Social development
School milk program underway
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s two largest cities, will invest some VND4.2 trillion ($180 million) and VND1.2 trillion ($51.4 million), respectively, in a School Milk Program at all kindergartens and primary schools from 2018 to 2020. Nearly 4 million kids in Hanoi and ...
VietnamNet Reporter
HIV carriers registered with health insurance reach 89 percent
As many as 89 percent of HIV/AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral drug (ARV) treatment in Vietnam have signed up for health insurance cards so far, with the figure expected to exceed 90 percent by the end of this year. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam to join smoke-free cities network
Vietnam will promote education on tobacco prevention at schools, propose a higher tax rate on cigarettes, raise serious reports on smoking-related diseases and impose strict punishments on violations in smoke-free areas.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
VN scientist successfully formulates liquid spore probiotic products
Probiotics are beneficial bacteria and play a key role in improving health and cutting the odds of contracting digestive diseases. While experts say up to 70 per cent of Vietnamese people are at risk of gastritis, most probiotic products on the market did not help ...
VNS Reporter
Activists call for movement on transgender rights law in Vietnam
As more than 1,000 Vietnamese joined Hanoi’s Gay Pride parade Sunday to support the LGBT community, activists called on the government to make a long-tabled transgender rights law a reality. Vietnam in 2015 changed its civil code to allow transgender people who have undergone surgery ...
AFP Reporter
Health insurance covers 87.62 percent of Vietnam population
According to a report from the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), as of October 31, 2018, the number of health insurance card holders in the country reached 82.33 million or 87.62 percent of the population.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Fatalities due to inborn abnormality remain high
The number of fatalities due to birth defects in under-five-year-old children in Việt Nam in 2015 was 16 per cent, the second leading cause of death after being born prematurely.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Three million Vietnamese youths suffer from mental health problems
About three million young Vietnamese people are affected by mental and psychological problems, but only 20 percent of them receive medical treatment while the rest resort to alcohol, tobacco and drug use.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Law proposes higher teacher standards
More than 107,000 pre-school teachers, accounting for nearly 34 per cent of pre-school teachers nationwide, will be considered below standard and need to receive more training if the amended Law on Education takes effect next year.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Poor ethnic households equal 52.7 per cent of VN’s total
The number of poor ethnic minority households accounts for 52.7 per cent of Vietnam’s total poor households, though the country has a total of 13.4 million ethnic minority people, accounting for 14.6% of the country’s total population. Keep reading ...
Phan Thao
