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Danny Hwang and Tommy Nguyen, Point Avenue Graduation Ceremony 2019 Danny Hwang, Co-CEO, said, “We are thankful to work with Gaw Capital and Generation Growth Investors Ltd., which, combined with our team's talent and efforts, will enable NPX Point Avenue’s continued growth and success in Vietnam, Thailand, and beyond.” Launched in 2018, NPX Point Avenue seeks to create an ambitious roadmap for expansion –K-12 private bilingual schools, hybrid learning focused EdTech, and K-12 hybrid academies –targeting Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Bangkok. On top of English learning, test preparation, competitive debate coaching, admissions consulting, life coaching, and leadership camps, NPX Point Avenue offers a unique mentoring system that develops student character, soft skills, and leadership skills often side-lined in traditional school systems. Michael Lambert, head of True North School (TNS), said, “TNS will prepare students for the future workforce. Learning can no longer be an 8 to 3 weekday, four-walled, timed-experience. At TNS, we are departing from the past and catching the future.” NPX Point Avenue has been able to safely and seamlessly offer students the highest quality in education through the COVID-19 pandemic. Courses offered can be taken completely online, through their live class tool, or in a hybrid fashion, via their online learning management system and state-of-the-art facilities. Samuel Hwang, Co-CEO, Chief Technological Officer said, “Our strategy of integrating both online and hybrid learning for both the K-12 private bilingual school and after-school training business is a winning formula we believe will allow us to be the top EdTech company in the region.” Point Avenue SAT hybrid class Their approach uniquely emphasises active remote learning with interactive live-streamed classes, using a platform that enables students to complete assignments and receive individualised teacher feedback. The focus on innovation has led to …

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One of Ho Chi Minh City’s private theatres is working to introduce young people to tuong or hat boi (classical drama), a Vietnamese traditional theatre genre that originated in the 17th century. Actress Binh Tinh, winner of the Chuông Vàng Vọng Cổ (Golden Bell) Awards 2016, a national cai luong contest presented annually by HCM City Television. — Photo courtesy of the theatre The Huynh Long Tuong Troupe will stage a series of new historical plays featuring national heroes and events in different periods under the Tran, Ngo, Dinh and Ly dynasties this year. The first show, Ngô Quyền Và Chiến Thắng Bạch Đằng Giang (General Ngo Quyen and the Great Victory on Bach Dang River), will be released on HCM City Television in March. The play features the battle of Bach Dang River in 938, when the Vietnamese troops led by General Ngo Quyen defeated the invading forces from the Chinese Southern Han Dynasty. The General at the time had his troops plant iron-tipped wooden stakes into the river bed, invisible during high tides. After he launched a counter-attack at low tide, the enemy's large boats ran aground as they were pierced by the long sharpened stakes. The victory of Bach Dang ended the 1,000-year Chinese domination of Vietnam, opening a period of Vietnam's independence and sovereignty. Ngo Quyen became the King and ruled the Ngo Dynasty. Young and veteran artists from the private Huynh Long Tuong Troupe are helping to preserve and develop tuong, a traditional genre of Vietnamese theatre which began in the 17th century. — Photo courtesy of the theatre The play features young talents My Chau, Dang Khoa and Quoc Thanh, graduates of the HCM City University of Theatre & Cinematography. “We will offer quality shows featuring a unique style of tuong,” said the troupe’s art director and actress Binh Tinh, who has 20 years of experience in the industry. “We want to bring the art closer to young audiences.” The Huynh Long Troupe, …

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Clip expresses gratitude toward doctors in COVID-19 fight A video clip comprising a series of paintings by children on doctors, who are called intimately as white blouse warriors during the COVID-19 fight, has been published recently by the Ministry of Health. The paintings by child artists are part of a campaign initiated by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). They depict doctors as white-blouse soldiers who have relentlessly fought against the pandemic, through which children’s gratitude toward health workers is expressed. The video also conveys a message of solidarity in the fight against COVID-19./. 110 foreign experts to be isolated for COVID-19 combat The administration of Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, has outlined plans to put a total of 110 foreign experts into isolation in concentrated places in an effort to prevent the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The foreign experts are scheduled to pass though Huu Nghi international border gate in the northern province of Lang Son and then travel to Quang Ngai to work for Hoa Phat Dung Quat Iron and Steel Integrated Complex. The provincial administration requested relevant agencies to create favourable condition for the experts during their travel and quarantine back in Quang Ngai. At present, Quang Ngai is yet to record any positive COVID-19 cases this year, although local authorities have advised relevant agencies to closely control people entering from COVID-19 hotspots in the fight against the virus. Cases that violate the Health Ministry’s COVID-19 prevention and control measures will be punished, whilst local medical workers will take samples for testing of relevant cases, especially foreigners currently working in Quang Ngai. Daily Mail hails Vietnamese driver as hero after saving life of local girl The Daily Mail newspaper of the UK has posted an article hailing the bravery of a local delivery …

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