Health & Education

Eleven Vietnamese students were formally presented a – Certificate for Outstanding International Student - for exemplary academic achievement in 2013 at a February 25 ceremony in New South Wales.

The experts from the Hanoi University of Education believe that primary school students should be given time to learn useful knowledge instead of practicing writing.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the statement at a meeting of the National Committee on Education and Human Resources Development held to discuss a draft Government plan to implement sweeping reforms of the education sector

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung commended the dedicated efforts of the medical sector and Bach Mai hospital in particular while visiting the Ha Noi-based healthcare facility yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 25 chaired the second meeting of the National Council on Education and Human Resources Development in Hanoi.

The bilingual edition of Viet Nam`s picture folktales has been released in Vietnamese and English by the Kim Dong Publishing House.

An expert from the Hanoi National University of Education said training in penmanship and arithmetic memorisation should be dropped from primary school education because it lacks real educational value.

Students with severe disabilities will be allowed to enter universities and colleges without taking examinations, according to a recent joint circular on educational policies.

Vietnam needs to develop a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in the health sector to help mobilise non-State sectors and improve healthcare check-ups and treatment quality, while easing overloading in public hospitals.

An education fund has been set up for the children of workers in industrial zones in several southern provinces, which includes to improve preschool education.

The Japanese Government has agreed to provide US$352,080 in non-refundable aid to help Vietnam implement three projects on education and health care.

A programme launched by the National Fund for Vietnamese Children in 1997 has so far helped treat nearly 20,000 kids with cleft lip and palate, helping them better integrate into society.

Vietnam has become the fourth country in the world and the second in Southeast Asia to produce an anti-diarrhea vaccine for children.

Rector of the Hanoi University of Science Nguyen Van Noi talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the preparations for the 46th International Chemistry Olympiad, which will be organised in Vietnam this July.

Only 31 out of over 400 universities and colleges across Vietnam have sent plans to organise independent entrance exams.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has stressed the need to renovate exams and education management at a February 13 conference held by the Ministry of Education and Training (MoIT).

Vietnam has been consistent with its policy on teaching many different languages at general schools. However, it meets a lot of big difficulties that hinder the program implementation.

Phan Thuy Chi has created Viet Nam`s first MBA programme after being inspired by her studies in the US, giving thousands of Vietnamese students access to the quality modern business management needed to meet the country`s increasing demands. Nguyen Thanh Ha reports.

An annual blood donation festival in Hanoi on February 16 is expected to attract around 10,000 volunteer donors and bank a minimum of 7,000 units of blood.

HCM City hopes to ensure that by next year all children from the age of one will be cared for at schools, according to the Secretary of the municipal Party Committee.