The exam took place in the Labor and Social Affairs University in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. EPS including three exams on paper, replacing the computer exams used in previous years was held by Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs and Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor’s Human Resources Development Service following the agreement signed before. According to the Korean requirements, Vietnamese laborers who wish to work in Korea must master the language by taking the exam organized by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor’s Human Resources Development Service. Additionally, those who want to work in fisheries sector, must pass the skills exam, after passing a Korean language contest. Only candidates passing language and skill exams are eligible for registering to work in South Korea as per the EPS. The Department of Overseas Labor Management said that 11,62 Vietnamese candidates wishing to work in manufacturing, Korean need 6,300 workers. … [Read more...] about Thousands of Vietnamese laborers sit Korean-language tests
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Tests show no hidden Tutankhamun chambers: ministry
The Golden Mask of King Tutankhamun sits on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on November 28, 2017. — AFP PhotoViet Nam News CAIRO — Egypt’s antiquities ministry said on Sunday that tests had debunked a theory that there are hidden chambers next to the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings. Experts used ground penetrating radar (GPR) which provided "conclusive evidence of the non-existence of hidden chambers adjacent to or inside Tutankhamun’s tomb," the ministry said in a statement. More details will be announced in a speech later in the day by the head of an Italian scientific team, Francesco Porcelli, of the Polytechnic University in Turin, the statement said. It said Porcelli had submitted a report that "concluded, with a very high degree of confidence... the hypothesis concerning the existence of hidden chambers or corridors adjacent to Tutankhamun’s tomb is not supported by GPR data." Previous scans had suggested the possibility … [Read more...] about Tests show no hidden Tutankhamun chambers: ministry
Over 866,000 candidates sit 2017 national high school exam
NDO – More than 866,000 students nationwide on June 22 officially began the 2017 national high school exam - the largest test of the year - to obtain results for high school graduation and admission to colleges. The national exam, a combination of the two previously separate high school graduation and university entrance exams, was first implemented in 2015 and has been adjusted continuously in the following years by the Ministry of Education and Training to better serve the purpose of the exams and to suit the actual conditions, with the aim of reducing pressure on students and society. This year is the first year the national exam is assigned to be hosted at venues held in 63 cities and provinces across the country. The exam consists of 2.5 exam days, taking place from June 22 to 24. This is also the first year, the exam has been developed and organised in a new way: except for the Literature test, in the essay form, the remaining tests - Foreign Languages, Natural … [Read more...] about Over 866,000 candidates sit 2017 national high school exam
Vietnam teacher leaks test questions to neighbor as ‘return of favor’
A teacher in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta believed that leaking questions of a final examination to the son of a neighbor who has greatly supported him in life is the best way to pay his gratitude forward. A teacher in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta believed that leaking questions of a final examination to the son of a neighbor who has greatly supported him in life is the best way to pay his gratitude forward. On May 9, eleventh graders at schools across Dong Thap Province were ready to sit for their math and history final tests when they were informed that the exams were canceled in the last minutes as the questions had been leaked online the night before. Police had launched a probe into the leak, and announced on Friday that Bui Ngoc An, one of the teachers with access to the test papers before the exams, was behind the leak. On May 6, An, 54, deliberately took the math and history questions to his home and later handed them to L.T.T., one of his neighbors and the boss of his … [Read more...] about Vietnam teacher leaks test questions to neighbor as ‘return of favor’
Read books to enjoy them, not to pass tests
Viet Nam News By Nguyễn Mỹ Hà A new book street opened last weekend in Hà Nội to the warm welcome of many, if not most city residents. The site that once hosted an open wet market is now lined with book stalls, a sight to behold for hungry readers. We went to check the place out, mingling among the people that thronged booths full of new books. It was the early days of summer, but the crowd generated heat that made people sweat. After a quick stroll, we made the last stop at a stall selling ice-cream and beverages, and sat down to leaf through a few pages. We watched families coming together, parents leading their kids to the big books with illustrations, and students checking out English books and dictionaries, and of course, browsing through the IELTS (the International English Language Testing System) and TOEFL (the Test of English as a Foreign Language) guide books that would help them take the exams. One of them was my daughter in her early teens. She wanted to take the exam … [Read more...] about Read books to enjoy them, not to pass tests