Day 2 - 11th Jun (Saturday)

DID YOU KNOW.... VIP – VIETNAM INDUSTRIALIZATION PROGRAM

Photos and Write-up by SOYA BEAN group (Jeremy, Eunice , Alvin , Mark And Yu Quan)

Did You Know?

Singapore is the biggest investor in Vietnam

We went to the Singapore Vietnam Industrial Park as we wanted to know why countries invest in other countries. Foreign investments were made to maximize profits for their own country. Such investments create more job opportunities for the people living in that particular country. Due to foreign investments, industries are being set up in the host country and this enable the local people to earn more revenue.

Did You Know?

Vietnam is Asia’s fastest growing economy

The Yakult factory that we visited was 24 000 metre squares. Vietnam has large area of land, which is cheap and can be used for economic expansion of the country. Vietnam attracts foreign investors as it also provides a big market as it has a huge population. Foreign investors that invest in land overseas, like Vietnam, will maximize their profits as compared to building land in their own country, which may be more expensive. As cheap and skilled labour can also be found in Vietnam it becomes affordable for the foreign investors to manage a huge industry.

Did You know?

Vietnam place emphasis on customizing wide variety of products to make them more attractive to its consumers. 


By meeting the changing demands and taste of the people through customization of products, industries in Vietnam increases its profits. The Yakult industry caters only to its local consumers and the production of one flavor of Yakult is to meet the locals’ taste.Vietnam strategies to have a competitive edge to its economy

Hard Life, Happy Children!

Photos and Write-up by Bamboo Group ( Mahirah, Hanis, Huda, Dayang and Liping) 

The kids welcomed us with joy and excitement. Through their performance, the ice was broken and a bond was immediately formed between us and the Vietnamese students. These students have basic education just like us in Singapore. However, they have insufficient classrooms and there was lack of tables and chairs. They had to sit on the floor for their lessons. With more than 300 students in the school, there is only one level of classrooms! Only dim light was available in the classes. The one outdoor court for their physical activities was rather small in size. Despite the lack of facilities in their school, what amazed us was the fact that the students were all very active and happy. We learnt to treasure and appreciate what we have in our own country.

PLAY, LEARN, CONNECT...

 Photos and write-up by Delta Group (Sasikumar, Muhd Asyidiq, Muhd Amirul, Abdul Wafi, Muhd Afiz)

We Played!

We had fun bonding with the Vietnamese students through games like dogs-and-bone and Whacko. At first the Vietnamese students were restless and not attentive as they could not understand us. But we managed to get their attention by demonstrating to them the games and they responded very well. We played many games and the students enjoyed playing with us. The kids were all very active and cheerful. Despite the language barriers, we bonded very well with the Vietnamese students through the games.

We Learnt!

We learnt about the Vietnamese culture by doing the mind maps with the Vietnamese students. My group did a mind map on Singapore’s food culture while the Vietnamese students did on their food culture.  Initially, the Vietnamese students were shy and they were reluctant to take the markers we gave them. We taught them how to create a mind map by starting on our mind map first. We were glad that we could impart some skills to them and that we could engage the young minds. We also learnt about the Vietnamese food culture.

We Connected!

Initially, we had difficulties communicating with the Vietnamese students. But after the introduction and also by playing some games, we were able to communicate with simple Vietnamese phrases and hand gestures. We also got some help from the tour guide, John.

We even learnt the names of the students and remembered them! Through all the ice-breaker games, we built strong bonds with them. One of the Vietnamese children refused to leave one of our Yusoffians when we were departing from the school. This was indeed a true reflection of how well we and the Vietnamese students bonded in a short time period.  

Want to be a Teacher in Can Gio District (Vietnam)?

To attract teachers to teach in the Can Gio district, the Vietnamese government offers 200 metre square of land and a house. Anyone interested?