Posts Tagged ‘ programs ’

Alternate spaces, mainstream problems 

January 2, 2012
Alternate spaces, mainstream problems 

  Alternative exhibition spaces are striving to develop in Vietnam 20 years after they first came on the scene An artist performing his work at the ‘Shaping a Line’ exhibition, opening from July 28 to September 8, at San Art in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of SanArt. Artists are famous, if not notorious, [...]

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City plan to eliminate beggars targets the poor 

September 9, 2011
City plan to eliminate beggars targets the poor 

  Experts argue that the plan is not feasible and ignores broader initiatives needed to eliminate the gap between haves and have nots A homeless man sleeps on Nguyen Tri Phuong Bridge connecting districts 5 and 8 in Ho Chi Minh City. The municipal authorities are considering a plan to wipe out begging in the [...]

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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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Media ‘collision’ creates winners and losers, expert says 

June 4, 2011
Media ‘collision’ creates winners and losers, expert says 

Geof Heydon, vice president of Digital Economy at Alcatel-Lucent in Australia. Broadcasters, policy makers, regulators, and experts in media sector have met in Hanoi on May 24-25 for the 8th Asia Media Summit, which was viewed as a significant platform to address challenges and to identify opportunities in the new age of digital economy. The [...]

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House passes bill to avert government shutdown 

March 2, 2011
House passes bill to avert government shutdown 

President Barack Obama responds to a question during a news conference at the White House in Washington February 15, 2011. The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to extend government funding for two more weeks, a move that would avert a federal shutdown but do nothing to resolve a bitter debate over the federal budget. [...]

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Getting the best people and the best out of them 

December 15, 2010
Getting the best people and the best out of them 

Parents waiting for their children taking the 2010 university entry exam. Da Nang City issued a decision disqualifying students who complete their education while working other jobs from government jobs, beginning next year.  “All that glitters is not gold.” The saying is quite old, but its truth shines just as brightly today. And it is [...]

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Domestic travelers to be given preference

February 4, 2010
Domestic travelers to be given preference

LookAtVietnam – The tourism industry has decided to launch a number of promotional programs to attract more domestic travelers in 2010. Tourists visit Bau Truc pottery craft village in Ninh Thuan provinceVu The Binh, director of the travel department under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), said that the Ministry of Industry and Trade [...]

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Vietnam needs $39.6 bln for social welfare programs by 2020

January 27, 2010

Vietnam plans to spend some VND732 trillion (US$39.6 billion) on a social welfare plan between 2011-2020, said Nguyen Lan Huong, who is in charge of making the plan, said in a recent interview. The plan targeted different objectives, including developing social insurance system and having 100 percent of population get health insurance by 2014, according [...]

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Four Vietnam’s university curriculums meet ASEAN standards

January 18, 2010
Four Vietnam’s university curriculums meet ASEAN standards

VietNamNet Bridge – Four curriculums of Vietnam’s universities have been recognized by AUN as meeting ASEAN standards. According to Dr Vu Thi Phuong Anh, Director of the Centre for Educational Testing and Quality Assessment under HCM City National University, the external assessment delegation of AUN carried out its first assessment in Vietnam in December 2009 [...]

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Two HCM City companies found using unlicensed software

December 17, 2009
Two HCM City companies found using unlicensed software

Inspectors and police work at Artdesco Company in Ho Chi Minh City Dec. 15 LookAtVietnam – Inspectors and police have found two companies in Ho Chi Minh City using unlicensed software in their computers at their offices.On Dec. 15, inspectors from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and police officers from the Ministry of [...]

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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...