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...

Bokeo: coordinated operations were carried out in Houayxay District and Tonpheung District, targeting organised scam networks accused of conducting online and phone-based fraud activities. Authorities also confiscated a large number of computers, mobi...

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,...

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...