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At the start of the new school year, there is a shortage of English teachers not only in public schools but also in private centers for foreign language teaching in Ho Chi Minh City and southern localities, though teachers are being offered great advantages. Tran Ngoc Duc, deputy director of H123 English Afterschool Center with eight branches in Binh Duong Province bordering Ho Chi Minh City, said his network of centers is back in operation since March after being closed for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, more teachers have been recruited since then as the number of existing teachers cannot meet learners' demands. Most foreign language centers are suffering from a shortage of both Vietnamese and foreign teachers. At the same time, at the beginning of the new school year, the number of students has increased by one and a half times, sometimes even two times, compared to pre-pandemic levels. Income increases of 30 percent for recruitment According to … [Read more...] about Southern cities and provinces in Vietnam short of English teachers

MANILA -- Economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific will weaken sharply in 2022 due to China's slowdown, but the pace of expansion will pick up next year, the World Bank said on Tuesday. The Washington-based lender said in a report it expected 2022 growth in the East Asia and Pacific region, which includes China, to slow to 3.2%, down from its 5.0% forecast in April, and the previous year's growth of 7.2%. The weaker forecast was due mainly to a sharp slowdown in China, caused by its strict zero-COVID rules that have disrupted industrial production, domestic sales and exports, the World Bank said. China, which constitutes 86% of the 23-country region's economic output, was projected to grow 2.8% this year, a significant deceleration from the bank's previous forecast of 5.0%. In 2021, China's economy expanded 8.1%, its best growth in a decade. For 2023, the world's second-largest economy was seen growing at 4.5%. "As they prepare for slowing global growth, countries should … [Read more...] about World Bank cuts 2022 East Asia growth outlook, cites China slowdown

More and more people are choosing eco-friendly products; however, the Vietnamese market’s wide range of items labeled biodegradable leaves consumers lost in a maze when it comes to identifying truly green ones. The absence of regulations on green product labeling to help differentiate biodegradable products from non-biodegradable ones is confusing customers. Many products labeled 'biodegradable,' actually eco-unfriendly As her daily consumption of plastic bags is high, Huong, who lives in Ha Dong District, Hanoi, has switched to biodegradable bags over the past months. Upon researching the market, Huong seemed to get lost in a maze of various types and models with their packaging printed with words such as 'degradable bag,' 'biodegradable bag,' or 'biodegradable gloves.' Believing the advertisements, she selects any product that is marketed as 'degradable.' Yet once she read the information on how to distinguish between biodegradable products and partially-decomposed … [Read more...] about Vietnamese market flooded with biodegradable products

Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc joined talks with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Monday as part of his stay in Japan to attend the state funeral for former PM Shinzo Abe. Society -- Typhoon Noru was located above the maritime area southeast of the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago as of 4:00 am on Tuesday, packing wind speed of 150 to 166km per hour, the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting reported, adding that the typhoon will continue picking up strength as it travels west. -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed a decision on Monday to establish a steering committee to respond to Typhoon Noru in central Da Nang City and appointed Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh as its head. -- The operations of five airports in Da Nang, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue, Binh Dinh, and Pleiku in the central and Central Highlands regions will be halted from 12:00 pm on Tuesday to 11:59 am … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 27

A male scuba diver in central Vietnam spends his days in the deep blue sea going after giant fish. The local people compare him to a human otter. “The sharp-toothed barracuda can weigh over 20 kilograms," said 41-year-old Nguyen Van Dieu, a resident on Con Co Island, Quang Tri Province. "You have to shoot right in the deadly spot, or else it will drag you forward like an engine. “It’s even more treacherous trying to get hold of enormous stingrays weighing 150 kilograms." Huge creature and tiny deadly spot According to Dieu, a crossbow is his hunting tool under the sea. He used to be dragged along by gigantic creatures over dozens of meters and had to cut off the string to set himself free. “That day, I shot the 150-kilogram stingray right at its deadly spot," he recalled. “It took two people to pull it from the deep waters to shore. It was exhausting. “The local people came together and helped us carry the fish over to my home. "We shared the catch and everybody … [Read more...] about Experienced Vietnamese scuba diver hunts giant fish for a living

The first strong winds ahead of Hurricane Ian began to pound Cuba's south coast late on Monday as officials rushed to evacuate residents, secure boats and batten down homes amid warnings of a life threatening storm surge. The fast-growing storm is centered about 155 miles (250 km) southeast of Cabo San Antonio, in far western Cuba, but has jumped in intensity in recent hours with maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour (155 km per hour), making it a Category 2 hurricane on a five-step scale. "Devastating wind damage is possible where the core of Ian moves across western Cuba," the center said. The storm is forecast to strengthen into a Category 3 or greater hurricane and barrel north to the Florida coast, where residents are stockpiling supplies and filling sandbags. Residents of Batabano on Cuba's south coast worked with many fewer resources than in Florida as the storm closed in, threatening the fishing village of precarious wooden and concrete block houses perched … [Read more...] about Hurricane Ian begins to lash Cuba with heavy winds, rain