Diabetes patients in Việt Nam will be able to benefit from a project, entitled 'First day of diabetic’s life', launched at a ceremony in Hà Nội on June 30.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has requested the Ministry of Transport (MoT) and other authorised agencies at the local level to make thorough assessments on all transport investment projects.

Việt Nam’s software industry and investment environment will be the featured topics at a Việt Nam IT Outsourcing Conference held on October 19-20 at the convention centre at Quang Trung Software City in HCM City’s District 12.

Poverty and gender inequality are said to be key drivers of child marriage in Việt Nam, particularly in ethnic minority communities in rural areas.

The central Quảng Trị Province will lay a new water pipeline swiftly so that Vân Hòa villagers stop consuming metal-contaminated underground water, which is suspectedly making them ill.

The number of children admitted to the Hà Nội-based National Paediatrics Hospital for disorders following the use of a traditional medicine called thuốc cam has increased.

Many parents in Hà Nội have forced their children to take on extra classes to revise and prepare for the coming academic year in spite of the city’s ban on additional schooling in June and July.

HCM City needs Europe’s experience and solutions to create smart cities, a conference heard Friday.

HCM City plans to begin construction of 48 new projects and complete 19 traffic congestion projects in the last six months of the year, according to the city’s Department of Transport.