Ton Duc Thang University (Photo: giaoduc.net)
This year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings includes more than 1,600 universities across 99 countries and territories, said the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.
The list also includes the Hanoi National University which is in the top 1,001-1,200; Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City and the Hanoi University of Science and Technology placed in the top 1,201+.
The table is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across five areas, including Teaching (the learning environment); Research (volume, income and reputation); Citations (research influence); International outlook (staff, students and research); and Industry Income (knowledge transfer).
UK’s University of Oxford retains first place in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the sixth consecutive year while mainland China has two institutions in the top 20 for the first time, consisting of Peking University and Tsinghua University share 16th place.
Free healthcare consultancy channel for Ho Chi Minh City dwellers launched
A healthcare consultancy channel for residents in Ho Chi Minh City following medical specialty via information portal No.1022 to support and take care of city dwellers suffering from cardiovascular, endocrine and respiratory diseases has been launched.
Portal No.1022 (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)
The channel was carried out by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Municipal Department of Health and the HCMC Medical Association, according to the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.
The portal will receive calls related to healthcare all week-days at stable timelines from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
All the calls to information portal No.1022 in the city will be free of charge.
Currently, the healthcare consultancy channel has nine fields, medical specialties.
Hanoi to extend COVID-19 social distancing in selected districts
The municipal administration of Hanoi capital has decided to extend social distancing in a number of selected districts for another two weeks till September 21 as the COVID-19 outbreak there remains complicated.
A Hanoi street in social distancing (Photo: CPV)
Stricter COVID-19 prevention measures will remain in place in a number of selected districts in Hanoi as the coronavirus outbreak is complicated, said the Voice of Vietnam.
Stricter COVID-19 prevention measures will remain in place in a number of selected districts in Hanoi as the coronavirus outbreak is complicated.
The renewed order will apply to 10 districts of Tay Ho, Ba Dinh, Cau Giay, Hoan Kiem, Dong Da, Hai Ba Trung, Thanh Xuan, Ha Dong, Thanh Tri and Hoang Mai, and parts of Nam Tu Liem, Bac Tu Liem, Hoai Duc, Thanh Oai and Thuong Tin districts.
These districts, mostly in central urban areas, are classified as high-risk areas or red zones which are home to State agencies, businesses and service establishments of high population density.
Stricter COVID-19 prevention measures remain in place. Among the measures, local residents are required to stay indoors except in case of emergency. They are provided with ticket coupons to go shopping on selected days during the week.
Strict measures will be implemented in other districts, but to a lesser extent, according to the municipal administration.
This is the fourth time Hanoi has decided to extend its social distancing in order to halt the spread of the virus in the community.
In an effort to early detect and separate F0 cases from the community, the city will conduct extensive testing from now till September 5. It is anticipated that approximately one million samples will be taken, with priority to be given to residents living in lockdown or high-risk areas.
Hanoi has recorded between 60-80 new cases daily on average during the past week. There are many clusters of infections and their sources of infection remain unknown./.