Vietnam is in need of village-based midwives as the country has more than 7,000 remote and disadvantaged villages where women do not regularly get antenatal care at medical facilities. A village-based midwife helps a mother take care of her baby in Tu Mo Rong district in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. (Photo: VNA) Many also still give...

All four Vietnamese apprentices have won prizes at the final round of the third Japanese eloquent contest annually held by the Toda Mirai construction group since 2020. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Accordingly, Nguyen Cao Then won second prize and Nguyen Dinh Thang earned the third prize. Nguyen Trung Nam and Lam Van Tung grabbed consolation prizes. The organising board...

The Press Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications held a refresher course in the central city of Da Nang on December 2 on the protection of children in the online environment, with the participation of nearly 100 reporters in the central region. Illustrative image (Photo: Internet) Participants exchanged views on the current status of child protection in...

A conference was held in the Czech Republic on December 1 to highlight President Ho Chi Minh’s sentiments towards overseas Vietnamese and intellectuals. An overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) Attending the online event from Hanoi, Prof. Dr. Hoang Chi Bao, a senior expert from the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, told stories about the late leader's...

Implementation of Circular No. 27/2018/TT-BYT dated October 26, 2018 of the Ministry of Health guiding the implementation of medical examination and treatment with health insurance related to HIV/AIDS and the guiding documents of the Vietnam Social Insurance, the provincial social insurance agency has cooperated with the Department of Health to guide the medical treatment facilities that are eligible to...

The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) will hold a friendship exchange in Hanoi from December 8-11 with the participation of 500. At the event (Photo: VNA) Introducing the programme at a December 1 press conference, Major General Tran Van Xuan, Deputy Political Commissar of the force, said the event aims to enhance mutual understanding, build on trust, and create high...

Officials, civil servants, public employees and workers of State administrative and socio-political organisations will enjoy a seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) and four-day National Day holidays next year. Illustrative image (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn) In a dispatch recently sent to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Government Office said that Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam agreed with...

Winners of a quiz on Vietnam’s sea and islands were announced at a ceremony held by the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission in collaboration with other agencies and ministries in Hanoi on November 30. At the award ceremony (Photo: VNA) Head of the commission Nguyen Trong Nghia, who is also Secretary of the Party Central Committee,...

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has wished that the entire society would join hands to maintain, preserve and uphold the sustainable values of Cuc Phuong National Park for later generations. A 1000-year-old tree at Cuc Phuong National Park (Photo: VNA) In his letter recently sent to the park on the occasion of its 60th anniversary, President Phuc recalled that even...

The Vietnam Association for Promoting Education (VAPE) on November 30 presented 200 scholarships worth 600 million VND (24,345 USD) in total to Lao students who showed good academic performance in Vietnam. VAPE President, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Doan (in red) presents the scholarships to Lao students (Photo: VNA) VAPE President, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Doan, said that the...