Root offers delicacies for good health

Hương Pagoda festival attracts thousands of people and afterwards many return home carrying with them củ mài (white yam), a local specialty that's as tasty as it is healthy.

Two customs officials to be prosecuted in herbal medicine smuggling case The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has launched criminal proceedings against two officials at Chi Ma Border Gate in the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn in connection with a case of smuggling of over 100 tonnes of herbal medicine.

Hưng Yên - a sleeping beauty waiting to awaken

Tourism creates thousands of jobs and helps drive the economic and social development of the country. For some provinces like Hưng Yên, leaders are focusing on forming policies to boost the sector's growth. An Vũ reports. 

Traditional medicine hospitals established in 57 provinces Fifty-seven provinces and centrally-run cities had established their own traditional medicine hospitals as of the end of 2019, leaving only six provinces without any hospitals of this kind.

Turmeric offers remedy that profits farmers

Turmeric is usually used in cooking to add a spicy flavour to food, but it can also be used to treat gastric problems and to heal scars. Lecturers and students at Đông Á College have successfully developed a cold-drying process for turmeric and a method to extract oil from the peel.

Authorities crack down on smuggling in of traditional medicinal herbs from China

The HCM City police have carried out inspections of herbal medicine stores as part of a campaign to combat trafficking of Chinese traditional medicines into the country.

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.

Bún nước lèo, a specialty of Trà Vinh’s Khmer ethic group

Trà Vinh is famous far and wide for a specialty locally known as bún nước lèo (noodle soup with sauce made from different fish) which was invented by the Khmer ethnic group.

Students' foot-warming device wins top prize at "Maker to Entrepreneur" event An eldercare product that warms feet and improves blood circulation made by a team of students from HCM City University of Technology won first prize at an investor-style pitch competition at the "Maker to Entrepreneur: Venture Demo Day" held on November 22 in HCM City.

HCM City Traditional Medicine Institute to provide comprehensive services to autistic children

The HCM City Traditional Medicine Institute will soon provide comprehensive services including psychological consultation, speech therapy, acupuncture, hydro-acupuncture, thread embedding and electro-acupuncture for autistic children next month after three years of preparation.