Hanoi launches pilot project to integrate electronic health records into VNeID app
The system allows citizens to conveniently manage their medical histories and provides medical professionals with up-to-date information anytime, anywhere.
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.
20:31, 2024/10/28
Painting competition for young artists and artists with disabilities
The What A Wonderful World art competition aims to inspire local artists to express their passion and further their careers.
11:53, 2014/11/07
Asian congress on thoracic, cardiovascular surgery
More than 700 Vietnamese and international experts assembled in Hanoi for the 24th Annual Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA 2014) from November 5-8.
17:24, 2014/11/06
Can peppermint treat cancer
According to a research team at University of Salford (UK), an extract of peppermint’s leaves can cure cancer by destroying blood vessels supplying tumors
16:34, 2014/11/06
Inspections over the private health clinics increase in Hanoi
Municipal health authorities recently closed down about 110 of the clinics after inspections revealed many medical violations.
16:26, 2014/11/06
Dengue fever breaks out in HCM city
Due to the rainy season lasting from August to the end of October, the number of patients contracting the mosquito-born disease rising to 3,000 in the first 9 months of this year
16:08, 2014/11/06
VFF honours Olympiad medal winners
A ceremony was held on November 3 in Hanoi to honour students, who won medals at International Olympiads and recorded highest results at 2014 university entrance exams.
11:14, 2014/11/06
Youth get free measles-rubella vaccines
As part of the national campaign to provide the combined measles-rubella vaccine, more than 150,000 children aged 10 to 14 in HCM City have received shots, according to Dr Nguyen Tri Dung, head of the city`s Preventive Health Centre.
05:58, 2014/11/06
Int’l organisation supports eye care for old people
Helen Keller International (HKI) – in coordination with the Hanoi Department of Health (DoH) is implementing an eye care project for old people in Quoc Oai district from now to the end of 2015.
14:27, 2014/11/05
Parents, teachers question ban on after-school classes
Despite a Ministry of Education and Training ban on after-school classes, many students and parents take no notice. Some even use the classes as child minding centres while they are still at work.
13:56, 2014/11/04
Dengue vaccination proves effective
A dengue vaccination trial conducted by France’s Sanofi Pasteur in five Asian countries, including Vietnam, showed the efficacy in 56.5 percent of dengue-infected cases.
13:54, 2014/11/03
Nationwide campaign expands access to health care services
One million poor and disadvantaged residents of the country`s remote, border and island areas will receive free health services under a humanitarian community health care campaign launched here yesterday.
11:11, 2014/11/03
President meets ethnic minority students to honour academic accomplishments
President Truong Tan Sang met with 78 outstanding ethnic minority students on Saturday during a ceremony honoring their achievements in the past academic year.
14:58, 2014/11/01
USAID keen to include private sector in HIV-related market
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a programme to stimulate a market for HIV-related goods and services with the involvement of the private sector in Ho Chi Minh City on October 31.
07:55, 2014/11/01
NA deputies desire return to high growth trajectory
National Assembly deputies yesterday said appropriate measures were needed to help the economy regain high growth.
00:56, 2014/11/01
Elite students to be honoured in Hanoi
A ceremony to honour 50 elite Vietnamese students who recorded high results in their academic studies and have won international prizes has been scheduled for November 3 in Hanoi.
17:52, 2014/10/30
Food poisoning affects 42 workers in Bac Giang
Around 42 workers at the Thinh Phat Ocean Import-Export Joint Stock Company in Bac Giang were hospitalised on October 29 for food poisoning.
08:35, 2014/10/30
Zuni.vn becomes Vietnam’s first open online education gate
Zuni.vn has been upgraded to be Vietnam’s first open interactive online education gate, according to the VNG Joint Stock Company on October 29.
16:15, 2014/10/29
Despite ban, teachers’ after-school classes continue
The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), in an effort to ease excessive amount of homework for students, has prohibited teachers to hold after-school classes. But many instructors have ignored the ban.
09:17, 2014/10/29
International schools inaccessible to average Vietnamese students
Several international and private schools in Hanoi charge very high tuition fees, sometimes reaching the hundreds of millions of VND per year.
17:52, 2014/10/28
Changes in English teaching curriculum
The HCM City People’s Committee has asked the Department of Education and Training to pull the plug on its pilot project and replace it with an integrated English teaching curriculum.
09:43, 2014/10/28
Ebola: Visiting envoy Samantha Power condemns response
The US ambassador to the UN has begun a visit to the three nations worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, criticising the level of international support so far.