Vietnam is among the fastest-aging countries in Asia, transitioning from an aging to an aged population within only 17-20 years, much shorter than in many other countries, the Ministry of Health said.
In a report evaluating the impact of the draft...
Vietnam is estimated to have recorded an economic loss of more than VND2.12 trillion ($88.5 million) due to natural disasters in the first seven months of this year, increasing by 2.3 times y/y, according to the latest data from the General...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has raised environmental concerns over a project converting 422,550 square meters of forest and rice land for the Duyen Ha cement plant in Tam Diep city, northern Ninh Binh province.
The...
Agencies of Vietnam and Laos have signed a cooperation agreement to enhance forest management and protection along their shared border, state media reported.
The agreement, signed on July 31 in Sekong province in Laos, involved collaboration...
Vietnamese students secured one bronze medal at the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) and another at the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship (ACPWC), which were held in the U.S.’ California, state media reported...
PeaceTrees Vietnam, a U.S.-based organization dedicated to addressing the legacy of the U.S.-Vietnam War, has committed over $26.3 million in aid to central Quang Tri province until March 2026.
The information was announced during a meeting between...
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) Central Committee and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam on July 24 launched a project to support comprehensive development of young people on sexual and reproductive health (SRH)....
Vietnam's diphtheria situation has remained stable in the year to date, with low case numbers and controlled outbreaks, posing a low risk of widespread infection, said Dr. Hoang Minh Duc, Director of the General Department of Preventive Medicine....
Doctors at Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have succeeded in treating a patient of rare Kawasaki disease, a pediatric condition that causes inflammation in the walls of some blood vessels in the body, Dr. Le Thanh Khanh Van, head of the...
Doan Ngoc Anh Thu, a 12-year-old girl from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, has become the 11,000th child saved by the Heartbeat Vietnam program, which has provided critical care for children born with heart conditions for 18 years,...
