Five education officials involved in national exam fraud in Son LaThe Saigon Times Daily Members of an inspection team from the Ministry of Education and Training check test papers in Son La - PHOTO: VGP HCMC – Five education officials have been found to violate regulations during the recent national high school examination in the northern mountainous province of Son La, local media reported, citing Mai Van Trinh, head of a Ministry of Education and Training inspection team. The five officials have been identified as Tran Xuan Yen, deputy director of the Son La Department of Education and Training, Nguyen Thi Hong Nga, a staff member of the Testing and Quality Assurance Division under the provincial Department of Education and Training, Cam Thi Bun Son, deputy head of the Political Division, Dang Huu Thuy, vice principal at To Hieu High School, and Lo Van Huynh, deputy head of the Testing and Quality Assurance Division. The Ministry of Education and Training’s … [Read more...] about Five education officials involved in national exam fraud in Son La
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HCM City proposes road, railway to Cat Lai Cargo vessels anchored at Cát Lái Port in HCM City. More soft loans needed to support people with disabilities Sketches on central - Central Highlands battlefield exhibited Visitors at the sketch exhibition Quang Tri joins national efforts to combat illegal fishing Changing behaviors key to protecting environment sustainably Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Hogberg addressed the “7 Day Challenge” campaign in Hanoi Tree planting model benefits local people in Tuyen Quang Planting trees can both combat global warming and increase incomes of citizens. The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has initiated a cooperative tree planting model, where paper companies work with local people to benefit both parties.Programme honours outstanding people with disabilities Exchange with guests of the programme (Photo:http: petrotimes.vn) That’s not my number(s) … [Read more...] about Social News 18/4 (Hourly Updated)
Trump orders National Guard to Mexican border
Viet Nam News WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the National Guard to deploy to America’s southern border, ratcheting up pressure on Mexico and taking another step in his quest to clamp down on illegal immigration. Trump’s latest border move came the same day as a caravan of Central American migrants -- whose trek across Mexico had infuriated the US president -- scrapped their highly publicised plans to try to enter the United States. "The situation at the border has now reached a point of crisis. The lawlessness that continues at our southern border is fundamentally incompatible with the safety, security, and sovereignty of the American people," Trump said in a presidential memorandum. "My Administration has no choice but to act." Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen earlier said Trump had directed the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to work with border state governors to determine how to deploy National Guard forces … [Read more...] about Trump orders National Guard to Mexican border
Mine declines: Good news for sustainability
Statistics from the General Statistics Office of Viẹt Nam (GSO) showed that the mining industry has posted a record slump since 2011, with the growth rate dropping by 7.1 per cent in 2017 and 4 per cent in 2016. — VNA/VNS Photo Statistics from the General Statistics Office of Viẹt Nam (GSO) showed that the mining industry has posted a record slump since 2011, with the growth rate dropping by 7.1 per cent in 2017 and 4 per cent in 2016. This could be a small disappointment amid lots of bright spots in the country’s wider socio-economic picture last year. But this could also lead to an alarming conclusion – the mining industry will be unable to return to growth, and so the growth pattern must be transformed. Expert Vo Tri Thanh The GSO attributed the slump to the plummet in crude oil and coal exploitation. This consequence is directly related to Viet Nam’s past development strategy, when the mining industry still occupied an … [Read more...] about Mine declines: Good news for sustainability
Female Indian bikers crossing many national borders arrive in Vietnam
Four Indian women have set foot in Vietnam during a motorbike trip starting off in their home country which has taken them through several South Asian nations. The four-member team includes Jai Bharathi, 36, the leader; Piya Bahadur, 42; Susan Shanti, 35; and Shilpa Balakrishnan, 44. The bikers reached the Na Meo border gate in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, on March 10. They have spent 30 days covering a route of around 7,200 kilometers traversing India, Myanmar, Thailand and Laos before arriving in Vietnam, where they plan to stay for a week. The bikers’ itinerary with a 17,000-kilometer route. Photo courtesy of the bikers Their purpose is to visit 19 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in these countries while promoting the image of India’s 35 UNESCO sites. The quartet traveled to two of Vietnam’s UNESCO heritage locations of the Trang An Landscape Complex in Ninh Binh Province – an eastern neighbor of Thanh Hoa Province – and Ha Long Bay … [Read more...] about Female Indian bikers crossing many national borders arrive in Vietnam