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Functional forces in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on Sunday inspected several tourist bungalows built without permission in Ham Ninh Commune of Phu Quoc Island City, where tourism is booming. The inspection came following Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper’s report on the illegal constructions that have become commonplace in the popular resort island off southern Vietnam. The illicitly-built tourist bungalows encroached on the Phu Quoc marine protected areas. They were constructed on concrete pillars firmly planted into the ground below the water and connected to the shore via a wooden boardwalk. Local authorities have granted construction certificates to none of these tourist bungalows, some of the owners of the structures admitted. The Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and related agencies have pledged to thoroughly handle these violations in accordance with the law and ensure the violators will return the seabed of the affected marine … [Read more...] about Phu Quoc probes illegal constructions in protected maritime areas

Implemented since 2013, the PMSA Scholarship not only helps talented and ambitious New Zealand students have opportunity to study and pratice in dynamic Asian countries, but also gives them the opportunity to live and experience Eastern culture. Vietnam is currently one of the favorite destinations on the map of Asian for New Zealand students when applying for PMSA Scholarship. From 2013 to 2019, 143 New Zealand students chose Vietnam as a destination for intership and resreach. The promotion of Vietnam as a destination for New Zealand students to receive PMSA Scholarship to increase regional understading is an important part of the educational cooperation between Vietnam – New Zealand, and is concretized as one of the goals of the Strategic Cooperation Plan on Education for the period 2020 – 2023 between the Vietnamese Ministry of Educaion and Training and Education New Zealand – ENZ. Ben Burrowes, Regional Director, Asia at Education New Zealand, said: “Global … [Read more...] about 52 New Zealand students select Vietnam for their journey to become global citizens

The Smart Operation Center of Binh Chanh District in Ho Chi Minh City, launched in April 2022. (Photo: SGGP) Vietnam Electricyt Group (EVN) reported that it has a great quantity of customers, nearly 90 percent of whom are individuals in households. Its electricity services are linked to the National Population Database via the National Public Service e-Portal, and have so far served clients better when eliminating a lot of documents in administrative procedures thanks to the digital transformation. EVN also employs cashless payment via Mobile Money of the intermediary of VNPT, Viettel, MobiFone. The rate of cashless payment for EVN now accounts for 95 percent. Similarly, Vietnam Social Security has completed its database for over 98 million Vietnamese citizens in 27 million households nationwide. It has introduced the app VssID – digital social security app – for participants to monitor their participation in social insurance and health insurance. The app has been downloaded and … [Read more...] about Developing digital citizen ecosystem becomes inevitable in Vietnam

Candidates for the teacher employment process for the 2022-2023 school year. Being the first year running the new 2018 General Education program for grade 10, HCMC needs 30 teachers for Arts and Music subjects. However, after the first round of testing general knowledge and foreign language performance, only 3 teachers passed to enter the second round of testing the professional skills. To temporarily address this shortage, Principal of Trung Vuong Senior High School in District 1 shared that her school will sign contracts with visiting Arts teachers. She and other principals are considering the method of sharing Arts and Music teachers among schools in the same group to serve the demands of students. Deputy Director of the HCMC Education and Training Department informed that this department has signed contracts with Sai Gon University and HCMC University of Education to train more teachers for the two subjects, while asking the Education and Training Divisions in all 21 … [Read more...] about HCMC encountering difficulty hiring arts teachers for secondary schools

At the meeting, the two sides exchanged their coordination results in the past. In particular, they have remained regular contacts, effectively held thematic seminars, meetings, and organized post-graduate training. Attentively, Central Military Hospital 108 has effectively transferred organ transplant techniques to the Organ Transplant Center under Military Hospital 175 in a hope that the hospital itself could conduct the first organ transplant this year. At the event, Military Hospital 175 proposed to continue their cooperation in training, transfer of expertise and high technology, implementation of scientific research projects, exchange of experience in hospital management, quality management, social work, customer care. The host also suggested organization of training courses on aero-medical evacuation and exchanged experience in the COVID-19 prevention and control work. Lt. Gen. Mai Hong Bang expressed his delight at the strong development of Military Hospital 175 in terms of … [Read more...] about Two military hospitals boost coordination

On hearing the two contingents’ report on their preparation and results in the first competition day, General Tien applauded them for their great efforts, activeness, overcoming difficulties, and pro-active practice. The deputy chief of the General Staff asked the two contingents in particular, and contingents of the VPA in general to continue to check and make thorough preparations for the competitions during the Army Games 2022 in Russia and other host countries, ensure safety, and observe the organizers’ regulations. General Tien wished the contingents good health. He hoped that they would have the best spirit, promote solidarity, show high determination and responsibility during the games. Earlier the same day, General Tien and the VPA delegation laid wreath at President Ho Chi Minh Monument in Moscow. The delegation was joined by Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and other embassy staff. As planned, apart from taking part in the opening ceremony of Army Games … [Read more...] about High-ranking VPA delegation visits Tank and Army of Culture Contingents

The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi last weekend shared a video on its Facebook page, showing the U.S. ambassador and food blogger Thuyen Vo trying the broken rice dish with grilled pork, bi (shredded pork skin) and cha (Vietnamese meatloaf with steamed pork, egg and other ingredients inside) at Moc's Restaurant in District 1. After trying the rice and the bi and the cha in his plate, using a pair of chopsticks, Knapper said in Vietnamese: "Rat la ngon!" ("Very delicious!") He said later in an embassy's statement: "It was great to have real com tam right here in Ho Chi Minh City with food blogger Thuyen Vo. She introduced me to one of her favorite com tam restaurants and told me how they make it. I hope to find some good com tam restaurants back home in Hanoi too." Com tam , usually garnished with pickled vegetables like daikon radish and carrot, is a popular breakfast in HCMC and southern provinces. The broken rice dish was also featured in a Netflix documentary series … [Read more...] about US envoy tastes Saigon’s broken rice

In the final of Group III in southern Vietnam's Tay Ninh Province on Saturday, Vietnam faced Pacific Oceania. In the first match, Trinh Linh Giang played Clement Mainguy. Although Giang took the lead twice, he still let Mainguy come back to win 7-4 and 6-3, claiming the overall 2-0 victory. The second match saw Vietnam’s number one Ly Hoang Nam going up against Colin Sinclair. Last year, Sinclair also defeated Nam during their Group III clash. But things were different this time, as Nam quickly won 6-2 in the first set. Sinclair returned with power in the second set and won 6-3. In the third set, Nam showed great stamina and tenacity to win 6-3 and 2-1 overall. After two matches, the score was 1-1 while the doubles match is make or break for both teams, as Hoang Nam and Le Quoc Khanh played Sinclair and Brett Baudinet. The first set was balanced and had to enter a tie break, with Vietnam winning 7-6. However, Vietnam couldn’t continue its momentum and lost the next two sets with … [Read more...] about Vietnam tennis team advance to Davis Cup playoff

Two Vietnamese representatives, Nguyen Danh Quang and Nguyen Anh Tuan, have won a silver medal in the double routine event at the Super Ball 2022, a world freestyle football championship held in the Czech Republic. This is the first medal at a world-level tournament in Vietnamese freestyle football history. With the cheers of about 100 Vietnamese people living in the Czech Republic, the Vietnamese duo delivered an outstanding performance in the final round that earned them a perfect 25 points, equal to that of the champion pair from Japan, Yosshi and Yuji. However, the Vietnamese representatives were announced the runners-up due to a lower score in the qualifying round. This supplied photo shows freestyle football players Nguyen Danh Quang and Nguyen Anh Tuan celebrating their silver medal in the double routine event at the Super Ball 2022 in the Czech Republic with supporters. “We are very honored and proud to be present at the world’s largest freestyle … [Read more...] about Vietnamese duo win silver medal at world freestyle football championship