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Experts on Friday agreed that it was necessary to raise public awareness of early childhood education and strengthen partnerships among parties to support young children’s comprehensive development. Vinh Phuc Hoa Hong Kindergarten pupils take part in an art class. (Photo: VNS) The conference on early childhood care and education was part of the Global [...]
If the summer 2012 movie season were a film in its own right, there can be little doubt it would be a sequel – or a reboot – and in either case, it would likely feature a superhero. Hollywood’s summer season kicks off on Friday with the release of “The Avengers” and as with recent [...]
Ha Long carnival kicked off Tuesday night in Bai Chay beach, Ha Long City in the northern province of Quang Ninh. It attracted tens of thousands of local and foreign tourists with colorful performances. Even though the show time was at 7pm, space around the performing area had been filled up by 5pm. At the [...]
Stakeholders who were allocated land designated for forestry purposes made use of only 20 to 30 percent of that land. A farmer in the central province of Nghe An’s Tam Duong District grows acacia trees on his allocated forest land. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Ha The figures were made known by deputy director of [...]
Minimum wages of State employees are expected to rise from VND830,000 (US$40) to VND1,050,000 ($50) per month, effective from May 2012, in a move to help them cope with rising inflation. Accordingly the new wage level will be applied to salaries in State agencies and enterprises, people’s armed forces and socio-political organisations. After inflation hit [...]
The first novel for adults by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling will be the “blackly comic” tale of a fraught parish council election in a quaint English town, her publishers announced Thursday. The 408-page novel “The Casual Vacancy” follows the fallout of councillor Barry Fairweather’s sudden death in the fictional town of Pagford, a world [...]
Hundreds of Vietnamese fans of Lady Gaga will go to Bangkok to see their idol on May 25. Lady Gaga performs at Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Information about Lady Gaga’s “The Born This Way Ball” tour in Thailand appeared in mid-February, but the official date and place of the show was [...]
Ten oil and acrylic paintings by Ha Hung Dung, 31, describe the lissome and harmonious beauty of women in the northwestern mountainous region of Vietnam. Ha Hung Dung and Miss Grand Slam Asia 2009 Huong Giang at the exhibition. The “Wild Dream” exhibition is held at THINK Coffee.and.event, 35 Ho Bieu Chanh, Phu Nhuan District, [...]
The book titled “I Am Gifted, So Are You” by Adam Khoo has just won first prize of the “FAHASA – Vietnamese People’s Favorite Book” contest, in which readers vote for the books they like most. At the award ceremony on Friday at the Ho Chi Minh City’s 7th biennial book festival at Le Van Tam Park, [...]
The Vietnam-Korean music festival showcasing a number of famous singers from South Korea which was concluded in Hanoi on March 15 will be broadcast on TV on March 25. The show will be aired at 9:30pm on VTV1. The concert, which was held by the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) in collaboration with Vietnam Television to [...]