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Students in a Vietnamese language lesson at the Myeonmok High School (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – The Vietnamese language has since 2019 been taught at the Myeonmok High School in the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Seoul capital, making this the first non-specialised school in the RoK to teach the language to high school students. Principal Song Hyun-seop said Vietnamese has been included in the school’s curriculum as a second foreign language since April 2019. Explaining this decision, he said Vietnam and the RoK enjoy many historical and cultural similarities, noting that the Ly clan from the Southeast Asian nation came to his country very early, forming the first foundation for bilateral connectivity. Over the last 30 years, Korean enterprises have poured huge investment into Vietnam, which has created a large Korean community in Vietnam. In return, there are also many Vietnamese people in the RoK. Therefore, the Vietnamese language skills have become highly useful, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese language included in Korean school’s career counseling for students

Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha shared Vietnam’s plans to eradicate child labor at a conference in South Africa on Tuesday. At the fifth Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labor in Durban, South Africa, Ha spoke about the pivotal role that childhood education plays in reducing the risk of children leaving school to find work. Currently, about 94.4 percent of Vietnamese children have access to education thanks to government policies to make primary and secondary education compulsory, eradicate illiteracy, and reduce or exempt tuition fees for poor, disabled, ethnic minority, and underprivileged children. The Vietnamese government also has policies which help these marginalized groups gain access to health insurance and other social welfare programs. Currently, Vietnam is cooperating with other entities, such as the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) to … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s next steps in the fight to eradicate child labor

HÀ NỘI— More than 200 non-professional athletes took part in the ongoing SEA Games 'companion marathon' in Hà Nội this morning. Nông Thị Chang for the women and Vũ Đình Duân for the men took first place. Meanwhile, Hoàng Thị Hồng Uyên and Nguyễn Phan Thùy Vân came second and third in the women's event, and Đặng Anh Quyết and Võ Cao Thiện came second and third in the men's. They ran alongside athletes representing countries participating in the marathon at the Games. Nông Thị Chang won first place in the women's non-elite section of the marathon, which took place in Hà Nội. Photo courtesy of VPBank Hanoi Marathon They were among 200 amateur runners selected from three leading prestigious non-professional races such as the VPBank Hanoi Marathon, the Tien Phong Marathon and the Salonpas HCM City Marathon. The non-elite athletes participating in the 'running in companion' marathon started on the same track reserved for international athletes and organised according to SEA … [Read more...] about Non-elite athletes run in SEA Games ‘companion marathon’

Jake Daniels of Blackpool FC this week announced he is gay. Photo courtesy of Blackpool FC Paul Kennedy As the football season draws to a close, there is so much still to play for, and talk about. The race for the Premier League is going down to the wire and while Manchester City are in the driving seat, there is still a slim chance Liverpool could pip them at the post. The FA Cup was decided on penalties in favour of Jurgen Klopp’s team, who are still chasing the historic quadruple. Liverpool face Real Madrid in Paris for the Champions League final a week on Saturday. But despite so much going on, none of the above are the biggest and most important things to happen in the beautiful game this week. Blackpool FC’s young forward Jake Daniels came out as gay, the first professional footballer to do so in more than 30 years. The 17-year-old is the first player of note to reveal they are gay since 1990 when Justin Fashanu did in an interview … [Read more...] about Teen footballer makes brave move

Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee Phan Van Mai is discussing possible cooperation chances with Cuban Ambassador Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen. (Photo: SGGP) Chairman Phan Van Mai and Ambassador Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen agreed to promote the cooperation between the two countries in the fields of diplomacy, youth exchange, cultural exchange, education. Particularly, HCMC each year will offer 30 to 50 scholarships for Cuban students to visit and learn in the city. Chairman Mai suggested that the Ambassador stimulate the collaboration with HCMC in the fields of healthcare and Spanish teaching for the sake of cultural exchange. As to trading, HCMC is planning to hold several meetings this year to introduce potential cooperation areas between Cuba and the city. Ambassador Orlando Nicolas Hernandez Guillen also expressed his hope for stronger collaboration in the future. He stressed that Cuba is trying to strengthen this valuable relationship with HCMC. At present, … [Read more...] about HCMC, Cuba enjoying promising cooperation

A panel discussion at the conference on strengthening ‘Public-Private Partnership for sustainable healthcare transformation’ in Hanoi on May 18. (Photo: VNA) Opening the event, the newspaper's editor-in-chief Le Trong Minh said that Vietnam's health sector faced many challenges, such as increasing infectious and non-communicable diseases, hospital overcrowding, shortage of supplies and equipment, the ageing population as well as the disparity between regions and healthcare levels in terms of quality of medical services and standardisation of modern equipment. “For the health system to be capable and always ready to respond to future situations, towards a comprehensive and sustainable health care system, it is necessary to have new investment orientations in social resources for the health system, as well as stronger cooperation from the parties involved, including the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) method,” said Minh. At the event, MPI deputy minister Tran Duy Dong said it … [Read more...] about Conference discusses Public-Private Partnerships in healthcare

Đinh Phương Thành competes in the men's horizontal bar at the 31st SEA Games. He shares the top podium with Carlos Yulo of the Philippines. VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Hà Đinh Phương Thành leapt high and landed perfectly. He was nervous waiting for the result and jumped high to celebrate his highest points in the parallel bars event. Thành had just overcome the world champion Carlos Yulo of the Philippines to defend his title. A little far from the competition floor, a small old white-haired woman looked on and aggressively cheered for his victory. 86-year-old Nguyễn Thị Anh Thư is Thành's grandmother. It was the first time she had an opportunity to watch and encourage her grandson to compete in person. She not only saw Thành winning once but twice on May 16. Đinh Phương Thành shares his victory and happiness with his grandmother, who, for the first time, came to watch her beloved grandson competing. VNA/VNS Photo A few minutes after the event, the Tokyo … [Read more...] about Gymnast Thành lands golden Games hat-trick

The top Greek leader is on her first official visit to Vietnam. The legislator congratulated Sakellaropoulou as the first female President of Greece, a country with an important position in Europe. Chairman Hue said he believed that the president's visit to Vietnam is an important step, helping to further promote the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries. He expressed delight that the friendship and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries has been continuously strengthened and developed, which is demonstrated by exchanges of delegations at all levels. National Assembly Chairman Vuong Đinh Hue meets Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Hà Nội on Wednesday (Photo: VNA/VNS) The cooperation in trade and economy has developed positively, particularly since the Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) was implemented. Chairman Hue proposed the two countries continue promoting cooperation in areas that are … [Read more...] about NA Chairman Hue welcomes Greek President

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand led by Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh visits Ho Chi Minh Museum in Phichit province. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on May 19 held an incense-offering ceremony to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his 132nd birthday. In his remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang called on the embassy’s staff and Vietnamese people in Cambodia to follow the late President’s ideology, morality and lifestyle. They should seriously observe local law and support each other, he said, lauding Vietnamese firms and agencies in Cambodia for their support to Cambodia ns of Vietnamese origin and local people during the COVID-19 fight. The Vietnamese community in Hungary and Hungarian friends on May 18 also gathered at a ceremony in Zalaegerszeg city where President Ho Chi Minh’s statue is located to pay homage to the late leader. Góra Balázs, Chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party’s Zalaegerszeg branch, recalled … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh remembered abroad

Featuring games on its platform would boost advertising revenue as well as the amount of time users spend on the app - one of the world’s most popular with more than 1 billion monthly active users. Boasting a tech-savvy population with 70% of its citizens under the age of 35, Vietnam is an attractive market for social media platforms such as TikTok, Meta Platforms Inc’s Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s YouTube and Google. TikTok, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, plans to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast Asia, the people said. That move could come as early as the third quarter, said two of them. The sources declined to be identified as the information has yet to be publicly disclosed. A TikTok representative said the company has tested bringing HTML5 games, a common form of minigame, to its app through tie-ups with third-party game developers and studios such as Zynga Inc, but declined to comment on its plans for Vietnam or its broader gaming ambitions. "We’re always … [Read more...] about TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam: sources