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🐻 Communication work helps prevent malnutrition in ethnic minority children
Communication work is one of the major solutions to prevent malnutrition in children, especially those of ethnic minority groups, a health official said.
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🎶 Vietnam works to reduce mortality among mothers, newborns
The Vietnam Gynaecology and Obstetrics Association and Can Tho Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital held the third conference in the field with nearly 500 leading professors and doctors taking part.
🐼 UNICEF campaign helps promote breastfeeding in Vietnam
Only 24 percent of infants under six months old in Vietnam are exclusively breastfed and 22 percent of children are breastfed until they reach two years old.
🌱 Obstetric and pediatric services to be publicly assessed
The Medical Examination and Treatment Department under the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on March 21 held a workshop that gave guidelines on surveying the satisfaction of mothers and children with obstetric and pediatric services.
🎐 Southern region’s first breast milk bank opened in HCM City
The first breast milk bank in the south of Vietnam became operational at the Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City on April 10.
♔ Forum looks to promote children’s rights in business
Domestic and international experts and businesses gathered at a forum in Ho Chi Minh City on April 16, discussing and sharing good practices that companies worldwide are undertaking to respect and promote children’s rights in business.
Hospitals honoured for breastfeeding
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with Alive & Thrive on August 26 announced two hospitals as Centres of Excellence for Breastfeeding, including Tran Van Thoi Hospital in southern Ca Mau province and Can Tho Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
꧂ First hospital in HCM City meets breastfeeding practice standards
The Maternal and Child Health Department under the Ministry of Health and the Alive and Thrive Programme on November 20 presented the certificate of hospital with excellent breastfeeding practice to Hung Vuong Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
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ꦍ Japan youth forum explores pathways to shape future development vision
The forum also served as an occasion to celebrate national cultural values, review efforts to teach and promote the Vietnamese language within the Vietnamese community in Japan, encourage scientific and technological collaboration, and highlight the resilience and global integration of Vietnam’s younger generation, full of ambition to progress.
☂ Festival for a Peaceful Capital spreads cultural values, spirit of self-sacrifice for nation
The programme, featuring tens of thousands of soldiers and people, aimed to spread messages of cultural values, creativity and the spirit of selflessness for the country and devotion to the people.
🦄 Vietnamese enterprises in Cambodia join hands to care for community health
Within the framework of the August 9 programme co-hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia and members of the Vietnam–Cambodia Business Association (VCBA), around 600 local residents and people of Vietnamese origin received general health check-ups, basic tests, medical consultations, free medicine, and gift packages containing daily necessities.
💛 President Ho Chi Minh statue inaugurated at Vietnamese Embassy in RoK
Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation attended the inauguration ceremony of a statue of late President Ho Chi Minh in the Vietnamese Embassy’s campus in Seoul, the RoK, on August 10.
♔ More than 5,000 people join charity walk for AO victims
More than 5,000 people gathered at Dam Sen Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City for the solidarity walk for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (AO), marking the 64th anniversary of the AO disaster in Vietnam (August 10, 1961 – 2025).
🐭 Citizen protection measures carried out for two Vietnamese who died in Greece
The embassy advises Vietnamese citizens travelling in Greece that they should avoid standing close to cliff edges, boat sides, and refrain from going out to sea during storms to prevent unfortunate incidents.
🌞 Hanoi prioritises charging infrastructure to drive green transport
Hanoi is advancing green transportation as part of its sustainability goals but faces challenges like limited charging infrastructure, inconsistent regulations, and high electric vehicle costs.
🔯 AO victims overcome enduring pain, show unyielding will to live
Vietnam has over 4.8 million people exposed to AO/dioxin, including hundreds of thousands in the second, third, and even fourth generations. Many live with severe disabilities, facing high medical costs and loss of earning capacity.
𝓡 Deputy FM inspects amnesty preparations ahead of 80th National Day
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang reaffirmed that amnesty is a humanitarian policy of the Party and State, reflecting the Vietnamese tradition of compassion and winning attention and high praise both domestically and internationally.
♚ Vietnam grants visa-free entry to high-profile foreigners
Vietnam officially grants limited-term visa-free entry to high-profile foreigners whose presence is deemed beneficial to the country’s socio-economic development.
ꦆ Vietnamese community in Russia fosters cultural identity, language integration
With support from the Vietnamese Association in Ufa, Vietnamese language classes for children have been offered for many years. Currently, 60 children of various ages are attending two classes taught by Duc Anh, free of charge.
♑ Vietnam among top four at 2025 International AI Olympiad
Vietnam ranked among the top four countries and territories at the 2025 International Olympiad on Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), reaffirming its strong position in international academic competitions.
𒆙 All 20 crew members safely rescued from fire on Vietnamese oil tanker
All 20 crew members aboard the Vietnamese oil tanker GT Unity were successfully rescued from a fire in the vessel’s engine room, thanks to the swift response of the Liberian-flagged ship Androusa and Vietnamese maritime rescue teams.
🍒 Belgium vows support for Vietnam in overcoming AO consequences
Describing Agent Orange as one of the most severe and enduring legacies of the war in Vietnam, Vietnam's former Honorary Consul to Belgium Joseph-Michel de Grand Ry warned that its impact – still affecting generations more than five decades later – could last another two to three decades.
“I Love My Country” media campaign launched
Running from August 4 to September 2, under the hashtag #TuHaoVietNam, the campaign invites participants in two categories: “I Love My Country” video clips and “I Love My Country” check-in photos.
𓄧 New regulations on issuing work permits for foreign workers in Vietnam
Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP, which took effect on the issuance date, introduces amendments that integrate the procedure for reporting and explaining the demand for foreign workers into the process of submitting applications for work permits.
With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
🌸 Hanoi police rehearse for ‘Festival for a Peaceful Capital’ parade
The parade and personnel send-off ceremony will officially take place on August 10 at the area surrounding the Statue of King Ly Thai To and Dinh Tien Hoang street of Hoan Kiem ward, with the participation of nearly 3,000 officers, soldiers, and local residents.
𒐪 Tour boats in Ha Long Bay to complete AIS installation by August 15
According to national technical regulations, AIS installation is mandatory for boats carrying more than 50 passengers. However, operators of smaller vessels (under 50 seats) in Ha Long Bay have voluntarily committed to completing installation by the deadline to enhance operational safety.
🌳 Numerous activities to honour, promote Vietnamese language
The activities include a Vietnamese language teaching training course for overseas Vietnamese teachers from August 13 to 28 in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Thai Nguyen.
