Keyword: "English"

The Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House has launched a Vietnamese - English bilingual book entitled "President Ho Chi Minh – Biography and Career".

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Vietnam has urged educational institutions to focus on improving students' foreign language abilities, with the goal of gradually making English the second language in schools.

Twice a week, small children in Vi Thanh city, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang, come to Po Thi Rang Say (Tram Cua) Pagoda to enroll in a free English class that gathers about 20 ethnic minority students.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has announced a certification programme for foreign teachers at English and computer science centres in Vietnam.

The Vietnam Institute of Education Sciences and the National Foreign Languages Project Management Board on December 27 held a conference to publish this year’s report on the teaching and learning of foreign languages in Vietnam.

With more than 1 billion users globally, English is one of the three most popular languages in the world. Therefore, excellent English is the key for the young generation to open the door of knowledge and global integration. To this end, youngsters need to obtain international English certificates such as Cambridge ESOL, IELTS.

Information about the characters in Vietnamese hat boi (classical drama) is now available in English on ichLinks, an online platform providing information about intangible cultural heritages in the Asia-Pacific region.

Nguyet Ca, an English teacher renowned for her Bilingual Songs for Kids project, has again enthralled the community of English students and music lovers with a new project in which she converts lyrics of songs from famed composer Trinh Cong Son into English.

A course providing free Vietnamese, Lao, and English language classes for Vietnamese expatriates in Laos opened at the Phat Tich Pagoda in the Lao capital Vientiane on December 22.

The American Hangout was established at the Thai Nguyen University in the northern province of the same name on December 4 with the participation of many students from its subordinate colleges.

Hoang Minh Thuy from Ho Chi Minh City surpassed nearly 1,700 entries to win the first prize of the video clip contest “For a Green Vietnam”, the organising board announced on October 27.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) has released the Vietnam Tourism Annual Report 2019 in both Vietnamese and English languages.

Vietnam ranked 41st out of 88 countries and territories around the world in the 2018 global English Proficiency Index (EPI). The ranking was made by Education First (EF), an international education company that focuses on language, academics, and cultural experience.

Children in ninth and twelfth grade in Hanoi will be able to keep up with courseworks as schools remain closed during the COVID-19 epidemic.

The Sanskrit inscriptions on steles at the UNESCO world heritage My Son Sanctuary in central Quang Nam province will be translated into Vietnamese and English as part of a joint project between Vietnam and India.

The Centre for Scientific and Cultural Activities of Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature – National University) in Hanoi has put into operation an automatic multi-language guide system to serve domestic and foreign tourists.

Over the last month, locals in TrungHoa ward, CauGiay district, Hanoi have been surprised to see an old foreigner cleaning leaflets piled off walls to beautify the city.

Hanoi faces a shortage of high school teachers that can teach in English, requiring universities to train more students adept at the language to meet demand.

The HCM City Department of Transport has asked for approval from the Ministry of Transport to use English on street signs to serve foreign tourists.

A project to use foreign teachers for teaching English at schools will be implemented at primary and junior and senior high schools in the northern province of Bac Giang in the 2016-2017 academic year.