The Ministry added that nitrous oxide is just used in industry only. The Ministry said that the gas is under the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s management on index of chemicals in industrial field. According to the regulation, nitrous oxide is not allowed to use for human being. Nitrous oxide is a dissociative inhalant that can cause analgesia, depersonalization, dizziness, euphoria, and some sound distortion and in some cases, it may cause slight hallucinations and have a mild aphrodisiac effect. Accordingly, the Ministry proposed that People’s Committee in Hanoi should increase information of detrimental effect of the gas on human’s health. In October, 2018, People’s Committee in Hanoi documented the Ministry of Health to issue warning of harmful effect of the laughing gas proposing to tighten control in production. Simultaneously, the committee required relevant agencies and departments in Hanoi and people’s committees in districts to increase … [Read more...] about Ministry of Health agrees to ban recreational laughing gas
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Ministry of Education and Training reviews implementation of Directive…
Participants at the event. (Photo: giaoducthoidai.vn) According to the report, in recent years, the Party Committee and its executive committees are fully aware of the role, position of the Directive in Party building work and identified breakthrough contents in order to create clear changes in studying and following ideology, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh. They closely combine the implementation of Directive 05 with Resolution of the fourth PCC meeting (term XI) and Resolutions of the PCC (term XII) on Party building work. Activities to disseminate the Directive were organized in various forms and combined with the celebration of major holidays and important political events of the country. Most secretaries of party executive committees and leaders of units raised their responsibility, renewed working style, practised thrift, and respected and listened to the masses. At the event, delegates presented speeches related to the implementation of Directive 05 at units, … [Read more...] about Ministry of Education and Training reviews implementation of Directive…
Ministry increases inspection of foreign language training centres
Students learn English at a language centre in Hà Nội. – VNA/VNS PhotoViet Nam News HÀ NỘI – The Ministry of Education and Training has asked universities and educational establishments to review and increase the inspection of foreign language and computer training centres. Under the directive of the ministry, universities and institutes are required to work closely with relevant ministries and agencies to inspect these facilities relating to the implementation of regulations on establishing, licensing, facility infrastructure and furniture conditions, teaching staff and other activities. Violators will be strictly punished. The ministry also urged them to publish lists of foreign language and computer training centres (including public, private and foreign-invested centres) with detailed information about their learning and teaching conditions, time of establishment, licence and location. They will also have to publish lists of learners receiving … [Read more...] about Ministry increases inspection of foreign language training centres
Cao Bang meets standards on education universalisation
Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do speaks at the working session with Cao Bang's authorities (Photo: VNA) Cao Bang (VNA) – The northern mountainous province of Cao Bang has been recognised to have met standards on education universalisation and illiteracy eradication in 2017. A delegation of the Ministry of Education and Training led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Huu Do made the recognition during a working session with the province’s authorities on April 13. Specifically, Cao Bang has fulfilled requirements for preschool universalisation, and for primary education universalisation at second level. The province also satisfied requirements for junior high school education universalisation and illiteracy eradication both at first level. The standards cover the quantity and quality of teachers, along with teaching and learning facilities and equipment. Also in 2017, eight districts of Cao Bang completed illiteracy eradication at first level and … [Read more...] about Cao Bang meets standards on education universalisation
Education ministry calls for safety in schools
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has sent a document to leaders of provinces and cities requesting them to secure order and security in schools. The move comes after many recent incidents adversely affected the educational environment, causing public concern. A student of Trần Nhân Tông High School in Hà Nội was hospitalised on March 21 after being hit by a 1.2sq.m chunk of plaster falling from the ceiling at the teacher’s meeting room. In a separate incident in late February, a teacher in southern Long An Province was forced to kneel down and apologise to parents for making their children kneel down in the class for violating school rules. In the document, the ministry asked chairpersons of the people’s committee of provinces and cities to direct relevant agencies in supervising the implementation of Government’s Decree No 80/ND-CP, dated July 7, 2017, stipulating regulations … [Read more...] about Education ministry calls for safety in schools