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Allowing students to return to schools was a legitimate desire of both parents and teachers. The Hanoi People’s Committee has decided to allow students of the fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth and twelfth grades living in 18 pandemic-free districts labeled "green zones" to return to school from November 8. There is still no specific plan for students in urban areas to resume in-person schooling. To ensure safety for students, classes have been disinfected, antiseptic solutions and electronic thermometers have been made available, and teachers have been trained to handle students showing Covid-19 symptoms. Following pandemic control measures leaves a double burden for teachers as they need to ensure a safe distance among students, a class would be divided into including the morning and afternoon shifts. “I want to go out and meet friends at cafes when the social distancing measures are lifted and I believe that my children also have the same desire. Children have had to stay at … [Read more...] about Hanoi students in suburban districts to come back to schools next week

TV Audience in Vietnam will have chance to learn about Italian contemporary art through the short series “Contemporary Italy” that will broadcast on Vietnam Television VTV in early December. The four episodes of the “Contemporary Italy” short series, including the Metropoli, Open Air, Old and New, and Off Road, will be screened on channel VTV2 on Monday 6, Tuesday 7, Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 of December at 11am and will be accessible on smartphones and tablets via the VTV Go app. The banner of the program. Photo courtesy of Italia Embassy in Vietnam Introduced by the Embassy of Italy to Vietnam on the occasion of 17th Italian Contemporary Day, the short film series is dedicated to show the landmarks of contemporary art in Italy. Italy is home to many museums and exhibition spaces of great beauty and innovation hosting works of artists from all over the world. Through this initiative with VTV, the Embassy of Italy aims at sharing with the Vietnamese public … [Read more...] about Italian contemporary art films broadcast

A promotional video themed Vietnamese marvelous landscapes was thrilling the passers-by as they walked through Times Square in New York City. The promotional video was shown on a large-format LED screen on the facade of the Thompson Reuters building at the prestigious Times Square, New York, USA on the evening of December 2 (the morning of December 3, Vietnam time). The marvelous landscapes of Vietnam was thrilling the passers-by as they walked through Times Square in New York City. Photo: Vietnam Airlines Times Square is famous as the busiest intersection in the world with an average of more than 330,000 people passing through each day. The Thompson Reuters building is one of the icons of the square with a large 700 square meter outdoor LED screen on its facade.. The video displayed the most famous tourist attractions of Vietnam, including the mysterious Son Doong cave, vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, the unique Golden Bridge - Da Nang, the magnificent Ha Long … [Read more...] about The image of Vietnam appears on Times Square

The Cover show Hoang Dung has just released the first song of the project themed “Live Session 25 square meters” that has been presented on his YouTube channel at 8 p.m. on every Sunday. The composition is one of the 25 songs written by the singer for the project. In the beginning of December, EMCEE L, a member of the Da LAB band released a romantic new pop song titled Chuyen Doi Ta (Our story). The music video captures EMCEE L performing the song with the participation of People’s Artists Lan Huong and Trung Anh. The song written by the singer is inspired by the American romantic drama film, The Notebook. Meanwhile Hakoota Dung Ha comes back to the music with a project called Sai Gon Chieu Nay Co mua Bay (Saigon Evening Rainfall) in collaboration with Hoang Luan and plans to release an extended play (EP) record containing his compositions. Underground singer Vu left his fans with sobbing as he sang his latest guitar acoustic love song, “Buoc qua nhau” (We passed each … [Read more...] about Musicians, singers make comeback after pandemic

Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong chaired the event. According to a report delivered at the event, in November under the direction of the General Staff, the whole military successfully fulfilled assigned missions. In particular, defense agencies and military units strictly maintained combat readiness, closely followed situational development, actively made recommendations to higher levels and dealt with circumstances in a timely and effective manner. In the month, the General Staff continued instructing units to safely organize drills; maintain teams for pandemic prevention and control efforts; foster management at border gates, border areas and coastal areas to prevent illegal border crossing; keep forces on standby to conduct natural disaster response and search and rescue missions. Speaking at the conference, the chief of the General Staff praised collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in their … [Read more...] about General Staff reviews task performance in November

Policemen and border guards at around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday arrested Van Ngoc Duc, 29, Tran Xuan Tam, 41 and Doan Tran, 49. Tran previously carried 11 kg of meth on a motorbike from Khe Sanh Town at Laos border to deliver it to Duc and Tam on a section of the National Highway 9 running through Cam Lo District, the Cong An TPHCM (HCMC Police) newspaper reported. Later at around 6 p.m. Thursday, authorities raided Tam’s residence in Quang Tri's Dong Ha Town and found 10 packets of white crystals, weighing around 10 kg. Tam said the crystals were meth. An investigation is ongoing. Vietnam has some of the world’s toughest drug laws. Those convicted of possessing or smuggling more than 600 grams of heroin or cocaine or over 2.5 kg of methamphetamine could face capital punishment. The production or sale of 100 grams of heroin or 300 grams of any other illegal substance is also punishable by death. … [Read more...] about 21 kg of meth seized in central province