Social development
12 excellent works received the Mekong Literature Award
The 9th Mekong Literature Prize was awarded by the Vietnam Writers Association on June 15, in Hanoi.Attending this important event are 30 writers from 6 delegations of member countries in the Mekong sub-region. Keep reading ...
High blood pressure, diabetes go untreated
Nearly 57 per cent of people suffering from high blood pressure in Vietnam are not diagnosed, while approximately 69 per cent with diabetes go untreated.Keep reading ...
Ministry expects all HIV patients covered by health insurance
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been advised to amend some regulations so as to have 100 percent of people living with HIV covered by health insurance by 2020.Keep reading ...
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Forest database key for Việt Nam
Vietnamese people can control their own forest resources, ensure food security and diversify their income by using Management Information System for Forest Sector in Việt Nam (FORMIS).Keep reading ...
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HCM City opens hotlines for child abuse victims, families
HCM City’s Department of Home Affairs has outlined a new policy on the prevention and handling of child abuse cases which includes new hotlines for victims and their families. The hotlines are 111, 113, 1900.54.55.59 or 1800.90.59. Victims and families can also directly contact the ...
All secondary, high schools to offer professional career counselling by 2025
All secondary and high schools in the country will offer professional career counselling to students that would match employment demands of local businesses by 2025, according to the Ministry of Education and Training. The schools will also have teachers trained in offering career counselling by ...
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Early testing needed to minimise mother-to-child HIV transmission
Early HIV testing is essential for pregnant women to minimise the risk to transmit the virus from mother to child. This is the main message of the action month to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in June 2018.Keep reading ...
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Health ministry warns on swine flu threat
The Ministry of Health has issued a number of recommendations in light of a recent incident in which some 16 patients, their relatives and health officials at Từ Dũ Hospital in HCM City on Saturday tested positive for swine flu (A/H1N1), according to the city’s ...
VNS Reporter
MOLISA and Bloomberg join hands to prevent child drowning
A cooperation agreement on child drowning prevention has been signed between the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the Bloomberg philanthropy. Speaking at the signing ceremony on Friday afternoon, MOLISA Deputy Minister Nguyễn Thị Hà said that in the period of 2010-13, about ...
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Vietnam works to tackle alarming smoking issues
Support hotlines have been set up and a tax hike has been mooted to tackle smoking in Vietnam, where more than 100 people are killed by smoking-related diseases per day.Keep reading ...
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