Vietnamese start-ups go global Going global is not easy for most Vietnamese start-up owners, who are passionate and innovative, but lack experience.

Britain’s Booker Prize lives on with new sponsor

Britain's most prestigious literary prize will revert to being as known as the Booker Prize this year after securing a new sponsor, it announced on Thursday.

Time for teachers to go back to school

Teachers with foreign language proficiency will help improve the quality of training.

Japan’s education firm invests in GPA Việt Nam

 Japanese educational service provider ISA Inc. signed an agreement to form a strategic partnership with Golden Path Academics Vietnam Jsc. (GPA) on Monday.

Read books to enjoy them, not to pass tests

A new book street opened last weekend in Hà Nội to the warm welcome of many, if not most city residents.

Don’t judge a person by their English2

With Vietnam integrating more deeply into the world, English has become increasingly important, perhaps even a decisive factor in one’s successful future.

Teen takes on New York as global ‘leader' Tran Duy Kien, 17, won an English-speaking competition and beat out more than 2,000 Vietnamese students to participate in the Global Forum of Young Leaders held in New York in August.

VN, Russia trade may hit $10b by 2020 The bilateral trade between Viet Nam and Russia is expected to reach US$10 billion by 2020, following a Free Trade Agreement between Viet Nam and the Eurasian Economic Union.

Student represents Viet Namto the world Cao Thi Thanh Huyen was the first Vietnamese student to attend the European Forum Alpbach, the Global Entrepreneurship Summer School and, most recently, the Clinton Global Initiative University. She discusses her work and future plans with Thu Trang.

English lecturers to be tested The Education and Training Ministry said yesterday that it would organise the inspection and assessment of English teachers or those using English to teach at non-State colleges and universities.