Vietnam’s capital city has made no progress from last year’s ranking of 155 in the 2019 Quality of Living Index compiled by Mercer, the New York-based consultancy. Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s biggest city and commercial hub, has not fared much better, moving up one place to 152nd in the global index that measures 231 global cities in political, social and economic environments against medical and health considerations. The ranking also factors schools, public services and transportation, recreation, consumer goods and housing. The two major Vietnamese cities lagged well behind other Asian cities like Tokyo (49th), Seoul (77th), Taipei (84th), Beijing (120th), Bangkok (133rd), Manila (137th) and Jakarta (142nd). Both Hanoi and HCMC have experienced rapidly declining air quality over the past year, marking them among the polluted cities in Southeast Asia. The air pollution has been blamed on construction projects, expanding fleets of cars and motorcycles and heavy … [Read more...] about Hanoi, HCMC remain low on quality of living index
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Taiwan to teach Vietnamese in elementary schools from 2018
A growing number of immigrants has prompted Taiwan to add several languages to its school curriculum. Vietnamese will be listed among seven other Southeast Asian languages on Taiwan’s curriculum for elementary schools from 2018, according to Taiwanese Minister of Education Pan Wen-Chung. Pan made the announcement at an event in the southern city of Kaohsiung last month, saying the introduction of Southeast Asian languages on the core curriculum will offer greater opportunities for Taiwanese students and children from new immigrant families. Au Quy Hi, Education Secretary at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in HCMC, was quoted by online newspaper Tuoi Tre yesterday as saying that Taiwan’s primary schools will start teaching Vietnamese to students at grade 3. “At the moment, the material for learning Vietnamese in Taiwan is basically ready. These textbooks have been designed by research centers at universities across Taiwan,” said Quy Hi. “We are … [Read more...] about Taiwan to teach Vietnamese in elementary schools from 2018
Cyclo Challenge race to take place in March
Cyclo Challenge race to take place in March By Pham Le in HCMC Saigon Children's Charity is rolling up its sleeves to prepare for the annual charitable fun and games event, Saigon Cyclo Challenge, scheduled to take place at the Taipei International School in HCMC's District 7 on March 7, 2009. The organizer said that this year's ninth charity race will be a chance for locals and expatriates to gather for challenging fun as well as help unlucky children. There will be five novelty, or industry, races. First and second place finishers in the industry races will qualify to enter the Grand Challenge Final, a two-lap race to find the fastest competitor of the day. One team will go home with the Grand Challenge Trophy and awards will be given for Best Dressed Cyclo, Best Cheerleaders and Best Banner. The organizer said that in nine years, hundreds of sponsors and thousands of participants have raised tens of thousands of dollars for the education of children in need, and that the goal was … [Read more...] about Cyclo Challenge race to take place in March
City to host Festival of Theater Schools-Asian Pacific Region
An International Festival of Theater Schools-Asian Pacific Region will be held in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time from September 5-10. The event is being organized by the International Exchange and Training Center of Stage Performance of the My Phat Company, with the support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, HCMC Stage Association, HCMC Dance High School and 5B Theater. In all, 120 delegates and students of 15 drama theater and stage schools will participate in the event, including Australian National Theatre Drama School; University of Wollongong in Australia; China's Shanghai Drama Institute; China's National School of Drama; Indonesian Institute of the Arts Yogyakarta; Korean Hoseo University; Korea National University of Arts; Malaysian Sians University; National Drama Theatre of Mongolia; LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore; China's Taipei National University of the Arts; The Faculty of Arts Chulalongkorn University; the Philippines' Ateneo Drama … [Read more...] about City to host Festival of Theater Schools-Asian Pacific Region
MBA Tour comes to city
By Minh Duy in HCMC The MBA Tour, an international business recruitment platform with the emphasis on personal interaction between prospective MBA students, business school admission representatives and alumni, will hold a conference with students at the Legend Hotel Saigon in HCMC on Monday. In the meeting, a select group of the top business school universities and admissions directors and the MBA Tour will meet students face to face. The group and the MBA Tour will visit Russian capital Moscow and Asian cities like Taipei, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul and Beijing. According to the MBA Tour’s website, the list of participating business schools in the conference include 16 international universities and colleges. Along with the workshop section, students can join panels with content such as How Admissions Decisions Are Made and Globalizing Your MBA Experience as well as school presentations and the MBA Fair To see a complete list of participating MBA institutions and the complete … [Read more...] about MBA Tour comes to city