Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Viet Tien requested the improvement of population quality and healthcare for the elderly during a conference in Hanoi on January 18 to launch its 2019 tasks regarding population and family planning.
Victims of sexual abuse and other forms of gender-based violence not only suffer from physical and mental pain but also from the culture of victim blaming.
Gender inequality at birth has increased in the northern province of Ha Nam in recent years, according to the provincial Office of Population and Family Planning.
People from Hanoi have Vietnam’s longest life expectancy, estimated at more than 75 years old, 1.6 years higher than the national average, according to the Hanoi Population and Family Planning branch.
Vulnerable and orphaned children in the northern province of Thai Nguyen will receive family care under the Care for Children project introduced in the locality on December 13 by the Department of Child Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids,\ and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Seoul on December 6 for representatives from the Ly Hoa Son family in the RoK.
When visiting the northern province of Lang Son, Bac Son district’s Quynh Son commune is often the first stop for tourists who wish to experience local life through homestays.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on October 20 during his official visit to the European country and participation in the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Copenhagen Summit 2018.
The People’s Committee of central Ha Tinh province held a ceremony on October 16 to receive a certificate recognising "Hoang Hoa su trinh do” (The Envoy’s Journey to China ) as one of documentary heritage in Asia and the Pacific under UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme.
A ceremony was held in the north central province of Thanh Hoa on October 9 in response to International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), focusing on the theme of no sex discrimination and no selection of unborn babies.
The Funeral Board and the family of former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Do Muoi expressed thanks following the burial service for the leader in his hometown in Dong My commune, Thanh Tri district, Hanoi on October 7.
Indonesia announced on October 5 the death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck the country’s Central Sulawesi province a week ago has swollen to 1,558.
The Funeral Board and the family of President Tran Dai Quang expressed thanks following the burial service for the leader in his hometown in the northern province of Ninh Binh on September 27.
Vietnamese architecture company VTN Architects has just received two prizes for two buildings in HCM City and Hanoi at the International Architecture Awards 2018 (IAA) hosted by the Chicago Design Museum.
US-based ForbesBooks published the book “Competing with Giants: How One Family-Owned Company Took on the Multinationals and Won” by Vietnamese businesswoman Tran Uyen Phuong in New York on August 30 (local time).
Staff members of embassies of ASEAN member states in Hanoi and their families joined a host of activities on August 25 within the framework of ASEAN Family Day 2018.
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