Back to English Comments News - September 4, 2018 | 07:40 am GMT+7 Poverty is forcing kids in a northern highlands commune to quit school and get married or work in China. “If my father does not let me go to school, I’m going to kill myself,” Nga, in eighth grade now, is serious, her mouth pressed into a hard line. She wants to become a doctor so that she can save people’s lives “just like Dr. Sam.” Sam is a physician in her village who uses herbs collected from the forest to treat various illnesses. Nga does not have a thumb. She lost it when she and her brother were cutting grass for her family’s buffaloes. The clump of elephant grass was twice her height, and as she was holding it for her brother to cut, the accident happened. Since that day, she does not talk much. Since that day, her desire to become a “Dr. Sam” has intensified. Ha Giang, among the most beautiful places in the country, lies 240 kilometers … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, kids shackled by isolation, poverty dare to dream – VnExpress International
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Ban on English names in class sparks debates
VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students with English names are not rare in English classes in Viet Nam, especially in those taught by native English speakers. But HCM City’s Education and Training Department does not approve: the department has banned the use of English names for Vietnamese students in its latest teaching guidelines for the school year, which officially took effect early this month. According to the department, Vietnamese students should be addressed by the names they were given at birth by their parents as a way to show respect for the mother tongue and Vietnamese culture. Supporters of the ban say that a name is one of first things that children recognise, one of first words they learn to say, and the way the world identifies them. A name also carries expectations, hope or personal meanings that parents and families … [Read more...] about Ban on English names in class sparks debates
South African requested to stop rhino horn auction
VietNamNet Bridge – Humane Society International - Viet Nam (HSI - Viet Nam) is calling on the South African government to honour its commitment to protect rhinos by refusing permits for an auction of rhinoceros horns. Illegal imported Rhino horns seized. — Photo: VNN The online auction is targeting buyers from the world’s two largest destinations for trafficked rhino horn — China and Viet Nam. The auction is being organised by John Hume, the world’s largest rhino farmer, on August 21 and the auction website has both a Vietnamese and Chinese language option in addition to English. HSI believes there is a significant risk that horns from this auction, even if purchased legally in South Africa, may end up being trafficked to Asian consumer markets by organised criminal syndicates. The South African … [Read more...] about South African requested to stop rhino horn auction
Disney cartoons a great way to learn English
VietNamNet Bridge – Ly Khanh Quynh, a 9th grader of the Thoai Ngoc Hau Secondary School in An Giang Province, has won a major competition to join the Global Forum of Young Leaders to be held in New York this August. She spoke with Ha Nguyen about her experience and expectations. Achiever: Ly Khanh Quynh of An Giang’s Thoai Ngoc Hau secondary school will represent Viet Nam at the young leaders forum in New York. Photo courtesy of EF Viet Nam Congratulations! You have been chosen from more than 10,000 Vietnamese students to participate in the Global Forum for Young Leaders (GFYL) to be held in New York in August. How do you feel? How have you prepared for the trip? My trip to representing our country at the GFYL will be the journey of a lifetime. It feels incredible. It felt like a dream to me when I was announced … [Read more...] about Disney cartoons a great way to learn English
Lac Viet launches two new dictionary versions
The mtdEVA2008 is suitable for Symbian and Windows Mobile with over 350,000 entries as well as examples based on situations and contexts. The MtdEVA9, used in computers, has 80,000 entries, including new phrases, idioms, abbreviations, suffixes and Vietnamese translations and explanations. Two new functions of this version is analyzing sentence meaning and auto-translation from English to Vietnamese. Special words and phrases are included via automatic and online update functions, said Ha Than, chief executive officer of the company. Than said that the company would complete the Vietnamese to English automatic translation for mtdEVA9 and publish French-Vietnamese, Vietnamese-French, Chinese-Vietnamese, and Vietnamese-Chinese in the third quarter this year. Lac Viet charges VND45,000 a year for its copyright on these versions. Users can register to use them through its agencies or at http://www.lacviet.com.vn/tudien … [Read more...] about Lac Viet launches two new dictionary versions