Manila: Ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently convened a special video conference of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council to tackle the escalating economic pressures stemming from instability in the Middle Ea...

Vientiane: The new platform aims to strengthen coordination, sharpen priorities, and accelerate action to protect adolescent girls-ensuring they remain healthy, stay in school, and stay on track for the future. Chaired by the National Commission for t...

Attapeu: Attapeu Province has received 1 million high-quality Arabica coffee seeds, equivalent to 600 kilograms, to support the development of its local coffee industry. According to Lao News Agency, the donation, valued at approximately US$200,000,...

Huay xai: A sudden hailstorm struck Huay Xai District in Bokeo Province at around 4:00 PM on May 3, 2026, causing widespread damage to houses and a local temple. The storm, which included heavy rain and strong winds, hit Bung Na Muan village, leaving ...

Beijing: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane met with Li Hongzhong, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, during an official visit to Beijing on April 30, 2026. The...

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 ...