The "Voice of Heritage" finale celebrated Hanoi's cultural soul as 14 student teams passionately brought the city's rich history to life.

Students are required to spend at least 30 minutes a day studying English on their own, with support from their teachers.

Plans are being drawn up to stockpile medicines in hospitals and a disease control center in Hanoi.

An online Korean classroom has been put into operation at the Hanoi University for Foreign Studies affiliated to the Vietnam National University, according to the Korea Foundation.

The chairman of a National Assembly`s agency said, in an interview, that a recent proposal to remove the university entrance exam is illegal.

Around 500 students from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang held a dialogue with representatives from 50 big businesses in the capital city on January 12.

Phnom Penh held a January 11 ceremony breaking ground on the Daun Penh Primary School, a special gift from Hanoi.

A blood donation festival called Red Sunday is scheduled to take place in ten northern provinces and cities, including the Trade University in Hanoi, on next Sunday.

The US Embassy in Vietnam has announced the Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program.

Dr. Bui Anh Tuan, Director of the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET)`s Higher Education Department, said in a recent interview that Vietnam has a target of training 20,000 doctorates by 2020 in hopes of improving the higher educational system.

The law on prevention and control of the harmful effects of tobacco came into force last May, but its enforcement leaves much to be desired.

The Minister of Education and Training, Pham Vu Luan, said “It will be very difficult for the education and training sector to offer Tet bonuses to its staff”, adding that the state will not be able to provide these funds.

Although Vietnam has carried out three post-1945 education reforms, many of its policies are now outdated, inspiring public concern.

Even though students in Vietnamese schools in are allowed to choose among five foreign languages, English has attracted the majority of learners at the expense of other languages.

Pharmaceutical businesses need to capitalize on the lucrative domestic market, with consumers spending US$2.4 billion on medicines.

The Voice of Russia reports approximately 6,000 Vietnamese students are currently studying in Russia, 2,000 of whom are sponsored under a recent intergovernmental agreement reached between the two nations.

President Truong Tan Sang has asked Ha Noi Law University to actively work to become the nation`s leading institution in training legal professionals.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat has ordered localities and agencies nationwide to intensify the fight against avian influenza H5N, H7N9 and H10N8.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has issued an urgent telegram, asking localities and relevant agencies to take urgent measures against deadly virulent strains A/H5N1, H7N9 and H10N8.

The English skills of many domestic teachers in Vietnam still fail to meet requirements, though a national foreign language scheme has been in place for three years.

The second national forum seeking to further improve healthcare quality is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City on December 12-13.

Tracey Tran, a Vietnamese-American student of Kentridge School in Washington DC, US, has achieved the highest result possible on the AP Calculus AB exam.

Hanoi’s National Convention Centre will play host to the 10th ASEAN Skill Competition from October 19-29, 2014.