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Computer students will be able to test their skills at the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship-Vietnam 2020 competition. The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship-Vietnam 2020 competition was launched at a ceremony held on Tuesday in Hanoi. — Photo petrotimes.vn The contest is for university and high school students and was launched on Tuesday at the Hanoi Foreign Trade University. At the launching ceremony, co-head of the MOS World Championship-Vietnam's organising committee, Doan Hong Nam said the contestants will test their skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Powerpoint using the 2016 versions. Each exam will have one first prize, three second prizes, six third prizes, 15 consolation prizes, and one promising prize, other individual and collective prizes. The total prize value of the contest is expected to be billions of dong, according to Nam. The three national champions will represent Vietnam at the MOS World … [Read more...] about MOS World Championship-Vietnam 2020 launched

The 2019 Human Development Report, published by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), used data from 189 countries and territories to rank them based on the three HDI components of longevity, education and per capita income. Vietnam's 2018 HDI was 0.693, placing it 118th in the ranking and in the upper end of the Medium Human Development group, the report says. It notes that from 1990 to 2018, Vietnam had an average annual HDI growth of 1.36 percent, the 20th best rate of all countries and territories. Vietnam's growth was also the fourth fastest in Southeast Asia, behind Laos (1.49 percent), Cambodia (1.49 percent) and Myanmar (1.85 percent). In the covered period, life expectancy in Vietnam increased by 4.8 years, its mean years of schooling by 4.3 years, its expected years of schooling by 4.9 years and its Gross National Income per capita by 354.5 percent. Meanwhile, Vietnam's loss of HDI value and income due to inequality in 2018 was 16.3 and 18.1 percent, respectively, … [Read more...] about Vietnam strides forward in human development index growth

Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been honoured with three prestigious awards from the World Travel Awards (WTA) Asia 2019. Vietnam Airlines representative receive the awards. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Asia’s Leading Airline – Economy Class, Asia’s Leading Airline – Premium Economy Class, and Asia’s Leading Airline Brand. The World Travel Awards were established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all key sectors of the travel, tourism and hospitality industries. Today, the WTA brand is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire. Each year, the World Travel Awards covers the globe with its Grand Tour – a series of regional gala ceremonies to recognise excellence within each continent – culminating in a Grand Final at the end of the year. Passengers flying Economy Class continue to enjoy additional benefits from … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines wins big at World Travel Awards Asia 2019

Nguyen Thi Anh Vien, Vietnam’s top female swimmer, is set to compete in three events in the upcoming 18th FINA World Championship, which is scheduled to take place in the Republic of Korea on July 12-28. Vietnam’s top female swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien Vien is one of seven Vietnamese swimmers who will compete in the event. The Can Tho native is the nation’s most successful swimmer after winning a total of 19 golds, seven silvers, and two bronze medals, in addition to breaking 11 records at the SEA Games. She also won two bronze medals at the Asian Games as well as a one silver and two bronze medals during previous FINA World Cup competitions. Tran Duc Phan, deputy director of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training, said Vien is a key member of the Vietnamese swimming team that will take part in the SEA Games. She has set a target of winning eight gold medals during the course of the tournament. At the FINA World Championship in 2017, Vien … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s top swimmer Anh Vien ready to compete at FINA World Champs

Weather and entertainment led the pack in Google's ‘Year in Search’ report, an annual ranking of the top search trends in various countries over the past 12 months. Vietnam’s search history was divided between nine categories for the report – trends, news, individuals, songs, movies, nearby locations, TV shows, questions, and domestic destinations. “ASEAN Cup 2019” (sic), took the number-two spot on the list – an apparent show of support from football fans who eagerly sought livestreams and information related to Vietnam’s performance at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where the Golden Dragons made it to the quarterfinals before their elimination in a 0-1 defeat against Japan. While weather and sports led the pack, five of the top ten most-searched phrases in Vietnam were related to music and television, particularly locally produced songs and international films and dramas. ‘Storm Nakri,’ the sixth tropical storm to hit … [Read more...] about Weather dominates Vietnam’s 2019 Google search trends