A US Border Patrol agent patrols along a section of the US-Mexico border fence in San Diego, California on July 16, 2018. — AFP/VNA PhotoViet Nam News WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is expected to deploy about 800 troops to the US-Mexico border, two US officials said on Thursday, after President Donald Trump said the military would help tackle a "national emergency" and called on a caravan of migrants to turn around. The active-duty troops would augment the 2,000 or so National Guardsmen already deployed to support operations on the border, and could come from multiple military bases around the US. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis was expected to sign orders either on Thursday or Friday for the new deployment, one official said. The troops would include doctors and engineers and would be used mainly to provide logistical support including tents, vehicles and equipment. The official said the troops would satisfy elements of a "wish list" for military assistance sent to the … [Read more...] about Pentagon to send about 800 troops to US-Mexico border
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VN participates in 18th int’l preschool education confab in Mexico
The 18th International Meeting on Early and Preschool Education takes place in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico from October 18 – 20. (Photo: VNA) Mexico (VNA) – Vietnam was among the 25 countries and international organisations that participated in the 18th International Meeting on Early and Preschool Education in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico from October 18 – 20. The function gathered about 1,500 representatives from across the world to discuss the theme on neuro-education, languages and pedagogy of sciences. In her opening remarks, Director General of Cendi Early Childhood Education Centres Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez said the event was intended to provide a platform for educators, social workers and policymakers to analyse and reflect on studies and experiences in neuro-education, languages and pedagogy of sciences. Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong praised Cendi’s preschool education approaches towards poor … [Read more...] about VN participates in 18th int’l preschool education confab in Mexico
Vietnam participates in 18th international preschool education confab in Mexico
The function gathered about 1,500 representatives from across the world to discuss the theme on neuro-education, languages and pedagogy of sciences. At the 18th International Meeting on Early and Preschool Education in Mexico. (Photo: Vietnamnet) In her opening remarks, Director General of Cendi Early Childhood Education Centres Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez said the event was intended to provide a platform for educators, social workers and policymakers to analyze and reflect on studies and experiences in neuro-education, languages and pedagogy of sciences. Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong praised Cendi’s preschool education approaches towards poor children. He hoped that Cendi would share experience and pedagogical skills with Vietnamese educational institutes for the country to apply the model. Duong had a meeting with Secretary General of Mexico’s Labour Party (PT) Alberto Anaya and Director General of Cendi Early Childhood Education … [Read more...] about Vietnam participates in 18th international preschool education confab in Mexico
Vietnam participates in 18th int’l preschool education confab in Mexico
Vietnam was among the 25 countries and international organisations that participated in the 18th International Meeting on Early and Preschool Education in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico from October 18 – 20. Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong (third from right) attends the conference. (Photo: VN+) The function gathered about 1,500 representatives from across the world to discuss the theme on neuro-education, languages and pedagogy of sciences. In her opening remarks, Director General of Cendi Early Childhood Education Centres Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez said the event was intended to provide a platform for educators, social workers and policymakers to analyze and reflect on studies and experiences in neuro-education, languages and pedagogy of sciences. Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong praised Cendi’s preschool education approaches towards poor children. He hoped that Cendi would share experience and pedagogical … [Read more...] about Vietnam participates in 18th int’l preschool education confab in Mexico
Hundreds in migrant caravan turn back, some trickle into Mexico
Meanwhile many more members of a stalled caravan have remained in Guatemala at a tense border crossing with Mexico. After clashes with Mexican riot police on Friday, some 650 migrants from the caravan made it into Mexico on the far side of a bridge over the Suchiate River, according to Mexican officials who said they were being registered. Some 2,000 Honduran migrants were already back home after giving up on continuing to Mexico, Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales said at a press conference in Guatemala City alongside his Honduran counterpart, President Juan Orlando Hernandez. Hernandez said another 486 migrants were in transit back to Honduras, a roughly 12-hour trip by road. “We are working to provide a peaceful and safe return trip and avoid that these movements keep happening in the future,” said Morales, who added that around 5,000 had amassed at the border seeking to enter Mexico. The leaders of all three countries have come under intense pressure from U.S. … [Read more...] about Hundreds in migrant caravan turn back, some trickle into Mexico