Health insurance covered around 94.4 million patient visits during the January-June period, similar to the same period last year. Inpatient treatment accounted for 10.3 per cent of total cases, slightly higher than in 2025.
Held in HCM City from July 28 to 30, the eighth Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Children's Festival brought together 120 child delegates from Việt Nam, Laos and Cambodia, along with 100 children from the southern hub.
Đồng Nai City warned it faces mounting pressure to attract skilled workers as the Long Thành airport project advances, with officials urging policy fixes and expanded training to close a widening skills gap.
HCM City has launched a dedicated programme to mobilise social resources to support children suffering from critical illnesses, ensuring they receive not only medical treatment and mental healthcare, but also continued access to education.
The campaign has recovered 1,563 sets of remains, including 539 in Việt Nam, 174 in Laos and 850 in Cambodia. Authorities have also discovered nine mass graves, including five in Tuyên Quang province and four at Lê Thị Riêng Park in HCM City.
Children’s Hospital 2 in HCM City has successfully transplanted a kidney from a brain-dead donor in Quảng Ninh Province to a seven-year-old boy with congenital kidney failure
By leveraging social media and dedicated archival software, Team K91 under the Military Command of the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp is helping bring missing martyrs home faster.
Thousands of school administrations are set to disappear under the nationwide consolidation drive. Classrooms will remain, but leadership, staffing and school identities are about to change profoundly.
Prior to her appointment, Enika Basu served as Senior Adviser to the Associate Vice-President of IFAD’s Department of Country Operations at IFAD Headquarters in Rome, Italy.
One of the project’s objectives is to build a core team of ethnic minority workers and officials to meet the requirements of the labour market, contributing to socio-economic development
Vietnamese authorities have so far recovered the body of one victim. Search and rescue forces are continuing efforts to locate and rescue the remaining missing crew members with the highest determination.
At Hải Ninh Beach in Hà Tĩnh Province, fishermen continue the centuries-old tradition of net fishing. Working together to haul nets ashore, they not only secure fresh catches but also preserve a unique cultural identity that strengthens community bonds.
Hà Nội has begun full-scale DNA sampling of unidentified fallen soldiers’ remains, with more than 8,000 graves across 340 cemeteries requiring identification.
The special stamp issue aims to honour scholar Lê Quý Đôn's life, achievements and lasting contributions to Việt Nam's cultural, historical, educational and academic heritage, while promoting the nation's long-standing tradition of learning, respect for knowledge and aspirations for creativity and national development among both domestic and international audiences.
Việt Nam has successfully performed its first penile transplant from a brain-dead donor. The ground-breaking procedure at Việt Đức University Hospital marks a major milestone in reconstructive transplantation and offers new hope for patients with complex penile injuries.
Following the implementation of Government Decree No 69, foreigners holding valid temporary or permanent residence cards are eligible to apply for level-2 electronic identification (e-ID) accounts.
The HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) has set a target of mobilising VNĐ3.3 trillion (US$125 million) in foreign non-governmental aid commitments during the 2026-31 period, while organising 300 people-to-people diplomacy activities and planting 5,000 trees across the city.
The 2026 Expanded Model United Nations Conference of the Lê Quý Đôn High School for the Gifted (LQDOMUN 2026) was opened on Wednesday at the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE).
