Tag: What
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
What are the sources for the $6 billion stimulus package?
VietNamNet Bridge – The economic stimulus package, worth US$6 billion, according Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, is not a specific financial package which will be directly pumped into the economy, but it comes from tax reductions, the issuance of bonds, guarantee for international loans, and social welfare. Minister of Planning and Investment Vo... Read more
No one tells farmers what rice to grow: experts
VietNamNet Bridge – While Vietnamese farmers cannot sell their rice, high-quality rice has been flocking in from Cambodia, and low-quality rice is being sent by farmers from the Cuu Long River Delta to HCM City. Dr Le Van BanhDr Le Van Banh: Vietnamese people’s living standards have improved, and they have a demand for high-quality rice. Meanwhile,... Read more
Not what they paid for
Students say the Hong Bang University campus in Binh Thanh District is deteriorating and badly in need of renovation despite increased tuition fees Students say they don’t get their dong’s worth at Ho Chi Minh City schools. While private universities and colleges in the southern hub increase tuition fees,... Read more
What do you know about banh khot?
September 22, 2008 . Filed under Fare Fest, Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Possibly no one knows when banh khot (a somewhat small Vietnamese pancake) appeared in Vietnam’s cuisine and people are sure if the popular and cheap dish is the specialty of the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Cooking banh khot in Vung Tau City. (inset) A dish of banh khot at Goc Vu Sua stall in Vung Tau City.However,... Read more

