Hanoi has the largest education network in the country, with 2,913 schools, 2.3 million students, and nearly 130,000 teachers

The success is a testament to the strength and determination of Hanoi's students in international competition.

The What A Wonderful World art competition aims to inspire local artists to express their passion and further their careers.

In the morning of September 5, nearly 2,000 teachers and students of the Chu Van An high school in Tay Ho district, Hanoi, attended the opening ceremony of the new academic year 2015-16.

Chairman of Hanoi People`s Committee Nguyen The Thao joined in the opening day of the new academic year 2015-16 with teachers and students of Giang Vo secondary school on September 5.

President Truong Tan Sang has urged the education sector to continue urgent reforms in education and training ahead of the start of the new academic year.

On 5th Sep with jubilant, flock atmosphere of back-to-school day, all the schools in national scale simultaneously held the ceremony to start the new academic year to welcome semester of 2015 – 2016.

According to a conclusion during the recent Government meeting on excellent universities, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has urged upgrades of Hanoi National University and HCM City National University to exceptional tertiary education facilities towards regional and international standards by 2020.

"Vietnam actively took action to prevent diseases that could be transmitted from animals to humans", said Nguyen Thanh Long, Deputy Health Minister at an international health conference on August 25 in Hanoi.

Vietnam beated Hong Kong (China) 5-1 in the finale on August 23 and was crowned champion at the Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2015 held in Indonesia.

The eighth Vietnam International Dental Exhibition and Congress themed "International dental bridge" took place in Hanoi on August 19.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Bui Van Ga signed Document No. 4192 on August 18 giving instructions to Education and Training Departments across the country on the school-year opening ceremony.

The Health Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) under the Ministry of Health (MoH) held a community-based health emergency response drill on August 14 in Hanoi to strengthen its performance.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam urged the education sector to push forward with reform to improve the quality of education and training in the coming time.

The Ministry of Health and Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a national seminar reviewing a programme on piloting maternal and child health (MCH) record books in Vietnam in Hanoi on August 11.

Ho Chi Minh City-based Vu Dinh Hung has become the first Vietnamese contestant to win the British Council’s IELTS prize in the East Asian region.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to organize an international conference on disease prevention in Hanoi this month.

According to Director of Department of Education Testing and Accreditation, under the Ministry of Education and Training, all four Vietnamese students won medals, including one gold and three silvers, at the International Olympiad in Informatics 2015 held in Kazakhstan.

Ministry of Education and Training said on July 29 all four Vietnamese students won prizes at the 47th International Chemistry Olympiad held in Azerbaijan from July 20-29.

With a hope to collect 2,000 blood units, a blood donation festival was held in Hanoi on July 25 as part of the “Hanh trinh do” (Red Journey) campaign.

On July 22, the Ministry of Education and Training held a ceremony to welcome Vietnamese students, who took home one silver and two bronze medals and a consolation prize at the 26th International Biology Olympiad and give the flag to the Hanoi National University of Education for hosting the 27th International Biology Olympiad.

Ministry of Education and Training’s Department of Education Testing and Accreditation said on July 15 that Vietnamese team won two gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Thailand.

The Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy in central Thua Thien-Hue province and the Republic of Korea’s Chonbuk National University held a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their cooperation on July 15 in Hue city.