President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse arrived in Luxor City on August 25 afternoon (Egypt time), beginning his four-day state visit to Egypt at the invitation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (Photo: VNA) Cairo (VNA) – The Egyptian Gazette, the oldest English newspaper in the Middle East, on August 26 carried a story on its front page highlighting the ongoing state visit to Egypt by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. The paper said the visit is expected to usher in new cooperation prospects between the two countries. It reported that this is the first visit of a Vietnamese Head of State to Egypt since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1963. Egypt was one of the first Arab countries to have relations with Vietnam. The two Presidents will hold talks in Cairo discussing new prospects of bilateral cooperation in a variety of domains such as politics, economy, trade investment, culture and education. The newspaper quoted President Quang as saying … [Read more...] about Egypt newspaper: President Quang’s visit opens new cooperation prospects
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Nhan Dan newspaper praised for contribution to Hanoi’s development
While conveying his congratulations and best wishes to the newspaper and its staff, he praised Nhan Dan’s contribution to the capital city during its construction and development. He said that Hanoi is in a new phase of development aimed at building an increasingly prosperous, civilised and modern capital city. In addition to opportunities and advantages, Hanoi is facing a range of difficulties and challenges such as rapid population growth, inadequate infrastructure development, traffic congestion and environmental pollution, Hai said, adding that the challenges require significant efforts from the city and the sharing and companionship from the press. He urged Nhan Dan to constantly innovate contents and methods of information delivering, while promoting the strength of a multimedia press agency to attract the audiences. Member of the Party Central Committee and Editor-in-Chief of Nhan Dan newspaper Thuan Huu expressed his sincere thanks to the good wishes of the Hanoi Party … [Read more...] about Nhan Dan newspaper praised for contribution to Hanoi’s development
“Give me just a little more time” book translated into English
On November 9, Tuoi Tre Newspaper (Youth Newspaper) officially released "Give me just a little more time" book in English. The book was translated from Vietnamese to English and is a collection of emotional articles about young citizen of HCMC Le Thanh Thuy and other thrilling stories in the programme "Thuy's wishes" for cancer childrens. The book will be sold at Sunflower Festival "For the benefit of child cancer patients" on November 13 in HCMC, Hanoi and Youth Newspaper office. Until now, "Thuy's wishes" received more than 6 billions VND to support the child cancer patients./. … [Read more...] about “Give me just a little more time” book translated into English
Premier skills English competition online for Vietnamese speakers
CPV: On September 12, the British Council and the "Nguoi lao dong" newspaper will launch an online English competition for Vietnamese speakers across the nation at http://thitienganh.nld.com.vn. The competition is supported by the representative office of the Ministry of Education and Training in Ho Chi Minh city. It is part of the Premier Skills project (Premier skills) organized by the Premier League and the British Council worldwide. This 2 months competition consists of 4 separate test sessions, each session lasts two weeks. The awards will go to the top 5 participants in each session. The competition aims to encourage Vietnamese students across the country to study English. Specifically, Vietnamese citizen from 12-18 years old will have to complete an online test, which consists of 4 tasks: 3 reading tasks and a writing task (a paragraph under 200 words). Every 2 weeks, 8 of the best contestants will go through an interview round to choose the top 5. Premier Skills Project is a … [Read more...] about Premier skills English competition online for Vietnamese speakers
Thailand newspaper introduces Vietnam and its people
On the occasion of the National Day (September 2nd) of Vietnam and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Thailand, The Bangkok Post published an article in English along with almost 20 colour photos to introduce the country and people of Vietnam, as well as strong Vietnamese-Thai relations. The newspaper published photos of the red flag with yellow five point star, the national emblem of the country, which has a mainland area of 331,051.4 square kilometres, with over 90.5 million people (statistics in 2011) across 54 ethnic groups. The GDP growth has reached approximately 6.8%, while income per capita has reached 3,100 USD per year (based on purchasing power). When introducing readers to the capital of Vietnam, the newspaper wrote that Thang Long-Hanoi has always been the important centre of politics, commerce and culture and is home to the Hanoi Temple of Literature - the oldest university in Vietnam. Being blessed with beautiful … [Read more...] about Thailand newspaper introduces Vietnam and its people