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Miss Earth Viet Nam Luu Thi Diem Huong has ranked 17th in the Miss Grand Slam list on the Globalbeauties website. |
Huong, a 20-year-old model from HCM City, is the fifth beauty from Viet Nam to be placed among the top 50 in the website's annual vote.
Miss Viet Nam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy and Truong Tri Truc Diem, who won Miss Fashion title at the Miss Earth 2007 contest, also finished in the top 50.
In 2008, Nguyen Thuy Lam, Miss Universe Viet Nam 2008, came 57th while Tran Thi Huong Giang, Top 16 Miss World 2009, was in last year's top 10. Giang also won Miss Asia in the same list.
The top ten Miss Grand Slam list this year includes Miss Universe Albania, Miss Supranational Czech Republic, Miss World Botswana, Miss Earth Ecuador, Miss Earth India, Miss Universe Mexico, Miss Universe Ireland, Miss Supranational Panama, Miss Universe Puerto Rico and Miss World Venezuela.
Apollo English language students enjoy Christmas party fun
HA NOI — Nearly a thousand Apollo English students have attended a Christmas party in Ha Noi.
The event was held to boost student confidence in communicating in English as well as teaching them more about the customs of other countries, organisers said.
The party not only included a quiz with Father Christmas dishing out gifts, but also saw hip-hop dance and rhythmic ballet performances.
Other activities included making Christmas decorations, a Christmas card design contest and gift-giving to disabled children.
Students also participated in 10 Christmas games such as pin the nose for the snowman, Christmas card making, colouring and a dancing race.
"We enjoyed the party very much, but we were particularly excited by being given presents by Father Christmas," 14-year-old student Nguyen Quynh Anh said.
Training universities urged to teach students ethics and values
HCM City — Pedagogy universities and colleges should offer courses in ethics and values as well as more professional training, speakers at a HCM City workshop said on Tuesday.
At the workshop, Nguyen Thi Ha Lan of the Hong Duc University in central Thanh Hoa Province said teaching of values was very important in the educational sector, especially at the kindergarten level.
More programmes at pedagogy universities and colleges should emphasise that their students' behaviour will often mirror the conduct of the teacher.
Lan said authorities of local education offices and leaders of kindergartens as well as nursery schools should promote the teaching and application of values.
She said the ministry and local education and training departments should also offer more refresher training courses for existing teachers to improve their skills.
Dr Mai Thi Lien Giang of the Quang Binh University said the ministry should ask pedagogy universities to review and amend training programmes, and offer more courses in values and ethics. — VNS
