Health & Education

The Vietnam Youth Federation’s Central Committee (VYFCC), Ministry of Education and Training and Thien Long Group have co-organized a program titled “Sharing teachers’ sufferings” to honor 42 outstanding teachers working in island localities across the country.

​Hanoi Department of Education and Training announced that Vietnam has taken the top spot among 23 participating nations at the 2016 International Mathematics and Science Olympiad for Primary School with seven gold, two silver and three bronze medals in terms of mathematics.

A ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of National Economics University’s foundation was held in Hanoi on November 12.

Vietnamese students should equip themselves with IT skills in a bid to effectively engage in international integration, delegates suggested at the Vietnam-Europe Higher Education Forum in Hanoi on November 3.

Hanoi Department of Health has recently organized an online conference to train supervision, early diagnosis and positive prevention of Zika diseases to public, private hospitals and health stations in the Capital City.

Linguists and the public had a chance to meet and share their common interest in languages during European Language Day held in Hanoi on October 29.

The 23rd Vietnam Medi Pharm Expo will be held from December 1-3 in Hanoi to introduce latest achievements and technology in the health and pharmaceutical sectors of both domestic and foreign firms.

According to Head of Hanoi Department of Health, Hanoi will expand the health insurance coverage among poor people living with HIV/AIDS by giving them financial support sourced from the city’s health insurance fund.

President Tran Dai Quang attended a ceremony to mark the 60th founding anniversary of Hanoi University of Science and Technology and receive the Ho Chi Minh Order for the second time in Hanoi on October 15.

​​Treatment for urinary kidney stones, a common health problem in countries with a tropical climate, has become more advanced in Vietnam, but surgery is often required because patients wait too long to visit the hospital.

​According to a top Vietnamese organ transplant surgeons, lung transplanting will become a common practice in Vietnam in 2017.

A group of students of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology have successfully finished their research on a 3D scanner that can measure a person’s entire body. The research is expected to be widely applied in the medical sector and fashion industry.

On September 21, Vietnam`s Ministry of Health and the US-based Abbott Company signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in two projects to improve the quality of clinical nutrition at hospitals and among pregnant and nursing women.

​Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc yesterday visited the Nanning Yucai School in Guangxi, China, which trained Vietnamese students and cadres from 1951-1954.

A new brand of physics based science degree has been launched by the Vietnam-Japan University that combines core physics with courses on applications of science in the modern world.

French President Francois Hollande yesterday talked to students at the Vietnam National University-Hanoi (VNU-Hanoi) during his State visit to Vietnam from September 5-7.

On September 5, the Canadian Minister had a talk with students from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and the Hanoi University, within the framework of his official visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnam Fruit & Vegetables Association has recently stressed how to supply large volumes of produce in compliance with strict Global GAP safety standards is problematic for the nation’s growers and exporters.

​The US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced that it has provided a grant for the Centre for the Promotion of Quality of Life (LIFE) to to facilitate the community-based approaches to HIV prevention, care and treatment.

​According to a recent decision by the Japanese Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Foreign certified professional caregivers, including those from Vietnam will be allowed to work at patients’ homes from April, 2017.