S Korean violist releases music video featuring Việt Nam’s scenery HCM City-based Korean violist Jmi Ko has recently released a music video online after its premiere was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to spread optimism during the virus outbreak.

First online heart surgery operation implemented via Viettel Telehealth

Doctors at Hà Nội Heart Hospital have successfully carried out the first online heart surgeries in Việt Nam for patients at Phú Thọ General Hospital through the Telehealth system developed by Viettel Group.

Việt Nam achieving increasing success in separating conjoined twins The 13-month-old conjoined twins who had surgery to separate them on July 15 at the City Children’s Hospital in HCM City no longer have fever.

Việt Nam a bright spot in COVID-19 pandemic prevention: expert

Việt Nam has become a bright spot in the world in repelling the COVID-19 pandemic, said Takeshi Kasai, World Health Organisation Regional Director for the Western Pacific.

Đà Nẵng City plans seven hospital projects

The central city has proposed a plan of developing seven high-quality healthcare service projects with an estimated fund of VNĐ13.6 trillion (US$591 million) from the state budget, the city’s planning and investment department said.

First patient has her own kidney transplanted at Huế Hospital The General Hospital of Huế successfully performed a kidney transplant for a female patient.

VN strives to boost health insurance coverage

Phạm Lương Sơn, deputy director of Việt Nam Social Security, spoke with Nhân Dân (People) newspaper prior to national health insurance day (July 1) about plans to increase health insurance coverage to 95 per cent of the population by 2025

HCM City hospital performs liver transplant without foreign doctors’ assistance Doctors at the University Medical Centre in HCM City have performed liver transplants for 11 patients two years after being trained in the procedure by doctors from South Korean’s ASAN Medical Centre.

Children get free heart disease examinations More than 3,000 children in the central provincial districts of Bắc Trà My, Núi Thành and Quế Sơn were provided with free examinations for congenital heart disease last week.

Old soldier preserves ethnic folk music

Lương Xuân Dán, a veteran from the Tày ethnic minority group in Đức Uy Village, Yên Sơn District in northern mountainous Tuyên Quang Province, has an endless passion for folk music. His love, devotion, and experience playing the music have now inspired local people to become involved in preserving the musical artform.