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A Covid year to remember (and forget) for Vietnam

A Covid year to remember (and forget) for Vietnam

Vietnam has emerged from the Covid-19 battlefield after 1.5 million infections and 30,000 deaths with scars to show and lessons learned.
Pfizer seeks green light for Covid jab for children aged 5-11 in Canada

Pfizer seeks green light for Covid jab for children aged 5-11 in Canada

Pfizer-BioNTech submitted an authorization request to Health Canada on Monday for the use of its Covid-19 vaccine in children aged 5-11, the companies and the Canadian government said.
October 18, 2021 | 05:59 pm PT
Covid drives frontline medical workers to exhaustion

Covid drives frontline medical workers to exhaustion

The photos of two frontline healthcare workers sleeping on a street in Covid-19 protective clothing after a night at work in Dien Bien Province has deeply moved people.
May 20, 2021 | 11:02 pm PT
Close bars countrywide to contain Covid-19 threat: health ministry

Close bars countrywide to contain Covid-19 threat: health ministry

The Health Ministry suggested localities across Vietnam halt non-essential services like bars, karaoke parlors, discotheques, and gaming facilities due to the high risk of coronavirus infection.
May 2, 2021 | 03:00 am PT
Vietnamese are growing faster than ever

Vietnamese are growing faster than ever

Vietnamese have grown taller twice as fast over the past decade compared to the 2000-2010 era, a national nutrition report revealed.
April 16, 2021 | 02:30 am PT
Hanoi to provide free universal medical checkup

Hanoi to provide free universal medical checkup

All Hanoians will get a free medical checkup at least once a year from this year, the city Party chief said on Thursday.
February 25, 2021 | 07:57 pm PT
Vietnamese acupuncture master dies aged 90

Vietnamese acupuncture master dies aged 90

Professor Nguyen Tai Thu, Vietnam's top acupuncturist, passed away on Sunday morning in Hanoi.
February 14, 2021 | 08:14 am PT
Vietnam prioritizes poor on road to universal healthcare: US think tank

Vietnam prioritizes poor on road to universal healthcare: US think tank

Vietnam has made considerable progress in providing universal healthcare by focusing on the poor and vulnerable, according to U.S. think tank Brookings Institution.
February 6, 2021 | 12:47 am PT
Double tragedy: organ donors' families slandered

Double tragedy: organ donors' families slandered

For taking the decision to donate the organs of loved ones who have suffered brain death, the donors’ families are vilified and ostracized.
January 3, 2021 | 03:57 am PT
How Vietnam fought a pandemic and won

How Vietnam fought a pandemic and won

A year has passed since the world knew about the existence of Covid-19 and nations were brought to their knees.
December 21, 2020 | 03:43 pm PT
Runners trial VnExpress Marathon Hue route

Runners trial VnExpress Marathon Hue route

Athletes from Hanoi, Da Nang, and Hue completed 21 kilometers of the VnExpress Marathon (VM) Hue course as part of a recent test run.
December 17, 2020 | 02:15 am PT
Vietnam saves lightest premature baby in ‘rare miracle’

Vietnam saves lightest premature baby in ‘rare miracle’

A baby girl in the northern Vinh Phuc Province is the lightest prematurely born baby to survive in Vietnam, weighing just 480 grams at birth.
November 25, 2020 | 05:00 am PT
Vietnam sole Asian country in WEF global healthcare initiative

Vietnam sole Asian country in WEF global healthcare initiative

Vietnam is the only Asian country selected by the World Economic Forum for a global healthcare partnership that will seek to improve responses to health crises.
November 18, 2020 | 05:58 pm PT
Vietnamese HIV infectees must inform partners infection status

Vietnamese HIV infectees must inform partners infection status

HIV patients in Vietnam must inform their partners of their infection status as soon as possible, according to a recently amended law on HIV/AIDS prevention and control.
November 16, 2020 | 10:48 pm PT
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