42 percent of urban Vietnamese kids are overweight: study

42 percent of children in Vietnam’s urban areas are overweight and/or obese, compared to 35 percent in rural areas, a recent study found.

Fat kids in Saigon evidence of the rich-poor divide in Vietnam

The obesity rate hit 19 percent among school-age children in the city last year.

Ajinomoto becomes SEA Games sponsor as healthy eating promoter

Japanese food company Ajinomoto has signed an agreement to become a top sponsor for the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) and the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur this year.

February 17, 2017 | 08:00 am GMT+7

Vietnamese diet: Too much salt and not enough fruit and veg

Cancer and heart disease are deadly threats to those who don't watch what they eat.

September 09, 2016 | 04:55 pm GMT+7