The education ministry has begun a no-holds-barred investigation into a leading university's principal following frequent accusations of misconduct from staff. The principal of Quy Nhon University, Tran Tin Kiet, is being investigated for a string of complaints over the past nine years … [Read more...] about Ministry probes university principal for misconduct
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SOCIETY IN BRIEF 8/4
US universities enhance education ties with VN A trade mission comprising of representatives from around 60 universities, four-year colleges, community colleges and English-language programmes kicked off their trip to two of the fastest growing markets in Asia - Vietnam and Indonesia - from April 2-9. The mission, led by US Department of Commerce's Under Secretary for International Trade Francisco Sanchez, aimed to bring more Vietnamese and Indonesian students to the US, as well as open the door for sharing faculty and research. … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 8/4
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Northern region swarmed by mosquitoes Mosquitoes have swarmed several parts of the northern region for the last few weeks, causing a great deal of discomfort to residents. Hanoi City and Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces are some of the areas were mosquitoes are swarming homes after dusk. Mr. Thanh from Ha Dong District of Hanoi said that if he travelled on the streets by motorcycle around dusk without a muffler or sunglass, he found it near impossible to open his eyes as the mosquitoes continuously plunged onto his face. … [Read more...] about SOCIETY IN BRIEF 5/5
VN moves towards cashless society
Cash payments will make up less than 11 per cent of all transactions in Viet Nam by the end of 2015, down from the current 14 per cent, according to a Government plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung earlier this week. The plan also targets to double the number of people with bank accounts to 40 per cent of the population in the next four years. "The rate of cash payments in Viet Nam is still very high," Vietnamese finance and banking expert Can Van Luc said. Cash payments constitute a global average of only 5-7 per cent of transactions and the rate is even lower for the neighbouring economy of China, with 3-4 per cent. "The cash payment rate shows the development status of a society," Luc said. The world's leading non-cash payment market is the US, followed by the eurozone, while the developing economies are far behind, according to the World Payment's Report 2011. The Government 2011-15 non-cash payment development plan was drafted by the State Bank of Viet Nam … [Read more...] about VN moves towards cashless society
Drug use and the life long battle
The "Face to Face with Drugs" photo exhibition, which is open to the public at HCMC's central Lam Son Park till December 3, is being held to commemorate International Drugs Prevention Day, which fell on December 1. Ngo Van Khoa (R), 35, in Hai Phong said he has been on methadone for nearly 3 years. His wife saw that his health had improved and he was able to forget about drugs, so she told him she had some savings. And they decided to take out a loan to build a new house. He did everything himself and so the house costs them US,100. They are planning to have another kid Photo: Pham Hoai Thanh … [Read more...] about Drug use and the life long battle