The fiercest battle happened in Dong Dang town in Lang Son province because Dong Dang was considered as the way to move further into Vietnam’s territory. Remaining evidences and witnesses have proved the heroic fight to protect the country’s border by Vietnamese military and people. The history writes that in 1979, the situation in the border line with China developed more and more complicatedly. On February 15, 1979, the Chinese side mobilized two companies to invade some spots in Dong Dang town and Bao Lam commune. Early February 17, the town was encroached. To protect Dong Dang, soldiers of Border Post 193 worked with mobile police force, a sapper company, Regiment 12 and residents in Bao Lam commune to withstand fiercely. Aids to defense force in Dong Dang did not come in a timely manner but the force still stood firm in the battlefield until February 22. The last day in Dong Dang stronghold, where the defense system was the most solid one, Chinese troops used … [Read more...] about Northern border defense fight: Lang Son in days of fire, sword
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Gold prices decrease slightly in God of Wealth day
While the price of gold has been steadily inching up, a single day before the God of Wealth day prices began to drop to stimulate demand. Gold prices decreased slightly for the rush on God of Wealth day As the day of the God of Wealth or the tenth day of the first lunar month drew near, the demand to buy gold among local residents has shot up, while prices are adjusted northward by gold merchants across the nation. However, contrary to the previous years, one day before the God of Wealth day (February 14 this year), the buying price of gold plunged by VND190,000 ($8.26) per tael and the selling price by VND150,000 ($6.52) to stimulate people to buy gold. The price of SCJ gold in Hanoi this morning (February 14) continued to drop by VND30,000 ($1.3) per tael against yesterday to VND36.75-37.07 million ($1,597-1,611) per tael (buy-sell price). The Rong Thang Long brand (Thang Long Dragon) of Bao Tin Minh Chau also fell in the early morning of February 14 by VND260,000 ($11.3) … [Read more...] about Gold prices decrease slightly in God of Wealth day
Schools in need of 5,400 arts teachers
A lesson at Collette Secondary School in HCM City’s District 3. - Photo tuoitre.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — There will be a shortage of some 5,400 arts teachers when the new general educational curriculum is first implemented in the 2020-21 school year, Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper reported. According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the arts subject will combine music and fine art and will be taught at three levels with 70 sessions per year. In the 2020-21 school year, the new curriculum will be applied at the primary school level. As it will be implemented gradually at higher levels, the ministry said schools still have time to recruit more teachers for new subjects. At present, most high schools are in need of arts teachers. There are about 2,800 high schools nationwide. If each school needs one music teacher and one fine art teacher, roughly 5,600 teachers need to be hired. A similar situation is forming around computer science and … [Read more...] about Schools in need of 5,400 arts teachers
Mourinho fined for tax fraud in Spain in lieu of jail time
Mourinho fined for tax fraud in Spain in lieu of jail time Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho during training at Aon Training Complex, Manchester, Britain November 6, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS MADRID (REUTERS) - Former Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has accepted a one-year prison sentence for defrauding the Spanish state of 3.3 million euros, a Spanish court filing showed on Tuesday, although the Portuguese will not serve any jail time. The filing said the tax ministry and Mourinho’s defence team had agreed to exchange the 12-month prison sentence with a daily fine of 250 euros for 24 months, equivalent to 182,500 euros, as under Spanish law jail terms under two years can be served under probation. The court filing said Mourinho leased his image rights to companies based in the British Virgin Islands and Ireland in 2004 but left those earnings out of his tax returns from 2011 and 2012, when he was coach of Real Madrid and a fiscal resident in Spain, “with … [Read more...] about Mourinho fined for tax fraud in Spain in lieu of jail time
Holding a training course specializing in writing scripts of films in Vietnam
(Cinet) – During the time from 28 to 30 November 2011, at the Building for News Agency International Cooperation Information Center (116-118 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 3, HCM city) which will be taken place the training course in writing scripts for films. The training course is in charge of HOW (House of Wisdom), one of the first agency in Vietnam training in arts andmedia, especially movie. This is a training course specializing in writing scripts for films, with the contents which are applied by the lecturer Pilar Alessandra – one of the most famous people at the current time of Hollywood – successfully in many years in America, Canada and England. This is the first time that the training course has been opened in Vietnam. At the training course, the expert of Pilar Alessandra will guide the students to turn their ideas into a story, then building up a script of a film. The questions of the students will be answered in details by Pilar. Each student after … [Read more...] about Holding a training course specializing in writing scripts of films in Vietnam