The online English edition of the Quan doi nhan dan (People's Army) officially joined the internet today at http://www.quandoinhandan.org.vn. The English edition provides domestic and foreign readers accurate news about the country's reforms and activities of the Vietnamese armed forces. On the same day, the newspaper also launched the new version of the Vietnamese edition, which is more convenient and more informative including multimedia applications. … [Read more...] about Quan Doi Nhan Dan Newspaper Launches English Edition
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Cambridge English’s scholarship to Paris
Kieu Giang The scholarship consists of registration fee for the event, expenses in Paris for three days, transportation, accommodation and an invitation to the banquet of the conference. Candidates have to submit a CV, a passport photo and an essay from 500 to 1000 words themed "How a good language test can support effective learning." A successful entry will be evaluated on its creativeness, personal experience, and profound knowledge on learning/teaching a foreign language. For further information and registration, access http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/news/view/how-a-good-language-test-can-support-effective-learning/ Deadline for application is September 30. ALTE conference has become one of the largest and most influential multilingual events for the global language assessment community. This year's conference theme, 'Language Assessment for Multilingualism: promoting linguistic diversity and intercultural communication', promises to draw a diverse range of delegates to an … [Read more...] about Cambridge English’s scholarship to Paris
Eloquence contest in English language to be launched
Rounds of the English eloquence contest on Asian Trade 2008 will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, said the University of Cambridge ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Candidates are students and young workers who were born between 1982 and now. The two best ones will take part in the Asian Competition to be held in Singapore. They will also be granted MBA scholarships to study at Newcastle University and participate in trade courses in Australia or in the UK. For further information, log onto the website www.cambridgeesol.org.vn/news Earlier, the organisation presented 5 bookcases with over 100 English books to 5 junior schools in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: TT Translated by Duy Minh … [Read more...] about Eloquence contest in English language to be launched
First News wins AIC lawsuit
First News wins AIC lawsuit Huy Nguyen By Huy Nguyen in HCMC Tri Viet (First News) has won its lawsuit with American International College (AIC) in Hanoi netting compensation of VND729 million after AIC illegally used English books and CDs for TOEIC and TOEFL, said Nguyen Van Phuoc, director of First News. Last September, First News filed the suit for the pirating of the products which it bought copyright from the U.S.’s Compass Media as sole publisher in Vietnam. First News will receive VND200 million is cash with the rest of the money being divided into 254 scholarships worth VND2 million each which the company will donate to poor students in Hanoi. This is the third time the company has won a piracy lawsuit. Last year, the company won a landmark case against Australia International English School (AIES) and Vietnam Australia Society English Center (VAS), for illegally using the English curriculum New TOEIC. First News has just completed documents to file a lawsuit … [Read more...] about First News wins AIC lawsuit
Tuoi Tre launches online publication in English
Tuoi Tre newspaper opened an English online publication at www.tuoitrenews.vn on Friday to provide news in the fields of politics, society, culture, sports, economics and real estate. Tuoitrenews links to its partners' websites on economics, real estate and tourism. Visitors can hear as well as read the news and order flowers online. Tuoi Tre's Vietnamese online publication draws 4.5 million visitors per day. Tuoi Tre also publishes a weekly magazine. … [Read more...] about Tuoi Tre launches online publication in English