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...
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have decided to build a water treatment plant using the input from the Red River to meet the local demand. Designed to have the capacity of 300,000 cubic meters of water daily, the Red River Water Plant...
The northern province Nam Dinh is participating in the Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD) Program which is tailored to help accelerate Vietnam’s transition to a climate change resilient, low carbon, and sustainable society. The project comprises three...
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and international partners have agreed to restart the International Support Group on Natural Resources and Environment (ISGE) in a meeting in Hanoi. Accordingly, a larger scale program will be kicked...
The Hungarian government will double the number of its scholarships for Vietnamese students to 100 in the near future, said President Janos Ader, who is on an official visit to the Southeast Asian nation. Mr. Ader noted at the first conference of...
