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Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Nguyen Thiep said that 44 years after the April 30, 1975 victory, which led to national unification, it is essential to mention the Paris Peace negotiations (from 1968 to 1973) and the great contributions made by a generation of OVs in France in the 1970s. Especially, 50 years ago, in April 1969, the Union of Overseas Vietnamese in France was established, marking a strong development in the OVs movement, along with the Vietnam war protest movement across Europe in those years. At the gathering, OVs reviewed the glorious moments during the struggle to liberate the nation and the days when they flocked to the Paris streets to protest against the American imperialist invasion, while encouraging international friends to support the legitimate struggle of the Vietnamese people. Ambassador Thiep said that it was the strong support of leftist parties, especially the French Communist Party (PCF), and the direct contribution of the Union … [Read more...] about Gathering held for overseas Vietnamese in France to celebrate April 30 Reunification Day

(Source: tisco.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Mai Van Tinh, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Steel Corporation (VNSTEEl) and Dau Van Hung, former General Director of VNSTEEL were detained by for investigations into their alleged legal violations in the second phase of the production expansion project of Thai Nguyen Steel and Iron Corporation (Tisco). Tran Trong Mung, former Tisco General Director; Tran Van Kham, former Chairman of the Board of Director and General Director of Tisco; and Ngo Sy Han, former Deputy General Director of Tisco and head of the Management Board of Tisco’s production expansion project in the second phase were also detained in service of the investigation. The Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security said on April 20 that it is working on four cases showing signs of law violations in the second phase of the production expansion project of Tisco. On April 18, the department issued … [Read more...] about Violations in State Steel Corporation uncovered

The police of Ho Chi Minh City seized 1,110.26kg of meth in total (Photo: Plo) HCM City (VNA) – The police of Ho Chi Minh City on April 19 brought to light a ring transporting over 1.1 tonnes of meth and started legal proceedings against two suspects, including two Taiwanese and a Vietnamese for their involvement. These suspects were detained. Earlier on April 12, through the traffic cameras, traffic police of Ward 5 detected three vehicles, including one seven-seat car driven by Yeh Ching Wei, a Taiwanese born in 1986, and Chiang Wei Chih, another Taiwanese born in 1988, as passenger, as well as two vans violated parking regulations. The vehicles were towed to the police station where the police found that one of the vans carried a large number of abnormally heavy mobile cabinet loudspeakers packed in carton packages without invoices. Inside the loudspeakers were 590 tea packages, which contain meth weighing 606.02 kilograms. Chiang later confessed that he and Yeh came to … [Read more...] about HCM City police seize over 1 tonnes of meth, arrest two Taiwanese

Educational experts from Southeast Asia discuss teacher professional standards. (Photo courtesy of SEAMEO RETRAC) HCM City (VNA) - Leaders from ministries of education in Southeast Asia and international educational experts have discussed the latest teacher professional standards in Southeast Asia. They met at the Regional Workshop on Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Framework, Teachers’ Satisfaction and Motivation in Southeast Asia in Ho Chi Minh City on April 19. The Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Framework was initiated in 2017 as a set of standards for teacher education, recruitment and professional development. The framework, approved by the SEAMEO Council last year, is expected to be adopted in the whole region.  Speaking at the opening ceremony, Hoang Duc Minh, director general of the Ministry of Education and Training’s Department of Teachers and Educational Managers, said that teaching methodologies should be changed to adapt to development … [Read more...] about SE Asia educational experts talk latest teacher professional standards

Signing ceremony of memorandum of intent (Source: http://tgvn.com.vn) Dong Nai (VNA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed to providing assistance to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities in seven priority provinces in Vietnam. Under the memorandum of intent signed on April 20, USAID and the Standing Office for the National Committee on the Settlement of Post-War Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences (Office 701) will coordinate with the Ministries of Public Health, and Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and local organisations in providing direct care, improving the capacity of rehabilitation services, and developing social services to better serve people with disabilities in the central provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh, and southern Dong Nai, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh provinces. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi … [Read more...] about USAID supports people with disabilities in Vietnam