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As of September 16, more than 80 universities had announced required benchmarks for admission. Examinees need to have 2-4 exam scores higher than the previous year on average to be enrolled in universities. Analysts say that higher required scores are expected, because there are more examinees this year than in previous years, and the high school final exam questions were easier this year. ‘Hottest’ majors The Building People’s Public Security of the Political Academy of the People's Police of Vietnam is the major which requires the highest exam score – 30.34 for female students attending C00 exam group (literature, history and geography). The next belongs to Security Operations of the People’s Security Academy – 29.99 score, applied to female students in Zone 1 (10 northern mountainous provinces), attending A01 exam group (mathematics, physics and English). The Korean Studies major at the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanity once again requires 30/30 …

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He was speaking while visiting Covid-19 isolation facility in Binh Tan District and an infirmary in Tan Phu District, giving them medical equipment on September 18. Mr. Hai visits the hospital in Tan Phu District (Photo: SGGP) Dr. Duong Duy Khoa, chief of the concentrated isolation facility in Binh Tan District, said that the facility receives from 15 to 20 patients and discharges 15-10 patients a day. According to Dr. Duong Duy Khoa, the hospital is currently supported by doctors and nurses from Hue Medical University and Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Mr. Hai visits the isolation facility in Binh Tan District (Photo: SGGP) Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai said that in the past time, Ho Chi Minh City has strengthened the health system by adopting many various solutions on vaccination and medicine; hence, the southern metropolis has seen a drop in severe cases and deaths. In his tour to the hospital in Tan Phu District, Mr. Hai highly appreciated …

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Lieutenant General Vu Van Kha, Acting Commanding General of the Vietnamese Air Defense - Air Force Service led the Vietnamese delegation to attend the event. In his opening remarks, Air Chief Marshal Airbull Suttiwan emphasized that the meeting’s theme “Optimizing capability and cooperation against new challenges” was given in the context that the region is facing a number of threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and cyber-attacks. At the meeting, Lt. Gen. Vu Van Kha proposed enhancement of the synergy of ASEAN air forces in response to natural disasters, diseases, and new security challenges in the region in the spirit of solidarity and cooperation. The Vietnamese general suggested the air forces of ASEAN member states boost the regular implementation of consultation mechanism to map out practical cooperation contents and responsibly and effectively carry out joint activities, such as humanitarian assistance, disaster consequence relief, disease prevention …

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On the occasion of the 44th anniversary of Vietnam joining the United Nations (September 20), Kitahara granted an exclusive interviewed to the Vietnam News Agency on the cooperation between the U.N. organization and Vietnamese partners over the past four decades as well as future development prospect. Following is the text of the interview. 1. As the UNFPA Representative for Vietnam, will you share with us your evaluation of Vietnam, your partner, in cooperating and supporting UNFPA to achieve your mission in Vietnam? I started my position as UNFPA Representative for Vietnam in September 2019, when the UNFPA Country Office was in the midst of implementing its ninth Country Program of collaboration with the Vietnamese Government. But my experience with Vietnam can be traced back 20 years earlier, when I was covering the Vietnam desk at the UNFPA Headquarter in New York. In that position, I had a chance to visit Vietnam to provide technical support for the Country Office, and now …

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* In Ho Chi Minh City, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai handed over 1,300 pulse oximeters to the medical force in District 4. The gifts were sponsored by Vinh Tien Paper JSC. * On September 17, the Steering Panel for the COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Tan Uyen Town in Binh Duong province launched the first mobile medical station in a business. The medical station’s missions are to monitor suspected cases, conduct COVID-19 tests, and implement vaccination. * The same day, the Long An provincial Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs presented 380 gifts, worth VND 500,000 each, to disadvantaged children in the districts of Tan Hung, Vinh Hung and Tan Thanh. * A delegation of the National Assembly deputies of Binh Duong province in association with the provincial Labor Confederation visited and presented gifts to COVID-19 front-liners. The delegation also gave gifts to local pandemic-hit people and workers. * Defense- Economic Group 778 …

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Ba Be Lake in the northeastern province of Bac Kan is an ideal eco-tourism destination with amazing landscapes and biodiversity (Photo: Vietnam travel) Hanoi (VNA) – As one of the 20 largest freshwater lakes in the world, Ba Be Lake in the northeastern province of Bac Kan is an ideal eco-tourism destination with amazing landscapes and biodiversity. The lake has a surface area of about 500 hectares and a length of more than 8 kilometres (Photo: Dep.com.vn) Located in the heart of the Ba Be National Park, the lake has a surface area of about 500 hectares and a length of more than 8 kilometres. The widest area is nearly 2 kilometres and the deepest 35 metres. UNESCO Vietnam Committee proposed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) recognise the park as a world natural heritage site. The Ba Be National Park is recognised as a national historical and cultural relic site (Photo: dep.com.vn) The total area of the park’s core …

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Robots, ventilators and vaccines Under the direction of the government and Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, the Ministry of Science and Technology urgently mobilized leading scientists and experts in Vietnam to seek solutions for the pandemic’s control as soon as it broke out. Many research projects have been applied in the pandemic’s control The Vietnamese sci-tech sector has been working with researchers in other countries to exchange and test equipment, technologies and pandemic control products. At the same time, it has taken on accelerated epidemiological research, created a SARS-CoV-2 detection kit, developed treatment regimens and production of monoclonal antibodies, robots, ventilators and Covid-19 vaccines. These efforts have resulted in encouraging achievements. The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) successfully cultivated and isolated the SARS-CoV-2 virus, contributing to further research on the virus, and provided materials …

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Dr Lê Quỳnh Chi Urban regeneration, a process of improving buildings and land to reverse structural decline, is now in the limelight, taking a significant role in urban planning discussions and projects. In Việt Nam, urban regeneration remains a new concept. Việt Nam News talks about the issue with Lê Quỳnh Chi, who has a doctorate in urban planning at Tokyo University, Japan, and is vice-head of the Urban Planning Department at the National University of Civil Engineering in Hà Nội. Inner Sanctum: Could you please explain the concept of urban regeneration? Every city has pockets of underused and underutilised land or distressed and decaying urban areas. These pockets of underused land weaken the city’s image, livability and productivity. Urban regeneration is a complex process that tackles these aforementioned issues, usually requiring the collaboration of various stakeholders, including the public sector, private sector and NGOs. Young people join a dancing …

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Viettel's 5G speed is 40 times higher than 4G speed (Photo courtesy of Viettel) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Viettel has successfully researched, tested and established a 5G data transmission speed of more than 4.7Gb per second. This speed is 40 times higher than the 4G speed and more than two times the existing 5G speed , making Viettel one of the fastest 5G telecom networks in Asia. This result confirms the outstanding capacity of 5G ultra-short wave (mmWave) technology that Viettel is deploying in Vietnam. A 5G network with super high speed is the foundation for building smart factories, agriculture, cities, healthcare and education. To achieve a record data transmission speed, the research team of Viettel, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies used the world’s most advanced E-UTRA New Radio Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) technology to increase speed and extend 5G coverage. In the process of implementing technical solutions at Viettel Innovation Lab, Viettel used Ericsson radio …

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