Bayer Vietnam, in collaboration with the Women’s Charity Association of HCM City, yesterday donated food and educational equipment to the vulnerable community in HCM City as part of the ‘Strengthen Resilience of Vulnerable People in Vietnam’ project they initiated in January.

Việt Nam has recorded new cases of mild Omicron BA.5 variant and experts are worried it could become more and more predominant. To better understand the effectiveness of vaccination against COVID-19, Phạm Quang Thái, head of the northern regional office of the National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (NEPI) talks to Sức khoẻ&Đời Sống (Health and Life) online newspaper about the issue

Due to the expansion of the capital city and urbanisation of once-rural areas, many Hanoians find themselves living in close proximity to cemeteries.

While any mother can experience postpartum depression, a large number of cases went undiagnosed until they turned severe. Doctors recommend that families should pay attention, provide care and seek prompt treatment to help mothers make a full recovery from the disorder.

14 million people, or 27.55 per cent of the workforce, had also been covered with unemployment insurance

The plan aims to completely eradicate low-quality and temporary housing and replace them with high-end apartments and homes built using environmentally friendly materials and energy-saving electrical equipment.

HCM City must be prepared for a rising COVID caseload and reopen closed field hospitals if needed, according to the city’s Department of Health.

The bridge costs a total of VNĐ4.8 trillion (US$205 million), with VNĐ2 trillion sourced from the State budget and the remaining from the province's budget.