(HBO) – The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hoa Binh has organised the 2023 English Olympiad for students in the province. The activity was part of the fifth National English Olympiad for students, which was launched in April 2023 by Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee (HCMCYU) and Ames International English System.
The organising board hands over
certificates to outstanding contestants.
The provincial final round was held online under the simplified International
English Language Testing System (IELTS) test format. Accordingly, seventeen
candidates took part in the exam on the Central Youth Union's exam system
portal.
At the end of the contest, the organising board handed over a certificate and
award to Nguyen Ngoc Mai, a twelfth grader at Ethnic Boarding High School in
Hoa Binh province, who got the highest score and won first prize. She will
represent the province to participate in the national round in October.
The organising board also granted certificates to five candidates who secured
second and third prizes in the final round.
The contest is a meaningful playground, which offers anopportunity for
children to study and practice English skills, creating excitement in learning
English and meeting the demand of globalisation and international
integration.
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.
