Health & Education

The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) has forbidden the import of 24 various foreign drugs from dozens of companies due to inferior quality.

Vietnam National Chemical Group (VINACHEM) handed over a health clinic to Donkeo village, Nongbouk district, Khammouane province in Laos on August 15.

HCM City has a high demand for childcare for six- to 18-month-olds, but state-owned nursery schools are finding it difficult to attract enrollees.

The dream of the newly-crowned International Mathematical Olympiad winner, Nguyen The Hoan, is nothing fancy - simply to find a good job and be able to take care of his Mum and Dad.

This is part of the locality’s long-term efforts to help local youngsters have comprehensive understanding of the country’s indisputable sovereignty over Hoang Sa archipelago.

Such acts may be punished with prison terms between six months and seven years, depending on the seriousness of infringements.

Although the total number of licensed universities has far exceeded the targeted number, Vietnam still needs more training faculties in the arts and culture.

State President Truong Tan Sang has lauded the significant humanitarian contributions to the nation by the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

Many Vietnamese visit vegetarian restaurants to escape urban pollution and noise during the Vu Lan season.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has donated over US$176,000 to help the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan improve healthcare services.

The ministry has also collaborated closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to update media agencies on the developments of the epidemic globally.

Former deputy chair of the National Assembly Committee for Culture, Education, Youth and Children, Professor Nguyen Minh Thuyet, spoke with Giao Thong (Transport) newspaper about higher education reform.

The price of tuition at prestigious primary schools has soared dramatically because of the sharp increase in the number of first graders this school year, many parents in the capital have said.

PM Dung said the most important goal was to prevent Ebola from entering Viet Nam and ensuring public safety.

Fields Medalist Professor Ngo Bao Chau has supported abolishing high-school graduation exams due to many irregularities rather than suspending university entrance exams.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam yesterday praised the health sector`s efforts for overcoming many difficulties to look after people.

The fourth and final step to launch the latest iteration of an English-language mircoscholarship program for disadvantaged Vietnamese students have completed, announced the US Embassy Hanoi.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau recently brought attention to several weak points in Vietnam’s higher education system, including substandard teaching staff and bad faculty recruitment policies.

Pham Huong Thao, a 7th grader from Chu Van An secondary school in Haiphong has won the consolation prize in the 43rd Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Contest, according to the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Vietnam has issued its highest level alert in response to the Ebola epidemic as World Health Organisation (WHO) experts report the epidemic is the worst in the 40-year history of West Africa.