Obesity on the rise in Việt Nam, outpacing regional countries

Việt Nam is experiencing a 38 per cent increase in overweight and obesity rates, placing it among the Southeast Asian nations with the fastest-growing rates, according to Associate Professor Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, director of the digestive surgery department at 108 Central Military Hospital.

Nearly 50 Vietnamese citizens evacuated from Israel safely enter Egypt

Amid complex developments in the region, the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel continues to advise Vietnamese citizens who remain in the conflict zone to stay calm, maintain regular contact with the embassy, and strictly follow instructions and warnings from local authorities, the foreign ministry, and the embassy.

Striving for better

From being one of the most underdeveloped areas in Lâm Đồng Province, life in Đam Rông District is getting better as local residents find new ways to improve their livelihoods. Growing coffee, durians and raising silkworms for silk are among the ways people are lifting themselves out of poverty.

Belgium golf tournament raises funds for AO victims

The event, the 12th of its kind jointly, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium and Chris Geyskens, Chairwoman of the Belgium chapter of the Hội An – Việt Nam Association for Victims of AO/Dioxin.

40 involved in psychiatric assessment bribery ring prosecuted

In the aftermath of this serious scandal, the police called on all relevant agencies to review forensic psychiatric assessment records dating back to 2020 to uncover and strictly deal with cases involving manipulated assessments to dodge prosecution.

HCM City court opens trial over bribery in criminal record certification scandal

Among the defendants are Hoàng Quốc Hùng (62, former director of National Centre for Criminal Records), Lương Nhân Hòa (47, former deputy director), Nguyễn Đình Cảnh (34, former deputy head of the general administration division), and Phạm Quang Hậu (47, former associate at Vicco Law Firm), who are charged with accepting bribes.

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