Vang vieng: The programme focuses on modernising national systems related to food and alcohol safety to address recurring public health challenges, following serious incidents in Vang Vieng in 2024 that resulted in the deaths of six foreign tourists. ...

Vientiane: The Inception Meeting, organized by the Department of Planning and Cooperation (DOPC) in Vientiane Capital, brought together approximately 30 participants from across key government ministries, research institutions, producer organizations,...

Champasak: During the meeting, the Champasak delegation proposed three strategic locations for large-scale tourism development, including the construction of a 'floating basket' or Golden Bridge-style attraction similar to the iconic bridge at Ba Na H...

Laos: the country is bracing for significant changes in its weather patterns during the 2026 rainy season due to El Niño conditions. Forecasted to occur between May and July, these conditions are expected to result in below-average rainfall and higher...

Vientiane: The investment will expand domestic food production, create jobs, build skills, and reduce reliance on imports. Beyond commercial growth, it will advance broader development objectives by supporting Houng Sok to establish an ISO-certified f...

Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently ordered efforts to be exerted to enhance the tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control efforts. His recent dispatch in this regard said TB prevention and control activities have achieved commendable resul...

HCM City: Three Vietnamese donors with a rare blood type have helped save the life of a 64-year-old British man with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). The man was taken to Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for emergency treatment on March 17....

Thai Binh: A senior official of the northern province of Thai Binh highlighted the productive cooperation in healthcare with Denmark while meeting with a visiting delegation of the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health on March 5. Providing a br...

Hanoi: Genuone Sciences, the Republic of Korea's leading pharmaceutical company, announced on February 26 that it signed a business agreement with Vietnam's Imexpharm Joint Stock Company (IMP) on the transfer of technology for seven products, includin...

Hanoi: The Party and State always place people at the centre of development, and caring for and improving people's health is one of the important tasks and top priorities of Vietnam's development policy, President Vo Van Thuong has affirmed. He made ...