Society

  Doctor Nguyễn Thu Hiền, deputy director of the Population and Family Planning Department in Hòa Bình Province. — Photo suckhoedoisong.vn HÒA BÌNH — Moved by the plight of families grappling with congenital blood disorders, Nguyễn Thu Hiền, deputy director of the Population and Family Planning Department in the northern province of …

Panelists at the symposium “Precision immunology therapy for the treatment of autoimmune disorders” on December 18 in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of VinFuture organiser By Thanh Hải HÀ NỘI — Promoting precision immunology therapy to treat autoimmune disorders was the main topic of discussion at a symposium in Hà …

HÀ NỘI — Happy Vietnam is not only a contest and a communication programme, but also a festival where every Vietnamese person can tell stories of their happy lives. The remark was made by Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, Minister of Information and Communications, at the award ceremony of the Happy Vietnam Photo and Video …

A mother and a daughter choose food at Co.opmart Hà Đông in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Việt HÀ NỘI — Up to 72 per cent of snacks and finger foods marketed for children aged six months to three years in Southeast Asia, including Việt Nam, contain added sugars …

An organic coconut orchard in Bến Tre Province’s Thạnh Phú District. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Đạt HCM CITY — Major coconut growing provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are developing organic cultivation to improve their farmers’ incomes and meet market requirements. Bến Tre, the region’s largest coconut growing province, …

A view of downtown HCM City along the Sài Gòn River. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Đạt HCM CITY — HCM City is calling for investment in 41 projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) model in the fields of healthcare, education and training, sports and culture. The municipal People’s Council has …

A woman is getting consultancy on cervical cancer. — Photo baoquangninh.vn HÀ NỘI — Cost of cervical cancer screening should be considered for coverage by health insurance to help reduce the financial burden on women and their families, said experts. The Vietnam Women’s Union coordinated with the Social Committee of …

By Lê Việt Dũng HÀ NỘI — In the mountainous commune of Hang Kia, Mai Châu District, Hòa Bình Province, Sùng Y Múa is working tirelessly to turn her homestay into a living museum of Mông culture. She was once a midwife whose job was to help Mông women with …

  New houses are gradually being completed in the Tuổng Đồi resettlement area in Hòa Bình Province. — Photo baohoabinh.com.vn HÒA BÌNH — Roads, electricity, and schools have been completed in the Tuổng Đồi resettlement area in Hòa Bình province to welcome dozens of households who previously lived in areas at …