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A man monitors stock prices. The VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange continued its downward spiral today, January 28, due to forced selling – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – With losers overwhelmingly outstripping gainers by 478 to 20, the VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange continued its downward spiral to close down 73.23 points, or 6.67%, from the day earlier, at 1,023.94 today, January 28, due to panic selling following news of Covid-19 outbreaks. … [Read more...] about Main index plunges as some 480 stocks end in red

UNESCO expert: Vietnam education reform on right path, recommends better allocation of funds Dominique Altner, Senior Program Specialist at IIEP (International Institute for Educational Planning), spoke to VietnamNet about the development of Vietnam’s education system in the last five years. … [Read more...] about Education Minister outlines 9 achievements, 5 problems in educational sector

Vietnam’s growth would be among the highest in the world, thanks to its successful containment of the Covid-19 pandemic, Era Dabla Norris, mission chief to Vietnam and division chief in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific department, said at the end of her team’s virtual mission to Vietnam from October 15 to November 13. … [Read more...] about Vietnam GDP growth to be among world’s highest in 2020: IMF

Health workers spray disinfectant over an area where a Covid-19 patient is residing. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ordered locals from Quang Ninh and Hai Duong not to move out of the provinces to prevent the spread of Covid-19 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered locals from Quang Ninh and Hai Duong not to move out of the provinces to prevent the spread of Covid-19, after Vietnam reported 82 fresh Covid-19 cases via community transmission in these two provinces. … [Read more...] about Residents in Quang Ninh, Hai Duong banned from travelling to other parts of Vietnam

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has earned three awards in the latest round of the Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER), an international programme that funds scientists and engineers in developing countries who partner with US government-funded researchers to address global development challenges.  Vietnamese researchers have earned 20 awards under this programme since 2011, including these three new grants. Recently, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced more than 5.8 million USD for 26 new worldwide research projects to discover, test, and scale breakthrough solutions for critical challenges in international development through the PEER programme, funded by USAID and implemented by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The awards range in value from 54,000 USD to 300,000 USD. Three researchers in Vietnam received awards under this latest round Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh of the Asian Institute … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scholars win US scientific research awards