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Vietnam’s HDI continues to rise: UNDP
Vietnam ranks 113th out of 182 countries and territories in terms of its Human Development Index (HDI), according to the UNDP’s 2009 Human Development Report. -
America's education gender gap
In American schools, boys are underachieving and girls are excelling. This gender gap in academic achievement is evident as early as kindergarten. The longer students are in school, the wider the gap becomes. -
Exhibition on President Ho Chi Minh opens
An exhibition entitled “Ho Chi Minh and Lifelong Study” opened in Hanoi on October 2 in response to the “Studying and Following President Ho Chi Minh’s Moral Example” campaign and mark the Vietnam Study Encouragement Day (Oct. 2). -
Women’s Anti - Discrimination Committee Reaffirms Commitment to Security Council
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reaffirmed its commitment to the spirit of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security and its integral link to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as it wrapped up its forty-sixth session. -
Vietnam’s marriage law introduced in Republic of Korea
A book on Vietnam’s Marriage and Family Law was introduced in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK), on August 13. -
Stone statues commemorate ten heroic female martyrs
The statues of ten young female volunteers - martyrs were inaugurated yesterday at the Dong Loc T-junction relic site in Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province. -
Infant gender imbalance reaches alarming levels
Vietnam is facing a growing gender imbalance among newborns, with 110.6 boys born as compared with 100 girls in 2009, said a health official. -
Hanoi beauty crowned Miss Vietnam 2010
Dang Thi Ngoc Han, a 21-year-old arts student from Hanoi was crowned Miss Vietnam 2010 after beating 36 other candidates from across the country at Tuan Chau resort in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 14. -
HCM City girl crowned Miss Vietnam World 2010
Luu Thi Diem Huong from Ho Chi Minh City was crowned Miss Vietnam World 2010 at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang City in the central province of Khanh Hoa on August 21. -
Dang Thuy Tram’s Diary to be published in France
Entitled “Dang Thuy Tram – handbooks found during 1968-1970”, the book was translated by Jean-Claude Garcias.
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