Efforts made to bring a happy Mid-autumn festival to children amid COVID-19

Many children across the country will not be able to enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival to the fullest as normal this year due to the complicated developments of COVID-19. Given this fact, authorities at all levels and benefactors have made efforts to bring a happy Mid-Autumn Festival to children, particularly those in the pandemic-hit areas.

20/09/2021 Raising fit Kids

Nha Trang in a calm sea season

20/09 Make Up

Warm Mid-Autumn Festival at Ho Chi Minh City's Field Hospital No. 1

20/09 Social news

Amazing beauty of Ben Nom in dry season

20/09 Living positive

Hanoi works to accelerate renovation of old apartment buildings

14/09/2021 Social news

Con Dao prepares to welcome domestic tourists on charter flights

Moderna working on combination COVID-19 vaccine booster and flu shot

Ho Chi Minh City drafts plan for COVID-19 response beyond Sept 15

Hanoi works to give at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to adults by September 15

Vietnam, China exchange pandemic prevention experience

Travel papers to be integrated into citizens’ QR code

Tạp chí Nghiên cứu và Thực hành Nhi khoa

The development of traditional medicine is still modest in terms of the number of medical examination and treatment establishments, the quality of medical staff and providing knowledge to the people on the value of traditional medicine, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has said.

10/08/2021, 16:52 (GMT+7)

Snail noodle soup: A dish brings the breath of Hanoi

10/08/2021, 16:47 (GMT+7)

Lagerstroemia's medicinal value

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Fish Mint

29/10/2019, 08:57 (GMT+7)

Sam dai hanh: from folk remedy to capsule in laboratory

31/07/2019, 04:01 (GMT+7)

Medicinal Herbs

Lotus root soup – A tasty and healthy appetizer

10/08/2021, 17:01 (GMT+7)

Vietnam not satisfied about medicinal herb preservation

31/07/2019, 04:05 (GMT+7)

Precious ginseng found in Quang Nam

31/07/2019, 04:11 (GMT+7)

Mountainous district to host regular ginseng market

31/07/2019, 04:24 (GMT+7)

Latest news

Australia's New South Wales reports biggest daily COVID-19 caseload

Australia's New South Wales state, the epicentre of the country's worst outbreak, reported on Friday 1,542 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, its biggest one-day rise in the pandemic, topping the previous high of 1,533 hit last week.

10/09/2021, 16:30 World

Vietnamese tourists expect added benefits and promotional deals after COVID-19

Vietnamese tourists are interested in added benefits and flexible booking policies for their trips after the social distancing period, according to a recent survey released by Agoda, the world's leading online accommodation reservations provider.

10/09/2021, 16:00 Living positive

Expanding “green zones” amid pandemic

With the determination to expand “green zones” since the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 and Cu Chi District have become the first localities in the city to announce the control of the pandemic according to the standards set out by the Health Ministry.

07/09/2021, 20:55 Social news

Vietnam logs 14,208 new COVID-19 cases on September 7

Vietnam recorded 14,208 new COVID-19 cases, including 15 imported ones, on September 7, bringing the national count to 550,996, the Ministry of Health said.

07/09/2021, 20:49 Social news

Hanoi logs 29 new COVID-19 cases, conducts mass testing

The capital city of Hanoi logged 29 cases positive to SARS-CoV-2 from 6am to 12pm on September 7, including three community cases and 26 others in quarantine areas, reported the municipal Department of Health.

07/09/2021, 20:37 Social news

HCM City installs 100 QR code scanning cameras at COVID-19 checkpoints

Ho Chi Minh City's police said on September 7 that they are installing 100 QR code scanning cameras at COVID-19 checkpoints to minimise the contact and risk of disease transmission.

07/09/2021, 20:33 Sci/Tech

PM chairs national teleconference on COVID-19 prevention and control

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 5 afternoon chaired a national teleconference between the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, and localities on the fight against the pandemic.

06/09/2021, 14:38 Social news

Make Up

Nha Trang in a calm sea season

Nha Trang’s tourism has had to “hibernate” during its peak season, leading to the deeply negative growth of Khanh Hoa Province’s economy in 2020.

20/09/2021

Painter Le Huy: “joining hands” is a very valuable phrase

Artist Le Huy’s statue entitled “Dien Bien Child” has aroused strong emotions in recent time as it reflects that not only doctors and frontline forces but also even children have to “fight” for their survival amid the complicated epidemic.

Easy-to-make egg masks for brighter skin

Egg is a nutritious kind of food that is popular in daily diets. Yet, not many people know that egg is also a useful material for nurturing skin, which helps bring along bright, smooth and shiny skin.

Diet, Food & Fitness

Grilled Vietnamese rice 'pizza' the talk of the town

A combination of savory beef jerky, aromatic scallions, fatty pate, and creamy quail egg yolk, this Da Nang dish, grilled rice paper, bears the heart of local youth.

06/09/2021

Raw fish fermented with maize powder: A mouthwatering dish in Vinh Phuc province

Lap Thach raw fish fermented with maize powder is a specialty in Van Quan commune, Lap Thach district, northern Vinh Phuc province.

Sticky rice ice cream: A summer treat to beat Hanoi heat

Amid the powerful summer heat in Hanoi, it's worth experiencing 'kem xoi' (sticky rice ice cream, which can help to cool the body from the inside.

Cuttlefish Hotpot

Just 92 km from Nha Trang, Dai Lanh is a district that can be easily accessed by car.

Cosmeceuticals

Moderna working on combination COVID-19 vaccine booster and flu shot

Moderna Inc said on Thursday it is developing a single vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 with its experimental flu shot.

2021-09-10 16:37:09

Binh Duong begins injecting 1 million Vero Cell vaccine doses

03/09/2021, 17:17 (GMT+7)

Over 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Vietnam

01/09/2021, 17:18 (GMT+7)

Ho Chi Minh City needs more than 8 million vaccine doses to complete vaccination

01/09/2021, 17:14 (GMT+7)

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine gains full US regulatory approval

24/08/2021, 17:08 (GMT+7)

Additional 1.2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Vietnam

21/08/2021, 09:47 (GMT+7)

Efforts made to bring a happy Mid-autumn festival to children amid COVID-19

20/09/2021, 17:37 (GMT+7)

Hanoi works to give at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to adults by September 15

10/09/2021, 16:21 (GMT+7)

Japan to donate additional COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam

06/09/2021, 10:07 (GMT+7)

Special new school year 2021-2022 begins

06/09/2021, 10:02 (GMT+7)

MoH requests planning of second dose COVID-19 vaccination

03/09/2021, 16:52 (GMT+7)

Quickly carrying out large-scale COVID-19 testing

30/08/2021, 17:52 (GMT+7)

Living positive

Amazing beauty of Ben Nom in dry season

Ben Nom, a branch of Tri An lake in Phu Cuong Commune, Dinh Quan District, Dong Nai Province, has long been famous for its "sunken islands" combined with the green of the developing algae growing on the lake’s surface in the dry season, creating an amazingly beautiful picture.

20/09/2021

Vietnamese tourists expect added benefits and promotional deals after COVID-19

Belgium continues to support Vietnam in natural hazard management

Belgium will support natural hazard management capacity building for mountainous areas in Nam Tra My District, Quang Nam Province.

Hospital network

EuroCham raises funds to support hospitals in COVID-19 fight

The campaign “Breathe Again - Revive the Breath”, launched by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), has received donation commitments of over US$150,000 from European individuals and enterprises so far.

03/09/2021

JICA continues to support Vietnam in COVID-19 fight

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide Hue Central Hospital with medical equipment and training courses for the use and management of equipment worth total around JPY200 million (over US$1.8 million).

Government leader confirms significance of telehealth system

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed that the telemedicine system, which is connected to all hospitals at the district level, will help save more patients’ lives, reduce the overload on upper-level hospitals, and limit the transmission of the virus.

COVID-19 treatment hospital to be set up in Hanoi

A hospital providing treatment for COVID-19 patients in Hanoi and the northern localities will be set up at the Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long said on August 2.

Cancer

Drawing, writing contest for children to spread message of hope amid Covid-19

One thousand works by children with cancer or suffering serious diseases will inspire frontline workers battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

10/08/2021, 17:47 (GMT+7)

Liver cancer pushes lung cancer to second place in Vietnam

10/08/2021, 17:44 (GMT+7)

Vietnamese scientists discover plants containing anti-cancer compound

10/08/2021, 17:39 (GMT+7)

Vietnam ranks 4th in liver cancer fatality rate

10/08/2021, 17:32 (GMT+7)

Cancer study: Antibiotics linked to dangerous polyps

10/08/2021, 17:23 (GMT+7)

Disease prevention

Hanoi works to give at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot to adults by September 15

Hanoi has worked to fulfil its goal of giving at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccine to all its residents aged 18 or above by September 15.

10/09/2021

Japan to donate additional COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam

The Japanese Government on September 3 decided to provide additional COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnam, expected to arrive in the country on September 9, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

MoH requests planning of second dose COVID-19 vaccination

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has just sent a dispatch to the Department of Health of provinces and units asking them to actively organise vaccination as soon as they receive each batch of vaccines.

Quickly carrying out large-scale COVID-19 testing

From August 23 to the end of September 6, Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Long An are strengthening the implementation of a number of social distancing measures under the Resolution 86 of the Government. Taking advantage of this "golden time", localities are quickly carrying out a large-scale COVID-19 testing campaign.