Over the past decade, nearly 500,000 hectares of land have been cleared of landmines and explosive remnants, the Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) announced during a ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary and the presentation of the...
An extremely dangerous bomb weighing about 226 kg that remained intact was successfully deactivated in the northern province of Hung Yen on March 6.
The bomb, about 160cm in length and about 30cm in diameter, was discovered by a fisherman while he...
Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Giang expects to have five more communes recognized as new-style rural areas, 11 more advanced new-style rural communes, and five new model new-style rural communes in 2024.
Meanwhile, 12 villages in extremely...
Vietnam’s Can Tho City has got 31 of its 36 communes recognized as advanced new-style rural communes under a national program.
Under the program for building new-style rural areas, all 36 must be recognized as new-style rural communes, one level...
Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc held a working session with Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio on March 4 to discuss strategies to enhance the implementation of next-generation official development assistance (ODA) programs.
The...
The disbursed foreign non-governmental organization aid to Vietnam reached over $228.6 million in 2023, marking a $4.9 million increase compared to 2022, focusing on areas and regions that Vietnam needs, local media reported.
The Committee for...
Dr. Nguyen Khanh Phuong, head of the Strategy and Health Policy Institute at the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, has advocated for the establishment of a rare drug policy aimed at improving access to essential medications, local media reported.
The...
Vietnam is set to upgrade six hospitals to international standards, aiming to curb the trend of Vietnamese seeking medical treatment overseas while also attracting foreign patients, local media reported.
In an initiative outlined in the healthcare...
The proportion of early-stage breast cancer diagnoses rose to over 75% in 2023 from the previous 30%, thanks to increased community awareness, according to data from the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital (K Hospital).
This information was presented...
The Food Safety Agency, under the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 7 to announce the food safety management system in Vietnam under the...
