UK open to receive int’l students despite COVID-19: ambassador
Over the last two years, I have had the pleasure to meet thousands of students, at undergraduate and graduate level, all across Vietnam. I have been struck by …
Category: Education
Vietnamese teens create novel respirator against coronavirus
With the goal of making a comfortable device that can prevent the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while allowing the wearer to maintain social …
A drop of water that explains the ocean of corruption
It was the opening day of my coffee shop in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, and our first guests were unexpected and uninvited. One of them was a tax official and the …
Indolent husbands leave Vietnamese women burnt out
ock/Makistock. Working women, dreaming of domestic equality, experience greater levels of stress as husbands refuse assisting with household chores. At 6 p.m, …
Brahms: where to start with his music
Our new series continues with Brahms – for some a reactionary, for others a radical, the highly wrought dramas of his symphonies and concertos and the …
Raising a theybie: the parent who wants their child to grow up gender-free
Parents raising ‘theybies’ say it liberates children from gender roles and gives them the freedom to choose their own label Long before becoming pregnant, …
Students study 16 hours a day to prepare for high-school entrance exams
Secondary school graduates are now gearing up to prepare for the high-school entrance exams, slated for June
Vietnam ranks 3rd at Intel Isef 2017
The Vietnamese delegation ranked 3rd at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2017 (Intel Isef) in the
Education Minister gives school green light to recruit teachers
Education Minister Phung Xuan Nha proposed to allow schools to recruit teachers, basing on their specific
Vietnamese students win prizes at int’l Robothon competition
Vietnamese students claimed two first prizes, one second and two third prizes at the International Robothon Competition in Ho Chi Minh City on November