National Focus (17-03-2009) Female referee sits test to be badminton general Women's referee Hoang Thi Thu Ha will soon take a test to qualify for women's international badminton general referee this year, announced the Viet Nam Badminton Federation. With a decade of experience as a referee at international tournaments, Ha is recognised as a level 2 referee in Asia. Ha used to be a deputy general referee of international badminton events in Ha Noi. With good English and years of experience, Ha is expected to be Viet Nam's first women's international badminton general referee. Viet Nam to play in Thai beach volleyball tourney The Volleyball Association of Thailand has invited Viet Nam to take part in a mini international beach volleyball tournament. The event is part of the annual series of tournaments run by the International Volleyball Federation and will be held from April 4-29. Other countries taking part in the tournament include China, Japan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and the … [Read more...] about Female referee sits test to be badminton general
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Tests terrify English teachers
The English teachers, who did not obtain the required marks in the tests, are considered substandard teachers. They now feel anxious and the inferiority complex when standing before the students. In late 2011, the HCM City Education and Training Department asked 700 primary school English teachers to attend a test to find out their English skills. More than 1000 secondary and high school teachers in some districts attend the exam for First Certificate in English (FCE) of Cambridge ESOL. Secondary school teachers need to meet the B2 grade (60-74 marks), while high school teachers need to meet the C1 grade (75-89 marks) to meet the standards. An English teacher in district 5, a substandard teacher, said that she is now under a hard pressure. “I will have to attend training courses to improve my grades, which will cause disturbance to the work and life,” she said. “The testing fee is really high, about 40 dollars, and the training cost is also high,” she … [Read more...] about Tests terrify English teachers
Want to buy a mutual fund in Singapore? Pass a test first
SINGAPORE - Buying a mutual fund in Singapore may not be a cakewalk anymore. Under new investor-protection rules that take effect Jan 1, investors in the tightly controlled city-state must possess certain educational qualifications related to finance or have relevant work or trading experience to buy funds directly. Those who fail to meet the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) requirements must take a series of on-line tutorials on the Singapore Exchange website, and answer the questions correctly in order to qualify to buy the funds, in what could be a first for investors anywhere in the world. Thousands of Singaporeans lost money investing in supposedly low-risk Lehman Brothers-linked "Minibonds" in 2008. The new rules follow a review by the country's monetary authorities. The regulations have been sharply criticised by some fund managers who fear a loss of business. "Asking investors to pass a test to invest could be a deterrent to investing," said Francois Mouzay, … [Read more...] about Want to buy a mutual fund in Singapore? Pass a test first
Official ignorant of subordinate’s ingratiatory test-taking
Following a case in which an official sat an exam ‘on behalf of’ his superior, the deputy director of the National Politics and Administration Academy Le Quoc Ly, told Tuoi Tre yesterday that such act was unacceptable. Signing on the attendance sheet or sitting exams for others was intolerable and such acts must not be covered up in any way,” Ly said. He made the statement in reference to the case in which Phan Thanh Quang, deputy head of a measurement division at the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment was caught sitting an exam in place of Nguyen Trong Dong, deputy director of the department, at the Le Hong Phong Officials’ Training School on October 19. Quang later claimed in a report that he “voluntarily took the exam for Dong since Dong was on a business trip that day.” He also explained he wanted “to ingratiate himself with Dong.” Ly said such as case was “abnormal”. After Quang’s act was … [Read more...] about Official ignorant of subordinate’s ingratiatory test-taking
Israel test-fires missile amid Iran debate
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel test-fired a missile on Wednesday, two days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of the "direct and heavy threat" posed to the Jewish state by Iran's nuclear program. "Israel today carried out the test-firing of a rocket propulsion system from the Palmachim base," a Defense Ministry statement said. "This had been long planned by the Defense establishment and was carried out as scheduled." The missile flew at a high angle skyward, its plume visible across central Israel, according to witnesses who informed local media of the launch before the ministry formally announced it. The ministry declined to elaborate on the system tested, but Israel Radio's military affairs correspondent, who is regularly briefed by top officials on Defense matters, said a "ballistic missile" had been launched. The term generally applies to long-range missiles for delivering warheads. Israel, which neither confirms nor denies having such weapons, known as … [Read more...] about Israel test-fires missile amid Iran debate