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Each of the students will enjoy the opportunity of receiving the Honda YES Plus Award worth US$10,000 if they choose to study abroad in Japan. Alternatively, they could earn US$7,000 if they accept and participate in internships at universities, research institutes, laboratories, or companies throughout Japan for a period of between two and a half months to a year for a total of four years starting from the date on which they won the award. Upon successful completion of the internship period, if the candidate is able to return to Japan to study for a Master's and PhD degree, he or she will receive an additional US$3,000 for academic and research work. Le Huu Phuc, Deputy General Director of Honda Vietnam, said that with the desire to seek and develop young talent throughout the field of science and technology, since 2006, the Honda Foundation of Japan working in collaboration with Honda Vietnam and the Ministry of Science and Technology have jointly deployed the Honda YES award for … [Read more...] about Honda honours young Vietnamese engineers and scientists

At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Addressing a ceremony in Dong Xoai city of Binh Phuoc on May 10 to announce the decision, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tien Dung recalled that during the war, the nearly 17,000km Ho Chi Minh Trail helped transport weapons and soldiers to the battlefields, contributing to the success of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975 to liberate and reunite the country. The strategic trail started from the central province of Nghe An and ran through Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and ended in Binh Phuoc. It passed through dense areas of jungle, and served the supply of weapons, goods, food, and military equipment from the North to the South during the country’s resistance war.  The ending point of the trail, about 35km from Dong Xoai city and 80km from Ho Chi Minh City, was recognised as a special national relic on December 24, 2018 following the Prime … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh Trail’s ending point recognised as special national relic

The starting point of the Ho Chi Minh Trail – Km Zero – in the central province of Nghe An’s Tan Ky district (Photo: baonghean.vn) The recognition was announced by the provincial People’s Committee Office on May 13. Tan Ky People’s Committee was tasked with protecting and promoting the site, which is expected to become an attraction of local tourism.  The wartime legendary trail starts from Nghe An and runs through Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Nam, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and ends in Binh Phuoc. It passes through areas of dense jungles, and served as a key artery supplying weapons, goods, food, military equipment and personnel from the North to the South during the country’s resistance war against the US.  Nearly 17,000km of the strategic trail helped transport weapons and soldiers to the battlefields, contributing to the success of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign in 1975 to liberate the south and … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh Trail starting point accredited as special national relic

Army vehicles parade through the Ho Chi Minh Trail. (Archives photo) Meanwhile, VOV radio broadcasts furnished the soldiers’ “food for thought” and connected them with the world outside the jungles during those years of hardship.  Former VOV reporter Le Thong remembers the day he arrived at the Truong Son Trail in 1972. The two things that impressed him most were the dramatic atmosphere there with soldiers marching and supply trucks running day and night along the trail, and the soldiers’ iron will and endurance to overcome difficulties for national salvation. What kept the soldiers’ spirits up were their little pocket radios on which they listened to VOV broadcasts with music and news from home. One of the many moving stories Thong reported in his 3 years on Truong Son trail concerned a young volunteer who always kept his radio by his side. After he was killed, his body was located by his comrades thanks to his radio, which was still playing … [Read more...] about Stories of Ho Chi Minh trail told by VOV war correspondents

  Illustration by Trịnh Lập By Đỗ Hữu Mai Ly spends her weekends reading books on gastronomy written by Di Li. It’s a long time since when she's been so passionate about reading. “I used to read a little bit before bed, but the recent books by Di Li make my eyes devour the pages,” Ly says. “Li is my favourite author with crime novels, non-fictional pieces and funny short stories in her repertoire, but this is the first time she has written about her culinary journeys. It’s more than food and cooking, the books reflect the culture, tradition and lifestyle of the people where the dishes originate.”                                                                                          … [Read more...] about Writers penning gastronomic literature a new trend