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National Assembly deputies on November 23 approved five bills on the elderly, medical treatment, telecommunications, radio frequency and militia. Under the newly-adopted Elderly Law, Vietnamese citizens who are 60 years old and beyond are regarded as the elderly. The NA Standing Committee suggested that the law be applied to Vietnamese citizens only. If old foreigners [...]
In real life and on canvas they compliment each other, capturing the imagination with contrasting styles One dabbles in “hotly” coloured daily life while the other remembers war and soldiers in grey and black. But in real life and on canvas, they complement each other. Pop art: Veteran artist Dang Thi Duong is interested in [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Amid an endless primeval forest, an immense green field of grass appears as gently as a sleeping princess waiting for the steps of tourists to wake her up. The princess dresses up in natural green and entices tourists, archaeologists and students to come to fly kites, ride horses or elephants, walk for [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The lure of electronic games, gambling, fashionable clothes and high-faluting accents . . . the pitfalls are many for students from countryside who aspire to become townspeople. Lan left her home village for her first year at Hanoi National Universityscarcely a month ago. Already she has changed herself so much that her high school classmates [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – As debate rages over communications between students and teachers one University is hoping to set a good example. But is it enough? Established in 2005, the president’s online office of the Hanoi University is the place where students can raise questions directly with the president and talk directly about all issues, from exams and marks [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – Confusion surrounds toll stations on the road between Hanoi and its airport – which of the toll stations are legal, and which aren’t? Yesterday, the chief of the Vietnam Road Management Agency said the agency is set to inspect all road toll stations on Thang Long – Noi Bai highway after …
VietNamNet Bridge – Overseas shopping trips are now becoming more popular for the richer, more mobile, Vietnamese. Thanh Son in district 10 of HCM City goes abroad once a month, to ‘hunt’ for goods. Sometimes he visits Akihabara electronics market in Japan. Sometimes he goes to Sim Lim trade centre in Singapore to seek ‘original goods’ not available on the domestic [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – In his report on the implementation of court verdicts and on the work of law enforcement agencies in 2009, Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong told the National Assembly yesterday, November 4, that progress has been made when compared to previous years. The Minister of Public Security Le Hong Anh. (Photo: VNN) [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – A couple of American professors have minced no words in their analysis of “the crisis” in Vietnam’s higher education system, stirring up debate among the nation’s educators. Though some believe the criticisms are too heavy and too pointed, most everyone will admit that reforms are needed. Tuan Vietnam, the weekly magazine of VietNamNet, has summarized [...]
Should teachers and parents be able to beat children who misbehave? Sixty seven percent of Vietnamese people say “yes”. The question was raised when, one month ago, a primary school student in HCM City was beaten by his teacher after repeatedly not doing home work and not taking part in lessons. As a result 1,000 [...]