STEM education experiencing growing pains in Vietnam

A research team headed by Tran Thi Huong Giang, MA, from the Vietnam Education Science Institute has discovered problems related to gender equality in textbooks used to teach STEM subjects.

Glass a class apart when it comes to paintings

 Duong Van Kinh, 32, an employee of Hue City’s Culture Department, is a rare practitioner and proponent of glass paintings, an art form not in its heyday. 

Herb bank sows seeds of sustainable growth

The question is clear and succinct.“Looking for herbs?”The answer is simple: “Hit search.”The herbbank.org website, which provides information on all types of herbs from all over Viet Nam, is an unlikely brainchild of Pham Thi Nhan.

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Adapting higher education in Vietnam to globalization

 Tertiary education in Vietnam is facing greater demand for improved soft skills training to meet the needs of the private sector and the fast-changing and more internationally integrated economy.

Argentina U20 to hold training camp in Vietnam

 Head Coach Claudio Ubeda of Argentina U20 has announced a series of upcoming friendly matches during a training camp in Vietnam.

Vietnamese painting fetches US$1.2m in Hong Kong

 Family Life, an artwork by late Vietnamese painter Le Pho, fetched US$1.2m at a Modern and Contemporary Art auction at Hong Kong’s Sotheby’s home late last week.

Hanoi authorities ask to review trees at schools

 Ngo Van Quy, vice chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, urged the evaluation of trees at schools to avoid repeated tree collapse incidents, posing danger to students.

180kg frozen tiger found in an ambulance

 Traffic police in central Thanh Hoa Province on Wednesday found a frozen tiger weighing 180kg in an ambulance travelling on HCM Trail in the province’s Thach Thanh District.

Hanoi in young leaf season

 As old leaves shed to make way for new ones, Hanoi soaks in an array of charming spring colours. As new leaves sprout, they turn the capital city into an artist’s magical palette.

Vietnam retain place in FIFA rankings for April

 Vietnam retained its place among Southeast Asia’s top three teams as the International Football Federation (FIFA) announced the latest men’s world rankings on April 6.

Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2017 to bring together over 300 artisans

 More than 300 artisans representing famous craft villages nationwide will be participating in the 2017 Hue Traditional Craft Festival, to be held in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from April 28 to May 2.

Music street to create a new cultural space in HCM City

 The Ho Chi Minh City Music Street, all set to open across the Alexandre De Rhodes Street in district 1 at the end of April, is likely to to provide a new cultural space for local residents and visitors to the city.

Netherlands assist Hanoi in colourful illumination of ancient water tower

 Hang Dau Water Tower, a French colonial structure in Hanoi’s Quan Thanh Street, is being illuminated in orange for the third consecutive year from April 6-27, to mark the festive days for both Vietnam and the Netherlands this month.

Taxi firms have mixed views on proposed regulations

Taxi companies have expressed mixed views on draft regulations drawn up by the Ministry of Transport to amend Decree No 86/2014/ND-CP, which concerns automobile transportation businesses.

Brazil finds problems in samples from meat plants being investigated

Brazil's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday it had found salmonella and staphylococci in eight of the 302 samples of meat-based products collected from the 21 meat processing plants being investigated in a corruption probe.

Chile's wine industry sees little impact from fires, heatwave

 A torrid summer and devastating fires across central Chile's wine belt have forced an earlier harvest this year, but there are no signs that volume or flavor will be affected, 

Adidas to mass-produce 3D-printed shoe with Silicon Valley start-up

 Adidas launched a new sneaker on Friday with a 3D-printed sole that it plans to mass-produce next year, part of a broader push by the German sportswear firm to react faster to changing fashions 

VN History Museum rents out land to businesses

 As the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi is failing to attract visitors, it has increasingly become a venue for restaurants and wedding parties.

Annual suicide rates in VN peak due to depression

 Between 36,000 and 40,000 people in Vietnam commit suicide per year among the sharp rise in the number of local people living with depression.

Two-thirds of EU travel websites mislead on prices: Commission

 Two-thirds of travel booking websites provide misleading information on prices and so breached EU consumer protection rules, the European Commission said on Friday.

VN North-South Expressway to have 6-10 lanes

 PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has tasked the Ministry of Transport to mull over the expansion of the North-South Expressway scope to 6-10 lanes in accordance with Vietnam’s development situation.

$778mn invested in green energy projects in Vietnam

 Of the 110 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects Vietnam has attracted in the field of electricity and gas production, 16 are in green energy, with total registered capital of $778 million.

Police confiscate villa of on-the-run PVC chairman

The Ministry of Public Security has asked authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc to confiscate a luxury villa at Tam Dao Mountain which is suspected to be owned by former chairman of Vietnam Petroleum Construction Joint Stock Corporation.

17-month-old boy seriously injured in airport escalator accident

 A 17-month-old boy in Ha Tinh Province had his wrist nearly cut off after being caught on an escalator at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on April 6.