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An online English teaching class at HCM City Open University (Photo courtesy of the university) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - International and local English lecturers have discussed teaching methodologies during a recent outline conference as the COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted teachers’ traditional face-to-face classrooms and shifted into e-learning settings. Dr Ho Thi Quynh Nhu of Hue Industrial College said that adjusting the curricula to sustain the quality of teaching and learning becomes an urgent need in most countries. Lecturer Nguyen Cam Nhung at the University of Languages and International Studies under Vietnam National University in Hanoi said that there were a number of challenges that teachers encountered in adapting to remote teaching, such as technological issues, classroom management, and material adaptation. This was revealed from her study aimed at shedding light on how Vietnamese teachers who teach English as a foreign language respond to remote … [Read more...] about Online English teaching conference highlights effective methodologies amid pandemic

About 67 per cent of surveyed banks believe they will lose market share within two years if they fail to digitally transform, according to a new... Some 58 per cent of global respondents predict that they will completely cease to exist in the next five to ten years unless they change their business models. — Photo bnews.vn About 67 per cent of surveyed banks believe they will lose market share within two years if they fail to digitally transform, according to a new report from cloud banking platform Mambu and The Financial Times Focus (FT Focus). The ‘Evolve or be extinct’ report was conducted by FT Focus and surveyed over 500 senior banking executives globally to gain insights into their perception of the banking industry, now and in the future. The results illustrate the urgent need for banks to modernise their offerings, with 58 per cent of global respondents predicting they will completely cease to exist in the next five to ten years unless they change … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 19

Supermarkets have cooperated with businesses and distributors to run promotions and discounts during the Mid-Autumn Festival. The 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival this year is unlike previous years, no mooncake stalls are seen on the sidewalks of streets due to strict social distancing in the capital city. The traditional pastry is sold mainly in supermarkets for safer shopping amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The big day is on Tuesday [September 21], and supermarkets are bustling with many people coming to buy the popular mooncake brands like Kinh Do, Huu Nghi, Bibica, Dong Khanh, Hanoi Confectionery, Madam Thu Huong, and among others. Before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, mooncakes sold well at this time of year. Not only famous brands, hotels and restaurants have also released mooncakes of their own brands. A moon cake kiosk in BigC Thang Long in Hanoi. Photo: Thoi Nguyen “The mooncakes of restaurants and hotels or bakeries brands diversify offers in the … [Read more...] about Mooncake heats up in Hanoi’s supermarket amid pandemic

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung (L) and Cuban Minister of Communications Mayra Arevich Marín sign MoU on cooperation in information security for 2021-2025 (Photo: VNA) Havana (VNA) – Vietnam and Cuba have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in information security for 2021-2025 . The document was signed by Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung and Cuban Minister of Communications Mayra Arevich Marín during their working session in Havana on September 19 (local time) within the framework of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Cuba. Under the MoU, Vietnam will organise online and in-person seminars and training courses to share management experiences and build a legal environment suitable for the development of science and technology in each country. The two ministers also exchanged views on the development situation in the fields of post, telecommunications, information technology and … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cuba enhance collaboration in information-communications

This open-ended fund, which invests in high quality short-term fixed income securities and money market instruments, enables investors to generate stable returns while maintaining the flexibility of daily liquidity. VLBF’s current expected return of up to 4.4 percent per annum is significantly higher than current three-month term bank deposit rates and the less than one percent per annum that can be expected from bank current accounts. This makes it ideally suited to individual and corporate investors seeking higher returns on their cash holdings. The fund offers daily liquidity, with no lock-in period. Additionally, investors can access VinaCapital’s MiO website and mobile app to manage their portfolios anywhere and anytime. BIDV is the supervisor and administrator of VLBF. The fund’s first trading date will be 16 September 2021. Brook Taylor, CEO of VinaCapital Fund Management, commented, “VLBF is a great example of how VinaCapital is committed to delivering products that are … [Read more...] about Potential returns for investors in Vietnam

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT Online Premiere: Split Until Oct 23, 11 pm From Goethe Institut: When confined to a small space, with no contact with the outside, encounters are not any more, everything just takes place in a space so familiar that it seems boring, will we cut off all associations? Or is it the time to connect to oneself – something that we occasionally forget? Each time like that, people “split” themselves. “Split” is the breaking in piece, angled deeply inwardly. When outer space is limited, people discover emotions hidden deep within themselves, observe themselves under different beings, both separate and mixed, sometimes very confusing. “splitting” without separation, split to open, for stopping but clarifying, for reflection and for connecting. The contemporary dance performance consists of three parts: ‘Stop’ – ‘Confide’ – ‘The cover’ Dancer: BAYDANC (Lê Trần Thảo Nhi, Hoàng Lan Phương, Phạm Ngọc Toàn) Musician: Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh … [Read more...] about What’s on September 20-26 (Daily updated)