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.
19:00, 2019/08/03
Hanoi to host the international 16th Mathematics and Science Olympiad
Around 1,000 domestic and international students are set to register for the contest.
16:40, 2019/07/31
Vietnamese students in international schools must learn Vietnamese: draft
Vietnamese children studying at foreign-invested preschools must learn Vietnamese language in order to improve vocabulary and enhance language skills so that they could use mother tongue in daily communication.
12:17, 2019/07/30
Vietnam bags two gold medals at Int'l Chemistry Olympiad
The Vietnamese team’s achievements in the IChO 2019 continue to confirm the right direction of the education sector in discovering, selecting and nurturing excellent students.
10:45, 2019/07/30
Hanoi students win international invention gold medals
Vietnamese team submitted two inventions by six students from Giang Vo school, two from Cau Giay school and one from Chu Van An school to the competition.
14:05, 2019/07/28
Vietnam completes evaluation on dengue fever vaccine
Dengue fever vaccine began to be studied more than 20 years ago and has undergone many research phases on both humans and animals, in terms of pharmacology, safety and efficacy.
23:02, 2019/07/20
Why the number of cancer patients in Vietnam increases rapidly?
Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, larynx cancer, esophagus cancer, oral cavity cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, cervix cancer and 30% of patients contracts cancers through smoking.
17:19, 2019/07/18
Nearly 98% of Hanoi’s students pass national high school exam
Hanoi has 166 examinees receiving mark 10 (of the 10-point scale), accounting for 0.04%, more than 9,800 others obtained mark 9 while 46,569 received mark 8.
07:52, 2019/07/18
Vietnamese students still bad at English and History: Exam results
The bad results of English and History are abnormal high and cause big concern over the country`s education sector.
19:47, 2019/07/14
Vietnamese students bag five medals at International Physics Olympiad 2019
The result reaffirms Vietnam’s quality of high school education and shows the right direction in selecting and training gifted students.
16:39, 2019/07/08
“You Can Do It 2019” offers opportunities to study in the US
USGuide aims to inspire and empower prospective Vietnamese students to pursue US-based graduate program.
16:11, 2019/07/04
What challenge foreign-trained Vietnamese when returning to home country?
Challenges remain considerable in the local labor market for Vietnamese graduates after they finish overseas study.
14:00, 2019/07/03
Vietnam seeks practical education solutions
Vietnam’s goal is not only to integrate sustainable development into education but also to use education as a tool to achieve the sustainable development goals.
10:19, 2019/06/28
Foreign-trained Vietnamese graduates unable to return investment when coming back
A foreign degree holder earns around US$12,000 per year while tuition eats up US$40,000 excluding living costs.
14:53, 2019/06/24
Hanoi police burst exam fraud equipment ring
To prepare for the Hanoi national high school exam in 2019, the city`s police aim to ensure absolute safety for the exam.
19:58, 2019/06/20
WB helps Vietnam improve grassroots health services
The project will also support policy reforms that improve the financial sustainability and quality of services, and pilot innovations.
18:51, 2019/06/19
Two Vietnamese universities remain among world's top 1,000
This result confirms the quality and prestige of training and research in Vietnam`s two national universities and makes them more widely-known by scientists and recruiters worldwide.
15:45, 2019/06/19
Military hospital successfully performs 500th kidney transplant
In recent years, Military Hospital 103 has made great gains in terms of organ transplant in general and kidney transplant in particular.
17:32, 2019/06/18
Book on late Israeli President Shimon Peres launched in Vietnam
The book content revolves around late Israeli President Shimon Peres’s vision.
18:04, 2019/06/17
Hanoi police combat exam fraud
To prepare for the Hanoi national high school exam in 2019, the city`s police target to ensure absolute safety for the exam.
13:50, 2019/06/17
Vietnamese consume salt twice as much as WHO-recommended level
The amount of salt recommended by the WHO is below 1.5g for under one-year-old children and less than 0.3g of salt for infants.