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Many educational goals unrealistic, say experts
Students at a job fair held in the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho City last month. An education development draft plan targets up to 80 percent of Vietnam’s graduates with occupational skills meeting recruiters’ demands as of 2020. Professors, leading educators and experts from many fields say the Ministry of Education... Read more
What experts say about strategy on education renovation
VietNamNet Bridge – It is necessary to give prominence to higher education, give preferences to educators and help students develop personalities – these are all ideas given by leading professors in Vietnam about ways to improve education and training in Vietnam. Prof Vu Duong Ninh The biggest worry of society now is that education still cannot meet... Read more
Education key to stop violence against children say officials
VietNamNet Bridge – Closer co-operation between authorities is necessary to raise awareness on the rights of children and to prevent violence against children and other abuses at home and school, officials said at a seminar in HCM City yesterday. The figures were seven times higher in the community and 13 times higher in schools.The lack of knowledge of... Read more
Language won’t hamper traffic crackdown, police say
Tourists walk by a motorbike-renting shop in the backpacker area of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. English-speaking traffic policemen will be deputized to deal with foreigners caught flouting traffic rules in the latest safety crackdown in Ho Chi Minh City. Under the traffic crackdown, HCMC police this week... Read more
Transport officials say removal doesn’t mean end
A street barrier in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3 Ho Chi Minh City Transport Department Tuesday announced a plan to remove 116 barriers on 25 streets around the city by January 18 to prepare for the Tet holiday and claimed more would be erected in the near future. Street barriers have been set up surrounding... Read more
Say cheese
VietNamNet Bridge - You just have to drive past the Opera House in Hanoi to know that we’re slap, bang in the middle of another wedding season, says Van Cong Tu . Summer is over, autumn is here but it’s another less official season that is noticeably underway in Hanoi – namely, wedding season. This means most wedding photographers are busily... Read more
HCMC not appealing enough, academics say
Ho Chi Minh City needs to do more to attract talented workers and academics, officials and educators said during a television discussion Sunday. The monthly “Talk and Act” show, sponsored by HCMC Television, brings government officials face-to-face with residents to discuss the problems that concern them the most.According to Phan Kim Ngoc, head... Read more
Police say perseverance gets results
Nguyen Huy Hoang, the leader of the gang who preyed on bank customers, being questioned by police in HCMC in May The hard work of a new criminal investigative agency is beginning to pay off. When Ho Chi Minh City police formed a criminal investigative agency in April, its first task was to win residents’ confidence... Read more
Distributors milking consumers, dairy insiders say
Dairy products have become more expensive of late but industry insiders claim the price hikes are a marketing ploy by producers and distributors. Distributors have increased the retail prices of milk powder by VND10,000 to VND30,000 for a 900-gram pack over the past few weeks.But global prices of skimmed milk powder... Read more
Africa promising rice market but problems, say exporters
Africa is a promising market for Vietnamese rice exporters but long distances and associated costs and payment delays have discouraged them from exploring the continent, according to a meeting Tuesday. Doan Duy Khuong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), told African, Vietnamese,... Read more