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Based on extensive in-country and regional experience, I have good news amidst this rhetorical gloom and doom. Vietnam compares very favorably to other Asian countries, including those with huge economic, educational, and historical advantages such as China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand. If you’ve traveled to one or more of these countries and Vietnam, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. Since 2005, I’ve noticed a sea change in the ability of growing numbers of young people to communicate in English. Vietnam is to be congratulated on this singular achievement. … [Read more...] about Missing the forest for the trees: National English exam results reconsidered

Lately, Deputy Director of Education and Training Department in HCMC Doan Van Hieu said at a meeting between delegates from the national assembly and the Department upon the implementation of the new curriculum said that English and IT will be mandatory subjects for third graders while they are elective for first and second graders. … [Read more...] about Solutions needed to enhance English teaching, learning quality

HÀ NỘI — The Vietnamese book Cho Tôi Xin Một Vé Đi Tuổi Thơ (Give Me a Ticket to Childhood) by top children’s author Nguyễn Nhật Ánh has been released in Japan by Japanese Publishing House Nikkei. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese bestselling book published in Japan

Hương is holding an exhibition “Lost from View” at The Factory, showcasing paintings featuring the role and perception of women, and how history remembers and values their contribution. Her works are inspired by the life of Communist leader Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai (1910-1941). … [Read more...] about All-female play adaptation to be shown at The Factory

Since 2019, VNA has implemented a series of creative initiatives. For example, an anti-fake-news rap song – a combination of rap and news information – was launched in April 2020. The song was first performed in Vietnamese and then translated into 14 other languages including English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, German, Mandarin, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Khmer, Lao and Arabic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency’s anti-fake news project wins international press award