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.
00:59, 2019/04/19
Resistant and multi-resistant bacteria appear in Vietnam
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria currently concern the whole world when the finding of new antibiotics cannot catch up with the speed of increasing resistant bacteria.
20:18, 2019/04/17
Cancer claims 115,000 lives in Vietnam a year
Vietnam is one of the countries with a high proportion of cancer patients.
20:25, 2019/04/15
Nearly 8% of couples in Vietnam infertile
Vietnam is one of the countries having the highest infertility rate in the world. It is estimated that 50% of Vietnamese infertile couples are under the age of 30.
09:13, 2019/04/14
Hanoi moves to clean up medical waste
By 2025, 100% of harmful medical solid and liquid waste in health facilities across the city is expected to be collected and treated following environmental standards.
17:18, 2019/04/13
Vietnamese students win first-ever gold medal in "Crystal Growing Competition"
The "Crystal Growing Competition" is one of the interesting and useful playgrounds, helping students to come closer and have interesting scientific experiences.
14:45, 2019/04/12
Involvers of exam cheating scandal in two Vietnam provinces punished
The scam was only found out after Hoa Binh and Son La had abnormally high percentages of students with mark 9 or higher in mathematics in 2018 high school exams.
17:50, 2019/04/06
Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition 2019 concluded
Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition 2019 aimed to keep promoting the learning movement, especially mathematics among Vietnamese youth, and discover mathematical talents of Vietnam and the world.
08:31, 2019/04/04
Int'l contestants join Hanoi Open Mathematics Competition
HOMC 2019 aims to keep promoting the learning movement, especially maths in Vietnamese youth, and hope to discover mathematical talents of Vietnam and the world.
06:03, 2019/04/02
School principal in North Vietnam suspended after schoolgirl maltreated
Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha affirmed that this was a serious and heartbreaking case, exceeding ordinary school scuffle, and a lesson for the whole education sector.
20:39, 2019/03/27
Vietnamese doctors conducted first-ever awake brain tumor surgery
Doctors at Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi mastered the technique after performing two awake brain tumor surgeries with international experts’ support.
00:25, 2019/03/27
Hanoi and Ivory Coast exchange education experiences
At the meeting, the two sides expressed their desire to learn from each other to enhance cooperation and promote development.
19:01, 2019/03/26
Bach Mai hospital put its branch in Ha Nam into operation
Bach Mai hospital`s branch is expected to serve 1,000 – 1,500 patients per day and is open from Monday to Friday.
17:31, 2019/03/25
Hanoi’s education sector focuses on improving quality
In the first three months of 2019, Hanoi`s education sector continue to renovate teaching and learning methods, serving the 2019 national high school exam.
17:38, 2019/03/18
24,000 Vietnamese students participate in world's largest Maths competition
IKMC 2019 in Vietnam achieved impressive figures with more than 24,000 candidates and 29 exam points across the country.
16:49, 2019/03/15
Vietnam and South Korea promote cooperation in healthcare
Vietnam and South Korea have had cooperation between their hospitals and medical schools for many years.
17:40, 2019/03/11
Hanoi takes action to respond to World TB Prevention Day
The day is held annually to raise people`s awareness of tuberculosis.
08:08, 2019/03/09
Vietnam, UK promote healthcare training cooperation
In order to achieve the goal of improving quality of human resource, Vietnam`s Ministry of Health will change the methodology of training and developing healthcare staff in the direction of approaching advanced countries’ methods, getting closer to the world’s healthcare system in general and the UK’s in particular.
15:20, 2019/03/08
First HIV patients in Vietnam get antiretrovirals covered by social health insurance
Historically, ARVs were provided free-of-charge for HIV patients in Vietnam through international donors. However, over the last five years, the PEPFAR program has been working with the Vietnamese government to transition the responsibility for financing the country’s HIV response from donors to SHI.
14:22, 2019/03/06
Vietnamese doctors perform most difficult heart surgery to save Japanese tourist
The operation was tough and stressful, according to the team. In more than 10 hours, doctors performed the most difficult and complex techniques of open heart surgery.
15:01, 2019/03/05
Vietnam ministry denies stop of controversial ComBE Five vaccine
More than 400 million doses of ComBE Five have been used for children in 39 countries and territories.