Long time no see Nguyen Thanh Chau, or Vance McElhinney as he is known in Northern Ireland, is with his Vietnamese mother Le Thi Anh in Quy Nhon town in central Vietnam on February 10, 2018. Photo by VnExpress A British man who was among 100 babies rescued from an orphanage in Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 returned home this year to celebrate his first Tet, Lunar New Year, with his Vietnamese mother in February. Nguyen Thanh Chau, or Vance McElhinney as he is known in Northern Ireland, was admitted to an orphanage after his mother, Le Thi Anh, had an accident in 1975 and was hospitalized for more than two months. An airlift campaign organized by the U.K. newspaper Daily Mail took the child to the U.K., where he was adopted by a new family and started a new life. When he reached his twenties, he decided to go looking for his biological family, with a small photo carrying a relative’s name on the back. After a long search, he finally found his … [Read more...] about Uplifting moments to carry as 2018 moves into 2019
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Australia to open direct aid program 2018-19 for local disadvantaged groups
In 2018, the Australian Embassy’s DAP Program supported the Youth Union of Vinh Tru town, Ly Nhan district, Ha Nam province to build a high-tech greenhouse, run by 60 cooperative members who are disabled, jobless, poor or ex-servicemen. The photo shows the Embassy visiting Vinh Tru town to see the first crop of vegetables grown in the new greenhouse. Small grants of up to AUD60,000 are available to NGOs, community groups and other not-for-profit entities to undertake small-scale development projects focusing on the economic empowerment of disadvantaged communities and groups. In the year 2018-19, Hanoi DAP will prioritize higher value projects, and projects which take an innovative approach to a longstanding development challenge. The deadline for submitting applications (online) is July 31, 2018. With an annual budget of AUD300,000, DAP in Northern Vietnam is an extremely competitive program. Applications must meet the requirements detailed in the DAP Guidelines, and comply … [Read more...] about Australia to open direct aid program 2018-19 for local disadvantaged groups
Da Nang opens tourist season in 2018
Dragon bridge in Da Nang (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Da Nang launched the tourist season in 2018 on April 27 at the Bien Dong Park in the city’s Son Tra peninsula with a programme of more than 20 activities, aiming to lure and entertain visitors to the coastal city. Prominent among the events will be a Kayak racing competition, a kite contest and pavilions introducing Da Nang tourism information, sea cuisines, tour services and performance of sea sports. Music performances will also be organised every night. A painting contest themed sea and islands will be held for children, together with various other activities. Special decorations have been installed in My Khe beach. According to Nguyen Duc Vu, Vice Director of the Management Board of Son Tra peninsula and Da Nang beaches, the programme aims to promote new tourism services of the city and provide more entertainment to locals and visitors during the four-day holiday on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the … [Read more...] about Da Nang opens tourist season in 2018
Diplomatic highlights in January-February, 2018
The National Assembly hosted the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) Legislative diplomacy embarks diplomatic activities The National Assembly hosted the 26th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) from January 18-21 in the capital city of Ha Noi, opening a series of Viet Nam’s diplomatic activities in 2018. Under the motto “Parliamentary partnership for Peace, Innovation and Sustainable Development,” APPF-26 reflected the development trend of international relations, parliamentary diplomacy and guided discussions to a joint declaration that emphasizes the commitments of all members to promote economic, cultural and regional cooperation for peace, security, prosperity, inclusive and sustainable development. The APPF-26 illustrated a practical action by parliamentarians to support Da Nang Declaration, entitled Creating New Dynamism, Fostering a Shared Future, … [Read more...] about Diplomatic highlights in January-February, 2018
The Government’s regular meeting in February 2018
THE GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAMIndependence - Freedom - Happiness No. 18/NQ-CP Hanoi, March 08, 2018 RESOLUTION THE GOVERNMENT’S REGULAR MEETING – FEBRUARY 2018 THE GOVERNMENT Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated June 19, 2015; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 138/2016/ND-CP dated October 01, 2016 promulgating the working regulation of the Government; Based on the discussion of the Cabinet members and the conclusion of the Prime Minister at the Government’s regular meeting in February 2018, held on March 01, 2018 DECIDES 1. Regarding the draft Law amending and supplementing to a number of articles of the Law on Special Amnesty The Ministry of Public Security shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Ministry of Justice, the Government Office and concerned ministries and agencies in, collecting comments of the Government members and verification results of the Government … [Read more...] about The Government’s regular meeting in February 2018
Cold weather expected for opening ceremony of Winter Games
Illustrative image (Source: Internet) Seoul (VNA) – The state weather agency of the Republic of Korea has said it expects wind chill below minus 10 degrees Celsius at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Games scheduled for February 9 evening. "Temperatures will range between minus 5 C and minus 2 C, which is on par or above what is normal for this time of year," Yonhap news agency quoted the Korea Meteorological Administration as saying on February 7. "Due to being on the edge of high pressure on the evening of Friday [February 9], there will be thick clouds across the region." The event will be hosted in the alpine town of PyeongChang, 180km east of Seoul, on February 9. The agency said wind chill is expected to fall as low as minus 14 C in other mountainous areas in Gangwon Province. Due to the rising concern over weather conditions, event organisers have installed wind shields at the pentagonal open-air PyeongChang Olympic Stadium to keep athletes and … [Read more...] about Cold weather expected for opening ceremony of Winter Games
GoBear Opens Regional Code Unit in Vietnam in February 2018
GoBear will commence operations of its new regional software development team, known as the GoBear Code Unit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 1st February 2018.As Asia’s first and only meta search engine for insurance and banking products, GoBear has shown tremendous growth in under 3 years with presence in 6 countries, helping over 15 million users and featuring more than 1,200 products. The GoBear Code Unit based in Vietnam will be responsible for building GoBear’s next generation application code. This includes branching out into newer technologies like Microservices, Serverless Code Execution, Schemaless Databases, AI and In-memory grid computing. “In line with our strategy, to continuously improve our product offering, we are expanding our in-house software development team. The expansion of this team is an integral part of our continuous growth and the need to ensure our platform achieves optimal performance while developing new technologies for our … [Read more...] about GoBear Opens Regional Code Unit in Vietnam in February 2018
Universities to open new faculties for 2018-19 academic year
HCM CITY — New faculties will be opened at universities during the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s new catalogue on training programmes in higher education. Most of the new faculties will be in the social fields. In the IT field, cybersafety will be taught first at eight universities, including Hà Nội University of Science and Technology, Military Technical Academy, Academy of Cryptography Techniques, and Post and Telecommunications Institute of Technology. In the health field, a nutrition faculty will be created. No new faculties will be created in veterinary medicine, art and life science. HCM City University of Architecture will have a new faculty of Urban Fine Arts to meet the demand for coherent development of landscapes and living spaces in urban areas. Văn Lang University in HCM City will enrol students in its new major of applied literature under the faculty of Public Relations and Communications. The … [Read more...] about Universities to open new faculties for 2018-19 academic year
Universities to open new faculties for 2018-2019
Most of the new faculties will be in the social fields. In the IT field, cyber-safety will be taught first at eight universities, including Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Military Technical Academy, Academy of Cryptography Techniques, and Post and Telecommunications Institute of Technology. Students taking part in a practice lesson at Ho Chi Minh City International University under Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City. In the health field, a nutrition faculty will be created. No new faculties will be created in veterinary medicine, art and life science. Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture will have a new faculty of Urban Fine Arts to meet the demand for coherent development of landscapes and living spaces in urban areas. Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City will enrol students in its new major of applied literature under the faculty of Public Relations and Communications. The Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education … [Read more...] about Universities to open new faculties for 2018-2019
Universities to open new faculties for 2018-19
New faculties will be opened at universities during the 2018-2019 academic year, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s new catalogue on training programmes in higher education. Students take part in a practice lesson at HCM City International University under Vietnam National University-HCM City. Most of the new faculties will be in the social fields. In the IT field, cyber-safety will be taught first at eight universities, including Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Military Technical Academy, Academy of Cryptography Techniques, and Post and Telecommunications Institute of Technology.In the health field, a nutrition faculty will be created. No new faculties will be created in veterinary medicine, art and life science.HCM City University of Architecture will have a new faculty of Urban Fine Arts to meet the demand for coherent development of landscapes and living spaces in urban areas.Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City will enrol students in … [Read more...] about Universities to open new faculties for 2018-19