Words on the Street: Vietnam's E-Cigarette ban sparks debate
Welcome back to Words on the Street, where we explore the stories that influence discussions and spark arguments on Hanoi's bustling streets.
10:53, 2024/12/09
Hanoi to ensure medicine supply during Tet holiday
Plans are being drawn up to stockpile medicines in hospitals and a disease control center in Hanoi.
21:58, 2024/11/13
Hanoi's journey to becoming a global learning city
Hanoi has the largest education network in the country, with 2,913 schools, 2.3 million students, and nearly 130,000 teachers
22:39, 2024/10/25
Hanoi 10th graders win Asia's largest business simulation competition
The success is a testament to the strength and determination of Hanoi's students in international competition.
23:58, 2020/08/20
August 20: Vietnam’s coronavirus infections surpass 1,000
More than half of the patients have recovered.
19:22, 2020/08/19
Vietnam introduces UPM to rate national and regional universities
“University Performance Metrics” (UPM) can provide reliable information serving the comprehensive comparison and evaluation of the quality of universities.
00:01, 2020/08/19
August 18: Vietnam’s coronavirus caseload approaches 1,000
More than half of the tally are local infections detected after the virus locally resurfaced in the last week of July.
13:26, 2020/08/18
Many Covid-19 patients in Vietnam are in critical condition
Most of the seriously ill patients were infected in the community and are linked to the Covid-19 outbreak in Danang.
07:59, 2020/08/18
Isolating people in contact with Covid-19 patients is key to cutting coronavirus transmission
In the current period, Vietnam's Ministry of Health requires compulsory isolation of people coming into contact with Covid-19 carriers at concentrated facilities.
22:21, 2020/08/16
Hanoi university urged to be leading hub of innovation
The Vietnam National University-Hanoi is asked to turn into an advanced research university and one of the top 500 universities in the world by 2025.
21:15, 2020/08/16
August 16: Vietnam’s Covid-19 caseload climbs to 962
On Sunday, seven patients in Danang, including one medical staffer, were declared to be free from Covid-19.
21:01, 2020/08/16
August 16: Vietnam reports one more Covid-19 casualty, death toll hits 24
So far, all dead victims in Vietnam are adults with certain underlying medical conditions.
11:58, 2020/08/14
Four leading experts join treatment of critical Covid-19 patients in Vietnam
The four leading Vietnam physicians have been to the two hospitals that are currently treating some serious Covid-19 patients.
00:22, 2020/08/14
August 13: Vietnam reports 25 new coronavirus cases, tally hits 905
Half of the total Covid-19 patients in Vietnam are confirmed after the community transmission returned late in July.
15:34, 2020/08/13
EuroCham members join hands with Vietnam to combat Covid-19
European businesses in Vietnam have donated 12,000 SARS-CoV-2 test kits for the fight against the pandemic.
00:38, 2020/08/13
August 12: Vietnam reports 17 coronavirus infections, one in Hanoi
On Wednesday, one more death of Covid-19 was reported, becoming the 17th casualty in Vietnam.
08:25, 2020/08/12
Vietnam’s unprecedented 2020 national high school exam
This year, around 900,000 high school seniors in Vietnam took the two-day exam amid the Covid-19 resurgence.
23:54, 2020/08/11
August 11: Vietnam confirms 16 more Covid-19 cases
Since the novel coronavirus reemerged in Danang on July 25, as many as 398 local infections have been detected in 15 cities and provinces.
08:18, 2020/08/11
August 10: Vietnam announces 4 coronavirus deaths, all with acute renal failure
Kidney failure is the common cause of coronavirus casualties in Vietnam.
23:31, 2020/08/10
August 10: Vietnam reports 14th coronavirus death
All the casualties in Vietnam had chronic diseases that weakened their immune system.
23:10, 2020/08/09
August 9: Vietnam confirms 31 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
The new infections keep Danang at the top among localities hit by Covid-19.
18:07, 2020/08/09
Ministry of Health supports Hanoi in rRT-PCR testing
The Ministry of Health has assigned four medical establishments to conduct rRT-PCR test for about 70,000 Hanoi residents who have returned from Danang.
10:15, 2020/08/09
Vietnam: Fifteen Covid-19 convalescents volunteer to donate plasma
Of the fifteen volunteers, two are health workers and two foreigners.
22:15, 2020/08/08
August 8: Coronavirus infections in Vietnam exceed 800
The majority of the newly-infected cases are linked to Danang where SARS-CoV-2 reemerged in the community.