Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha admitted that he was really sad to hear about the case of a local teacher in Quang Binh ordering pupils to slap a classmate 231 times. Nha on Wednesday had a meeting with locals in Binh Dinh Province. On this occasion, Nha answered many questions related to the education sector, including the National Assembly’s approval of the revised Law on Higher Education. Minister Phung Xuan Nha attends a meeting with locals in Binh Dinh Province on November 28 Regarding people’s concerns about increasing school violence, particularly the most recent case in Quang Binh Province, Nha said that such behaviour violated the teaching code of ethics. Teacher Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy from Duy Ninh Secondary School demanded 23 pupils of Class 6.2 to slap their classmate who was claimed to use foul language in class. Doctors said the boy wasn't seriously injured but the incident had traumatised him. “I’m myself extremely sad … [Read more...] about Education Minister vows to tackle school violence
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Da Nang streets may be named after foreign missionaries
Authorities in the central city of Da Nang are considering naming some streets in the city after two foreign missionaries, who play key roles in the development of the Vietnamese-romanised script. Francisco de Pina who is believed is the inventor of the Vietnamese-romanised script. File Photo The city's culture authority has held a public survey for a project on naming nearly 140 streets, roads and public buildings in the city in 2019. Among the name suggestions, there are the two missionaries, Francisco de Pina (1585-1625), a Portuguese priest, who arrived Vietnam in 1617 and invented the Vietnamese alphabet, and Alexandre de Rhodes (1591-1660), a French missionary as well as lexicographer, who wrote the first trilingual Vietnamese-Portuguese-Latin dictionary. Two streets in the city’s Hai Chau District are expected to be named after the missionaries. According to the director of the city’s Department of Culture and Sports, Huynh Van Hung, the two men played … [Read more...] about Da Nang streets may be named after foreign missionaries
A Saigon dish that worms its way into your heart
The marine worm is found across Vietnam, especially in the central town of Nha Trang; Con Dao Island and provinces of Ben Tre and Bac Lieu in the south; and the northern province of Quang Ninh. Known as sa sung in Vietnamese, the peanut worm is high in nutrition. The worm was once used in making pho (rice noodle soup) to add to the flavor of the broth. A kilogram of fresh peanut worms costs around VND500,000 ($22), and dried ones cost VND1.8 - 2.5 million ($78-108). Huyen, owner of a peanut worm porridge shop in Tan Phu District in Saigon, said the selection of ingredients was crucial to the flavor of the dish. "To identify delicious peanut worms, we should choose those that are thick, uniform in size and have a specific aroma that does not smell like fish." Once the works are chosen, the cook cleans it meticulously because there’s a lot of sand in their guts, which, if not removed, will affect the taste of the porridge. If made well, the worms remain intact and have a … [Read more...] about A Saigon dish that worms its way into your heart
