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
08:00, 2014/10/13
Vietnamese language course held for Korean students
A Vietnamese language course started in Hanoi October 11 for 93 Korean students.
14:14, 2014/10/12
Graduates battle tough job market
Tens of thousands of young college and university graduates in the Central Highlands are struggling to find good jobs and are having to resort to menial or low-skilled labour.
14:12, 2014/10/10
Junior colleges to change hands as part of education overhaul
The decision by the government to remove junior colleges and vocational intermediate schools from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) and merge them with the vocational training system has raised major concerns.
11:37, 2014/10/09
Parents complain about teachers’ poor classroom-management skills
Many teachers in schools around the country are not trained in classroom management skills and handle student behavior in inappropriate ways, parents have complained.
16:20, 2014/10/08
Land shortage stymies building of kindergartens for workers' children
Shortage of land is preventing provinces and cities in the southern region from building kindergartens for children of workers at industrial prks and export processing zones as required by the Government.
08:56, 2014/10/08
Packed curriculum overwhelms first-graders
Parents and primary school teachers all complain that the current curriculum is too extensive for first graders, who must adapt to a new school environment.
09:42, 2014/10/07
Curriculum changes take time
A delegation of Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training, led by its Minister Pham Vu Luan, had a working visit to Russia.
10:07, 2014/10/06
High school pupils suffer mental stress
Up to 20 per cent of high-school students in the central city of Da Nang were found to have psychological disorders, a survey of nearly 800 teenagers at four schools has revealed.
15:30, 2014/10/03
Top schools want to admit students based on capacity, not knowledge
Some of the most prestigious universities in Vietnam are considering new policies that would admit students based on their capacity instead of knowledge of facts learned at school.
14:58, 2014/10/03
Mental health is so important factor in the society
Mental health is crucial since it is directly linked to the quality of life, the happiness of families, social security and the prosperity of the nation, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has said.
09:53, 2014/10/03
Official clarifies new primary school grading system
The new regulation on assessment for primary school students is expected to be a breakthrough for Vietnam’s education system, one official has said.
18:29, 2014/10/02
VN student wins writing contest
Duong Quoc Trung, a third-year student of Haoi-based British University, won first prize in a writing contest organised by the Peruvian Embassy and the Ministry of Education and Training.
16:01, 2014/10/02
Reviewing health-care service for the elderly
As many as 32,500 old and retired people across the nation received free health check-ups, medicine and gifts thanks to a campaign calling for more efforts in caring the health of the elderly, which began on August 3.
08:52, 2014/10/02
Hand-foot-mouth disease, dengue fever hit HCM City
The number of hand-foot-mouth disease and dengue fever patients saw a sharp increase in September, and is predicted to spread more widely this month.
16:14, 2014/10/01
Principal admits to “receiving gifts” from students, calling bribes a “necessity”
The educational sector has been shaken by a statement from a high school headmaster that “giving and receiving gifts” is “the same old story” that has occurred regularly at schools.
08:35, 2014/10/01
BIDV grants scholarships to 44 Cambodian students
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) in Phnom Penh on September 30 provided scholarships for 44 Cambodian finance and banking students in Vietnam and Cambodia for the 2014-2015 academic year.
17:45, 2014/09/30
Education publishing house slammed for copyright infringement
Authors who have their work published in school textbooks have never received royalties from the Education Publishing House, which is the only authorized textbook publisher in Vietnam.
16:41, 2014/09/30
Belgium to grant 30 scholarships to Vietnamese professionals
Belgium will present 30 full scholarships to young Vietnamese professionals within the framework of its Indicative Cooperation Programme with Vietnam for the period of 2011-2015 with the aim of supporting the country’s socio-economic development.
14:32, 2014/09/30
UK Education Exhibition to open in Vietnam
The UK Education Exhibition 2014 will see the largest ever number of participating institutions - 73 UK universities, colleges and schools.
10:21, 2014/09/30
Canada Education Week in Vietnam
Around 70 Canadian institutions will participate in the 6th Annual Canadian Education Week in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from October 5-11.