The 6th Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of the Khmer ethnic people in southern Vietnam is to honour, preserve and promote the unique culture of the Khmer people, contributing to strengthening the great national unity bloc. The three-day...
The Nordic Assistance to Vietnam (NAV)/Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) has continued supporting Vietnam for the past two decades to contribute to sustainable growth in the Southeast Asian country, a chief representative said. NAV/NCA has focused on...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide Vietnam an aid package of $22 million for poverty alleviation in the mountainous northern province of Ha Giang. Under the pact signed by IFAD’s President Kanayo F. Nwanze and...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has asked local authorities to take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of bubonic plague, also known as “Black Death” because of its effects on the body, into Vietnam. Vietnam is at high risk though no...
Cities and provinces in Vietnam have completed the first phase of the national measles-rubella vaccination campaign, with more than 9.5 million children receiving free shots, state media reported. The campaign, launched by the Ministry of Health...
Japan’s Grandsoul Nara group will transfer the new cellular immunotherapy technology for the Hanoi Medical University (HMU), bringing a hope for Vietnamese cancer patients. An agreement on the transfer was signed between the two sides in Osaka of...
Vietnam needs to devise a long-term strategy to tackle the aging problems, focusing on welfare policies, communication campaigns, investments in education, and medical services. Elderly people currently account for 10% of the country’s population...
The central Eye Hospital announced that nearly 40,000 people agreed to give their corneas. The news was released at a ceremony to honor good deep of cornea donors and the fifth anniversary of establishment of the Eye Bank on November 28 in Hanoi....
The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have called for close supervision to detect cases of avian influenza in humans and poultry throughout the country. Chemicals are being sprayed to sterilize areas deemed at...
Vietnam needs to issue policies to encourage private-run companies to get involved in water supply and drainage projects in an effort to improve quality of tap water in urban areas, said the World Bank. The government should have transparent...
