The universities were evaluated according to six metrics: academic reputation (40 percent), employer reputation (10 percent), faculty/student ratio (20 percent), citations per faculty (20 percent), international faculty ratio and international student ratio (5 percent each).Hanoi University of Science and Technology, and the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City were in the list of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the first time, together with nearly 1,400 other universities.Vietnam National University, Hanoi and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology were in the group of universities ranked 801st to 1,000th, while the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City was ranked 1,001th./. … [Read more...] about Four Vietnamese universities ranked up in science
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French court to hold hearing on AO lawsuit
Hanoi (VNA) – A French court will open a hearing on a lawsuit filed by Vietnamese-French Tran Thi To Nga against 14 multinational companies for producing and selling chemical toxins that was sprayed by the US army in the war in Vietnam, causing serious consequences for the community, her children and herself. Nga, born in 1942, filed the lawsuit in May 2014. Among the companies named in her suit, there were such names as Monsanto (now under the German group Bayer) and Dow Chemical. With the support of several non-governmental organizations, Nga accused the companies of causing lasting harm to the health of her, her children and countless others, as well as destroying the environment. "I am fighting for not only myself, but also my children and millions of victims”, Nga stated. Tran To Nga graduated from a Hanoi university in 1966 and became a war correspondent of the Liberation News Agency, now the Vietnam News Agency. She worked in some of the most heavily … [Read more...] about French court to hold hearing on AO lawsuit
National Congress to shape nation’s fortunes
Economic and political reforms under doi moi, launched in 1986, have spurred rapid economic growth, transforming what was then one of the world’s poorest nations into a lower middle-income country. Between 2002 and 2020, GDP per capita increased by nearly three times, reaching $3,521 in 2020, and more than 45 million people were lifted out of poverty. The poverty rate declined sharply from over 70 per cent to about 2.75 per cent last year, when the near-poverty rate sat at about 4 per cent. … [Read more...] about National Congress to shape nation’s fortunes
VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 25
She said it is an undeniable success that Vietnam could gather a large-scale Congress with over 1,500 delegates taking part amid complicated developments of the pandemic worldwide at present. Diplomats and representatives from international organisations in Vietnam will be honoured to witness this important political event and are satisfied about living in one of the most successful countries in the fight against COVID-19. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 25
VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 25
In the coming time, along with taking advantage of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) which took effect from August 2020 and other signed agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the UK-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), the granting of cultivation area codes and packaging facilities codes will be promoted with greater value, such that Vietnamese agricultural products can openly enter large markets with preferential tax rates. This is also a new opportunity for Vietnam’s agriculture sector to strengthen the fulfilment of standards for many commodities, accelerate exports right from the first months of 2021 to realise the target of exporting agricultural, forestry and fishery products for the whole year reached US$ 42 billion. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JANUARY 25