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The history books in English do not only teach children a basic knowledge of Vietnamese history but also inspire them with patriotism and national pride. Publishers in Vietnam are embracing the creative teaching of history to children. Books with inspiring stories, stunning presentations, and accurate, easy-to-understand English will be useful for both children in Vietnam and those with Vietnamese child expatriates. The historical book of A Brief History of Vietnam in Pictures by Kim Dong Publishing House. Photo: Fahasa.com Kim Dong Publishing House has just launched an impressive bilingual Vietnamese - English book titled Luoc su nuoc Viet Bang Tranh or Vietnam - A Brief History of Vietnam in Pictures. Encapsulating the nation’s history in 89 pages, the book is presented in picture format with fine illustration displayed in the panorama. The publication summarizes the most important milestones in Vietnam's history, from the dawn of the nation's history … [Read more...] about Teaching Vietnamese history through English books

Commander of the Artillery Arms Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Phong (right) presents gifts to the Vietnamese artillery team at the send-off ceremony . (Photo:qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A send-off ceremony was held on July 26 for Vietnam’s artillery team who set to leave for Kazakhstan next week for the 2021 International Army Games . It is the second year Vietnam has attended the Games’ Masters of Artillery Fire event. The team will depart for Kazakhstan on August 3. The Vietnamese artillery corps received a five-month intensive training to prepare for the event. In his remarks at the ceremony, Commander of the Artillery Arms Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Phong asked the team to stay united during the competition and keep themselves safe from the COVID-19 pandemic. He requested them to maintain high determination and discipline, uphold the spirit of teamwork and fair-play and deploy suitable tactics in order to achieve the best results. According to the Ministry of Defence of … [Read more...] about Ceremony held to send off Vietnamese artillery team to 2021 Int’l Army Games

As COVID-19 has deprived Vietnam’s tourism sector of international visitors over the past year, a tour guide in Hanoi found a way to push on with his job, bringing authentic experiences to tourists through live streams. Le Hoang, 28, was blessed to have a job that he is passionate about. Being a tour guide to foreign visitors, he got to travel around Hanoi’s famous sightseeing places and coffee shops, sharing his love and knowledge of the capital city to others. It was not until early 2020, when the pandemic started hitting Vietnam, effectively blocking all international tourists from entering the country, that Hoang started to worry about his line of work. Yet coincidentally enough, the pandemic also opened up a new opportunity to the Hanoian tour guide. “In April 2020, a British tourist asked me to bring my signature coffee tour online," Hoang recalled. "That was the point I started thinking about online tours as a possibility.” Starting out with an ultimately … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man’s virtual tour brings Hanoi ambience to home-bound tourists

Several Vietnamese arriving from Cambodia illegally test positive for Covid The Saigon Times The people who were found entering Vietnam illegally. Among the 10 people who entered Vietnam's southern province of Long An illegally, three tested positive for Covid-19 and were taken to a field hospital for treatment - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Among 10 Vietnamese people who were found entering Vietnam's southern province of Long An illegally, three tested positive for Covid-19 and were taken to a field hospital for treatment, Huynh Thanh Hien, chairman of Tan Hung District in the province, said on July 26. The remaining seven tested negative for the virus once and were sent to a quarantine center, the local media reported. Due to illegal entry posing a high risk of spreading Covid, the Long An anti-virus steering committee told the border guards to work closely with the districts and towns to tighten control over illegal entry. At 9.45 p.m. on July 24, while a patrol team of … [Read more...] about Several Vietnamese arriving from Cambodia illegally test positive for Covid

Minh’s chance of advancing further in the tournament was already slim after he lost his first game to world number three Anders Antonsen of Denmark. In his must win second game against Azerbaijani Ade Resky Dwicahyo, Minh, 15 years older than his opponent, lost 14-21, 18-21. Minh couldn’t hide his disappointment after losing a game he was expected to win. He has failed to make it past the first round of Olympic badminton in four consecutive events, having made his debut in 2008. At 38, Minh is the oldest badminton player at the Olympics. A former world number five, Minh is not hanging up his boots just yet. He will compete at the SEA Games and Asian Games next year. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese badminton veteran exits Tokyo Olympics

Young volunteers help farmers consume farm produce (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has recently issued the Vietnamese Youth Development Strategy for the 2021-2030 period under Decision No.1331/QD-TTg. The strategy aims to build a contingent of Vietnamese youths who have a strong sense of patriotism, strong will, national pride, revolutionary ideals, aspirations, moral virtues, good health and lifestyle, dynamism, creativity, and science-technology mastery. It outlines six key tasks, including raising their awareness of laws, offering legal assistance and fair access to study opportunities and innovations, improving vocational training quality and creating sustainable jobs, developing young and quality human resources, protecting and improving their health and spiritual lives, and upholding their role in socio-economic development and national defence. Annually, over 80 percent of young people in urban areas, 70 percent in rural areas and … [Read more...] about PM issues youth development strategy for 2021-2030