (Knowledge) Publishing House dream of enriching society by publishing 1,000 academic books via their project Bookshelf [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 12/8

August 13, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 12/8

HCMC school fees not to be hiked: official; Quang Nam court cancels hearing in major deforestation case; Woman sacked following death of relative from H1N1; Int’l forum on name-branding for university education Vietnamese Ambassador Do Hoa Binh (Fourth R) and German activists hold a banner in front of the Brandenburg Gate to call for more [...]

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Summer vacation a ‘Trojan holiday’

July 20, 2009
Summer vacation a ‘Trojan holiday’

Three first-grade students wait for their parents to pick them up at Le Van Tam Secondary School, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City after their handwriting class there. Students are forced into preemptive studies of next year’s curricula under the guise of reviewing last year’s work. The summer holidays began in June and will [...]

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Thousands sit for high school exams

June 25, 2009
Thousands sit for high school exams

LookAtVietnam – About 140,000 students sat for high-school entrance exams in Ha Noi and HCM City yesterday, June 24. Ha Noi alone had more than 83,000 students taking literature and mathematics examinations.Ha Noi alone had more than 83,000 students taking literature and mathematics examinations, said Nguyen Hiep Thong, head of the administration at the Ha [...]

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House passes weighty revisions to several laws

June 21, 2009
House passes weighty revisions to several laws

A construction site in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s southern economic hub. LookAtVietnam – The National Assembly on June 19 passed a slew of legislative amendments that will curtail the annual growth rate, abolish capital punishment for several offences, and defer and exempt personal income tax payments. Legislators agreed to lower this year’s economic growth [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...