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...Education officials acknowledge that quality, and not just numbers, is an issue. The élite who make it into university find that their centrally controlled curriculum is steeped in "Ho Chi Minh Thought," with the level of courses - from law to engineering to computer science - mediocre. Professors' pay and promotion are based on seniority, not merit, and they rarely publish in international journals. "Vietnam drastically needs education reform," says Adam Sitkoff, director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi...
...Even the elite who make it into university find that the centrally controlled curriculum is steeped in "Ho Chi Minh Thought," and lags far behind other schools in Asia. The reforms that have seen a mushrooming of private enterprise in the communist-controlled society have yet to reach its more than 300 universities. Professors' pay and promotion is based on seniority, not merit, and they rarely publish in international journals...
...Vallely, who was recently part of a delegation of U.S. educators that met with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Trietalong to promote reform, says Vietnam needs a world-class flagship school - the equivalent of India's Institutes of Technology or Tsinghua University in China. Existing schools, he says, need autonomy to build their own curriculum and compete for students. "These kids who do make the cut and go to school are very smart," Vallely says. "They're just not getting much of an education when they get there." And if that doesn't change, Vietnam may only be cheating itself...
...obsessed with [that guy]?’ That was the only wall post I’ve ever deleted,” said Ammah-Tagoe. “Chain messages posted on my wall put me in an awkward position every time,” said Minh T. Nguyen ’10. “I received one that declared love for me while also demanding that I send out 14 of the same [message] declaring my love. This is very hard for me, since I’m superstitious!” Christian L. Garland...
...impossible for their in-country rivals to match. Vietnam's largest private bank, Asia Commercial Bank, has total assets of just $2.8 billion, compared with Agribank's $14.6 billion. To compete, private banks are aggressively raising capital by selling shares to Vietnamese and foreign investors. For example, Ho Chi Minh City-based Eastern Asia Bank has built up a $1.35 billion war chest, according to its CEO, Tran Phuong Binh. The bank plans to introduce telephone-banking services and open at least 100 branches. Many private banks are expanding into the countryside, where foreign banks are less likely to reach...