Vientiane: For centuries, water puppetry has been a treasured tradition in Vietnam's Red River Delta, where farmers turned flooded rice paddies into stages. Puppeteers, standing waist-deep in water behind a bamboo screen, manipulate large wooden puppe...

Vientiane: Finalized on May 7, 2026, the agreement paves the way for reinforced concrete roads across seven districts and the installation of critical embankments along the Mekong River. The signing ceremony was chaired by Mr. Sililatthongsin Thongphe...

Vientiane: The two Prime Ministers expressed pleasure at holding their first official meeting together, continuing the long-standing tradition of close cooperation between Laos and Vietnam. Both sides reaffirmed the special solidarity, mutual trust, a...

Vientiane: The Livelihood Resilience in Rural Areas (LRRA) project, launched in late 2023 with a grant assistance of $1.4 million, focused on strengthening climate resilience and improving livelihoods in 48 remote villages across Luang Prabang Provinc...

Vientiane: The meeting was chaired by Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister, Permanent Member of the Government, and Chairman of the Central Investment Promotion and Management Committee. Participants included committee members and representa...

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: The Prime Minister on February 27 issued a Decision approving the Master Plan on the healthcare network for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050. The plan encompasses systems of healthcare facilities at regional, inter-provincial, and i...

Hanoi: An official of the Ministry of Health has called digital transformation in health care an irreversible trend. Associate Professor, Dr. Phan Le Thu Hang, Deputy Director of the Department of Financial Planning, held that the Fourth Industrial R...