Deputies at the 7th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) discussed the implementation of law on establishment, investment and quality of university education on June 7 in an effort to improve the national education quality. Vietnam had 180...
Inspectors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have suggested 12-month extension of a $34-million project funded by the bank on teacher training for high schools and technical schools with the aim to fully reach its targets, the Vietnam News Agency...
Many districts in HCM City have helped students who failed to get admission to tenth-grade classes in public senior high schools continue their education at vocational schools. Students at vocational schools in Binh Chanh District had their tuition...
Hanoi will support 50% of the current tuition fees for students who live in households near the poverty line beginning the 2011-2011 school year, said the city’s Department of Education and Training. The beneficiaries include those who learn at...
As many as 97 workers of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Showa Vietnam Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Showa Co of Japan, suffered from food poisoning on June 9, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said June 10. The victims were hospitalized with symptoms of...
More than 100 people in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Thuan were hospitalized on June 10 due to food poisoning. The victims reportedly suffered from symptoms of stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea after having a meal at a restaurant in the Suoi...
Acute diarrhea has killed six children in Vietnam’s northern province of Cao Bang, the online www.vietnamnet.vn newspaper reported June 5, citing a local health official. The epidemic has broken out in the province from May 19, affecting more than...
Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang June 7 began the construction of an obstetric and pediatric hospital worth VND830 billion ($43.64 million) from g-bond in the presence of a member of the Vietnamese Politburo Truong Tan Sang. Covering...
The health department of Ho Chi Minh City has warned of the rising number of people contracting dengue fever due to rainy season, the www.toquoc.gov.vn online newspaper reported June 5. The municipal hospitals now provide medical treatment for...
The Italian University of Sassari and the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy are holding a five-day festival on healthcare in Vietnam’s central city of Hue beginning June 8, state media reported June 10. The event, the first of its kind in the...
