Việt Nam News

The Law on Gender Equality came into effect in 2007, but several provisions in the law are impracticable and many people still do not know about the law or comply with it, a workshop heard in HCM City on Tuesday.

Two ramps from Nguyễn Văn Cừ Bridge linking HCM City’s districts 1 and 8 to the Võ Văn Kiệt Boulevard below were inaugurated on June 29.

Hùng Vương Hospital, which specialises in obstetrics and gynaecology, has been chosen to administer the HPV (Aptima human papillomavirus) test to detect the presence and activity of high-risk HPV.

In the action month of drug prevention and control, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs calls for the community to help drug users to help them reintegrate into the community.

A doctor’s initiative to do something extra for his patients proves to be an uplifting experience for both.

Northern Hải Phòng City People’s Committee has halted the Đồ Sơn Buffalo Fighting Festival as soon as a man was killed by his buffalo on Saturday.

Increasing health insurance coverage is important in efforts to build a democratic, equal, prosperous and happy society, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The so-called fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, will provide more development opportunities for businesses but will also require businesses to prepare qualified human resources to meet the industry’s standards, according to experts.

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.

In co-operation with Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF), the central city has officially debuted a new public bus route as part of Đà Nẵng’s urban traffic corridor improvement project.