VietNamNet Bridge – Phung Xuan Nha, Minister of Education and Training, speaks to Vietnam News Agency on his ministry’s resolve to maintain the principles of fairness, objectivity and transparency for future high school graduation exams. Phung Xuan Nha — VNA/VNS Photo As leader of the Ministry of Education and Training, what’s responsibility does your ministry hold for the recent national high school exam cheating scandal? We will give due punishment to any organisations or individuals who were involved in the manipulation of the recent national high school tests. Regarding the cases of the northern provinces of Ha Giang and Son La, upon learning about the case we decided to send an investigation team to the two provinces to find the truth. Very quickly, in a few days, the team came up with their conclusion which has brought justice to students and society as a whole. The final conclusion on the manipulation of the school tests in Ha Giang and Son … [Read more...] about Lessons from recent scandalous high school graduation exam
Challenges high school students face
High school students creative with recycled plastic
Thanks to creativity and the spirit of environment protection, high school student members of the Relight project are turning used plastic items into beautiful lamps. Project members use many plastic articles, including empty oil bottles, mineral water bottles, and paper cups and bowls designed for single use. “Given that plastic takes several hundred years to dissolve and that Vietnam is among the countries that dispose of the most waste plastic in the world, we decided we would do something with used plastic,” said Do Thi Hong Nhung, head of the financial board of the Relight project. Typically, used bottles are cut into two parts and only the upper portion is repurposed. For one upcycling project, students then painted the upper part of each bottle different colors and put an energy-saving bulb inside the bottle. Decorating each lampshade is up to each member’s creativity. Some draw a cute black cat, red crab or little white pig. Others draw modern buildings or … [Read more...] about High school students creative with recycled plastic
High schools struggle to prepare for new finals
VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students complain they only have eight months ahead to prepare for the 2017 high-school finals. The most significant change of the 2017 finals is that students will have multiple-choice exam questions for all exam subjects, except literature. Students will have five tests, including math, literature, foreign languages, natural sciences (physics, chemistry and biology) and social sciences (history, geography and citizen education). Teachers and students complain they only have eight months ahead to prepare for the 2017 high-school finals. Nguyen Pham Dai, headmaster of Tan Binh High School, said it was a big challenge for the school’s teachers who still did not have experience in composing multiple-choice questions. Le Van Linh, headmaster of Thanh Binh High School, complained that teachers only have eight months to help students prepare for their most important exam in their lives. MOET once faced strong opposition from the public when deciding … [Read more...] about High schools struggle to prepare for new finals
DHL gives poor students career counseling
By Binh Nguyen in HCMC DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has partnered with SOS Children’s Villages, an independent, non-government child welfare organization, to provide career counseling and advice for underprivileged teenagers in Vietnam. Recently, DHL-VNPT Express, DHL Supply Chain and DHL Global Forwarding jointly organized a two-day DHL-immersion and career counseling program for a group of 30 high-school students from SOS Children’s Village in Ben Tre, Ca Mau, Dalat and HCMC. To enhance their learning experience, the students took part in on-site visits to DHL Express’ Airside Gateway at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, DHL Supply Chain’s facility in Binh Duong Province and DHL Global Forwarding’s facilities at Tan Son Nhat and Tan Cang Port. As part of the program, the students were also provided with important tips in preparing an impressive resume before they split into two teams to learn about key interview techniques and … [Read more...] about DHL gives poor students career counseling
Bad debts remain high at some city lenders: central bank
Bad debts remain high at some city lenders: central bank By Hong Phuc - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – The ratio of bad debts at a number of credit institutions in HCMC in 2011 was still high, or even sharply rose compared to the previous year, said the central bank’s HCMC Branch. The branch unveiled the above information in a review report on last year’s performance and this year’s operation orientation. As per the report, the fifth-group debts – seen as the worst non-performing loans - accounted for a high portion of overall bad debts among the local lenders. A large part of the bad debts was from loans given to the property sector. A local bank even reported the value of realty loans shot up to 70% of its total outstanding loans as of the end of last year. Another report by the branch showed that Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, or Agribank, has the highest ratio of bad debts, at over 15% out of the four state-owned commercial banks. … [Read more...] about Bad debts remain high at some city lenders: central bank