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.
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
16:51, 2015/12/31
National education channel launched on New Year Day
The national education channel-VTV7 will officially go on air on the first day of 2016, Vietnam National Television’s Deputy General Director Pham Viet Tien said.
16:50, 2015/12/31
Toyota grants Vietnam music scholarships
Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) and Toyota Viet Nam Foundation (TVF) on December 29 granted scholarships worth VND510 million (about US$23,000) for 85 students of music in Viet Nam.
20:26, 2015/12/28
Students take exam in playground in HCM City
A high school in HCM City has tried organising exam in an open-air playground to prevent cheating.
08:29, 2015/12/28
Vietnam to pilot school course
Forty-five vocational schools around the country will pilot a programme to teach international curricula in 34 vocations to improve the quality of human resources.
10:44, 2015/12/27
Vietnamese education prepares for ASEAN integration
The ASEAN Economic Community will be officially established at the end of this month. Pursuant to signed agreements, ASEAN member countries will accept each other’s qualifications.
17:18, 2015/12/26
Twenty herbal medicine plants satisfy GMP standards
At a meeting of the Medicine Management Department held in Hanoi on December 25, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said, twenty factories producing medicine from herbal substances met the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regulations set by the World Health Organisation in 2015.
14:20, 2015/12/25
Hanoi develops grassroots healthcare network
The health department in Hanoi has directed medical centers across the capital to improve basic healthcare services.
18:15, 2015/12/24
Over 110 billion VND provided for education development for ethnic minority groups
According to statistics of Ministry of Education and Training, under the project on education development for ethnic minority groups, about 13,655 children and students benefited from preferential policies with total assistance of over 110 billion VND.
19:08, 2015/12/23
Health experts warned public not to use unauthorised vaccine
The Ministry of Health recently issued a public warning regarding the so-called imported vaccine, whose origin and quality it was not able to verify.
15:55, 2015/12/23
Vietnam gets great achievements in vaccines research and production
On December 22, at a seminar themed “Vietnam’s vaccines – Development and Integration” in Hanoi, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long stated that Vietnam has taken the initiative in preventing dangerous infectious diseases over the past years.
18:20, 2015/12/22
Non-smoke restaurant - mutual interests
To limit the damage caused by cigarette smoke, and toward smoke-free environment, HealthBridge Canada organization in Vietnam collaborates with Hanoi Health Department to implement "Non-smoke restaurant" in the area. This model is being now implemented in many restaurants.
18:22, 2015/12/19
Needy students receive KF-Samsung scholarships
The Ministry of Education and Training in collaboration with the Korea Foundation granted 305 scholarships during a ceremony in Hanoi on December 18.
19:26, 2015/12/18
Abroad apprenticeship study in Germany - The new way for Vietnamese students
Apprenticeship study door is expanding in Germany as the country now has the fourth largest economy in the world is increasing investment in Vietnam.
17:24, 2015/12/16
Medical equipment corporation equitisation plan endorsed
The Prime Minister has recently approved the equitisation plan of the Vietnam Medical Equipment Corporation (Vinamed), which has a total chartered capital of 88 billion VND (3.9 million USD).
11:45, 2015/12/15
Vietnam, Laos host conference on military medicine
The fourth scientific conference on Vietnam- Laos military medicine opened in Vientiane, Laos on December 14.
19:36, 2015/12/09
Efforts for a drug-free ASEAN community
The collaboration, close link between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia play an important role in ensuring the success of the prevention and fight against drugs in each country, as well as confirming the efforts to implement the vision and goals of a drug-free Community after 2015.
16:18, 2015/12/02
Scientists warn about toxic Chinese herbicide in Vietnam
An extremely toxic herbicide made in China may penetrate the Vietnamese market through smuggling in 2016, which is a major threat to food safety and the environment.
16:18, 2015/12/02
Universities to teach students professional-oriented training
The Ministry of Education and Training said the professional-oriented high education (POHE) model must be used at universities and colleges to make sure graduates are qualified to get jobs without needing to be retrained.
18:06, 2015/12/01
The Ministry of Education recognizes students awarded the International Olympic
At the ceremony, 45 students with outstanding achievements in learning are honored and received certificates of merit from the Ministry of Education and Training.
18:14, 2015/11/29
Thousands of people participated in the propaganda on HIV / AIDS
On November 29, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the People`s Committee of Bac Ninh province to celebrate national action month for HIV / AIDS in 2015 and the World Day against AIDS with the theme "Towards the 90-90-90 goal to end the AIDS epidemic in Vietnam."