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As the bride’s family foots the bill at a Co Ho wedding party, families with a lot of nubile daughters are often left facing bankruptcy. After a long chat, finally, Ka Hinh, a 57-year old Co Ho woman from Di Linh’s Gung Re commune, agrees to talk about her least favourite topic …
Northern province displays largest bronze drum in Vietnam The largest bronze drum, which sets Vietnam Guinness Record, is being displayed at the Ho Chi Minh Commemorative House, northern Thanh Hoa Province. The drum was offered by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Lam’s family for the occasion of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23). The drum has a [...]
Propaganda art is well-known in Vietnam and has proved highly popular with tourists but in this era of mass-marketing, billboard advertisements and TV commercials is anyone producing original propaganda art anymore? Vietnam’s President Ho Chi Minh once said “when propaganda reaches a certain result, it becomes art. When a kind of art …
A 2,000 year old village with a 1,000 year old traditional craft, Hanoi’s Son Dong is a must-see stop on any heritage trail for tourists. Son Dong craft village in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district is the place to go for wooden statues of Buddha or worshipping objects. Apparently, it has always been …
Many universities complain that they are overloaded with students. The schools are lacking functional rooms, and the pedagogical environment is not good. According to the Ministry of Education and Training, there are 46 universities and 17 junior colleges in Hanoi. Besides, there are also nearly 40 vocational high schools with the …
Many universities in Vietnam do not have libraries. Others have libraries, but there, 21 students have to share one seat. Students of Bac Ha Junior College, who study at the campus No 2 in Dong Ngac Commune in Tu Liem district in Hanoi are called the “students with many no’s”” no library, no …
Many schools get puzzled when implementing the pilot English teaching programme for first graders. The problem is that the demand far exceeds the teaching ability. The HCM City Education and Training Department has decided that students will not have to sit the exam to be able to enroll in intensive English …
John Nielsen, the newly appointed Danish Ambassador to Vietnam, says the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) will focus on Danish cooperation within the educational sector to ensure prosperity during the period until 2016 where Denmark will stop its development assistance to Vietnam. The economy is growing in Vietnam. But the …
The Ministry of Education and Training has asked the departments of Education and Training in cities and provinces to crack down on fights among high-school students nationwide that have reached an alarming level. The ministry asked its departments to raise students’ awareness of these wrongdoings as well as implement measures …
The Prime Minister has approved a VND3trillion project to train and develop human resources for the atomic energy field from now until 2020. The project aims to provide a sufficient, high-quality workforce for the atomic power sector and meet demands for the safe and secure application of atomic energy in socio-economic …