Vietnam is not listed in the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranking, though it had better overall results than previous years. On December 3, 2019, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced the assessment results of international students from 79 countries and territories. According to theh Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), Vietnam had 505 scores from reading comprehensive, the 13th highest score out of 79 countries and territories (it ranked 19th out of 65 countries in 2012 and 32nd out of 70 countries in 2015). However, Vietnam was not included in the 2018 ranking for two reasons. Chi Mai VN gets high scores but not named in PISA 2018 ranking Vietnam has missed out in the ranking of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 despite getting high scores. IT Olympiad for students, int’l programming contests conclude The 28th Informatics Olympiad for Students, the … [Read more...] about Discrepancy in PISA test results leaves Vietnam out of PISA ranking
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Indonesia to repeal national exams from 2021
Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim (Photo: tempo.co) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture Nadiem Makarim has announced four educational policy programmes dubbed "Merdeka Belajar" or freedom of learning, including the termination of the national examination (UN) starting in 2021. "The implementation of national exam in 2021 will be changed to the Assessment of Minimum Competency and Survey of Character, which consists of the ability of language (literacy), the ability of math (numeracy), and the strengthening of character education," said Nadiem as quoted from the ministry’s website on December 11. This examination will be valid for students in the middle of the school level, viz. grades 4, 8 and 11. The government hoped this replacement of the national exams would encourage teachers and schools to improve the quality of education. The results of this exam will not be used as a basis of student selection to the next level. … [Read more...] about Indonesia to repeal national exams from 2021
Vietnam shocked by extent of sexual abuse children face
The latest case of child abuse came to light earlier this week when CCTV footage in a Saigon elevator showed a man hugging a little girl Monday night. The man was quickly identified as Nguyen Huu Linh, former deputy chief prosecutor of Da Nang, who retired in 2018. Once the footage was leaked on the Internet, public outrage followed, and Linh had to face the music. People threw dirt at his house and someone painted au dam (paedophilia) in black paint on his gate. People threw dirt at his house and someone painted au dam (paedophilia) in black paint on his gate. Photo by VnExpress/N.T Angry comments filled social media, mincing no words. "A new kind of pervert has appeared in apartment building elevators, so parents should be cautious and always stay by their daughters to protect them from these perverts. Disgusting!," a VnExpress reader commented. "He knows the law and was once in a high position in the executive body of a major city, but he violated the law; there … [Read more...] about Vietnam shocked by extent of sexual abuse children face
The human rights situation of prisoners always complies with regulations
Prisoners at the No. 3 detention center are all guaranteed to enjoy the most basic human right to maintain physical condition, thereby other rights can be promoted. Prisoners at the No. 3 detention center are all guaranteed to enjoy the most basic human right to maintain physical condition, thereby other rights can be promoted. On the morning of June 25, the Department of External Information (Ministry of Information and Communications) and the Government Standing Office of Human Rights organized a tour for the press to study real conditions at the No. 3 detention center of the Ministry of Public Security located in Nghia Dung commune, Tan Ky district, Nghe An province. This is the home of nearly 2,000 inmates, including many particularly dangerous prisoners. According to Colonel Phan Dinh Thanh, superintendent of the No. 3 detention center, prisoners here are all guaranteed to enjoy the most basic human right to maintain physical condition, thereby other rights can be … [Read more...] about The human rights situation of prisoners always complies with regulations
Vietcombank aims for 15-percent credit growth
It also plans to cut non-performing loan ratio (NPL) to below 1.5 percent and a rise of 14 percent in total asset. The targets were announced at the annual shareholders’ meeting of the bank on April 27. Vietcombank chairman Nghiem Xuan Thanh also informed the shareholders on plans to add 10 percent to its tier-1 capital in 2018 through issuing shares for foreign investors. He said the capital raise proposal was approved by the State Bank of Vietnam and the Government in December 2017. The action aims to secure the bank’s capital adequacy ratio of nine percent in accordance with Basel II standards. The number of to-be-issued shares would not exceed 10 percent of the bank’s total number of shares, which is now nearly 3.6 billion. Vietcombank will issue additional shares to a maximum of 10 foreign investors, chairman Thanh said. Vietcombank general director Pham Quang Dung said the Japanese bank Mizuho, one of the largest shareholders at … [Read more...] about Vietcombank aims for 15-percent credit growth