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Senior high schoolers in an education trip to learn the country's history The Government Office has just released a notice of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's comments on the History subject in the General Education Program. In addition, the Ministry was urged to organize seminars with relevant agencies, units, experts, and scientists to discuss a comprehensive evaluation of suitable plans which will be included in the Ministry’s report to Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. The Ministry of Education and Training also needs to do better communication work so that the society is more fully updated with the Party's guidelines and the State's laws in history education for students. Recently, whether History is an elective subject at the high school level starting from the school year 2022-2023 has sparked off considerable public debate. The National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Education and many National Assembly deputies and experts suggested that History be a compulsory … [Read more...] about PM asks Education Ministry to propose plan for History subject

Vice Chairman of HCMC People's Committee Vo Van Hoan (L) at the event The program takes place on June 2 and 3. Swedish corporations operating in Vietnam such as ABB, Ericsson, H&M, IKEA have shared their experiences and typical solutions to benefit Vietnam and the Vietnam - Sweden partnership. Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan said that the Vietnamese Government has been paying attention to climate change. At the United Nations Climate Change Summit in 2021 (COP26), the Vietnamese Prime Minister made strong commitments with 150 countries around the world to bring net emissions to zero by 2050. Sharing visions and implementing activities to promote sustainable development is very important in the context that the world is witnessing great transformations and the prevalence of non-traditional threats. Diseases, pollution, and environmental degradation, water scarcity are threatening economic growth and the quality of … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Sweden cooperate on sustainable energy

Vice Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan talks with the Italian enterprises. (Photo: hcmcpv) Consul General of Italy to Ho Chi Minh City Enrico Padula said that the Consulate General of Italy in the city will actively boost cooperation relations with the authorities of Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces and cities in the fields of infrastructure, green transport, cultural advertisement and so on. In 2023, it is expected to coordinate with the Italian Embassy in the capital city of Hanoi to organize events to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Italy and Vietnam. At the celebration, Vice Chairman Vo Van Hoa extended his congratulation on Italy’s National Day and affirmed that HCMC is always interested in promoting cooperation relations with Italy. In 2021, the total two-way trade turnover reached US$619 million. By January 20 of 2022, HCMC lured 54 investment projects from the partner with a total investment … [Read more...] about HCMC celebrates Italian National Day

Chief of Office of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training Ho Tan Minh In addition, police officers are assigned the responsibility to support schools, individuals and teachers when they are threatened or psychologically terrorized while there is no official conclusion from responsible agencies. At the regular press conference to inform about the socio-economic situation and the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City held by the city People’s Committee, when it comes to the violent incident between students of the American Academy International School (ISHCMC-AA), Chief of Office of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training Ho Tan Minh said that the city People's Committee has directed police to probe and handle unorthodox information; simultaneously, police will promptly protect schools and individuals that have been threatened. At about 3pm on May 26, the teacher in charge of the school informed the principal that there was … [Read more...] about Police jump into probe of school violence in international school

Deputy Head of the Immigration Department (PA08) Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duc Nghiem Regarding the information that the police had temporarily suspended the issuance of old standard passports until July 1, 2022, in a talk with Sai Gon Giai Phong's reporter, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duc Nghiem affirmed that the Ho Chi Minh City Police still issue passports for urgent cases. First of all, Senior Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duc Nghiem confirmed that the Ho Chi Minh City Police Department does not suspend the issuance of passports. The Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security still issues ordinary passports for people already having air tickets, for those attending international seminars and conferences, studying abroad, or visiting their children who are studying abroad. Emergency passports will be issued to those needing to get medical treatment. Some old passports will still be issued for the above-mentioned emergent cases. When people in Ho Chi … [Read more...] about HCMC police still issue emergency passports

Traditional fruits and dishes offered to ancestors on Doan Ngo Festival (Source: afamily.vn) “Doan” means the beginning while “Ngo” is the period from 11am to 1pm. “Doan Ngo” is the time when the sun is closest to the earth. Meanwhile, the folk name “Tet giet sau bo” comes from the old practice of catching and killing pests that harm crops. On this day, people often cook traditional dishes to offer to ancestors and pray for bumper crops, good business, and good luck in a new season. Apart from typical fruits like lychee and plum, “ruou nep” (fermented glutinous rice) is an indispensable part of this occasion. Not only in Vietnam, this festival is also celebrated in China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the Republic of Korea. It is in fact an East Asian custom associated with the circulation of weather in a year. Vietnamplus TAG : Doan Ngo Festival traditional custom of Vietnamese people “Tet giet sau bo” (pest-killing festival) … [Read more...] about Doan Ngo Festival – traditional custom of Vietnamese people

At the meeting (Photo: SGGP) The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City yesterday held a meeting on the socio-economic situation in May and the first five months of 2022 as well as the implementation of tasks in June 2022 chaired by deputy chairpersons of the municipal People's Committee including Phan Thi Thang, Duong Anh Duc, and Ngo Minh Chau. In May, the industrial production index (IPI) continued to increase with stable growth. Total retail revenue and service revenue surged over the same period, budget revenue kept a good growth rate. Generally, in the first five months of the year, the total state budget revenue was estimated at more than VND209,800 billion (US$9 billion), reaching 54.28 percent of the year estimate and increasing by 19.52 percent over the same period. However, Ho Chi Minh City is also facing several difficulties and challenges such as the decline in the stock market affecting investors' psychology, the risk of increasing inflation, and a number of … [Read more...] about HCMC sees good economic recovery continuity

Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Council Nguyen Van Dung speaks at the meeting. At the meeting, deputies were interested in the city’s capital allocation in 2021 and the first months of 2022 that has not been distributed yet. This social credit of the sustainable poverty alleviation program aims to help poor and near-poor households to access loans from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies. If the People’s Committee of HCMC does not timely allocate capital, social security would be severely affected and it may lead to a rise in 'black credit' that has trapped individuals and families, according to Deputy Cao Thanh Binh, Head of the Culture and Society Committee of the HCMC People's Council. Head of the Committee of Culture and Society of the HCMC People’s Council Cao Thanh Binh Editor-in-Chief of the Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper Tang Huu Phong proposed that the Finance Department and the Department of Planning and Investment should closely coordinate to give … [Read more...] about Deputies express concern over black credit trapping poor people

Mr. Duong Ngoc Hai visits Mrs. Vo Thi Tiet. (Photo: SGGP) The delegation visited and wished Mrs. Do Thi Vang, 90, living in Hung Long Commune, and Mrs. Vo Thi Tiet, 90, living in Qui Duc Commune. Chairman of the Inspection Committee of HCMC Party Committee Duong Ngoc Hai solicitously asked about the health and living conditions of these two senior citizens and, at the same time, acknowledged their contributions to the revolution and the development of the country. On behalf of the leaders of HCMC, Mr. Duong Ngoc Hai wished Mrs. Do Thi Vang and Mrs. Vo Thi Tiet healthiness, longevity, and happiness with their children and grandchildren. At the same time, he hoped that their families would continue to comply well with the guidelines, policies, and laws of the Party and the State, and they would always be a shining example for the younger generation to follow. The delegation visits Mrs. Do Thi Vang. (Photo: SGGP) On this occasion, the delegation gave certificates of … [Read more...] about HCMC leaders visit outstanding 90-year-old senior citizens

Mr. Ngo Son Hai, Deputy General Director of EVN, speaks at the meeting. (Photo: SGGP) The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held a meeting to review the preparation for the operation of the inter-reservoir in the Red River basin in 2022 on June 3, in Hanoi. At this meeting, Mr. Ngo Son Hai, Deputy General Director of EVN, said that at present, the water source in the river systems in the North is very good, so the capacity of most water reservoirs is running at the maximum, especially hydroelectric plants on the Da River, with a capacity of 24 hours per day. According to Mr. Ngo Son Hai, this year, the price of input fuels for thermal power production, such as coal, has climbed extremely high, leading to higher electricity production costs. "The price of imported coal has risen five times. The cost price of coal-fired power has reached VND4,000 per kWh while that of hydroelectricity is only VND1,000 per kWh,” Mr. Hai informed and … [Read more...] about Coal-fired power cost price four times higher than hydroelectricity