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The Hanoitimes - Vietnam is the sixth leading place of origin for international students studying in the US. Forty-six US universities and colleges on October 11 took part in an education fair in Hanoi to offer accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in the Business and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields to Vietnamese students.   The annual event, organized by EducationUSA, brought together more than 800 students, parents and working people with representatives from these US universities, who provided accurate and up-to-date information about degree programs, career perspectives, scholarships, and financial aid for international students.   Opening the fair, Deputy Chief of Mission Caryn R. McClelland praised Vietnamese students in American colleges and universities who “are among the best prepared and the most motivated” international students in US universities.     US Deputy Chief of Mission Caryn R. … [Read more...] about US universities seek Vietnam students interested in Business and STEM

The Hanoitimes - Vietnam recorded a fiscal deficit of VND26.8 trillion (US$1.14 billion) in the nine months through September, widening from a deficit of VND1.7 trillion (US$72.69 million) recorded one month earlier. Vietnam collected VND86.2 trillion (US$3.69 billion) in September for the state budget, accumulating a total of VND962.5 trillion (US$41.23 billion) in the first nine months, equivalent to 73% of the year's estimate and up 13.7% year-on-year, stated the Ministry of Finance.    Illustrative photo. Of the total, collections from domestic taxes and fees in September reached VND64.6 trillion (US$2.76 billion), up VND2.1 trillion (US$89.95 billion) against the previous month.  This resulted in a total of VND763.6 trillion (US$32.71 billion) in the January - September period, equivalent to 69.5% of the estimate and up 14.3% year-on-year. As many as 44 out of 63 provinces have had their budget revenue meet more than 75% of the year's plan and 59 out of … [Read more...] about Vietnam state budget revenue up 13.7% in 9 months

The Hanoitimes - 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of ambassadorial relations between the UK and Vietnam and 25 years since the British Council opened its first offices in Vietnam. Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training on October 5 signed a cooperative agreement with the British Council in Vietnam on promoting social enterprises in universities in Vietnam, marking the first step in implementing the task of promoting social enterprise teaching and social reform in universities across Vietnam.   Vietnam and British Council sign deal on promoting social enterprises in universities. 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of ambassadorial relations between the UK and Vietnam and 25 years since the British Council opened its first offices in Vietnam. On this cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Training, the British Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Vietnam Ed Vaizey said that the UK is the leading country in social enterprises. Through the British Council in Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Vietnam and British Council sign deal on promoting social enterprises in universities

The Hanoitimes - For Hanoi, the important thing is not only how much FDI is attracted, but also how to promote the effectiveness of this capital flow. The foreign direct investment (FDI) sector with the advantages in capital and technology have had an especially important contribution to the socio-economic development of Hanoi in particular and Vietnam overall, stated Nguyen Duc Chung, chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee.    Hanoi's Mayor Nguyen Duc Chung. Source: MPI. As of June 2018, Hanoi had 4,300 active projects with total registered capital of over US$33.38 billion, stated Chung at a conference on October 4.  In particular, in 2016, 2017 and the first six months of 2018, US$12.46 billion was attracted, equivalent to 59% of the total FDI attracted in the 1989 - 2015 period. With the total FDI capital of around US$5.9 billion in the first six months of 2018, Hanoi has claimed the first place in FDI attraction nationwide.  Chung attributed the … [Read more...] about FDI contributes comprehensively to Hanoi socio-economic development: Mayor

The first version of Vietnamese singer Noo Phước Thịnh’s MV Chạm Khẽ Tim Anh Một Chút Thôi (Touch My Heart Tenderly) has been erased from Youtube since October 2017 due to copyright issues. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vnViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — American musician Zack Hemsey has filed a lawsuit in the People’s Court of Hồ Chí Minh City, suing popular Vietnamese singer Noo Phước Thịnh for using his song  The Way in Thịnh’s MV Chạm Khẽ Tim Anh Một Chút Thôi (Touch My Heart Tenderly) without his permission. Hemsey alleges that the MV, released in October 2017, uses a part of his song as background music from minutes 6:05 to 7:30. The MV was deleted from YouTube and replaced by a new version that does not contain The Way; however, Hemsey claims that the old version is still exists and is being shared and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese singer Noo Phước Thịnh hit with lawsuit over illegally-used song