Vietnamese comic books translated into Japanese

Shin’E Toshihiko (L), director of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi-Kyoto University Collaboration Office, talks with artists from the Danh Tac Viet Nam comic series - Photo: Tuong Vi

Phan Thi Media Education and Entertainment JSC has agreed for Vietnam National University in Hanoi-Kyoto University Collaboration Office to translate the company’s comic series Danh Tac Viet Nam (Vietnamese Famous Works) into Japanese.

Phan Thi adapted the country’s great literary works into comic books last year. Danh Tac Viet Nam has three famous titles Chi Pheo by Nam Cao, Tat Den (Turn off the light) by Ngo Tat To and Giong To (Thunderstorm) by Vu Trong Phung.

“It’s a great opportunity for Vietnamese comic books to be promoted in Japan, which is home to a great number of comics,” Shin’E Toshihiko, director of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi-Kyoto University Collaboration Office, told the Daily.

The titles will be translated into Japanese together with another comic book published by Phan Thi named Orange about basket ball at Vietnamese schools. The translations will be done by Japanese lecturers who are teaching the language in Vietnam.

In August the Japanese version will be entered into Comiket, the Japanese Comic Market, which is the world’s largest self-published comic book fair, held twice a year in Tokyo, in August and December. It attracts over a half million people to join and many amateur comic artists attend.

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CIE grants US$35,000 in scholarships

Center for International Education (CIE) of Vietnam National University HCMC last week handed over 20 scholarships worth US$35,000 for its students at a ceremony to start the new school year at the Kim Do Hotel in HCMC’s District 1.

Five students in the MA program received scholarships worth US$1,000 each while fifteen students in the BA program received US$2,000 each. The scholarships aimed to honor outstanding freshmen, excellent academic results and contributions to the university’s social activities.

Nguyen Thi Kim Xuan, one of the freshmen who received CIE scholarships, said, “I would like to give my sincere thanks to my mother who has sacrificed all of her life to make what I am on Wednesday. And I’m proud to be a student of CIE with seasoned teachers and good friends. On behalf of all the freshmen, I promise to study hard to pay tribute to parents and teachers.”

CIE, which was established in 2001, is one of the nation’s leading educational organizations with its main function to operate international training programs jointly developed by Vietnam National University HCMC and prestigious foreign universities. The center has educated over 1,200 students and transferred more than 760 students to study at universities in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. 253 of them were granted scholarships worth US$3.1 million by universities in the U.S.

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CIE grants US$35,000 in scholarships

Center for International Education (CIE) of Vietnam National University HCMC last week handed over 20 scholarships worth US$35,000 for its students at a ceremony to start the new school year at the Kim Do Hotel in HCMC’s District 1.

Five students in the MA program received scholarships worth US$1,000 each while fifteen students in the BA program received US$2,000 each. The scholarships aimed to honor outstanding freshmen, excellent academic results and contributions to the university’s social activities.

Nguyen Thi Kim Xuan, one of the freshmen who received CIE scholarships, said, “I would like to give my sincere thanks to my mother who has sacrificed all of her life to make what I am on Wednesday. And I’m proud to be a student of CIE with seasoned teachers and good friends. On behalf of all the freshmen, I promise to study hard to pay tribute to parents and teachers.”

CIE, which was established in 2001, is one of the nation’s leading educational organizations with its main function to operate international training programs jointly developed by Vietnam National University HCMC and prestigious foreign universities. The center has educated over 1,200 students and transferred more than 760 students to study at universities in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. 253 of them were granted scholarships worth US$3.1 million by universities in the U.S.

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