The 5th Congress of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly for the 2016-2020 tenure opened in Hanoi on November 9 to fulfill its core role of taking care of the elderly.
Vietnam should make proper preparations to take better care of the aging population that has been swelling up fast in recent years, according to health officials.
About 1.5 million elderly people in Vietnam are benefiting from regular social allowances which have had positive impacts on the material and spiritual life of the targeted group.