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A high school student in Gia Lai Province has set up 15 charity projects to help students from low-income families. Le Van Phuc Le Van Phuc, a 12th grader at Hung Vuong High School, is leading the Fly to Sky Charity Club. Phuc has had outstanding academic achievements. He has been an outstanding student for eleven academic years and won third prize at provincial and national geography competitions. He was also selected to attend the 8th Vietnam Youth Union National Congress. "I have loved geography since I was in 10th grade. I started reading more books about it which helped me a lot during the competitions," he said. "I have never stopped reading books and online. Continuous learning has expanded my vision and I have also visited authors to learn more." Phuc will be admitted to the university after winning third prize in the national geography competition. Phuc said he wanted to continue learning geography at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National … [Read more...] about High school student devotes to charity works

Support students at the event The event saw the participation of 20 members from relevant services of the Ministry of Education and Training, Military Enrollment Board (Ministry of National Defense), Department of Training (Ministry of Public Security) and representatives from universities.   During the event, students and their families  were provided with necessary information relating to the national high school graduation examination this year. Accordingly, there were three advisory teams at the event offering their advice to students. In addition, representatives from over 80 universities, colleges and vocational schools also took part in this program to provide students with all useful and necessary information for their coming national high school graduation examination. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Enrollment orientation day held in Hanoi

She also won a minor title of Miss Ao Dai. Van received a crown made of gold and gemstones, a cash prize of VND300 million. The beauty will represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2020. The first and second runners-up went to Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Pham Hong Thuy Van of HCMC respectively. The organization board also presented other minor titles, including Miss Popular Vote to Vu Thi Hoa Lien, Miss Friendly to Luong Y Nhu, Miss Talent to Nguyen Ngo Hoang Nhi, Miss Sea to Le Hoang Phuong, Miss Sport to Nguyen Diana, Miss Fashion to Nguyen Thi Huong Ly and Miss Independent to Vu Quynh Trang. Miss Universe Vietnam beauty contest 2019 themed “Brave Heart” saw its qualifying rounds which took place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in September. 70 selected contestants participated in the semi-final and final round in Khanh Hoa Province’s Nha Trang coastal city in November in December. The pageant is for all Vietnamese women living … [Read more...] about HCMC’s beauty wins 2019 Miss Universe Vietnam pageant

Nguyen Thi Bach Duong The national contest, themed “Imagine you are a letter travelling through time. What message do you wish to convey to your readers?" attracted over one million entries from students under 15 years of age from across the country, between October 2017 and March 2018. The jury board of the contest selected and awarded one first, three second, five third, and 30 consolation prizes to outstanding entries. The first prize was awarded to Nguyen Thi Bach Duong, a student of grade eight in Nguyen Trai high school (Nam Sach district, Hai Duong province). Duong's letter was translated into French and English to compete at the 47th UPU International Letter-Writing Competition in Switzerland. Translated by Tan Phat … [Read more...] about Winners of the 47th UPU International Letter-Writing contest awarded

An international workshop on Vietnam's economic prospects until 2025: opportunities and challenges brought by new-generation FTAs (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) Under its 5-year socio-economic development plan until 2020, Vietnam has maintained an annual GDP growth rate of more than 6.8%. Last year’s growth was more than 7% and this year is expected to exceed 7%. Vietnam  has achieved the GDP growth target set for the entire period. Inflation has been under control and the public debt ratio has been decreasing. But growth has been heavily dependent on capital. The support industry has grown slowly. The contribution of services with high added value has remained low. Logistics costs are high. Exports depend on foreign-invested enterprises. Most Vietnamese businesses haven’t participated in global value chains and their ability to innovate hasn’t improved much. At a recent international workshop on Vietnam's economic prospects until 2025, many experts pointed … [Read more...] about New-generation FTAs create opportunities, challenges for Vietnam’s economy