Hanoi (VNA) – “Con duong co Mat Troi” (Road with the Sun), a film by the People's Army Cinema, has been chosen to be introduced at a national film screening week to celebrate the 13th National Party Congress, the 91st anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. … [Read more...] about “Road with the Sun” to be screened to celebrate 13th National Party Congress
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HCM City stops piloting foreign syllabus at international schools
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has recently asked four international schools to suspend their foreign syllabus from the 2021-2022 school year following Decree 86/2018/NĐ-CP. The four international schools including APU International School, Sai Gon Pearl International School, Canadian International School, and American International School are required to stop their foreign syllabus starting from the 2021-2022 school year. Deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, Nguyen Van Hieu noted that the change would be gradually applied to only newly-admitted students while students at on-going courses would continue with their current syllabus. The piloting of foreign syllabus at these four international schools which has been carried out since 2018, allowed the schools to use different foreign-designed programmes along with the syllabus by the Vietnamese education ministry in their training. This was intended at giving graduates both … [Read more...] about HCM City stops piloting foreign syllabus at international schools
Smaller investment proposed for HCMC-Can Tho railway project
The ministry has asked the Railway Project Management Unit to carry out the pre-feasibility study for the project, which was designed to pass link HCMC and localities in the Mekong Delta, including Can Tho City, Long An, Tien Giang and Vinh Long, the local media reported. … [Read more...] about Smaller investment proposed for HCMC-Can Tho railway project
WHO Representative praises Việt Nam’s COVID-19 fight
Despite these, Việt Nam has been managing the COVID-19 outbreaks effectively, keeping the number of cases, including deaths, relatively lower than those of other countries. The cumulative number of confirmed cases per 1 million population remains about 16 so far; and the cumulative number of deaths per 1 million population is about 0.4 so far. … [Read more...] about WHO Representative praises Việt Nam’s COVID-19 fight
Creative touch preferred as industry moves out
"The first thing is that we should carefully evaluate and consider whether to demolish old factories after relocating them to outside places because many factories have beautiful structures that can tell historical stories. When we bring contemporary art into them, they will become attractive and can make Hà Nội a place more worthwhile to live," said Loan. … [Read more...] about Creative touch preferred as industry moves out