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The number of students from kindergarten to high school in HCM City will increase by 22,000 in the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training. Students at the Tân Sơn Nhì Primary School in HCM City's Tân Phú District. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hoài Hồ Tấn Minh, Chief of the Office of the department, said among the additional students, there are 15,282 students in public schools and 6,543 students in non-public schools. The increase is mostly at pre-schools, secondary schools, and high schools in Thủ Đức City and the districts of Bình Tân, Bình Chánh, Hóc Môn and 12 which are in the process of rapid urbanisation and population growth. In the 2021-22 academic year, nearly 344,000 students were not in the city's household registration book. This pressure has caused an increase in the number of students in classes exceeding the standard number of students per classroom. Many primary schools have more than 45 … [Read more...] about HCM City schools face overcrowding in new academic year

The lives of soldiers and islanders in Truong Sa island district in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa have changed a lot thanks to solar panels and wind turbines. Solar panels are installed in Truong Sa island district. (Photo: VNA) Solar and wind power is used widely in islands belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago, said Colonel Le Dinh Hai, Deputy Head of Brigade 146 under Naval Region 4. Hai, who is also Chairman of the Truong Sa District People's Committee, said that the clean energy sources now could meet the daily needs of local residents for cooking, and powering TVs, radios and even electric fans at night. "Truong Sa is the first district in Vietnam lit up with clean energy," Hai said, adding that thanks to the stable energy source, activities on the island became much more convenient than before. Thai Minh Khai, a local resident living in Song Tu Tay Island, said his family had lived on the island for more than four … [Read more...] about Clean energy brings stable electricity supply to Truong Sa Archipelago

Dantri/DTiNews readers have donated VND225 million (USD9,698) to a four-year-old girl in the southern province of Ben Tre who is facing pneumonia and liver and kidney failure. The donation came after an article about Nguyen Ngoc Huyen Tran’s condition was published in the newspaper. Tran and her mother Tran was diagnosed with the diseases two years ago following a high fever. She had to stay at the hospital for many days. Tran’s father Nguyen Van Bang said at that time he had to sell all the family’s valuables to cover the treatment. However, Tran’s condition did not improve. She often has to use tranquilisers to ease her pain. The poor family is in desperate need of help Bang’s family also received a donation of VND40 million through the Vietnam Study Promotion Fund. Tran’s father expressed his great thanks to the public for their support. … [Read more...] about Dantri/DTiNews readers support sick Ben Tre girl

Ha Long pilots settlement of administrative procedures at post offices. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – Authorities of Ha Long city of the northern province of Ha Long on August 15 piloted the implementation of administrative procedure at post offices in the locality. Under the pilot project, post offices are to process a number of district-level administrative procedures in Ha Long. The project aims to further improve the quality of service to the people, making it easy for them in carrying out administrative procedures, helping reduce the time for travel and minimise bureaucracy and negativity among officials and civil servants. It is also expected to concretise guidelines and policies of the Party and State in digital transformation, building a digital government, economy and society; and promote the role of the public postal service in applying digitalisation in performing administrative services. In the first phase, the project will focus … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh: Ha Long pilots settlement of administrative procedures at post offices

At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) - The Vietnam Embassy in Japan on August 16 chaired a ceremony celebrating the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN)'s 55th founding anniversary with the participation of ambassadors/chargé d'affaires of the bloc’s 10 member states. In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hong Nam, who is the current rotating Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT), said ASEAN is now one of the most dynamic and successful regional organisations in the world. According to the ambassador, with a population of nearly 700 million and GDP exceeding 3.2 trillion USD, ASEAN is the world's 5th biggest economy. The bloc’s trade has so far recovered to the pre-COVID-19 level and is forecast to grow 4.9% this year and 5.2% in 2023. The group’s cooperation with its foreign partners has been increasingly deepened toward effectiveness. The diplomat attributed such results to unceasing efforts made by ASEAN people. Vietnamese Ambassador Vu … [Read more...] about Vietnam chairs ceremony marking ASEAN’s 55th founding anniversary in Japan

Lee Jong Hyuck, deputy CEO of Shinhan Bank Vietnam, receives the ‘Best Company to Work for in Asia’ award at a ceremony in HCM City on August 11. — Photo courtesy of the company Shinhan Bank has won the ‘Best Companies to Work for in Asia’ award in Vietnam from HR Asia Magazine for a fourth straight year. The awards were based on an employee satisfaction survey, an in-depth assessments with executives of companies to better understand HR policies, recruitment, employment information and strategic points to build a good workplace, and independent information acquired in the media and interviews with industry experts. The judges praised the bank for its efforts to create an ideal working environment and its capacity to adapt to the problems brought by the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly during the peak period in 2021. The bank rapidly developed a business continuity plan led by senior personnel, utilising digital transformation technology to ensure business and operational … [Read more...] about Shinhan Bank wins ‘Best companies to Work for in Asia’ award for 4th time

An overview of the conference. — VNA/VNS Photo More than 100 businesses and 43 investors of industrial clusters and nearly 20 commercial banks participated in a conference to connect local firms in Ha Noi with commercial banks and the Ha Noi Development Investment Fund (HANIF). The event, launched on August 15, was jointly held by the city's Department of Industry and Trade, the Ha Noi Branch of the State Bank of Vietnam, and the Ha Noi Association of Main Industrial Products (HAMI). Addressing the event, Tran Thi Lan Phuong, Acting Director of the Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade, said that the conference aimed to provide a chance for banks and investment funds to introduce soft loans and support programmes to businesses, helping them overcome difficulties and develop. In order to launch infrastructure projects in industrial parks and clusters in the city, the Ha Noi Department of Industry and Trade suggested that businesses should coordinate closely with credit … [Read more...] about Ha Noi connects commercial banks with local businesses