(HBO)-It was Do Phuong Thanh (born in 2000) - a former student of the English gifted class, Hoang Van Thu specialized high school. She passed the entrance exam into the Foreign Trade University with 26.2 points. In the evening of December 22, 2018, Thanh excelled over 5 finalists in the final night to become the winner of the My FutureNZ competition, which was co-organized by the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam, New Zealand ENZ and VTV7 in Hanoi.
Do Phuong Thanh received the New
Zealand video Contest 2017 - New Thinking New Direction from New Zealand
Ambassador in Vietnam and IDP Company representatives.
My FutureNZ is a competition for school
students and students in Vietnam. In order to be present in the final contest
night, before that, Thanh had to go through online elimination rounds.
"For me, both rounds have the same difficulty and pressure. However, once
you have passed the elimination round, the highest pressure is at the final
contest night because you have to perform the speaking test in 3 minutes long
and answer questions from the jury in English”, sai Thanh. To have the best
contest, Do Phuong Thanh had to practice constantly. She had to train so that
she could be confident when standing in front of the crowd, could cultivate
more knowledge, especially to have the standard English speaking and
pronunciation skills. In the final round, Thanh had 3 minutes to present in
English about Sustainable Tourism and then answer questions from the jury. From
Thanh’s point of view, this is an important issue that should be paid much
attention in the process of promoting our country's tourism. With the effort of
hard work, the results are totally worth her when she became the winner. She
won a seven-day trip to New Zealand, one iPad and one online scored test with
the value of US $36 from PTE English. Talking about her English learning
experience, Thanh affirmed that she could only study and persistently practise.
Previously, English was a very boring subject for Thanh, but now it has become
her joy and passion. In order to study this subject well, in addition to the
lessons in class, Thanh often spent time reading books written in English in
the school library, listening to music, watching entertainment programs in
English via Youtube, recording and listening to her own pronunciation again and
fixing it herself.
Currently, Do Phuong Thanh is majoring in
international business in advanced Japanese model at Foreign Trade University.
In the university environment, Thanh and his classmates are studying their
subjects in English, Japanese and some specific subjects of Japanese teaching.
This is a favorable environment to help Thanh promote and further improve her
ability to use English.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.