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More than swimming

August 07, 2026 - 15:43

A free swimming club in Hà Nội has spent 15 years teaching children not only how to swim, but also how to survive in the water. Its community-driven model has been paralleled with a national drowning prevention programme that is helping save young lives across Việt Nam.

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Hà Nội targets DNA sampling of 4,500 unidentified war graves by October

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Building trust, building peace

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Hà Nội, Cần Thơ strengthen business connectivity

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Việt Nam Education Publishing House gears up for new school year with unified textbooks

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High tech applied to boost maritime security, island sovereignty

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Search continues for two missing in Lào Cai after heavy rain

Heavy rain damaged homes, schools, farmland and irrigation systems, while a 30-metre section of Provincial Road 161 collapsed into the Red River.

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HCM City boosts screening, vaccination to curb breast, cervical cancer burden

Strengthening screening efforts and expanding vaccination are key to reducing the heavy burden of breast and cervical cancer among Vietnamese women, experts heard at a conference in HCMCity on August 6.

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Training programme launched for small business leaders in Hà Nội

The programme is hosted by the Hanoi Support Center for Enterprise and Investment Promotion (SCE).

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Cà Mau steps up search and recovery of martyrs' remains

Cà Mau Province has accelerated the search for and recovery and identification of martyrs’ remains, hoping to complete DNA sampling of all unidentified remains by the end of this year.

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Portrait helps find relative of martyr after 65 years

At the National Archive Centre, more than 72,000 documents and thousands of belongings including notebooks, personal papers, even gold that soldiers and officers before going to the B battlefield have been stored since 1995.

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Refractive errors are rising rapidly and affecting younger age groups in Việt Nam

A survey by the Vietnam National Eye Hospital shows that the prevalence of refractive errors among children stands at 51 per cent in Hà Nội and reaches 75.6 per cent in HCM City.

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Red River master plan must connect local communities, preserve traditional values: experts

The project area is currently home to approximately 70,474 households, with a total population of 247,431 people.

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Drug-filled vapes becoming new threat for young users

Behind the colourful flavours and sleek designs of some vapes lies a hidden danger, as police uncover networks using electronic cigarettes to disguise and distribute narcotics.

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French-language newspaper unveils video contest on 'Peace and Youth'

Entrants aged 18 to 35 have until September 30 to submit three-minute videos for a competition marking a video-based evolution of the newspaper's long-running youth journalism contest.