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Ho Chi Minh City seeks enhanced medical partnership with Japan
Ministry expands health insurance drug list, manages medical equipment prices
Ho Chi Minh City Youth Volunteer Force pilots three elderly care centers
Ho Chi Minh City moves to strengthen grassroots healthcare
Authorities pinpoint clear execution roadmaps for novel urban development law
Amended law demands e-commerce platforms strictly censor online food vendors
Parents rush children for hand, foot and mouth disease vaccinations
Vietnam targets average life expectancy of over 80 years by 2045
Vietnam starts rollout of hand, foot, and mouth disease vaccine
Major hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City to support 168 local health stations
2026 Pharmedi Vietnam medical exhibition opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Localities honored for outstanding performance in regular health checkups
Surging dengue plus hand foot mouth cases threatening returning students
People’s Hospital 115 to establish second facility in Con Dao Special Zone
Ministry of Health moves to prevent food-borne illnesses after storm No. 4
Ho Chi Minh City to boost investment in primary healthcare
Ho Chi Minh City restructures healthcare network to reduce hospital overcrowding
Hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City struggle with persistent overcrowding
Health Ministry proposes to tighten medical device management
Ho Chi Minh City tightens inspections over school boarding meal quality
Vietnam, US launch five-year health cooperation
Ho Chi Minh City Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology receives First-Class Labor Order
Dengue cases rise sharply in Ho Chi Minh City and Southern provinces
New mental health facility boosts care for young patients
Ho Chi Minh City population body, Merck Healthcare Vietnam sign cooperation deal
National
2026 forum seeks to turn Vietnam into strong maritime nation
The Politburo’s Resolution 20-NQ/TW marks a strategic shift in how Vietnam views the sea, casting it as a pillar of national strength. Building a strong maritime nation is a long-term strategy tied to the country’s drive to rise and prosper.
Vietnam’s maritime potential held back by infrastructure and planning gaps
New management mindset unlocks sea potential
Ho Chi Minh City, Tay Ninh to expand key connecting road to six lanes
Ideological work must be grounded in reality and close to people: top leader
International
Vietnam, Cambodia work to preserve and promote friendship
The Friendship Monuments, whose construction was agreed upon by the leaders of the two countries, are symbols commemorating their historic friendship, comprehensive cooperation and mutual support in the cause of bringing peace to Cambodia.
Vietnam, US aim to soon conclude fair, balanced reciprocal trade agreement
Vietnam congratulates China on 77th founding anniversary
Vietnam joins in seeking new momentum for Mekong subregional cooperation
Vietnam hosts ASEAN conference on combating fugitive criminals
Business
Vietnam–Laos Product Week showcases over 100 domestic, imported goods longform
Representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce officially opened Vietnam–Laos Product Week in Hanoi on the afternoon of October 1.
Petrovietnam signs social welfare support agreement in Ho Chi Minh City
Pandora Group inaugurates factory in Vietnam
Vietnam records agricultural trade surplus of nearly US$17 billion
Ho Chi Minh City continues upward climb in Global Financial Centers Index 40
Education
Universities must lead in preparing future human resources, talent
The Ministry of Education and Training hosted the 2026 Higher Education Conference on the morning of October 1 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Ho Chi Minh City to pilot integrated English program at preschools
78-year-old teacher honored by PM for teaching disadvantaged children
Schools in Ho Chi Minh City urged to make linked programs genuinely voluntary
Higher education strategy targets elite universities and quality shift
Sports
Vietnam, Thailand renew rivalry in ASEAN Cup 2026 showdown
Just one month after two dramatic ASEAN Cup 2026 finals, Vietnam and Thailand will renew their rivalry in a Group B clash that could have major implications for the race to top the group and reach the final of the FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026.
