Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI - With the vision by 2030, APEC will have a strong and cohesive education community characterised by inclusive and quality education that supports sustainable economic growth, social wellbeing and employability of people in APEC economies. Phạm Chí Cường, Deputy Director General of the International Co-operation Department under Việt Nam's Ministry of Education and Training, made the statement at a Workshop on Action Plan of APEC Education Strategy which opened in Hà Nội on Thursday. Cường expressed his hope that the workshop would provide a platform for APEC economies to discuss bilateral and multilateral co-operation in education and training, and that many new initiatives, projects and programmes would come out. The official also affirmed that this was a chance of Việt Nam to share experience in education and training with APEC economies. For APEC economies, education is an important driver in preparing a population with technical and soft skills to be … [Read more...] about APEC moves to enhance education co-operation
Challenges faced by early childhood educators
Social News Headlines 28/3
Nick Vujicic back to Vietnam Vujicic's May 2013 trip to Vietnam will organise a gala night in HCM City on May 21 and another similar event in Hanoi on May 24 to honour people with disabilities who overcome hardship and reap success in life. Vujicic is scheduled to attend both events. Hoa Sen Group CEO Le Phuoc Vu said he hopes the events will instil passion for work and study in the community, especially disabled people. During his visit to Vietnam last May, Vujicic addressed businesses and young people, encouraging them to be self-confident, cherish dreams, and never give up hope. Police detain nurse involved in newborn deaths case The Quang Tri Police yesterday detained the nurse involved in the case of three newborn deaths in July last year. Nurse Nguyen Thi Thuan would be detained for four months for interrogation. She had given the hepatitis B vaccine to the three newborn babies. The police also searched Thuan's house. Three women had given birth to … [Read more...] about Social News Headlines 28/3
A basic human right, education is also a tool to eradicate poverty
A basic human right, education is also a tool to eradicate poverty (25-04-2007) In honour of this week's Global Action Week for Education, experts share their opinions on the UN's Education For All (EFA) drive to achieve universal education for all regardless of income. Sheldon Shaeffer, director of UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education EFA is not just about early childhood care and primary education, but about continuing lifelong education that covers both the formal and non-formal sectors. EFA, as the title implies, is about ensuring that every child, youth and adult has access to good quality education around the world. Education is so important that it was recognised as a basic human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted in 1984 by the United Nations. In 2000, 164 governments agreed on the provision of free and universal education. Today, seven years on, their commitments have fallen to the wayside. Some 77 million children globally have … [Read more...] about A basic human right, education is also a tool to eradicate poverty
Mixed marriages face parenting challenges
Parents are advised to make unanimous decisions when teaching their children, although it is not always an easy task, particularly for multi - cultural couples. Matthew Watters, one of my American colleagues, always feels a bit disturbed when his little son eats trung vit lon (fetal/fertilised duck egg), a popular dish in Asia. Like many Vietnamese, his wife finds the dish to be a tasty and healthy part of her son's nutrition. Many foreigners who are very open to all sorts of new experiences say "no" to the dish because it looks "disgusting," they say. Watters, however, doesn't stop his son from eating fertilised duck eggs, because he knows the child is similar to him in many other ways. For example, they share a love for not only other types of Vietnamese food, but also American, Japanese, Indian, and Chinese cuisine. "Americans love international food," Watters says. But there are other issues related to raising their son that Watters will never agree with. One day, he watched his … [Read more...] about Mixed marriages face parenting challenges
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Mortgage loan for social housing touches 6% The State Bank of Viet Nam and the Ministry of Construction on May 15 issued Circular 11 announcing an annual interest rate of 6% for loans used to purchase social houses. Under Circular 11, which guilds the implementation of Government Resolution 02 on solutions to remove difficulties against production and business, support the market and deal with non-performing loans, social house buyers' financing will have a maturity of ten years. The central bank will use VND 30,000 billion (US$1.5 billion) to support the five commercial banks which were selected to undertake the loans in 36 months since Circular 11 takes effect on June 1, 2013. The Circular stipulates that the State Bank of Viet Nam will yearly define and publish preferential lending interest rate for the upcoming years in December, which is required to be equal to half of the average lending interest rate in the market but less than 6% per year. The move aims to support those who … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 18/5