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“The Spirit of Budo: The History of Japan’s Martial Arts” exhibition has opened in Ho Chi Minh City.

The healthcare sector is adapting to new medical trends to meet higher public expectations for healthcare quality, the head of the Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department Tran Dac Phu said.

A mass performance of physical exercise by 6,000 pupils from 64 primary schools in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has been named in the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records for the largest number of student participants in such event.

An expert has recommended people take regular check-ups to detect kidney-related diseases as an estimated 5 million people in Vietnam suffer from kidney issues, and the number rises by about 8,000 each year.

Some 40 percent of primary and secondary school students in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are inactive, a survey by the National Institute of Nutrition revealed.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2019 will take place on March 24 morning, the Vietnam Sports Administration announced on March 6.

A free walk/running event titled “Move for my healthy lung” was held at Hanoi’s Ly Thai To Park on June 24, drawing thousands of participants, including disabled people and children.

A workshop spotlighting Vietnam – Denmark cooperation on non-communicable disease prevention took place at the Hanoi Medical University on April 10.

Various sectors of Tak province of Thailand and Myawaddy province of Myanmar have jointly held the 19th annual cycling activity in Mae Sot district.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 will take place in localities across the country on March 25, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The yoga class of Nguyen Thi Nhu Quynh was special. It was free, and the students were patients battling the last stages of cancer.

The Vietnamese are eating a lot of salty food. However, many people refuse to accept that excess salt in one’s daily diet is not healthy and may cause several non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

About 580 people with mental illnesses are living in the care of a centre for mental health in Hanoi.

The 12th Party Central Committee wrapped up its sixth session in Hanoi on October 11 after seven working days in a serious, democratic and responsible manner.

More than 200 cyclists raced in the first Da Nang Cycling Open-Asanzo Cup in the central city of Da Nang to raise funds for victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin on July 30.

The Vietnamese sports team is due to compete in 32 out of 38 evens at the 29th SEA Games (SEA Games 29) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August.

The average height of Hanoians is 2-3 cm taller than 10 years ago, according to head of the Hanoi Department of Population and Family Planning Nguyen Dinh Lan.

Nghe An is running the Sen Village Festival from May 16-19 in Sen Village in Kim Lien commune, Nam Dan district, the homeland of President Ho Chi Minh, as part of activities to celebrate his 127th birthday.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 will take place across the country at 7am on March 26, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Sports.

The Olympic Run Day for Public Health 2017 is scheduled to begin across the country at 7am on March 26, announced the Vietnam Sports Administration.