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Vietnamese students win fourth prizes at Intel ISEF 2013

Two groups of Vietnamese students from the Ha Noi-Amsterdam and Le Hong Phong high schools have been awarded fourth-place prizes at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF).

Mekong Delta to build more kindies

Cities and provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have mobilised funds to build more kindergartens as they strive to eliminate old, dilapidated classrooms.

Japan-funded schools open in Nam Dinh

About 1,200 students in northern Nam Dinh Province's Vu Ban District are attending two schools built with non-refundable aid from Japn. The schools opened Tuesday..

VN student wins Gates Millennium grant

A Vietnamese high school student in Bloomington, Minnesota, in the USA, has been awarded a Gates Millennium Scholarship, which will provide full tuition for her tertiary studies.

Inaccurate text books raise concerns

A large number of reference books with inaccurate information on Vietnamese history, geography and culture, are stirring up public concerns over their negative impacts on children.

New projects seek to remove illiteracy

Around 1.2 million people aged 15-60 from 14 underprivileged provinces are expected to escape illiteracy by 2020.

VN wins golds at Asian Physics contest

Viet Nam has won two gold medals at the 2013 Asian Physics Olympiad (AphO) in Indonesia, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

Ministry recognises outstanding students

The Ministry of Education and Training will award certificates of merit to 1,235 outstanding high school students who scored high marks on a national academic contest in the 2012-13 school year.

Viet Nam hopes to expand educational ties with Germany

Bilateral ties between Viet Nam and Germany in the field of education have yet to reach strategic partnership level, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan said.

Poor Quang Tri students to receive education subsidies

The school enrolment season started earlier in Quang Tri Province to enable many poor 12th-grade students to compete for free entrance to a vocational high school in Da Nang.

French scholarships for Vietnamese students

As many as 130 disadvantaged Vietnamese students who have made outstanding achievements in study have been selected for scholarships in the second term of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Hightlight

Disabled speaker inspires audience

More than 2,500 people attended a talk by Nick Vujicic, an inspirational speaker without arms and legs, at the White Palace Conference Centre in HCM City's Tan Binh District yesterday.

Crane accident leads to major power cut

A two-hour power failure caused by an incident on the 500kV north-south transmission line hindered road traffic in many southern provinces and HCM City yesterday afternoon.

Spread of hand-foot-mouth disease concerns hospitals

Hand-Foot-Mouth disease (HFMD) is now at its peak, having infected a total of 796 children in HCM City in April, an increase of 127 per cent against the same period last year.

US steel producers make dumping claim

After welded steel pipes and steel wire garment hangers, now welded stainless pressure pipe from Viet Nam continue to face charges of dumping in the US.