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.

Non-communicable conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and injuries caused by traffic accidents account for 70% of health problems in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has decided to set up the first working group to evaluate tertiary education quality.

Party leader Nguyen Phu Trong has signed the Resolution on the basic and comprehensive reform of education and training which was brought to discussion during the 8th Plenary session of the 11th Party Central Committee last September.

Viet Nam has set forth a plan to transform the pharmaceuticals into commodities.

Vietnamese guitarist Tran Tuan An has been bestowed the most outstanding student at the 39th annual ceremony to honour Student Laureates of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

As many as 144 students of 48 teams from Robotics clubs across the country will attend the 2013 National Robothon Competition in Danang city as of November 11.

Professor Stephen Davis, President of the World Stroke Organisation (WSO), is joining world leading stroke experts at a conference in Hanoi on October 29 to raise public awareness of the disease and preventive measures.

Minister of Health Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has led a Vietnamese delegation to the 64th Western Pacific session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Committee Meeting (RCM) and related meetings in Manila, the Philippines from 21-25 October.

The Ministry of Education and Training has decided to revoke a doctorate degree granted to Hoang Xuan Que, Deputy Head of the Finance & Banking Institute under the National Economics University.

From now on, the Vietnamese educational model will not be "the teacher speaks and students take notes," said Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan.

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has become the first Vietnamese to receive the title of Visiting Professor of Epidemiology conferred by England’s Oxford University.

Education experts have insisted tighter inspection and management of private kindergartens is needed to shore up education quality.

As part of the national strategy on vocational training development, the HCM City authorities aim to improve facilities and teaching at 14 selected schools.

Many students in HCM City have been taking Recotus cough medicine over the past two years as a recreational drug. Some kids just took it out of curiosity and others because it gave them symptoms that were similar to illness so they could skip school.

Almost 70 Canadian institutions will join the 2013 Canada Education Week, to be held in Vietnam from October 13 to 19.

The Hanoitimes - The US Agency for International Development (USAIDS) on August 14 held a workshop on summarizing achievements after five years launching Health Policy Initiative (HPI) project.

After ten-year implemenation of the National Nutrition Strategy, Viet Nam has gained encouraging achievements in lowering malnutrition among children under five.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the Project on supporting medical waste management to mitigate the discharge of persistent organic substances and mercury, funded by the Global Environment Fund.

A national videoconference to review HIV/AIDS, drugs, prostitution prevention and control in the first half and define key tasks for the rest of the year will take place on July 8 in Ha Noi.

Viet Nam and the US reached an agreement o­n health and medical science cooperation o­n June 17 in Ha Noi.