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Hollywood director to serve as judge in short film-making contest

Jordan Vogt-Roberts, director of the blockbuster “Kong: Skull Island”  will serve as head judge in the 48 Hour Film Project in Vietnam.

Preschoolers in disadvantaged areas exempted tuition fee from 2018

Preschool students in disadvantaged areas will get tuition fee exemption from 2018 as per new policies of Vietnam.

Invasive alien species become problem for managerial agencies

Several invasive alien species have entered Vietnam, impacting the local environment and biodiversity, causing concern among authorised agencies.

Hundreds households exposed to cancer because of polluted water

 Hundreds of households in Gio My Commune, Quang Tri Province are facing the risks of deadly illnesses as their underground water is contaminated.

HCM City to take synchronous environmental protection solutions

 Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council, has underscored the need to employ synchronous solutions in environmental protection in the locality. 

Impacts of qualifications frameworks on higher education discussed

 The 5th National Workshop on the Impact of Qualifications Frameworks and Regional Quality Assurance Standards on Vietnam’s Higher Education opened in central Dang Nang city on May 30.

Phu Yen farmers accuse local company of causing lobster deaths

 Phu Yen’s provincial authorities’ claim that mass lobster deaths were caused by a sudden weather change has been rejected by local farmers who are blaming a company for releasing polluted water into the environment.

Education Minister gives school green light to recruit teachers

 Education Minister Phung Xuan Nha proposed to allow schools to recruit teachers, basing on their specific requirements.

Overachiever overload

When most Vietnamese high schoolers apply to college, they pick five target schools and hope for the best. This year one enterprising young student has decided to go one-beyond. Actually, he’s decided to go 43-beyond.

Coal thermal power plants affecting rice production in Mekong Delta

Under the national electricity development plan, coal thermal power will make up 50 percent of Vietnam’s total electricity output from 2020. The Mekong River Delta will become one of the nation’s thermal power centers.

Vietnam's Phuong Linh becomes Miss "Visit Japan" Tourism Ambassador

 The second runner-up of Miss Ao Dai Vietnam 2016, Pham Ngoc Phuong Linh has been named Miss "Visit Japan" Tourism Ambassador at the on-going Miss International Beauty Pageant in Japan.

Vietnam's work among 11 best-designed kindergartens in the world

From Vietnam's Farming Kindergarten to Germany's cat-shaped Kindergarten Wolfartsweier, here are the top 11 best places for kids to start school off on the right foot, according to Business Insider.

Social News 18/11

 Tonnes of bananas go to waste, Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific opens new routes, HCM City urged to change bus subsidy method, Vietnam helps train Laos' reporters, Workers to get free bus tickets for Tet

Workshop seeks intensified dialogue to reduce East Sea tensions

  Vietnam once again affirmed it has full historical and legalevidence for its sovereignty claim over islands in the East Sea at the 25thannual workshop on constraining latent conflicts in the East Sea in Indonesia.