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.
21:28, 2025/01/13
Young voices celebrate and preserve Hanoi’s cultural heritage
The "Voice of Heritage" finale celebrated Hanoi's cultural soul as 14 student teams passionately brought the city's rich history to life.
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.
17:24, 2014/06/07
Health Ministry unveils strategy for MERS-CoV prevention
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has unveiled an action plan for controlling and preventing the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) in Vietnam.
17:19, 2014/06/06
Students from all walks of life, young and old, take nat’l high school exams
The examinees for this year’s national high school exam come from many different living conditions and localities, but they all have a strong eagerness to learn.
16:01, 2014/06/06
Disadvantaged children taken special care
The Vietnamese Party, State and the whole community pay special attention to taking care of children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds in the nation’s far-flung areas.
09:17, 2014/06/05
Fulbright Vietnam University to be established
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has adopted a project to establish a Fulbright Vietnam University under the non-profit foreign-invested university model.
16:34, 2014/06/04
Health official warned contagious diseases in VN
A number of life-threatening highly communicable diseases, including the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), are likely to infiltrate into Vietnam, a leading health official warned.
10:02, 2014/06/04
Students welcome real life questions
The first of the two-and-a-half-day high school final exams went smoothly, with students welcoming questions related to "real situations" they cared deeply about, local reports said.
09:35, 2014/06/04
Vietnam supplies modern medical equipment to Cambodian hospital
Vietnamese Defence Attaché to Cambodia Nguyen Anh Dung on June 2 presented a modern medical equipment package worth over VND2 billion to a Royal Cambodian Army hospital in Preah Vihear province.
09:00, 2014/06/03
Workers hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning
About 170 employees of Nienshing garment company in northern Thai Binh province have been admitted to hospital with suspected food poisoning.
08:41, 2014/06/03
East Sea tension included in high school graduation exam
The on-going tension on the East Sea following China`s illegal placement of an oil rig inside Vietnam`s exclusive economic zone has been included into this year’s high school graduation literature exam.
10:37, 2014/06/02
HKI presents free eye care, glasses to 80,000 pupils
Helen Keller International (HKI) in coordination with the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) provided free eye care check-ups and glasses for children in Quoc Oai district, Hanoi on May 31.
10:26, 2014/06/02
Students sit final high school exams
More than 900,000 high school students nationwide are sitting graduation exams, starting on June 2.
17:46, 2014/06/01
Vietnamese students learn about Japan culture
Vietnam and Japan jointly held a training course for 600 Vietnamese students in Tokyo which saw the participation of 36 Japanese schools from Tokyo, Kanto and Koshin Etsu.
17:33, 2014/05/30
Health officials still warn of measles
Official statistics of the Health Ministry show that since the beginning of the year, 4,857 measles cases have been reported, 76.5% of them children under the age of 10.
10:28, 2014/05/30
Diabetes on the rise in major cities
Diabetes in Vietnam is becoming increasingly common and is on the rise nationwide, especially in the metropolitan and areas surrounding industrial zones.
15:35, 2014/05/29
Helen Keller International provides care for pupils’ eyes
Thanks to remarkable results in Kon Tum province, Helen Keller International is expanding a project providing care for pupils’ eyes in Nam Dinh and Hanoi.
15:05, 2014/05/29
Problem in using educational funds
Educators keep complaining that they don’t have enough money to spend on programs to reform schools, but in reality they are not using all the money allocated to them.
14:04, 2014/05/29
Graduates prioritise prestige
The Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, Nguyen Thi Hai Chuyen, spoke to the Viet Nam Economic Times about initiatives to help get young people into jobs.
16:11, 2014/05/28
Education centers to help students win scholarships
Many education consultancy centers have opened to help Vietnamese students win scholarships to prestigious schools in the US.
10:52, 2014/05/28
Test results far different from actual quality education
Many schools in Vietnam have been reporting extremely high test results, while the actual quality education is deficient.
17:28, 2014/05/27
Water shortage grips Kien Giang island
The annual water shortage has affected thousands of residents in the southern province of Kien Giang`s Kien Hai island district, but local authorities have no solution for the repeated situation.