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.
16:23, 2014/04/04
President inspects Vietnam-Japan University progress
President Truong Tan Sang on April 3 inspected the progress of the Vietnam-Japan University project in the Hoa Lac High-Tech Park in the west of Hanoi.
11:17, 2014/04/04
Bird flu temporarily contained
Bird flu has been temporarily contained, with no new hotbeds of the disease detected in the country for the past two weeks, heard a press conference in Hanoi on April 1.
09:56, 2014/04/04
Mental health project proves effective
Nearly 21,000 people suffering from schizophrenia and epilepsy across the country have been detected and received treatment in 2013.
15:43, 2014/04/03
First calcified fetus case in Vietnam
A Vietnamese woman in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa has been found carrying a calcified fetus known as lithopedion for decades without realizing it, according to local doctors.
15:00, 2014/04/03
Programme inspires children to read
A special “Storytelling train” event was held in the central city of Da Nang on April 2 with the aim of instilling Vietnamese children with a love of reading and encouraging them to enhance their language acquisition.
13:51, 2014/04/03
Publishing book on President Ho Chi Minh
The National Political Publishing House has released a UNESCO book honouring late President Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam’s national liberation hero.
09:07, 2014/04/03
Hanoi, Vientiane boost educational cooperation
The Vietnamese capital of Hanoi and the Lao capital of Vientiane have outlined an educational cooperation programme in the coming years, including increasing visit exchanges to share experience in teaching and management.
16:29, 2014/04/02
Vietnam lacks of organ donor
Many patients suffer from organ shortage because few people agreed to donate their much-needed transplants.
13:59, 2014/04/02
Health Minister explains cause of sector’s deficiency
Health Minister explains cause of sector’s deficiency Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has pointed out primary objective and subjective reasons behind the deficiency of the health sector, underlining limitations of health workers and the overloading of hospitals.
09:32, 2014/04/02
Scholarships for Vietnamese students to study in Korea
Five Korean universities and the BS Financial Group have committed to granting scholarships to 10 Vietnamese students annually, funding their higher education pursuits in the Republic of Korea.
09:12, 2014/04/02
HKI provides eye care for Vietnamese pupils
Helen Keller International (HKI) in coordination with Hanoi’s healthcare sector is carrying out an awareness campaign on eye refraction defects throughout Quoc Oai district, Hanoi.
10:39, 2014/04/01
UK supports vocational skills for Vietnamese students
The UK-based Westminster Kingsway College will implement a British Council-sponsored project at Vietnam’s Kien Giang Vocational College to improve students’ vocational skills.
08:59, 2014/04/01
Deputy PM welcomes Harvard professor
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has suggested adviser of the Harvard’s Vietnam Programme, Professor Thomas Vallely greatly help boost Vietnam-US education and training cooperation.
15:31, 2014/03/31
Young readers drawn to foreign novels
Bach Viet Publishing House in HCM City has bought the rights to translate and publish American author Dan Brown`s Inferno, which was recently released in bookstores under the Vietnamese title Hoa Nguc.
11:31, 2014/03/31
Widow wins top honour for vaccine research
When Le Thi Luan, deputy director of the Ministry of Health`s Centre for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals, returned to work after taking two weeks off, her colleagues were silent. They did not know what to say.
11:14, 2014/03/31
Doctor awarded French Legion of Honour Order
French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean - Noël Poirier on March 27 presented France’s Legion of Honour Order to Doctor Nguyen Thi Hoi, recognising her significant contributions to medical cooperation between the two countries.
10:55, 2014/03/31
Vietnamese doctors provides free medical care for patients in Cambodia
More than 1,000 patients in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province have been provided with free medical check-ups and treatment along with free medicine by a delegation of more than 40 voluntary nurses and doctors from Ho Chi Minh City.
11:54, 2014/03/30
Forum on legislature held for Hanoi's students
Over 200 university students across Hanoi gathered at a conference in the capital on March 29 to learn about the National Assembly and its operations.
12:17, 2014/03/28
Robots help doctors conduct paediatric surgery
Robots successfully assisted the doctors at the National Hospital of Paediatrics`s Centre of Paediatrics Endoscopic Surgery to conduct surgeries on ten patients since the centre became operational four weeks ago.
10:33, 2014/03/27
Solemn ceremony commemorates Professor Trinh Ngoc Phan
On March 25, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with Hanoi University of Medicine and Bach Mai Hospital celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of professor , doctor Phan Ngoc Trinh