Huynh Duc Linh, a Vietnamese physical education teacher, is pursuing his dream of teaching swimming to one million kids in Vietnam, spending the last six years teaching over 10,000 students. In 2019, Linh was informed of nine students from Nghia Ha Middle School in central Quang Ngai Province dying in a tragic drowning incident. Since then, Linh and his colleagues have tried to teach swimming skills to children, reaching their target of running courses for over 10,000 kids after six years. Recently, the government has called for far more actions to prevent drowning , making Linh and his team decide to pursue a bigger dream: teaching up to one million kids to swim. More than 2,000 under-16-year-old children drown a year in Vietnam, the World Health Organization cited an estimate in 2020. It’s not a rosy path Linh is the founder of Sapaga Company in Da Nang, a coastal city in central Vietnam, specializing in building swimming pools. Since he started the company, he … [Read more...] about Vietnamese PE teacher dreams of teaching 1 million kids to swim
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UV index reaches very harmful levels in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
The National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting released a warning against medium to extremely high ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels in all three regions of Vietnam on Wednesday. An UV Index reading of three to five is medium, six to seven is high, eight to 10 is very high, and above 10.5 means extremely high. All of those UV index levels can cause harm to skin and eyes upon long unprotected sun exposure. The northern localities will suffer moderate to very high UV index levels while provinces and cities in the central and southern regions will experience high to very high UV radiation benchmarks, according to the forecast. The index was measured at 4.5 in northern Hai Phong City, 6.8 in northern Quang Ninh Province, 9.1 in Hanoi, 6.4 in central Thua Thien-Hue Province, 9 in central Quang Nam Province, and 8.1 in central Da Nang City from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Wednesday; and 6.6 in Ho Chi Minh City, 8.1 in Can Tho City, and 7.7 in southernmost Ca Mau Province … [Read more...] about UV index reaches very harmful levels in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
Strict visa policies hinder international guests from visiting Vietnam
Because of strict visa policies, promotions to attract international tourists have not been as effective as expected, according to many businesses. Enterprises have made huge investments to welcome back tourists, but such illogical visa policies may slow down the tourism recovery pace. Being confused and facing difficulties Many travel companies in Da Nang City told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that visa policies for foreign tourists were still their biggest concern. Before the COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam offered the visa waiver policy for citizens of many countries and the normal visa approval period was three to five days (visas which were valid for 30 days). However, the list of countries whose citizens are entitled to Vietnam’s visa waiver policy has been shortened and the visa processing period has been lengthened, putting enterprises at a disadvantage. Cao Tri Dung, chairman of the Da Nang Tourism Association, said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of … [Read more...] about Strict visa policies hinder international guests from visiting Vietnam