Vientiane: The policy brings together government, humanitarian, and disaster risk financing partners in a public-private collaboration to strengthen preparedness and long-term resilience to climate and disaster risks. According to Lao News Agency, ...

Vientiane: On May 5, 2026, in Vientiane, the Department of Water Supply under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport reported that Laos now operates 238 water supply plants nationwide with a combined production capacity of 883,000 cubic meters per...

Vientiane: On May 6, 2026, a pesticide residue monitoring campaign was conducted at Lao Aussie Fresh Market, with laboratory results confirming that vegetables sold at the market are safe for consumers. The testing was carried out by the Department of...

Vientiane: On May 6, 2026, in Vientiane, the National Blood Institute of the Lao Red Cross organized a blood donation campaign to mark the 163rd anniversary of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day. The event was held at Lao-ITECC Shopping Center under...

Vientiane: The Prime Minister has outlined key priorities for the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (PWT) as part of the implementation of the 2026-2030 national development plan. The focus will be on infrastructure, urban development, transporta...

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 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 ...

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...