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.

The competition for admission to top schools in Hanoi has become even fiercer than university acceptance.

The education sector in the capital city is trying to cope with a sudden increase in the number of students entering secondary school this year.

The Ministry of Health`s Vietnam Food Administration has announced that 24 people have died from food poisoning nationwide so far this year.

Local hospitals and health centres at wards and communes in Hanoi`s suburban districts are struggling to acquire enough patients and doctors despite boasting well-built facilities, local media has reported.

HCM City has spent over VND140 billion (USD6.6 million) to attract and support teachers for local nursery schools, as this sector of education is facing a shortages in human resources.

The Pacific Partnership Program 2014’s (PPP) delegation and Danang Hospital held a press conference on June 14 to announce the results of medical interventions conducted in Da Nang city.

The competition for admission to top schools in Hanoi has become even fiercer than university acceptance.

Many vocational training schools are failing to attract enough new students, despite promotional campaigns.

Around 5,000 people gathered at a meeting to mark ASEAN Dengue Fever Day in Cao Lanh, Dong Thap Province on June 15 to raises people`s awareness against dengue .

A ceremony honouring 100 prominent blood donors nationwide and marking World Blood Donor Day was held in Hanoi on June 14.

Software recently released from the Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU-HN) aids students in familiarising themselves with the criteria and standard exam questions for Vietnamese language tests for foreign people.

Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan was quizzed by National Assembly deputies on June 11, focusing on tertiary and vocational training quality, graduates’ high unemployment rate, and the implementation of educational and textbook renovation.

Five Vietnamese students walked away with honours at the 13th Russian Olympiad which was wrapped up in Moscow on June 11.

Over 15,000 primary and secondary pupils in Hanoi’s Quoc Oai district have received eye tests and high quality prescriptive glasses through a US Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded project.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training has issued a circular offering tuition fee reductions for students of many majors, including the traditional arts and useful health research.

A training course for Vietnamese nurses and orderlies opened in Japan’s Chiba prefecture on June 9.

Domestic universities have more opportunities than ever to improve quality because of Vietnam`s integration with the rest of the world, a member of the National Council for Education and Human Resource Development has said.

The Ministry of Finance on June 9 signed an Official Development Assistance (ODA) agreement with the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea (EXIM Bank) to borrow US$19 million for medical provisions.

Founded in 2003, the centre has helped thousands of HIV-infected people to interact and share information about HIV/AIDS prevention and protection.

Heart specialists at Hue Central Hospital successfully implanted a synthetic prosthetic device (Heartware) into the biological human heart of a 39 year-old patient from Quang Binh province.