VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 25
He said he looks forward to returning to Vietnam, and is very interested in helping Vietnam overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 vaccines approved for use in Vietnam go through three clinical trial phases: ministryAll types of COVID-19 vaccine approved by Vietnam for emergency use have gone through three stages of clinical trials, the Health Ministry has affirmed. The national COVID-19 vaccine fund had received over 7.4 trillion VND (321.7 million USD) as of 5pm on June 23. More donors contribute to national COVID-19 vaccine fundThe national COVID-19 vaccine fund received over 6.6 billion VND from 17 sponsors at a ceremony on June 24. Vietnam will need 22.5 trillion VND to buy 150 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate 75 million people in order to achieve herd immunity./.
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June 25, 2021 05:03 UTC
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 24
Steel prices in Vietnam continue fallingMany steelmakers in Vietnam have slashed the steel prices for the second time since June 7. Before June 7, steel products in Vietnam saw price hikes for quite a long time. Vietnam was reliant on imported raw materials for steel production, including iron ore, scrap steel, fat coal and graphite electrodes. The new plant will have $2 billion investment and create 5,000 high-tech jobs. However, the current foreign investment mobilisation policies of Vietnam were not deemed attractive enough for the company to follow through.
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June 24, 2021 05:37 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 24
The visit is made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Vietnam Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and their spouses./. As of 6pm June 24, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam stood at 14,232, including 10,936 cases detected since April 27. National COVID-19 vaccine fund receives over 321 mln USDThe national COVID-19 vaccine fund had received over 7.4 trillion VND (321.7 million USD) as of 5pm on June 23, its management board has reported. PM hails Vietnam visit by RoK Foreign MinisterPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has hailed the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Eui-yong, saying that it contributes to strengthening Vietnam – RoK ties. He also expressed his confidence that Vietnam will achieve more successes in socio-economic development and diplomacy in the time to come.
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June 24, 2021 03:40 UTC
Negotiator studied foreign languages on his own because of social, work pressure
He bought a book of French jokes and stayed at home every weekend to learn by heart the jokes in front of a mirror. However, he said he learned English also because he felt he was under pressure. Truong said when he came back to Vietnam, he had to struggle to learn Vietnamese again on the first day. France makes big investments in teaching and learning English, but the effects remain below expectations. “French people are not better than Vietnamese in learning English, because they also learn English the way Vietnamese learn, i.e.
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June 23, 2021 11:03 UTC
Healthy dishes from a noble flower
The quỳnh flower or 'Queen of the Night' in English is renowned in literature and arts as a noble kind of flower, which blooms only at night and offers glorious beauty and a gentle scent. Fewer people know that the flower is a healthy ingredient for tasty dishes with various medical functions. After the flower blooms in full, it can be cut for the next noon’s meal. Lean pork should be boiled first with some salt. The mixture can help with coughing and asthma while the soup of the flower and lean pork is good for the lungs, Thao wrote in one of his books.
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June 22, 2021 12:33 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 21
Vietnam logs 135 new COVID-19 infections on June 21 afternoonVietnam reported an additional 135 COVID-19 cases in the past six hours to 6pm on June 21, including two imported cases in Kien Giang and An Giang provinces, according to the Health Ministry. Two more deaths related to COVID-19 reported in VietnamVietnam on June 21 confirmed its 68th and 69th deaths relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, who have suffered from underlying health conditions. By late last year, 38,717 of 50,963 tourism workers were laid off or unemployed since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in Vietnam in 2020. Intra-provincial tourism cautiously resumes in many localitiesThe fourth wave of COVID-19, hitting Vietnam from the April 30-May 1 holiday, has completely frozen the tourism industry. In Hanoi, the tourism industry is also proactively looking for solutions to restore tourism.
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June 21, 2021 05:37 UTC
Publishers promote summer reading for kids
Vietnamese publishing houses are promoting new programmes and books this summer to encourage children to read. The Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House has released the Vietnamese version of National Geographic Kids. Photo courtesy of the publishing houseThe Kim Đồng Publishing House is launching the programme “Đọc Xuyên Mùa Hè 2021” (Summer Reading in 2021), providing dozens of new book titles for children by Vietnamese and international authors. A representative of Kim Đồng said: "The publisher wants to join with society and parents to bring a safe and meaningful summer to children." The Trẻ (Youth) Publishing House has released a Vietnamese version of National Geographic Kids, a children's magazine published by the National Geographic Society.
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June 21, 2021 04:30 UTC
First English-Vietnamese bilingual books released in the US
To solve this problem, the tinywrist bookmaking team, consisting of Vietnamese parents from many countries, spent a lot of time and effort to gather and publish Vietnamese bilingual books for Vietnamese children abroad. Within six months after the group formed, Tinywrist released two bilingual books (Vietnamese-English) in the US and other countries such as the UK and Canada. In addition to books, Tinywrist also makes bilingual albums of familiar children's songs to introduce and arouse love for the national culture for Vietnamese children wherever they live. Even parents in Vietnam have responded enthusiastically to Tinywrist’s bilingual books as there are no bilingual books on folklore for children. In addition to books, Tinywrist also makes bilingual albums of familiar children's songs to introduce and arouse love for the national culture for Vietnamese children wherever they live.
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June 09, 2021 07:18 UTC
Vietnamese beauties to compete at global pageants
"I aim to introduce Vietnamese culture and lifestyle to the world,” said Ha, adding that she has worked to improve her knowledge, English, and physical beauty to compete at Miss World 2021. Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, 26, the runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2019, will attend the Miss Universe 2021 in Costa Rica in January, 2022. Miss Universe Vietnam began in 2008 and is organised every two years. Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie, a woman from the E De ethnic minority in the Central Highlands, placed in the top five in Miss Universe 2018 in Thailand. Transgender contestants are encouraged to enter Miss Universe Vietnam 2021, which was launched in HCM City in April./.
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June 08, 2021 05:48 UTC
Village student enters top business school in Spain
Dinh Tien DatDat is a first-year student at IE Business School in Spain, which is among the world’s best business schools, according to The Financial Times. During his years at high school, Dat won a scholarship, and gave private tutoring to students to earn money to pay room rent and cover basic needs. Obtaining a full scholarship to study at IE Business School, Dat has had wonderful experiences after one year of study. In addition, Dat was the only first-year student winning the World Association of Business Schools essay contest. With Dat's support, some students have also won high prizes at provincial and national competitions.
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June 07, 2021 11:13 UTC
9x graduate leaves big US company to work at startup
“The school cares about the development potential of candidates, rather than prizes and achievements,” Trang said. Receiving letters of invitation from 10 schools, Trang finally chose Worcester Academy because she thought this was her fate. Some of them had won prizes in coding. After four years of study, Trang got a 3.91/4.0 GPA, and was among the best students at the school. Trang now works for a startup that makes devices that control safety for vehicle drivers via phone apps.
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June 06, 2021 03:00 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 5
An additional 60,701 people received COVID-19 vaccine shots on June 4 while 32.401 people have received two shots. The company's representative also said that it plans to apply for a license for a COVID-19 vaccine in Vietnam. The Vietnamese COVID-19 vaccine campaign initially started on March 8 using AstraZeneca's vaccine. The same day, leaders of the Vietnamese Federation in Europe and the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic also met to discuss ways to make donations to the Vietnam COVID-19 vaccine fund. Nine quarantine centres at military bases and one at the dormitory of the Vietnam National University, HCM City are ready to receive up to 30,000 people.
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June 05, 2021 07:52 UTC
Children face a boring summer break due to COVID-19
A kid watches television in the living room during the summer break in Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi. Many say that a summer break at home without outdoor activities is so uninteresting. Luu Thu Giang, 12, a student of Thai Thinh Secondary School, Dong Da District draws a picture to entertain during her summer break. Next, the children would participate in swimming and life skills classes until the end of the summer break, he said. Ngoc suggested parents with young children create a separate space in the house for the children to play in.
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June 01, 2021 14:12 UTC
Early practice for IELTS may harm students, say experts
This may affect students’ interest in learning languages, and they may even feel afraid of learning English, Chi warned. This is why children are taught free writing before they are taught academic writing,” Tam said. According to Tam, students can begin doing this in eighth or ninth grades at the earliest. Tam knows some students who got 9.0 IELTS Writing score but were described by Harvard Professors as verbose and having no clear character. As for primary school students, Tam thinks they should allow Movers, Flyers, KET, PET, and others to help use programs more suitable to their ages.
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May 31, 2021 22:52 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 31
COVID-19: Vietnam records 61 new infections on early May 31Vietnam reported 61 more locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases over the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on May 31, pushing the national count to 7168, according to the Ministry of Health. As of 6:00 am on May 31, Vietnam documented a total of 5,665 domestic infections, with 4,095 cases since the latest outbreak hit the country on April 27. On March 25, 2021, the Vietnamese PM approved a project to develop climate-resilient urban areas in Vietnam in the 2021-2030 period. The shrimp – forest farming model accounts for nearly 60 percent of the district’s shrimp farming areas. Accordingly, the Drug Administration of Vietnam required An Thien Pharmaceutical Company to recall the medicine from wholesale and retail drugstores.
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May 31, 2021 05:00 UTC