eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2327-6150 2018-05-07 6 5 546 549 10.12691/education-6-5-28 EDUCATION20186528 article Bui Thi Tinh buithitinh1974@gmail.com 1 Duong Thi Thu Hien 1 Political Academy of the People's Public Security, Hanoi, Vietnam Confucianism originated from China and was introduced to Vietnam at the early age, which has had a quite big influence on social institutions; also contributed to forming ethic values, core culture - the tradition of the Vietnamese. One of the most important aspects of Confucianism that has influences on social life is the concept of "Harmony". There have been a lot of works and articles on the word of "Harmony" and its influence in Vietnam. In this article, the author will clarify the concept of "Harmony' as a standard, an ethical value. From that point, the article will show the meaning of the word of "Harmony" to ethical education in particular, contributing to comprehensively educating the young in Vietnam at present http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/6/5/28/education-6-5-28.pdf confucianism the word of 'Harmony' ethical education Vietnam