MOET supports school enrollment scheme based on IELTS test
A MOET report showed that 92 percent of universities used results of high school finals, and 77 percent of universities consider high school reports to enroll students. As such, the enrollment methods have not changed much over the last two years. IELTS, TOEFL not the only criteriaAccording to Thuy, most schools now use different enrollment methods to select the best students. Most schools consider students’ school reports and high school final exam results as well. However, as the watchdog agency, MOET has recommended that schools, while applying new enrollment methods, need to ensure stability and avoid causing disturbances.
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January 27, 2022 10:42 UTC
Age of Learning and Galaxy Education to launch ABCmouse English in Vietnam
Age of Learning, Inc. and Galaxy Education have announced a partnership to launch ABCmouse English in Vietnam. In Vietnam, that partner is Galaxy Education, the top digital education platform in the country,” he added. “We conducted a rigorous global search to find the most effective English language learning program and one of the roads led to Age of Learning and ABCmouse English. The company is expanding globally, beginning with its English language learning program ABCmouse English. Galaxy Education is a subsidiary of Galaxy Entertainment & Education Corporation in Vietnam.
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January 27, 2022 04:44 UTC
Vietnam supports contents of global biodiversity framework: Minister
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha (Photo: VNA)Vietnam supports contents of the global biodiversity framework and suggested the need for further research to complete its indicators, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said at a working session in Hanoi on January 26.At the meeting, Minister Ha and Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti , head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam , discussed the implementation of the framework and orientations for Vietnam-EU cooperation in implementing Vietnam’s commitments following the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).The minister noted that to carry out the framework, it is necessary to set up implementation measures and resources mobilisation mechanisms; boost collaboration and information exchange; and build capacity for developing or least developed countries to fulfil related requirements.Ha affirmed that Vietnam's commitments at COP26 are very important, serving the country's long-term interests in line with the orientation of the 13th National Party Congress on building a green and circular economy.Vietnam recommended the EU and its member states pay attention to cooperation with Vietnam in regard to COP26’s outcomes, the official said. Such joint work should revolve around the implementation of projects on energy and clean transport conversion, conservation, afforestation, and climate change adaptation.There is also a need to increase activities serving business capacity improvement; guiding the standards for climate change response and sustainable development of goods imported into the European market; and developing the carbon market, among others, he added.For his part, Aliberti shared the EU's views and expectations for the framework, and discussed the orientations for COP26-related cooperation between the bloc and the ministry.He also talked about a working visit to Vietnam by Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, which is scheduled for February 17-23./.
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January 26, 2022 20:32 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 26
Ministries asked to use only one medical declaration app to prevent traffic jamAt Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCM City. The Ministry must follow the direction of the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam about the quick test for passengers before boarding and after disembarking. "On January 23, as many as 25 flights were delayed at Tan Son Nhat Airport airport," CAAV said. Books on Party Congress documents in seven languages launchedBooks on the 13th National Party Congress documents in seven foreign languages have been launched in Hanoi on January 24. Vietnam records 15,743 new COVID-19 infectionsA total of 15,743 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Vietnam on January 25, bringing the country’s tally to 2,171,527.
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January 26, 2022 07:36 UTC
Vietnam promotes jackfruit exports to Australia
Business Hanoi supports US firms to make investment, expand operations A senior official of Hanoi has highlighted the capital city’s support for US businesses’ investment and operations while meeting with a representative from the US Embassy in Vietnam. Business First instant noodle product made from dragon fruit produced Scientists from the Centre for Experiment and Practice under the Ho Chi Minh City University of Food Industry (HUFI) have successfully researched and produced the first instant noodle product with dragon fruit ingredient in Vietnam. Business Vietnam Airlines resumes commercial flights to France National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has officially reopened direct services between France and Vietnam, with the first commercial flight after nearly two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic departing from Paris on January 25, just a week before Tet (Lunar New Year) - the biggest and longest festival of Vietnam. Business Reference exchange rate up 10 VND The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate for the US dollar at 23,076 VND/USD on January 26, up 10 VND from the previous day.
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January 26, 2022 03:34 UTC
Digital transformation sees remarkable progress in wake of COVID-19
Digital technology has found its way into every governmental, economic and social activity, says Deputy Minister of Information and Telecommunications Nguyen Huy Dung. In Quang Ninh, the chairman of the provincial People’s Committee can check progress of public administrative services delivery from his office through a digital system.At an early stage, the national digital transformation and the journey towards a digital economy and society still have a long way to go. Many hospitals now provide digital health records, remote health services and e-payments.Do Cong Anh, Director of the Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ Information Technology Application, emphasised that it is not only about technology and equipment but also regulatory frameworks, policies, awareness and personnel. Technology only contributes some 20 percent to an organisation’s successful digital transformation while the remaining 80 percent depends on its awareness and how its personnel translate digital plans into reality, according to Anh.By 2030, Vietnam sets to develop a e-government and digital economy which contributes around 30 percent to the GDP. The country also aims to be among the top 50 countries in e-government development and the third in ASEAN by the end of this decade./.
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January 25, 2022 14:58 UTC
Rich primate species in Vietnam threatened: WWF report
A Hatinh langur, an endangered primates species is released at a forest in central Vietnam. All of these efforts are to establish safe corridors for species to thrive.Community awareness-raising activities about wildlife and primates are regularly carried out in communities that live close to the species’ habitats, as well as with other key stakeholders at the national level. Besides providing conservation knowledge, WWF’s campaigns in Vietnam also encourage public changes in behaviour and engage local communities to protect their primates.Many other conservation organisations are protecting, researching, rescuing and restoring the unique primates in the region. Fauna and Flora International is working extensively in Vietnam and Myanmar to monitor and protect threatened primates in key locations.The Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in Cuc Phuong, in the northern Ninh Binh province of Vietnam, is rescuing and working on breeding threatened species to reintroduce them to the wild. Closing forests and high-risk wildlife markets, for example, will help recover wildlife populations and maintain local and global biodiversity that naturally help regulate disease, as well as help ensure sustainable use of natural resources.To support the fight against COVID-19, citizens are highly recommended not to buy, sell or consume wildlife products./.
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January 24, 2022 13:22 UTC
Vietnam’s prominent scientist passes away
Dr Nguyen Van Hieu (Photo: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) -He authored hundreds of research works in quantum field theory and theory of solids, with many published in prestigious international journal. Dr Hieu is also the person who laid the foundation for the development of physics research in the country. He was former President of the Dr Nguyen Van Hieu , who was an academician with major contributions to Vietnam’s scientific development , passed away on January 23. He was former President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the founder and Rector of the University of Engineer and Technology, Vietnam National University-Hanoi. A collection of the scientist's research works has been awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize.
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January 24, 2022 08:19 UTC
HCM City shares Tet joy with students of Laos, Cambodia
A representative of young workers in HCM City presents Tet gifts to Lao and Cambodia n students (Photo: VNA)– Students of Laos and Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City have received many gifts on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) of Vietnam.The gifts were presented by young workers of the HCM City Power Corporation which also signed an agreement with the dormitory of Lao students to organise many cultural and sports exchanges between local young workers and students of Laos and Cambodia in celebration of the traditional New Year festivals of the three countries.At the event, participants learned about the Tet customs of Vietnam through playing folk games, making traditional dishes, and trying calligraphy.The activity was also meant to give spiritual support to Lao and Cambodian students who have to be far away from their families for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact.On January 23, the HCM City Confederation of Labour held several Tet celebrations for disadvantaged workers who are unable to return to their hometowns to welcome the first days of the Year of the Tiger./.
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January 23, 2022 12:15 UTC
Vietnam striving to regain foothold for pepper industry
The Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) is considering importing pepper from neighbouring countries to ensure sufficient supply for domestic processing, according to Chairman Nguyen Hai Nam. Last year, Vietnam’s pepper imports from Cambodia soared 111 percent compared to 2020, he said. Pepper output in Cambodian provinces bordering with Vietnam can reach 30,000 tonnes per year. Despite the fact that the number only accounts for one-tenth of Vietnam’s output, it can help ease the shortage in the coming time. In 2021, Vietnam exported 260,000 tonnes of pepper for some 950 million USD, down 9 percent in volume and up 44 percent in value against 2020./.
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January 23, 2022 03:02 UTC
Vietnamese enterprises have the conditions to develop world-class AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has advanced at lightning speed over the past decade and has become the hot topic of many domestic and international seminars. But the question remains; how to boost the development of AI companies in Viet Nam? “I find in Viet Nam it is easier to collect, clean and label data than in many other countries. I wondered 'can we actually build a world-class AI research lab in Viet Nam, a developing country? “Three years later, I think we can safely say that VinAI is now an established world-class AI research lab.
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January 22, 2022 10:53 UTC
Technology as favorable choice among Vietnamese startups
Many startup businesses in Vietnam have chosen technological products and services as their development direction and have achieved impressive results so far. In 2021, Elsa was successful in its Series B funding round to attract US$15 million from Vietnam Investments Group and SIG. Among the 800 startup unicorns in the world, four come from Vietnam, namely VNG, Sky Mavis, VNLife and M_Service. Vietnamese startups can now enjoy a rich capital source from both large domestic corporations or trading boosting organizations and international investors like VSV Capital - Vietnam Silicon Valley, Mekong Capital, 500 Startups Vietnam, Vietnam Investment Group, IDG Ventures Vietnam, Nextrans. Another example is the 22-milion-dollar investment of VNG startup unicorn in Telio – a B2B e-commerce platform.
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January 22, 2022 03:03 UTC
7.0 IELTS band score: still not high enough for Vietnamese parents, students
She could not imagine that some years later, universities would enroll students by considering IELTS scores and students would rush to study for IELTS. IELTS language covers in-depth topics in many fields, from engineering, economics to sciences, and society. The question is why universities require international certificates on foreign language skills, and not the Vietnamese six-level foreign language proficiency framework. “The fact that students study for international certificates shows that they are ready to work in an international environment,” he said. IELTS language covers in-depth topics in many fields, from engineering, economics to sciences, and society.
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January 22, 2022 01:33 UTC
Vietnam, Uzbekistan hold deputy ministerial-level political consultation
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and his Uzbekistani counterpart Furkat Sidikov co-chaired the fifth political consultation via videoconference on January 21 to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues of shared concern. Dung affirmed that Vietnam treasures and wishes to develop traditional friendship and all-around ties with Uzbekistan, especially in promising fields such as agriculture, apparel, health care, culture, tourism and labour. He emphasised that Uzbekistan wants to step up ties with Vietnam in various areas for the benefit of the two peoples and for development of the two nations. Both sides also discussed regional and global issues of shared concern, including maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea. They stressed that political consultation is an important mechanism to offer timely opinions and maintain joint work in bilateral and multilateral fields./.
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January 21, 2022 20:24 UTC
Vietnam successfully fulfills dual goals: Moroccan Ambassador
At the ceremony to hand over the honorary consul certificate of Morocco in Ho Chi Minh City to Doan Huu Duc in December 2021. (Photo: Moroccan Embassy in Vietnam)Vietnam is one of the few countries that have successfully fulfilled the dual goals of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring the smooth operation of the economy, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam Jamale Chouaibi has said.In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the ambassador attributed the results to the early and effective implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures, as well as the awareness-building work in the country.All partners of Vietnam have applauded the Government’s new strategy on safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of the pandemic to stimulate the national economic recovery and ease pandemic impacts, Chouaibi said.The ambassador also lauded Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout thanks to the vaccine diplomacy strategy, noting that the country has received enough vaccines to distribute to all of its cities and provinces within a short period of time.Regarding the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam-Morocco diplomatic ties in March 2021, he said the celebration offered a chance to honour the friendship between people of the two countries, review their bilateral cooperation, and seek the best solutions to enhance and expand the partnership.The ambassador noted that in the political sphere, the two countries share a number of basic principles in external relations, especially the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, no intervention in each other’s internal affairs, the promotion of peace, stability and development, and commitments to addressing disputes via dialogue, conciliation and negotiation.He also highlighted the expanding bilateral trade ties, saying Vietnam is the second most important partner of Morocco in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Morocco’s appointment of an honorary consul in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7, 2021 has contributed to creating more trade and business opportunities between the two countries.
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January 21, 2022 16:33 UTC