Villages of Co Tu ethnic minority people in Ta Bhing village, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province, have become a popular tourist destination in recent years. Traditional Guol houses, bamboo bridges, brocade weaving products and the Song Thanh...
The Japanese government on Mar 31 signed agreements to provide JPY112.41 billion ($936 million) in official development assistance (ODA) for seven programs and projects in Vietnam in the fiscal year 2014. The agreements were signed by Vietnamese...
Vietnam will frequently provide the measles and rubella vaccine through the national immunization program, said the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). Children at ages of below 18 months will be the target beneficiaries with...
A cancer center costing $15.6 million on March 28 opened at Vietnam-Sweden Hospital in the northern province of Quang Ninh, aiming to enhance treatment quality and meet demand of treating cancer for those in the northeast region. The 200-bed center...
Malignant lymphoma, a type of cancer, is occurring with alarming frequency in Vietnam and the numbers are rising every year, says Nguyen Anh Tri, Director of the National Institute of Haematology and Central Blood Transfusion. About 2,700 new cases...
The HIV & Addiction Treatment Technology Transfer Centre in the south, the second in Vietnam, has become operational in Ho Chi Minh City. The centre is a joint effort between the Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the Hanoi...
The first non-relative umbilical cord blood transplant was successfully conducted in Vietnam, announced the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) under the Ministry of Health on April 2. The transplant took place on December...
Australia will continue to work with Vietnam to share experiences in dealing with integrated water management, including water quality control, and assist Vietnam to address challenges it faces in the sector, according to Australian Ambassador to...
The lack of clean water was affecting 1 million Vietnamese each year, the Government's portal chinhphu.vn reported from a conference held in Hanoi on March 26. The conference was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who stressed on the need...
Massive felling of street trees has been recorded in a number of cities across Vietnam, not only in the capital city of Hanoi, according to state media. Earlier this month, Hanoi started its plan to cut 6,700 aged trees in its main streets and...
