HCM City faces high risk of measles outbreak

There is a high risk of a measles outbreak in HCM City overlapping existing diseases, including dengue fever and hand, foot, and mouth disease, according to the city's Department of Health.

First Vietnamese private hospital launches tissue bank

Associate Professor, Dr. Hoàng Thị Minh Châu, Director of the hospital, said that according to incomplete statistics, since 2017, the country has had more than 300,000 people blind due to corneal diseases, of whom half are blind in both eyes. In Việt Nam, corneal transplant surgery was performed for the first time in 1950, but the number remains modest due to the  resources.

Media serve as bridge between businesses, consumers

The media help promote overall development by safeguarding the law, combating negativity and protecting the interests of the people, as well as the legitimate rights and interests of businesses and entrepreneurs, said journalist Trần Luân Kim, Director of the Saigon Institute of Science and Technology Development.

Vietnamese now official language in San Francisco

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has freshly voted unanimously to formally declare Vietnamese an official city language that requires the authorities’ provision of translation services.

Party, State pay due heed to child care, protection: Vice President

Vice State President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân emphasised guidelines and policies adopted by the Party and the State to facilitate children’s all-round development at a meeting with outstanding members of the Hồ Chí Minh Vanguard Children's Union (HVCU) from HCM City.

Clubs to help elderly people

Thousands of people have benefitted from over 100 multi-generation clubs in Hòa Bình Province, which is in the framework of a project funded by the Japanese government through the World Bank to prepare for ageing population problem. This helps Việt Nam be well-prepared for the upcoming trend of an ageing population.

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