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The university was placed 301-500 in the global ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a U.K.-based company specializing in education and overseas studies, which measured 2,100 leading universities in 132 countries and territories in terms of their ability to provide their students with a successful career. Nguyen Quoc Chinh, director of Center of Education Testing and Quality Assessment under the Vietnam National University, said the employment rate of graduates from the university was as high was 100 percent in certain years. The university has around 65,000 students each year. American universities dominated the top 10 rankings, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology standing first, followed by Stanford University and the University of California, The University of Sydney in Australia was fourth. Among the top 500 universities, Europe had 188 representatives, followed by Asia (134) and Northern America (100). In Southeast Asia, Malaysia had nine universities in the … [Read more...] about Saigon university among world’s top 500 producing most employable graduates

Luong Thuy Linh, Vietnam’s representative at Miss World 2019, has been named among the Top 10 finalists in the Beauty with a Purpose segment at the ongoing pageant in London, the UK. The Vietnamese entrant clinches a spot in the Top 10 of the Beauty with a Purpose segment at the ongoing Miss World 2019 pageant. The achievement is in recognition of her charity project which helps to improve the lives of local people in Lung Liu and Lung La hamlets of Dan Chu commune in Hoa An district, Cao Bang province. Elsewhere among the Top 10 of this year’s Beauty with a Purpose segment are the representatives from Nigeria, Tunisia, Venezuela, France, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Nepal. The beauty has been lauded for her charity work, which includes her helping to carry materials in which to build roads for residents located in a mountainous area of Cao Bang province. During the introduction video of her charity project, Linh displays sincere gratitude to the … [Read more...] about Thuy Linh among Top 10 of Miss World’s Beauty with a Purpose segment

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - December 11, 2019 -Stamford American International School - Sleeping Out in Solidarity. To raise awareness of homelessness and the refugee predicament worldwide, a pioneering group comprising of 16 Grade 11 and 12 students as well as 4 teachers took part in their first ever Sleep Out on school premises as part of The World's Big Sleep Out. World's Big Sleep Out at Stamford American International School Singapore The World's Big Sleep Out is now an annual global event to help raise awareness and funds to help the world's homeless and displaced. The Sleep Out was held across 52 cities, with over 50,000 people taking part. Even celebrities such as Will Smith and Dame Helen Mirren read bedtime stories to participants who braved the winter weather to sleep on the street in New York and London respectively. The Stamford students participated as part of the Creativity, Activity and Service Program (CAS). CAS is one of the three essential elements … [Read more...] about Stamford American International School Supports The World’s Big Sleep Out

Agoda, one of the world’s fastest growing online travel booking platforms, has offered a list of some of the top destinations around the world for tasting coffee, including Vietnam. Vietnamese drip coffee – Source: Pixabay Vietnam The world’s number 2 exporter of coffee and home to a vibrant coffee culture that touches virtually every street corner in the nation. Served through a ‘phin’, a local drip-contraption, Vietnamese drink their coffee in a slow ritual that begins with just watching it drip-drip-drip into a glass, often over ice and condensed milk, before it’s all mixed into the nation’s signature brew. If travelers are keen to try more than the ubiquitous cà phê sữa đá (iced coffee), they can try the Hanoi local special by mixing eggs into their coffee instead. Try Giang Coffee in the thick of the city’s Old Quarter. The area is home to hotels of all budgets, but to be right by one of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam among brew-tiful coffee destinations around the world

Forest fire in Kampar, Indonesia (Photo: AFP/VNA) Jakarta (VNA) - The total damage and economic losses from forest fires in Indonesia this year has amounted to at least 5.2 billion USD, equal to 0.5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report on December 11. The estimate was based on its assessment in eight affected provinces from June to October 2019, though analysts at the multinational bank said fires had continued to rage through to November. The forest and land fires, as well as the resulting haze, led to significant negative economic impact, estimated at 157 million USD in direct damage to assets and 5 billion in losses from affected economic activities, the WB wrote in the report. Over 900,000 people reported respiratory illnesses, 12 national airports halted operations, and hundreds of schools in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore had to temporarily close due to the fires. More than 942,000 hectares of forests and lands were burned … [Read more...] about Indonesia forest fires cost 5.2 billion USD in economic losses: WB