Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – The People’s Committee of the southern province of Dong Nai plans to implement a project to teach Vietnamese to pre-school children and primary students from ethnic minority groups in 2018-2020 with a vision to 2025. According to the committee, most of the ethnic minority children do not have adequate Vietnamese language skills when they enter the first grade. Therefore, strengthening Vietnamese teaching is necessary for them to complete pre-school and primary education programmes, while contributing to enhancing the living quality of the groups, the committee added. The project also aims to improve the capacity of officials and teachers at education facilities, supply more teaching tools to them and foster coordination between schools and parents as well as the community to enhance the quality of Vietnamese teaching. From now to 2020, the province will call for at least 25 percent of ethnic minority children in … [Read more...] about Dong Nai strengthens Vietnamese teaching to pre-school, primary students
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FPT sees revenue and profits rise
IT giant FPT recorded an 11-month revenue and pre-tax profit up 21 per cent and 35 per cent from last year. — Photo FPT IT giant FPT recorded an 11-month revenue and pre-tax profit up 21 per cent and 35 per cent from last year. During the first eleven months of 2018, the company’s revenue and pre-tax profit were estimated at VND20.5 trillion (US$876 million) and VND3.6 trillion. FPT’s post-tax profit reached VND3 trillion, up 20 per cent against last year, and profit margin was 17.4 per cent, 2.3 times higher than the same period last year. Revenue from technology and telecommunication segments contributed 94 per cent to the total revenue. The technology segment recorded revenue and pre-tax profit of VND11.2 trillion and VND1.4 trillion, up 25 per cent and 44 per cent against last year, respectively, equivalent to 106 per cent and 112 per cent of the yearly plan. In the technology segment, the software export sector reported revenue and pre-tax profit of VND7.5 … [Read more...] about FPT sees revenue and profits rise
“Red Carding” Violence Against Women and Girls
The event promoted the message of gender equality – in school, sports and society – which is vital to addressing the underlying cause of violence against women and girls. The event also highlighted that men need to participate in addressing violence against women and cannot be bystanders; and that the next generation has the chance to reset gender roles, and promote equality and safety in their relationships and public lives. These themes reflect the current campaigns in Australia to end violence against women and girls. Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Craig Chittick speaking at the opening ceremony Vietnam is gaining in strength and reputation as a successful football nation. The three, well-known young players from the HAGL Football Club - Nguyen Tuan Anh, Tran Minh Vuong and Chau Ngoc Quang - have represented Vietnam internationally. Joining this event, they will engage in a football clinic where they led football drills with all the students, as … [Read more...] about “Red Carding” Violence Against Women and Girls
Danang schools closed due to flooding
All pupils and students in the central city of Danang have been told to stay at home today, December 10, due to serious flooding caused by torrential rains over the recent days. According to the municipal Department of Education and Training, Danang City has been seriously submerged, so, local pupils and students need to be off from schools. Nguyen Hien High School in Hai Chau District seriously inundated Under the department’s instruction, all schools have to focus on cleaning and sterilising work to avoid possible disease infection. When the weather continues to be unfavourable, schools can base on the real condition to permit their students to take more days off. Particularly, pupils from Phan Dang Luu Primary School and Nguyen Hien High School in Hai Chau District where are put up to 1.5 metres under water stay at home on December 10-12. Rivers in Danang have been forecasted to face a high flood. Erosions and flash floods have been warned at some areas in Hoa Vang … [Read more...] about Danang schools closed due to flooding
Army school’s education and training reviewed
At the meeting, the delegation was briefed about the school’s implementation of a drive on promoting teaching and learning quality as well as promoting military regularity building and discipline observance. During the meeting The delegates also toured several functional offices, staff offices and cadet facilities of the school, and checked cadets’ performances of infantry combat tactics, physical strength building and AK shootings. Lieutenant General Tran Huu Phuc, Director of the General Staff’s Department of Defense School Management and Head of the mission, highly valued the school’s education and training quality over the past time as well as pointed out several shortcomings during their task performance in the past time, and asked them to fix them. Translated by Minh Anh … [Read more...] about Army school’s education and training reviewed