Yesterday's post on the growing number of Vietnamese students enrolled in American universities was both promising and inspiring. This is the right direction for Vietnam as it tries to modernize its economy and infrastructure. The burning question here is whether these figures correlate with the student's level of preparedness for the global market. It may be true that a … [Read more...] about Partnership for Progress – Education Reform That Makes Sense
Updated Typhoon (Bão) Ketsana Death Toll
Death Toll Escalates as Flood Recedes Original article by Tran Thi Minh Ha (AFP) Friday: Death tolls rise in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos - Vietnam: 99 dead, 14 missing - Cambodia: 17 dead - Laos: 16 dead, 135 missing Residents in Vietnam are beginning clean-up efforts as flood waters recede in one of the country's worst disaster in recent years. Villagers in Hue city … [Read more...] about Updated Typhoon (Bão) Ketsana Death Toll
The Remedy for Failing Education System: Passion and Commitment
This following contains exerpts from Lam Vien's article on ThanhNienNews.com. Please go here for the original article. I often wonder why our education system in the US trails so far behind many other countries even though we are the most affluent nation in the world. President Barack Obama recently started a fire storm when he suggested that the school year should be extended … [Read more...] about The Remedy for Failing Education System: Passion and Commitment
Babies ‘Sold’ For Overseas Adoptions
Skimming through yesterday’s headlines, I was deeply saddened and disturbed by this story. A number of health professionals at a social welfare center in the region of Nam Dinh, Vietnam, were charged for “soliciting babies from unmarried mothers and impoverished families.” The children were illegally made eligible for foreign adoptions through forged documents claiming that … [Read more...] about Babies ‘Sold’ For Overseas Adoptions
US, Vietnam face Agent Orange legacy
"We have globally, collectively, agreed that this stuff is bad," Koos Neefies an adviser on dioxin to the United Nations in Hanoi. The legacy of Agent Orange has been a deep scar on the Vietnamese people. Agent Orange and other herbicides were widely used during the Vietnam War as part of the U.S.’s defoliant program to reduce the dense jungle foliage where enemy troops were … [Read more...] about US, Vietnam face Agent Orange legacy