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Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

December 30, 2011
Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

  Students of French department at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Poor career prospects have left fewer and fewer students choosing French as their major in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a report by the Tuoi Tre newspaper. The report cited the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), one of the country’s hubs [...]

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Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

December 27, 2011
Sacre Bleu: students shun French language specialty in Vietnam 

  Students of French department at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Poor career prospects have left fewer and fewer students choosing French as their major in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a report by the Tuoi Tre newspaper. The report cited the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH), one of the country’s hubs [...]

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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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Fake degree business thrives in Vietnam despite exposures 

July 5, 2011
Fake degree business thrives in Vietnam despite exposures 

Nguyen Trung Kien and his wife (R) negotiate with a person who needs a master degree in Ho Chi Minh City. There have been several scandals about officials and others obtaining degrees from dubious universities and an equal number about people being arrested for printing fake degrees in Vietnam, but the practice thrives, nevertheless. It [...]

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Loan sharks scam HCMC students 

December 12, 2010
Loan sharks scam HCMC students 

  Students unable to repay debts fear for their limbs Binh left his home in a nearby province and came to Ho Chi Minh City with dreams of a degree. Struggling with the high costs of living in the city, he failed to pay his university fees in October and ended up borrowing VND5 million [...]

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HCMC schools lack resources to relocate 

November 9, 2010
HCMC schools lack resources to relocate 

The Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics faces serious difficulties in moving to the outskirts as ordered by the municipal authorities. Universities in Ho Chi Minh City are facing difficulties in moving to the outskirts from downtown areas as ordered by municipal authorities in 2006, local newspaper Saigon Tiep Thi reported Monday. Â According [...]

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Economics, technology still top study choices

May 30, 2009
Economics, technology still top study choices

Economics and any subject with the word “technology” attached to it remain the majors of choice among prospective university students, while traditional subjects like mathematics and history are shunned by all but a few. Roughly 38 percent of the 2.1 million students who will sit for the university entrance exams in July have applied for [...]

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Winners of French cultural contest win trip to France

May 14, 2009
Winners of French cultural contest win trip to France

Nguyen Dinh Chuong (L) and Doan Thanh To Diem at the Concours IDECAF contest held from March 29 to May 8 by the the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France. The pair won the top prize, a 10-day trip to France. (Photo: SGGP)VietNamNet Bridge – The duo of Nguyen Dinh Chuong and Doan Thanh To [...]

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University applicants told to beware of scam artists

May 11, 2009
University applicants told to beware of scam artists

Two students review their lessons for the upcoming university entrance exam in Ho Chi Minh City. Believing that a university or college degree is the only way o get ahead in life, man would-be tertiary students are likely to become the victims of fraud. Classified ads claiming that students can avoid the entrance exams and [...]

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Culture shock jolts education system

May 5, 2009
Culture shock jolts education system

Students in a computer skills class at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nguyen Tat Thanh College. A directive by the country’s education ministry requiring colleges and universities to change how they operate has left both students and administrators overwhelmed. Vietnam has been criticized for its rigid approach to education similar to that of countries under the [...]

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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...