Thirty-nine secondary school students of Hanoi have been honoured at the International Science Competition 2019 (ISC 2019), which was held in Bogor, Indonesia from October 24 – 27, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo from October 22-23 at the invitation of Japanese government.
The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said on September 19 that the country has launched three more libraries for Vietnamese students, lifting the total number in the Southeast Asian country to 14.
Hundreds of schools in Malaysia have been forced to close due to poor air quality, blamed on smoke drifting in from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.
A Mid-autumn lantern procession took place at Nguyen Tat Thanh square in Phan Thiet city, Binh Thuan province on September 11, attracting thousands of children, pupils, local residents and tourists.
Malaysia has closed hundreds of schools in Sarawak state after air quality dropped due to the ongoing haze, the state Education Department said on September 10.
The Culture and Sports Department in Hue city, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, has signed an agreement to coordinate with the city’s Education and Training Department to add Ca Hue (Hue folk singing) to the academic curriculum in local schools.
All 32 students of Vietnam attending the World Mathematics Invitational (WMI) 2019 competition in Fukuoka, Japan, have won awards, including three diamond, nine gold, eight silver, nine bronze and three consolation prizes.
The Lao Ministry of Health has advised people across the country to clear potential mosquito breeding sites as the current outbreak of dengue fever has claimed 27 lives and more than 11,000 people have contracted the virus so far this year.
The upcoming visit to Japan by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from June 27 to July 1 during which he will attend G20 Summit shows how important the two countries’ partnership is to Vietnam.
Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan received Senior Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council (UABC) Michael Michalak on June 17 to discuss ways to bolster cooperation in improving local human resources quality.
Six pilot schools in Ho Chi Minh City have ensured food-safety standards and teachers have become more aware of food-hygiene regulations, but schools still need to ensure quality meals and publication of food prices as well as the names of companies that make the food, the deputy director of the HCM City Department of Education and Training has said.
As many as 152 water filters have been presented to 49 schools in Nui Thanh district, the central province of Quang Nam, under a programme that provides clean drinking water for schools.
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The has ordered the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam to review all pedestrian bridges nationwide to prevent further accidents.
People with disabilities account for 2 percent of Vietnam’s population from the age of two upwards, equaling approximately 6.2 million people, according to a national survey released on January 11.
Vietnam has made great achievements in promoting gender equality and narrowing the gender gap, especially in terms of employment, health care, and education.
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