The "Voice of Heritage" finale celebrated Hanoi's cultural soul as 14 student teams passionately brought the city's rich history to life.

Students are required to spend at least 30 minutes a day studying English on their own, with support from their teachers.

Plans are being drawn up to stockpile medicines in hospitals and a disease control center in Hanoi.

Vietnamese representatives along with nearly 1,000 delegates from 60 partnering nations and territories around the globe have assembled at the Second Global Partnership (GPE) for Education Replenishment Conference ongoing in Brussels from June 25-28.

General school teachers in HCM City are now breathing a sigh of relief, as city authorities have given their consent to teachers giving private lessons without needing to obtain permission

The amended Law on Medical Insurance will assure that all people, especially poor people, have access to qualified health care services, said Minister of Health Nguyen Kim Tien last week.

There are so many English curriculums being applied at primary schools that parents often are in a quandary as to which curriculums to choose for their children. Exacerbating the problem, local education departments are in the habit of changing their minds about English programs at the drop of a hat.

Park Noh Wan, envoy and Consul General of the Republic of Korea Embassy in Vietnam, has become the first foreigner to graduate with a doctoral degree in Vietnam.

HCM City will pilot an integrated international education programme before wider application at the city level, said one official.

The HCM City Education and Training Department has unexpectedly decided to discontinue its use of Cambridge University’s English teaching curriculums, after four years of its application at 20 primary schools.

Deputy Minister of Health Mr. Nguyen Viet Tien says that the demand for surrogacy in Vietnam is fairly low, so the ministry will select only a few reliable hospitals to provide medical services for surrogacy.

Ho Chi Minh City educational authorities have decided to choose EMG as their new partner for international education programmes after ending cooperation with Cambridge.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) held a meeting with foreign medical partners in Hanoi on June 24 to discuss measures to further develop human resources in the medical sector.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam-Korea Vocational Training College was held at Hoanh Bo district in Quang Ninh province on June 23.

Vietnam and Mozambique signed a new protocol in Hanoi on June 23 to expand education cooperation in scholarship and expertise exchanges.

Ninety-nine percent of students passed the high school final exam, which has pleased the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) but raised concern among National Assembly deputies.

The poor English speaking skills of high school graduates is a recognised problem, but educators and legislators disagree on the causes.

Students in Hanoi will have the opportunity to meet with Professor Peter Zinoman who translated the “Dumb Luck” novel by Vu Trong Phung at an exchange meeting next week.

Many education experts have come out in opposition to a recent draft decree by the Ministry of Interior placing stricter foreign language requirements on deputy ministers, saying it is impractical.

Some students go to the countryside. Others attend music and arts classes. Others have a “working holiday” when they spend time attending private tutoring classes to prepare for exams.

Deputy ministers would have to meet the highest level of foreign language standards set up by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) under a new decree currently being drafted.

The HCM City People`s Council last Saturday approved a resolution to increase subsidies for preschool education, which will take effect on June 24.

The changes in the high school finals were seen as a “revolution”, but many educators see more harm than good.