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.
09:40, 2014/04/23
Internet HIV prevention efforts prove successful
Le Son of Ho Chi Minh City openly admits that he has been using smartphone applications to contact other men for friendship.
08:45, 2014/04/23
Hanoi conference tackles measles crisis
Vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen emphasised at a Hanoi conference on April 22 evaluating the ongoing outbreak of the disease.
15:54, 2014/04/22
Health Minister inspects the containment of measles
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on April 21 visited several hospitals in Ha Noi to inspect progress made in controlling the measles outbreak that has so far claimed 116 lives nation-wide.
09:18, 2014/04/22
Health minister inspects measles control in Hanoi
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien on April 21 visited several hospitals in Hanoi to inspect the containment of measles.
14:16, 2014/04/21
Exchanges between Korean and Vietnamese students enhanced
Hanoi University of Industry held a graduation ceremony for fifty-seven Korean students those explore Vietnam’s history and culture.
11:27, 2014/04/21
Vietnamese brides teaching mother tongue language
Many Vietnamese brides in Taiwan have become teachers of native language after engaging in a programme entitled “Ngọn đuốc tân di dân” (New Immigrant Torch).
08:28, 2014/04/21
Central hospitals see fewer new measles patients
Central hospitals saw a slight decrease in the number of new measles patient on April 19, the Preventive Medicine Department under the Ministry of Health has reported.
14:22, 2014/04/20
Two more fatal cases of measles reported
An additional 116 patients were infected with measles virus and two more died of the infectious disease on April 19, according to the Ministry of Health.
14:13, 2014/04/18
Activities to commemorate Vietnam’s first Book Day in Hanoi
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved of a new national holiday, Vietnam Book Day, to be celebrated every year on April 21.
10:20, 2014/04/18
Ministry urges local departments to work harder against measles
The Ministry of Health has pushed healthcare departments in all cities and provinces nationwide to keep a close eye on measles that is currently developing in 61 out of 63 localities.
16:47, 2014/04/17
Measles cases reach 7,000 this year
The nation has to date recorded over 7,000 cases of measles this year, one third of which is in Hanoi, said Director of the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases Nguyen Van Kinh at a meeting in Hanoi on April 16 to review the outbreak.
16:23, 2014/04/17
Child malnutrition treatment named top priority
Vietnam should give top priority to dealing with malnutrition among children – the country’s future, experts advised at a seminar in the central city of Da Nang on April 16.
11:28, 2014/04/17
Improvement in educational outputs essential
Improving the standard of qualifications is essential in the education transformation process, a conference in Hanoi heard on April 15.
09:14, 2014/04/17
PM orders drastic measures to control measles
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged ministries, agencies and localities to take new measures to the spread of measles and minimise fatalities of children, controlling the outbreak of this disease on April 16.
15:12, 2014/04/16
Deputy PM orders best conditions for measles patients
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked the health sector to ensure the sufficiency of medicine and equipment for the treatment of measles patients.
11:00, 2014/04/16
City to set up council to review medical services
In May, Ho Chi Minh City will become the first city in the country to set up a council to supervise patient satisfaction and collect treatment data.
10:50, 2014/04/16
200,000 Vietnamese suffer from stroke annually
Vietnam has 200,000 people suffer from stroke annually, 11,000 of them died of the disease and the remaining have sequela, according to the Vietnam Stroke Association.
10:05, 2014/04/16
Bird flu kept under control nationwide
Vietnam reported no bird flu outbreaks during the weeks since April 2, with the five provinces to have previously suffered scares experiencing no new cases, the National Steering Committee on Bird Flu Prevention and Control said on April 15.
14:31, 2014/04/15
Int’l ophthalmology seminar in Hue
More than 200 domestic and foreign ophthalmologists are attending a symposium on ophthalmology in the central Thua Thien-Hue province’s Hue Central Hospital from April 14-17.
11:05, 2014/04/15
Local doctors get diabetes training
As many as 1,500 doctors nationwide are benefiting from an international diabetes training programme which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14.