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23:06, 2025/01/11
Hanoi determined to enrich English learning for suburbs, rural students
Students are required to spend at least 30 minutes a day studying English on their own, with support from their teachers.
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
15:46, 2016/02/05
Health sector urges vigilance for bird flu outbreaks during Tet
The increasing demand for food and travelling during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday will pose a high risk for bird flu outbreaks, the Preventive Medicine Department said on February 2.
10:39, 2016/02/05
Hanoi ensure medical work in 2016 Lunar New Year
On February 3, Hanoi Health Department has sent the telegraph No. 32/SYT-NVY for in non-public and public medical facilities on the strengthening public health to ensure the Lunar New Year in 2016.
18:04, 2016/02/02
Hanoi: more and more national-standard schools to be built
For a long time, Hanoi has been the country’s largest centre for education and training. The Hanoi Department of Education and Training is planning to build an additional 350 schools meeting national standards between 2016 and 2020.
16:05, 2016/02/01
Actively preventing diseases caused by Zika virus
On January 31, Department of Preventive Medicine has published details of telegraph 77/CD-BYT by the Ministry of Health and sent to Chairmen of central cities and provinces to directly prevent against Zika virus.
11:25, 2016/01/31
Health Ministry strengthens monitoring on Zika virus
The Ministry of Health urged the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE) to strengthen its monitoring and detection of suspects infected with Zika virus at a meeting.
17:42, 2016/01/29
University enrollment plans must be published: MoET
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has ordered universities and colleges nation-wide to publish on their websites all information related to this year`s regular enrollment plans.
12:39, 2016/01/29
Health sector strives to improve mother, child care
The Ministry of Health has worked hard to enhance maternal and child health services in Vietnam in recent years.
10:25, 2016/01/27
Ministry calls on hospitals to stay alert during Tet holiday
The Ministry of Health has asked hospitals and health clinics of cities and provinces to ensure that all patients in emergency cases receive timely treatment during the Lunar New Year Festival.
11:40, 2016/01/22
1.2 million blood units to be collected in 2016
In 2016, the national committee for blood donation plans to collect 1.2 million blood units, of which 98 percent will come from volunteers. This information was heard at the meeting of the committee organised on January 21.
09:43, 2016/01/20
Hanoi signed technology transfering, staff training with French center
French Professor delegation will support Hanoi Healthcare Department to train medical staff in the field of endoscopy, laparoscopy.
17:43, 2016/01/19
Blood donation campaign launched in Vietnam
A blood donation campaign called “Red Sunday” has been launched nationwide and its management board is aiming for a collection of between 18,000 and 20,000 blood units.
08:20, 2016/01/19
Vietnamese children aspire to become doctors, teachers
Vietnamese children aged 7-14 chose the profession of doctor as their top career choice in the annual children`s career survey conducted by Adecco Viet Nam, a subsidiary of one of the world`s largest human resources companies.
10:24, 2016/01/18
Vietnam launches first official breast milk bank
Vietnam has launched the country’s first official human milk bank at a hospital in Danang, using donations from women giving birth there.
10:22, 2016/01/17
Vietnam's literacy rate reaches 97.3 percent
Literacy in Vietnam has reached 97.3 percent for those aged 15-50 under the Learning Society Programme, the Ministry of Education and Training said on January 13.
15:18, 2016/01/15
Vietnamese one-time chopsticks are negative for harmful substances
On January 11, the Food Safety Department has received information relating to 4 lots of Vietnamese disposable chopsticks exported to Taiwan at the request dated on January 8, 2016 by the Food Safety Department.
18:01, 2016/01/13
Singapore: Vietnam's sweet potatoes are safe
Singapore affirmed that Agent Orange is not the cause to make Vietnam`s sweet potatoes turn green.
11:34, 2016/01/13
Vietnam to publicly rank quality of hospitals
Hospital rankings will be publicised for the first time this year in an effort by the Ministry of Health to improve healthcare services, the Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported.
11:30, 2016/01/12
Hanoi opens new health facilities
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has recently cut the ribbons to inaugurate two medical establishments in Hanoi.
20:50, 2016/01/07
New Zealand Embassy announces scholarship recipients
The first 30 Vietnamese students to receive New Zealand Scholarships for 2016 to study at top institutions on the Pacific Ocean island have been unveiled by Ambassador to Vietnam Haike Manning.
14:37, 2016/01/04
Vietnam helps upgrade medical system in northern Laos
Construction began on a Vietnam-funded hospital in Laos’ northern province of Houaphan on January 3.