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A middle school in the north-central province of Quang Binh, where a teacher last month asked classmates of a student to take turns in slapping him a total of 230 times for “swearing” in class, has stirred further public anger by asking those concerned to detail the event in a questionnaire. A sixth grader at Duy Ninh Middle School in Quang Binh was hospitalized in late November after he was repeatedly slapped on the face by his classmates as a punishment from his teacher for allegedly using foul language in the classroom. The math teacher, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy, asked the whole class to give the student ten slaps each after he was accused of “swearing” by another classmate. In total, the boy suffered 230 slaps to his face, with the 231st coming from Thuy herself after he responded to the punishment by saying, “I hate you, teacher!” Thuy has been suspended from work pending her final punishment, while Quang Binh police officers have launched legal proceedings against the case … [Read more...] about Vietnam school in hot water for asking students to detail slapping of classmate

Vo Xuan Vinh won a gold medal in 20km men's walk and Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc in women's walk. Hoang Nguyen Thanh won a gold medal in marathon, which is Vietnam's first in the event in SEA Games history. Hoang Nguyen Thanh after finishing the athletics' marathon event to win a gold medal in My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi, May 19, 2022. Photo by Duc Dong Hoang Nguyen Thanh near the finish line in the athletics' marathon event, May 19, 2022. Photo by Duc Dong Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa won a bronze medal for Vietnam in the women's marathon event. She obviously gave it all she got and ended up vomiting after touching the finish line. Vietnam have also performed well in chess Thursday. Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, who returned from the U.S. for the tournament, kept winning other opponents to lead Vietnam after four rounds of rapid chess event. A draw in the final with the Philippines will be enough to earn them a gold medal. Le Quang Liem before a rapid chess … [Read more...] about SEA Games: Vietnam win three athletics gold

Addressing the second day of a two-day meeting, Biden said "a great deal of history of our world in the next 50 years is going to be written in the ASEAN countries, and our relationship with you is the future, in the coming years and decades." The summit marks the first time that ASEAN leaders gathered as a group in Washington and their first meeting hosted by a U.S. president since 2016. The Biden administration hopes the effort will show that Washington remains focused on the Indo-Pacific and the long-term challenge of China, which it views as its main competitor, despite the crisis in Ukraine. "We're launching a new era - a new era - in U.S.-ASEAN relations," Biden said. Earlier, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris told ASEAN leaders the United States would remain in the region for generations and stressed the need to maintain freedom of the seas, which Washington says is challenged by China. "The United States and ASEAN have shared a vision for this region, and together we … [Read more...] about US-ASEAN summit marks ‘new era’ for ties: Biden

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai speaks at the conference (PHoto: SGGP) Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai said that the disbursement progress has so far achieved 11 percent, which is lower than last year with 17 percent. He added that many units have had low disbursement rates; therefore, all units and investors must clearly define their responsibilities, review each project, and solve any problems to ensure progress, not accumulate at the end of the year. In order to speed up the progress of projects, Chairman Phan Van Mai asked the units to report in detail and analyze each project for solutions. Reporting at the conference, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment Le Thi Huynh Mai said that most of the units with too low disbursement rates do have not much capital and are currently in the process of implementing procedures, so they have not completed the … [Read more...] about HCMC People’s Committee asks to remove difficulties, accelerate disbursement

Companies that practice gender equality and women empowerment in the workplace, marketplace, and community are believed to gain advantage in competitiveness and sustainable development. Women’s economic empowerment in Vietnam has been promoted through a program funded by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for the 2019-2022 period. Le Thanh, Program Manager of the European Union Delegation, speaks at the conference WeEmpowerAsia Journey held in Hanoi on May 10. Photos: UN WOMEN More than 1,500 enterprises in Vietnam have been equipped to improve awareness of women’s empowerment principles in the workplace, marketplace, and community in the past three years in a program funded by the European Union (EU) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Approximately 3,300 women-owned enterprises strengthened their capacity to adapt to Covid-19 and the … [Read more...] about EU-funded program promotes women’s economic empowerment in Vietnam

Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai speaks at the conference. At the conference, the proposal of handling difficulties for anti-flooding projects, including anti-flooding projects due to high tides is a target of voters of Nha Be District. Meanwhile, voters of District 7 had opinions about housing, real estate and construction issues, especially the usage of 28-hectare public land for public works for residents; handling the granting of land use rights, ownership of the house and other properties associated with land for over 50,000 apartments, prioritizing the implementation of the Nguyen Khoai bridge and road project. Through meeting with voters of two districts, the central agencies also said that it is urgent to amend the Land Law 2013. A voter of Nha Be District gives opinion at the conference. Regarding the housing issue, Chairman Phan Van Mai affirmed that HCMC will focus on deploying additional accommodations for workers. After listening to … [Read more...] about City to build 35,000 more commercial houses, 28,000 accommodations for workers

Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI – Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn, who is accompanying Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính during his US trip, met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington DC on May 13 (local time). At the meetings, FM Sơn thanked the US Department of State and the US National Security Council for helping promote the Việt Nam-US relations over the years, especially through the close coordination in organising the ASEAN-US Special Summit. The two sides were pleased that US President Joe Biden and PM Phạm Minh Chính had a meeting on the sidelines of the summit. They engaged in practical discussions on the bilateral relations between the two countries and regional and international issues of shared concern. Sơn expressed his delight at the positive development of the Việt Nam-US comprehensive partnership over the years, as seen in mutual … [Read more...] about Foreign Minister Sơn meets US counterpart, National Security Advisor in Washington

FM Bui Thanh Son (R) meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son , who is accompanying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his US trip, met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington D.C on May 13 (local time). At the meetings, FM Son thanked the US Department of State and the US National Security Council for helping promote the Vietnam-US relations over the years, especially through the close coordination in organising the ASEAN-US Special Summit. The two sides shared pleasure that US President Joe Biden and PM Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting on the sidelines of the summit, during which they engaged in practical discussions on the bilateral relations between the two countries as well as regional and international issues of shared concern. FM Son expressed his delight at the positive development of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership over the … [Read more...] about Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son meets US counterpart, National Security Advisor in Washington

AFD Executive Director Philippe Orliange (left) has recently paid a working visit to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Responding to climate change, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change impacts are among priorities of the French Development Agency (AFD)’s cooperation priorities in Vietnam, AFD Executive Director Philippe Orliange has affirmed. Such cooperation priorities completely match commitments made by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ) in Glasgow, Scotland (the UK), last November, Orliange said in an interview with the press. The AFD Executive Director, who has recently paid a working visit to Vietnam, also lauded the Vietnamese government’s strong commitments at COP26. Under the cooperation strategy, the AFD has promoted in-depth discussions with Vietnam’s government agencies on policies regarding climate change impacts, during which … [Read more...] about Climate change response among AFD’s cooperation priorities in Vietnam

Based on “smart city” foundation Following the success in building the e-administration and reforming administrative procedures in the 2012 – 2018 period, Quang Ninh province has built a digital administration based on the implementation of a project building smart cities in the 2019 – 2025 period. Quang Ninh province’s smart cities will take people and tourists as the center. They will be encouraged to help develop tourism services. The local authorities will work to improve management capacity as well as the quality and efficiency of socio-economic activities, creating an attractive investment environment and promoting inclusive development. The province will continue refining legal regulations to facilitate the implementation and development of e-administration, digital ministration and smart cities. The smart city project will be carried out in Cam Pha, Uong Bi and Mong Cai cities. Looking towards knowledge-based economy Quang Ninh was the first province in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh looks toward knowledge-based economy