General News

  • Decades after the end of the war, the battle-scarred Quang Tri Province is undergoing a remarkable rebirth. Efforts to clear unexploded ordnance have reclaimed vast tracts of land, allowing farmers to safely cultivate their crops. The war left a...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • On August 14, the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) awarded Mr. Jan Erik Støa, former Country Director of Norwegian People's Aid (NPA), with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” medal for his contributions to mine clearance...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • A 100-kg wartime bomb was discovered by workers at Viet Tri Port in the northern province of Phu Tho this week, measuring 40 cm in diameter and 1.5 m in length. According to authorities of Ben Got Ward, where the bomb was found on Wednesday, it is...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • Social policy credit has been a “highlight”, and a “pillar” in the system of policies aimed at alleviating poverty and ensuring social security, meeting the desire of the people, particularly impoverished and disadvantaged groups, over the past...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • The Bank for Social Policies must prioritize capital sources for ethnic minorities in mountainous and extremely difficult areas, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said at a conference on August 14 in Hanoi. At the conference reviewing 10...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC) is striving to finish the construction of Ben Luc-Long Thanh expressway, funded by funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in 2025, said Mr. Dang Huu Vi,...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • Vietnam has announced the results of its trachoma control program, adhering to World Health Organization (WHO) standards, for the first time, marking a significant achievement for the Central Eye Hospital and Vietnam's healthcare sector, local media...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • The Department of Health in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has recommended that the city’s administration declare a measles outbreak and implement stringent measures to control the disease, including reducing severe cases and fatalities, local media...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • The Department of Health in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has recommended that the city’s administration declare a measles outbreak and implement stringent measures to control the disease, including reducing severe cases and fatalities, local media...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024
  • Vietnam will soon have its first regional thoracic surgery center, thanks to a partnership between FV Hospital, part of the Thomson Medical Group, and Singapore's O2 Healthcare Group, a specialized lung center, local media reported. The...
    Monday, 19th August, 2024