Social security offices and hospitals nationwide will trial electronic health insurance referrals and health check-up records in April this year, looking to completely remove the need for paper.

The rate of overweight and obese preschool and school-age children tends to increase rapidly in both rural and urban areas, which is a school health issue that needs attention.

Hoàn Kiếm District, the city’s central area, proposed rental on ten streets at 36 locations, including 15 locations on five pedestrians streets of Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Hàng Khay, Hàng Bài, Nguyễn Xí and Lê Thái Tổ.

Ten types of vaccines have been ordered from domestic manufacturers for allocation and distribution to localities in the early days of this month.

The poverty rate according to multidimensional standards in 2023 was at 2.93 per cent, a decrease of 1.1 per cent compared to the previous year.

The structure of fruit farms will be re-organised to form production areas of major kinds of fruits based on advantages of particular regions, processing facilities and market demand, according to the strategy.

The living standards in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas have been improved in the past year thank to the Government and Prime Minister’s directions, the active engagement of administrations at all levels and sectors, coupled with the collaborative efforts of people from different ethnic groups in enforcing 188 policies related to them, heard a conference in Hanoi on January 2.

It is estimated that Vietnam's tourism sector served about 3.2 million tourists during the New Year holidays from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024, up 6.6% year on year, but the overall number of visitors fell short of expectations.

An attention-grabbing object, suspected to be an ancient shipwreck, has vanished from the waters off Hoi An city in the central coastal province of Quang Nam, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Van Lanh has confirmed.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Tuesday extended condolences to his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio over losses of life and property caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Ishikawa Province and the surrounding areas.

Fourteen outstanding young citizens of HCM City in 2023 have been honoured by the city’s Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union.

The HCM City Department of Information and Communications has announced the city’s 10 outstanding achievements in 2023, a year for improving the efficiency of public services and investment environment, promoting administrative reforms and economic growth, and ensuring social security.

International arrivals to Việt Nam in 2023 reached 70 per cent compared to 2019. By continent, the tourist markets from Oceania and the Americas showed the best recovery rate.

Vietnam welcomed 12.6 million international arrivals in 2023, with the Republic of Korea (RoK) and China being the largest source markets, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh served 170,000 visitors during the New Year holiday (December 30, 2023 – January 1, 2024), up 60% year-on-year, the provincial Department of Tourism has reported.

Vietnam’s labour market quality has not yet improved with a large portion of informal workers although the employed population increased,, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

This certification came nine months after the Đà Nẵng City-based airport receiving a 4-star rating from Skytrax thanks to its efforts in improving facilities and services to enhance passenger experience.

The construction of the urban railway’s line will alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution while encouraging regional economic development.

Dr Nguyễn Việt Đức often visits every family to talk to the villagers, examines them and provides free medicine.

With a strong recovery in 2023, Hanoi’s tourism has been gearing up for more breakthroughs this year.