Surpassing almost 200 teams from 120 schools nationwide, three teams from Le Ngoc Han Primary School and Western Australian International School in HCM City, and Wellspring School in Hanoi championed at the FIRST LEGO League Vietnam 2018, which took place in HCM City on January 27-28. They will compete at the world event in Houston in late April.FIRST LEGO League is an international scientific and technological event held annually for students aged 6-16. This year’s competition attracts more than 255,000 contestants of 32,000 teams from more than 88 countries.The contest will offer a good chance for Vietnamese students to show their enthusiasm for robotic design, assembling and programming, receive soft skills training and share their knowledge and ideas with international contestants. … [Read more...] about Vietnam students to compete at FIRST LEGO League in the US
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Weekend activities in HCM City
Those not having enough time on the weekend for a long trip could take note of the following destinations in HCM City. Tourists are seen on Nguyen Van Binh book street in downtown HCMC. The second “Trung thu mo uoc” (Mid-Autumn Dreams) event will take place this weekend on the book street Nguyen Van Binh book street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, HCMC The second “Trung thu mo uoc” (Mid-Autumn Dreams) event will take place on September 30 and October 1 on Nguyen Van Binh book street in downtown HCMC to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on October 4 or the 15th of the eighth lunar month. According to the HCMC Book Street Management Board, around 800 disadvantaged children from open homes and shelters in the city and neighboring provinces will be provided with an opportunity to immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere and join exciting activities. Aside … [Read more...] about Weekend activities in HCM City
Lotte Mart wants city children to help needy kids
Lotte Mart wants city children to help needy kids By Hoang Vy in HCMC Lotte Mart shopping centers are looking for children to take part in their ‘Learning good things, giving dreams’ campaign which starts on Friday until May 19. The program will collect toys, comic books and stationery from children in the city to donate to needy children. A child can donate two toys or more to Lotte Mart and receive an encouraging gift like a 10% to 40% discount voucher to buy toys at Lego, Toy City, Kiko and Funny Land stores by drawing lots and they will also have unlimited time to have fun at the Playtime entertainment area. All donations will be given to orphans and disadvantaged children in a charity trip which is expected to be held from May 21 to 22 by Lotte Mart. During the program, the shopping centers will also offer special discounts on food and drinks for kids with some toys for sale with 40% discounts. … [Read more...] about Lotte Mart wants city children to help needy kids
Disadvantaged children receive 480 packages of Lego
The Ho Chi Minh City Child Welfare Foundation coordinated with the Viet Tinh Anh Joint Stock Company January 10 to offer disadvantaged, orphaned and disabled children 480 packages of Lego toys worth VND2.5 billion (US$13,000). A ceremony was held at the Inter Continental Asiana Saigon Hotel to offer the gifts to the children from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho City. More than 500 children from charitable centers, and 150 children from Minh Dao Primary School in HCMC's District 5, took part in a Lego-assembling competition themed "Children's Dream" during the ceremony. The toys were offered by Denmark's Lego Group in conjunction with the Viet Tinh Anh Joint Stock Company following an official visit by the Queen of Denmark in November 2009. Lego Group's flagship product, Lego, consists of colorful interlocking plastic bricks and an accompanying array of gears, minifigures and various other parts. Lego bricks can be assembled and connected in many ways to construct such … [Read more...] about Disadvantaged children receive 480 packages of Lego
Lego’s latest brick trick: a virtual world
Millions of children pick up Lego bricks each year to spend hours -- 5 billion, in fact -- creating their own imaginary worlds. Now the manufacturer of the little plastic playing blocks wants to take them online to "Lego Universe," a virtual world for fans of the ubiquitous toy. An undated artist's impression shows a scene from 'Lego Universe,' a virtual world for fans of the ubiquitous toy … [Read more...] about Lego’s latest brick trick: a virtual world