Seventy-two Vietnamese students won medals at the International Talent Mathematics Contest 2024 (ITMC 2024) organised in Thailand on February 24-27. Vietnamese students bring home 34 gold and 25 silver medals and one merit prize. (Photo: hanoimoi.vn) The students brought home 34 gold and 25 silver medals and one merit prize, marking the best achievement that Vietnamese students have earned...

As many as 42 handicraft artists have been honoured with the title of the Hanoi artisan in 2023, with a ceremony held at the centre of Vietnamese craft village quintessence in Gia Lam district, home to Bat Trang Ceramic Village, on February 28. At the ceremony to honour the artisans. (Photo: VNA) Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of the...

The recently released Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results show that Vietnam is a typical example of high academic results despite limited education investment, according to the Quality Control Department under the Ministry of Education and Training. The Vietnamese team at the 2024 Project Chemistry Olympiad in Russia. (Illustrative photo: moet.gov.vn) PISA, a programme of the Organisation...

The Prime Minister on February 27 issued a Decision approving the Master Plan on the healthcare network for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. At a district-level medical station in Kien Giang (Photo: VNA) The plan encompasses systems of healthcare facilities at regional, inter-provincial, and inter-sectoral levels catering to diverse needs, including medical examination and treatment, rehabilitation;...

Nearly 9,000 units of blood were collected nationwide during the Xuan Hong (Red Spring) festival from February 18-25, the biggest annual blood donation campaign, reported the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT). Citizens donate blood at the campaign (Photo: VNA) The festival saw significant contributions from volunteer organisations like the Hanoi Association of Youth Blood Donor...

Genuone Sciences, the Republic of Korea’s leading pharmaceutical company, announced on February 26 that it signed a business agreement with Vietnam’s Imexpharm Joint Stock Company (IMP) on the transfer of technology for seven products, including medications for the treatment of cardiovascular and diabetes-related diseases. At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) Genuone Sciences will support the entire process from production...

Vietnam’s recent achievements in organ transplant have made the country one of the bright spots in Southeast Asia and Asia in this field. Doctors at Military Hospital 103 perform an organ transplant (Photo: VNA) On February 9, or the last day of the Year of the Cat, doctors of the Central Lung Hospital performed a double lung transplant...

In recent years, the Vietnamese health sector’s position has been increasingly affirmed thanks to outstanding advances in research, development and application of technology in many fields. In addition to achievements in laparoscopic surgery and organ transplantation, Vietnam is also holding a rising important position in the list of vaccine producers worldwide, according to experts. COVID-19 vaccine production research (Photo:...

An ongoing training course on the emission trading system (ETS) and carbon market has gathered 145 participants from relevant state agencies, organisations, and enterprises, making the first capacity-building activity in Vietnam with participation from both public and private sectors. Participants of the training course pose for a group photo (Source: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) Taking place on February 26 and 27,...

The UNESCO Office in Vietnam in coordination with the Centre for Vocational Education and Training under the Trade Union of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on February 26 launched a project on facilitating access to vocational and transferable skills for out-of-school children and youth in Vietnam. Illustrative image (Photo: UNESCO) The project, which will be carried out in southern provinces...