Institute's acupuncture treatment helps smoking addicts

Earlier this year, a 57-year-old man from Tây Ninh Province was desperate to kick his smoking habit after he suffered a stroke. For treatment, he chose the HCM City Traditional Medicine Institute where doctors recommended that he receive auricular acupuncture to stop his cravings for cigarettes.

Hà Nội Opera House to host bolero music show

A bolero music show featuring singer Lê Cường who started his career as a busker will take place on December 28 at the Hà Nội Opera House.

In Thái Nguyên, communities help to ease HIV/AIDS burden

A partnership was created that made a self-help group responsible for administering community-based HIV testing for high-risk groups, including men having sex with men (MSM).

Central bank tightens lending for property sector

To take effect on January 1, the new Circular No 22 issued by the State Bank of Việt Nam focuses on two changes that will tighten banks’ lending to the property sector.

Artist gives origami his all Nguyễn Hùng Cường discovered what he wanted to do with his life when he was only seven years old. That was origami. However, he ended up becoming an engineer but he gave that up to do origami full-time.

Turning traditional paper into works of art

When his parents gave him a book that taught him how to fold paper into dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures at the age of seven, Nguyễn Hùng Cường found his passion – origami.

MoH proposed cigarette tax hike, internet ads control, e-cigarette ban

Plans have been proposed to increase tax on tobacco, ban electronic vapes and tighten online advertising of cigarettes.

Male pre-school teacher battles stigma

Nguyễn Phương Bình, a young man from southern Bến Tre Province, has always got on well with children, so naturally he had ambitions of becoming a teacher.

Monsters in the making

There is a workshop filled with strange creatures in Ho Chi Minh City. They are characters from movies. Some are scary. They are used by companies at events as well as in amusement parks.

Opponent to offer Bolivia president 'resignation letter' to sign A lead opponent of Bolivian President Evo Morales has vowed to hand him a resignation letter to sign, raising pressure on the leftist leader over claims he rigged his re-election.