Posts Tagged ‘ The standards ’

Tourism to hit new heights

January 28, 2010
Tourism to hit new heights

Sa Pa, in Lao Cai Province, is one of the popular destinations to both domestic and international tourists.LookAtVietnam – A nationwide set of standards to rate tourism services is expected to be published in the second quarter of this year.The work was commissioned to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism by Deputy Prime Minister [...]

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Trade Ministry tightening controls on low quality imports from China

July 9, 2009
Trade Ministry tightening controls on low quality imports from China

Though Vietnam does not discriminate against goods based on their origin, it will strictly prohibit the import of products which do not meet technical requirements or are toxic to consumers. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Bui Xuan KhuDeputy Minister Khu: In fact, there are two categories of Chinese-made products which have been imported to [...]

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Pharmacies falling short of official standards

June 23, 2009
Pharmacies falling short of official standards

LookAtVietnam – Too many pharmacies across the country are failing to meet government standards, putting an official target to improve the sector by 2011 further out of reach. According to the Ha Noi Health Department, only 20 per cent of the city’s 1,500 licensed drugstores meet the standards.The government aims to have all drugstores nationwide [...]

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Solution for toxic China-made clothes difficult task

June 8, 2009
Solution for toxic China-made clothes difficult task

VietNamNet Bridge – Following concerns of consumers about toxic China-made products, the Standard Measurement and Quality Department (STAMEQ) on June 2 took samples of children’s clothes for testing. The demand for children’s clothes proves to be very highTran Quoc Tuan, Deputy Head of the Goods Quality Control and Measurement Agency under STAMEQ, said that if [...]

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Over 100 universities ‘owe’ standards for graduates

March 31, 2009
Over 100 universities ‘owe’ standards for graduates

VietNamNet Bridge – To date, only three universities have announced the standard quality of their graduates, while the other 100 universities still ‘owe’ their standards. The Ministry of Education and Training asked universities to announce their standards for graduates prior to the end of 2008At the conference on university training quality held in early 2008, [...]

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Adults expect too little of Vietnam’s kids: authors

March 13, 2009
Adults expect too little of Vietnam’s kids: authors

A popular children’s playground in Tao Dan Park, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. A proposed set of new standards for kindergarten kids is generating fierce controversy. Controversy continues over the education ministry’s proposed new standards for kindergarten children. While the recently proposed new standards for kindergarteners have some shortcomings, many of their detractors seem [...]

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Adults underestimate 5-year-old children?

March 11, 2009
Adults underestimate 5-year-old children?

 The authors of the draft standards for 5-year-old children say that adults underestimate 5-year-old children when they say children will not be able to meet the standards. The authors of the draft standards say that it is really worrying that adults underestimate the intelligence of 5-year-old children. Even some psychologists have said that 5-year-old children [...]

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Standards for 5-year-old children largely unsuitable: expert

February 12, 2009
Standards for 5-year-old children largely unsuitable: expert

Doctor of Psychology Truong Bich Ha, after studying the draft standards for 5-year-old children, has concluded that 70% of the indices are unsuitable for children of that age. Some experts believe that we should let children grow in the way they canMost of the indices stipulated in the draft standards prove to be high requirements. [...]

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New kindergarten standards irrational: educators, parents

February 11, 2009
New kindergarten standards irrational: educators, parents

Children water plants during gardening time at Ly Thai To Kindergarten School in Hanoi. The education ministry has drawn flak for a new set of standards by which kindergartners will be evaluated before entering first grade. The education ministry’s proposed criteria for evaluating kindergartners comes under fire as both vague and implausible. A new list [...]

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Opinion split on what 5-year-olds should know

February 10, 2009
Opinion split on what 5-year-olds should know

LookAtVietnam – The 125 criteria for five-year-olds released recently by the Ministry of Education and Training has drawn both opposition and support from parents, teachers and child experts. Kids play games in Ha Noi’s Thong Nhat Park. The Ministry of Education and Training has drawn out a draft of development criteria for five-year old children.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...