Health & Education

President of the European Commission (EC) José Manuel Durão Barroso was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the Hanoi-based National Economics University (NEU) on August 25.

Almost 23,000 tourists, including one from Liberia – the country most affected by the Ebola virus in West Africa - were recorded at the Vietnamese-Cambodian border crossings at Moc Bai and Xa Mat in southern Tay Ninh province between August 12-25.

HCM City authorities have decided that e-textbooks will be used at schools in the city instead of print textbooks, as part of its education modernization program.

The Ministry of Health is keeping a close watch on 83 airline passengers who came from Ebola-hit regions recently, affirmed Tran Dac Phu, head of the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department on August 22.

Viral encephalitis has spread across Vietnam at an alarming 15% higher rate than last year, with a devastating 170% increase in the number of reported deaths.

The Program was launched by the Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper in May 2014, and has received roughly VND42 billion (USD2 million) from readers at home as well as abroad.

The 2014 edition of the fun and exciting educational competition, titled “Explore Canada from A to Z” was officially launched by the Embassy of Canada in Hanoi and the Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh city.

The National Council of Education and Human Resources Development has supported the importance of educational reforms and international integration.

After several hours of isolation and three times of examination, he showed no sign of fever or other typical symptoms that could be tied to the virus. However, the man went to the Tropical Diseases Hospital appealing for isolation in fear of any possible exposure to the virus.

The Ha Noi Cooking Centre will host a children`s cooking class on Saturday where kids can try their hand at cooking up something other than trouble.

The competition which runs until September 30 is open to all Vietnamese high school students.

American Oil and Gas giant Exxon Mobil has funded Operation Smile Vietnam with US$75,000 to provide free surgeries for 300 congenital harelip and cleft palate children across the country.

A student at HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry recently spent seven hours trying to register for a course on the school`s website. He finally gave up, and later discovered that the class had closed because it was full.

Two Nigerian entering Vietnam no longer have fever but are being kept under supervision in the hospital for the next 24 hours.

Literary works by 18 young writers submitted to a writing contest organised by three prestigious national organisations have received a warm response from readers.

Decreasing foreign aid and the government plan to deprioritise investment for HIV/AIDS control is seen as growing concerns in the fight against the deadly disease, a government official said.

The Rencontre du Viet Nam (Meeting Viet Nam) and Vallet Scholarship Fund set aside VND20 billion (US$952,000) to award to 2,250 outstanding Vietnamese students this year.

Do Thi Ngoc Diep, head of the HCM City Nutrition Centre, said that no milk product is better than breast milk.

About 20 non-state owned high schools in HCM City have fewer than 100 students, according the HCM City Education and Training Department.

Ministry of Health (MoH) and World Health Organisation (WHO) experts on August 14 supervised the examination of three university students entering Vietnam from Nigeria, one of the four African nations being affected by the Ebola virus epidemic.