Multi year study

Attending the meeting were representatives from the Ministry of National Defense, and the Embassy of India in Vietnam. At the meeting. Photo: mod.gov.vn This year marks the 55th founding anniversary of the ITEC program, a bilateral assistance program run by the Government of India. Vietnam and India started its partnership in the framework of the ITEC program in the 1970s. Annually, the Indian Ministry of Defense grants around 50 full scholarships to Vietnamese military trainees to study at its major institutes and schools. This program plays an important role in promoting the bilateral cooperation between the two countries and helps develop human resources for different fields in Vietnam. Addressing the meeting, a representative from the Ministry of National Defense thanked the Government and Ministry of Defense of India and emphasized that the human resource training cooperation is one of the most effective ways to help the two countries get closer. He also … [Read more...] about Gathering for Vietnamese troops who studied in India

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training and the Vietnamese Embassy in South Korea are investigating 164 local students that have been reported to have vanished from Incheon National University. According to Pham Quang Hung, head of the ministry’s International Co-operation Department, the students have been unaccounted for 15 days at the university, not missing as said by some news sources. (Photo by The Korea Times) There are around 1,900 Vietnamese students on a one-year Korean language training programme at the university’s Korean language school. The programme started four months ago, the Korea Times disclosed. Hung noted that the department will determine how the students came to South Korea for study. Any violations will be strictly dealt with if found. The Ministry of Education and Training is building a software system on oversea study management which will be applied nationwide. The private information of students who study overseas through … [Read more...] about South Korean investigation into 164 missing Vietnamese students

Pham Minh Triet "I want to kill him so bad, doctor. "I’ve wanted to do that for so many months now, but I couldn’t. "Every time I remember what happened to my daughter, I just want to find him and kill him," said a young man sitting across from me, his voice trembling. Sobbing next to him was his wife, as their four-year-old daughter sat beside them, motionless. The young couple, who ran a family business in Saigon, had not yet recovered after their daughter was sexually abused. The father showed me pictures of his child’s wounds, signs that the little girl had been violated in both body and mind. His anger was raw, anger with the fiend who abused his daughter, anger with the legal system that failed to deliver justice to his family, and anger with himself. He and his wife had come to me in the Mental Health Department, not just to heal their daughter, but also themselves. For the next 30 minutes, the man went through a rollercoaster of emotions: fear, anger, … [Read more...] about Vietnam has miles to go in dealing with sexual abuse of children

India will not reconsider its oil and gas cooperation with Vietnam, said Geeta Kochhar, faculty member of the Center for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. Kochhar made the judgment in the context of China's illegal oil and gas activities in the East Sea, internationally known as the South China Sea, including the deployment of Chinese oil survey vessel Haiyang Dizhi 8 and its escorts to Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. "If China really wants to be assertive of not letting India cooperate with Vietnam, I do not think India would accept that and they should not accept that," Kochhar said Tuesday on the sidelines of a conference on India's relations with neighboring countries held Tuesday in Hanoi by the Vietnam Institute of Indian and Southwest Asian Studies (VIISAS). Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined on "not accepting any kind of domination or control by any powers in the region," she said. She added … [Read more...] about India will stand firm on oil and gas cooperation with Vietnam: experts

All of 12 years old, Bao Minh’s worst fear is not of ghosts. He’s also not afraid of heights. But he looks at stairs with some dread. Climbing the stairs is among the least favorite activities for this boy who lives in a premium apartment in Hanoi, alongside running or even walking for more than five minutes. Any body movement that gets him sweating is looked upon with disfavor by Minh. "I do not work out or play sports. Why make your body suffer when you can enjoy the air-conditioning with a snack?" he said, sitting on a couch with eyes glued to his favorite TV show. Each week, Minh gets reluctantly active for about 15 minutes during his physical education (PE) sessions, and he hates this school subject the most. He passes with a minimum score in every test. Minh’s story can be told of more and more young boys and girls across the country, especially in major cities. While the country gets kudos for the sight of the elderly up and about, exercising and … [Read more...] about All work, no play plus smart devices: kids turn couch potatoes