Official visit to hungary

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 group has prepared pilots, flight attendants, aircraft as well as personnel and equipment as early as possible to ensure the best quality of service for passengers during the peak time of Tet holiday. Vietnam Airlines Group, including National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), is preparing to cater to millions of passengers from January 6 to February 5, 2023 in anticipation of increasing travel demands during peak season of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. The group will increase the frequency of domestic flights between major cities of Hanoi, Danang, Ho Chi Minh City with cities and provinces across the country such as Haiphong, Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Hue, Quy Nhon, Quang Nam, Pleiku, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, among others. The airlines have prepared pilots, flight attendants, aircraft as well as personnel and equipment as early as possible to ensure the best quality of service for passengers. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines Group to increase service in upcoming Tet

The capital city's cultural industry will become a major economic sector. The Hanoi People's Committee has issued a plan on Developing the Cultural Industry in the capital city for the period of 2021-2025, with an orientation to 2030 and a vision to 2045, in which, the industry would contribute around 5% of the city's GRDP. The plan defines specific responsibilities and mechanism for closer cooperation among departments, agencies, people's committees of districts and relevant units to fulfill the target. Dragon dance on Hanoi street. Photo: The Hanoi Times Hanoi aims that by 2025, the capital city's cultural industry will become an important economic sector, creating a new driving force for economic, cultural and social development; honoring and developing the brand "City for Peace" or "Creative City". Therefore, Hanoi will focus on developing a number of sectors that have advantages and potentials, including cultural tourism, handicrafts, performing … [Read more...] about Cultural industry to contribute 5% of Hanoi’s GRDP by 2025

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

Foreign experts learn from Vietnam’s biphasic in vitro maturation technology. (Photo: VOV) The Australian delegation was headed by Prof. William Ledger, head of the Discipline of Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the School of Women's & Children's Health and head of the Fertility and Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. The doctors and experts are scheduled to conduct the first cases of CAPA-IVM, in which Vietnam is taking the lead worldwide, in Australia in September. The Vietnamese research group, led by Associate Prof. Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan from HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Ho Manh Tuong, General Secretary of the HCM City Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Association (HOSREM) and head of the HOPE Research Centre at My Duc Hospital, has 12 articles on IVM, especially CAPA-IVM, published internationally. IVM is a technique to obtain oocytes that are developed in vitro prior to fertilisation with sperm in a laboratory with an … [Read more...] about Foreign experts learn from Vietnam’s biphasic in vitro maturation technology

On August 13 at its headquarters, Bamboo Airways successfully held an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting with the additional election of Le Ba Nguyen, Nguyen Manh Quan, and Doan Huu Doan as members of the Board of Management (BOM) in place of resigned members. At the same time, the BOM approved electing Nguyen Ngoc Trong as chairman of Bamboo Airways’ BOM and Doan Huu Doan to assume the position of executive vice chairman of Bamboo Airways’ BOM and Le Ba Nguyen to assume the position of vice chairman for the 2019-2024 term. Trong has been one of Bamboo Airways’ leaders since its inception and the first deputy general director since 2018. He has held the position of vice chairman of Bamboo Airways since April. Trong holds a Master of Science and Technology, graduated from the Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers in the former Soviet Union, and received advanced training in professional management in the United States, France, Switzerland, Australia, and Ireland. He … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways successfully held extraordinary shareholders’ meeting

Two Vietnamese scuba instructors based in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province are well known among international tourists coming to Vietnam to take up diving lessons. They emphasize protecting marine life during their training sessions. Nguyen Van Loc and Nguyen Tan Thanh are members of the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). With certificates of diving competence, they are qualified to provide PADI-accredited diving courses. Twenty years ago, Loc had a life-changing experience diving with a foreign visitor in Hon Mun Marine Reserve, Khanh Hoa Province. The coach spotted an unsuspecting squid, which he grabbed and later cooked it. To this his foreign student objected, saying that the payment he made was for him to witness wildlife, not the barbaric habits of his coach. “If you catch and cook it, you get one meal for yourself. But if you take care of it, you are to be commended to my fellows back home,” said the student. “When more tourists come here for … [Read more...] about Vietnamese scuba instructors popular with international students