Hear.Us.Now (HUN) is a special community project in which founder Lê Đình Hiếu and his team offer English lessons to hearing-impaired children. Photo courtesy of HUN Viet Nam News HCM CITY – In the heart of buzzing HCM City is a small group of young people teaching English to hearing-impaired students. They are part of the Hear.Us.Now (HUN) community project that offers education access to English language, computer science and life skills training. Led by Lê Đình Hiếu, the nonprofit HUN project proves that the impossible can be possible as long as group members deliver their best effort. The members of HUN are currently offering English lessons at Anh Minh Special School in the city’s Bình Thạnh District. Lê Đình Hiếu, who founded the project, has been recognised by Forbes as one of the country’s outstanding young faces. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of California, … [Read more...] about Hear.Us.Now offers English lessons to hearing-impaired
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Many universities set English as admission criterion
Students seek information about university admission requirements. — Photo tuoitre.vnViet Nam News HCM CITY – Several universities have included English as one of the criteria in their enrolment plans for the 2019-2020 academic year. HCM City Medicine and Pharmacy University, for example, has three enrolment plans for new students this year. Of the three, the second requires students have a TOEFL iBT 60 or IELTS 6.0 score. The plan is being used for one-quarter of medicine and pharmacy majors. Similarly, Foreign Trade University (FTU) for the first time will admit new students based on their high school performance and English competency. Applicants eligible for FTU’s enrolment plan should be high school graduates from specialised maths, physics, chemistry, literatures and language classes from specialised schools nationwide. They must have an IELTS certificate score of 6.5, or a TOEFL PBT of 550 or TOEFL iBT of 90 points. Many opportunities are also given to … [Read more...] about Many universities set English as admission criterion
In Phu My Hung Midtown complex, the most luxurious apartments are about to go on market – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments Companies - October 24, 2018 | 09:00 am GMT+7 The Peak is the fourth and the final component of the Midtown complex. Located on Tan Phu road, the main road linking the Southside District, Midtown, and the International Financial and Commercial District, The Peak is built on a land area of over 27,725 square meters (sq.m), including two developments coded M8A and M8B. The M8B includes 338 apartments, 74 percent of which are two bedroom apartments of 70-97 sq.m; 25 percent are 3 bedroom apartments of 104-121 sq.m, and the remaining apartments have an area of 141 sq.m each. The Peak is expected to be on the market this November.Saving the best for the last, these final apartment buildings carry many improvements. As its name, The Peak, suggests, the developers have reached a high point in the Midtown complex, right from the planning details, the interior and exterior designs, construction materials, and utility areas.Tan Gek Meng – the … [Read more...] about In Phu My Hung Midtown complex, the most luxurious apartments are about to go on market – VnExpress International
In Vietnam, kids shackled by isolation, poverty dare to dream – VnExpress International
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
Famous Vietnamese poem to be adapted into TV series
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — One of Việt Nam’s most famous literary works, masterpiece Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều), will be adapted into a TV series by renowned film director Lưu Trọng Ninh. Ninh, who is known for several award-winning movies and most-watched TV series, including Bến Không Chồng (Wharf of Widows), Canh Bạc (The Gamble), Hãy Tha Thứ Cho Em (Please Forgive Me), Dốc Tình (Give You All My Love) and Hoa Cỏ May (Flower of Grass), recently held auditions for actors in the series in Hà Nội and HCM City. Auditions will continue to be held in other provinces until the director finds the best cast. Talking about the series, the 62-year-old director said he was motivated by his late father, well-known poet, writer and playwriter Lưu Trọng Lư. “Actually, I never thought I would throw myself in this challenging project. … [Read more...] about Famous Vietnamese poem to be adapted into TV series