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Vietnam - Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City
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Tajikistan - Dushanbe
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Uzbekistan - Tashkent
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Indicative exchange rates
Updated 2026-09-12. Rates are for planning estimates only.
| Field | 🇻🇳Vietnam | 🇹🇯Tajikistan | 🇺🇿Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Hanoi | Dushanbe | Tashkent |
| Currency | Vietnamese dong (VND) | Tajikistani somoni (TJS) | Uzbekistani som (UZS) |
| Main international airport | Noi Bai International Airport (HAN) | Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) | Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (TAS) |
| Airport city | Hanoi, Vietnam | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Direct / connecting status | Direct flights available to Hanoi; southern Vietnam arrivals may require direct or connecting routing by date | Direct flights available in current references, but limited frequency | Direct flights available to Tashkent, subject to airline schedule changes |
| Current INR exchange indication | 1 VND ≈ ₹0.0037 | 1 TJS ≈ ₹10.34 | 1 UZS ≈ ₹0.0081 |
| Time zone | Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh | Dushanbe: Asia/Dushanbe | Tashkent: Asia/Tashkent |
| Approximate travel distance | Delhi -> Hanoi HAN: approx. 3,015 km; Delhi -> Ho Chi Minh City SGN: approx. 3,655 km | Delhi -> Dushanbe DYU: approx. 1,353 km | Delhi -> Tashkent TAS: approx. 1,577-1,586 km |
| Typical travel time | Approx. 4h-4h 35m to Hanoi on direct service; Ho Chi Minh City routing varies | Approx. 2h 30m on current direct DYU references; frequency is limited and date-dependent | Approx. 2h 50m-3h on current direct TAS service |
| Program duration | Not currently verified | Not currently verified | Not currently verified |
| Estimated overall budget | Not currently verified | Not currently verified | Not currently verified |
| Featured universities | Hong Bang International University Faculty of Medicine, Phan Chau Trinh University (PCTU), Buon Ma Thuot Medical University, Can Tho University of Medicine, Nam Can Tho University | Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Tajik National University Faculty of Medicine, Stalinabad Medical Institute | Tashkent Medical Academy, Bukhara State Medical Institute, Samarkand State Medical University, Fergana Medical Institute of Public Health, Andijan State Medical Institute |
| Language / medium | Not currently verified | Not currently verified | Not currently verified |
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| Climate | Tropical in the south; monsoonal in the north with hot, rainy seasons and cooler dry periods. | Mid-latitude continental climate with hot summers and mild winters; semiarid to polar in the Pamir Mountains. | Mostly mid-latitude desert with long hot summers and mild winters; semiarid grassland in the east. |
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| Major student cities | Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Da Nang | Dushanbe, Khujand | Tashkent, Bukhara, Samarkand, Fergana, Andijan |
| Indicative tuition range | Not currently verified | Not currently verified | Not currently verified |
| Indicative living cost | Not currently verified | Not currently verified | Not currently verified |
| Available programs | Medical programs where verified by counselling | Medical programs where verified by counselling | Medical programs where verified by counselling |
| Typical intake | Not currently verified | Not currently verified | Not currently verified |
| Language / medium | Not currently verified | Not currently verified | Not currently verified |
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