Mekong Delta takes preventive measures to prevent dengue fever outbreaks

Provinces in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta have stepped up preventive measures to reduce the risk of outbreaks after an increase in the number of dengue fever cases in various parts of the Mekong Delta region.

HCM City Police launch action month to ensure social order and safety

The HCM City Police on Tuesday (Sep 29) launched an action month to ensure security, social order and safety in the city during the upcoming 11th municipal Party Congress and the 7th Party Congress of the Central Public Security Organisation.

Việt Nam needs consultation to push up economic development

Việt Nam urgently needs consultation from scientists, ministries, sectors, development partners and international organisations to ensure recovery and sustainable, inclusive growth post-COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng has said.

World News Day: How it took over 125 healthcare workers to save one COVID-19 case in Canada Thousands of doctors, scientists, health workers and others played a crucial role in battling the pandemic, allowing many to return to regular life.

Việt Nam one of four best countries for treating HIV/AIDS: minister As one of four countries, alongside Germany, Switzerland and the UK, with the best HIV/AIDS treatment in the world, Việt Nam has a rate of HIV-infected people receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment with a viral load below the inhibitory threshold reaching 96 per cent, contributing to reducing HIV infection in the community, a health official has said.

World News Day: Coronavirus thrives and agonises in fast spreading infodemic When they catch the COVID-19 bug in the remote interiors of Indonesia, the patients would urge the hospital authorities and nurses to come only in the middle of the night to take them away for isolation.

Southern localities to develop clean air plans by 2025 Several southern cities and provinces have accelerated research into air pollution to develop clean air plans by 2025, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr Hồ Quốc Bằng from the Institute for Environment and Resources at the Việt Nam National University - HCM City.

Đà Nẵng returns to normal after COVID-19 outbreak The move came after the city's People’s Committee issued a legal document on Thursday announcing the city had controlled the risk of COVID-19.

One new imported COVID-19 case, 34 recoveries

A teenager entering Việt Nam on a repatriation flight from the UK has tested positive for COVID-19.

Vaccination hole exists in remote disadvantaged areas

“While Việt Nam has done a good job in controlling COVID-19, we still face challenges in tackling other communicable diseases like dengue, measles, hand-foot-mouth disease and diphtheria.”