A valedictorian at a HCMC university has impressed his peers and teachers by performing a rap song he wrote for the valedictory. Pham Huynh Nhu Lam, 22, chose the unconventional approach to deliver his graduation speech as the top student at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City’s School …
Read More »73 Hanoi students hospitalized for food poisoning after field trip
A total 73 students at Kim Giang Elementary School in Hanoi developed signs of food poisoning after having lunch prepared by the school’s canteen for a field trip. The school in Thanh Xuan District organized the field trip to Canh Buom Xanh Park in Gia Lam District for 915 first …
Read More »Philippine fishermen struggle as oil spill keeps them ashore
A crab covered in oil creeps across the sand as Philippine fishermen wearing white protective suits, rubber gloves, and respirator masks scrape toxic sludge from the rocks along the shore. Four weeks after a Philippine tanker loaded with 800,000 liters (210,000 gallons) of thick oil sank off the central island …
Read More »Sandbox tree seeds cause mass poisoning at Central Highlands school
14 middle school students in the Central Highlands’ Lam Dong Province were hospitalized due to poisoning after eating sandbox tree seeds that dropped on school grounds. The students at the Quang Trung middle school in Bao Lam District were rushed to the district medical center on March 23. Doctors said …
Read More »Vietnam Golf Association deputy heads arrested for poker gambling
Two deputy heads of the Vietnam Golf Association and 14 other businesspeople were detained Wednesday for gambling by playing poker at a 5-star hotel in northern Vinh Phuc Province. Le Hung Nam and Tran Thanh Tu, deputy heads of the Vietnam Golf Association, along with 14 others, were detained by …
Read More »Aviation authority requires surprise crew luggage checks amid drug trafficking scandal
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has requested airlines to ramp up regular and surprise luggage checks for crew members before and after flights. CAAV recently issued a directive on anti-smuggling measures for aviation employees, following a drug trafficking investigation into four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants carrying 11.2 kg of …
Read More »US, Japan sign trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals
The United States and Japan on Tuesday signed a trade deal on electric vehicle battery minerals that is key to strengthening their battery supply chains and granting Japanese automakers wider access to a new $7,500 U.S. EV tax credit. The swiftly negotiated agreement prohibits the two countries from enacting bilateral …
Read More »China tackles chip talent shortage with new courses, higher pay
China is ramping up efforts to develop home-grown semiconductor talent as it seeks to rapidly fill a shortage of expertise that has been made worse by U.S. efforts to limit Beijing’s access to advanced chip technology. Enrolments for undergraduate and post-graduate courses have surged over the past five years thanks …
Read More »Vietnam artist in race to ensure ‘heroic mothers’ not forgotten
On her trusty motorcycle, Dang Ai Viet travels around Vietnam in a quest to ensure that the thousands of women who suffered the loss of two or more loved ones during the Vietnam War are not forgotten. The 75-year-old has painted the portraits of 2,765 of the women, who are …
Read More »50 Hanoi students hospitalized for food poisoning after field trip
50 students at Kim Giang Elementary School in Hanoi developed signs of food poisoning after having lunch prepared by the school’s canteen for a field trip. The school in Thanh Xuan District organized the field trip to Canh Buom Xanh Park in Gia Lam District for 915 first and second …
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