Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits and presents gifts to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers during the Lunar New Year in Can Tho (February 4, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visits and presents gifts to Vietnamese Heroic Mothers during the Lunar New Year in Can Tho (February 4, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
State President Luong Cuong meets a delegation of exemplary elderly women representing over 9 million older women nationwide in the movement for building cultural, prosperous, and happy families, organised by the Vietnam Association of the Elderly and the Vietnam Women’s Union (December 6, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
State President Luong Cuong meets a delegation of exemplary elderly women representing over 9 million older women nationwide in the movement for building cultural, prosperous, and happy families, organised by the Vietnam Association of the Elderly and the Vietnam Women’s Union (December 6, 2024). (Photo: VNA)
Caring for elderly people in Da Nang. (Photo: VNA)
Caring for elderly people in Da Nang. (Photo: VNA)
A health check-up programme for over 5,000 residents aged 70 and above in Da Phuc commune (Hanoi), supported by a number of hospitals and the army. (Photo: VNA)
A health check-up programme for over 5,000 residents aged 70 and above in Da Phuc commune (Hanoi), supported by a number of hospitals and the army. (Photo: VNA)
Monthly pension and social insurance allowance payments for the elderly via the post office at Nam Dich commune cultural post office, Tuyen Quang province. (Photo: VNA)
Monthly pension and social insurance allowance payments for the elderly via the post office at Nam Dich commune cultural post office, Tuyen Quang province. (Photo: VNA)
Elderly members of gong, singing, and weaving clubs maintain regular performances to preserve the cultural heritage of the Tho ethnic group in Nghe An. (Photo: VNA)
Elderly members of gong, singing, and weaving clubs maintain regular performances to preserve the cultural heritage of the Tho ethnic group in Nghe An. (Photo: VNA)
At age 76, Party member and People’s Artisan Sam Van Dun continues researching, restoring, and preserving the cultural identity of the Cao Lan ethnic group to bring its cultural essence into social life. (Photo: VNA)
At age 76, Party member and People’s Artisan Sam Van Dun continues researching, restoring, and preserving the cultural identity of the Cao Lan ethnic group to bring its cultural essence into social life. (Photo: VNA)
Longevity celebration – a cultural tradition at the beginning of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam. In the photo: presentation of longevity certificates to those aged over 90 in Chuong Duong commune, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Longevity celebration – a cultural tradition at the beginning of the Lunar New Year in Vietnam. In the photo: presentation of longevity certificates to those aged over 90 in Chuong Duong commune, Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
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Caring for and promoting the role of the elderly

In response to International Day of Older Persons (October 1), Vietnam launched the 2025 Month of Action for the Elderly under the theme “Caring for and promoting the role of the elderly – Proactively adapting to an aging population.” This initiative supports the national action programme on older persons and the national strategy for protecting, caring for, and improving public health.