Vietnam witnessing alarming rise of childhood obesity in urban areas
Ho Chi Minh City accelerates Universal Health Checkup Program
HCMC expands hospital support network to strengthen grassroots healthcare
HCMC develops app to track 115 ambulances
Ho Chi Minh City proposes free health insurance for residents aged 60 and above
HCMC prioritizes modern, equitable healthcare for all residents
HCMC launches 150-day campaign to provide health checkups for residents
Traffic policemen redirect taxi after baby born en route to hospital
Ho Chi Minh City tops 534,000 residents in universal health check program
HCMC seeks over 1,300 additional staff for commune-level health stations
Lawmakers urge more doctors, funding for commune health stations
HCMC applies “hospital–locality cooperation” model to improve public health
Nearly 468,000 HCMC residents receive free health checkups, e-health records
HCMC shifts population strategy amid low birth rate and aging intensify
Ministry-run hospitals mobilized to accelerate public health checkups
HCMC pushes for synchronized health database to improve resident care
Health Ministry orders crackdown on unauthorized organ and tissue coordination
HCMC ensures allocation of surplus public facilities to healthcare, education
New insurance benefits slashing medical bureaucracy for rural patients
Ho Chi Minh City moves to expand robotic surgery to gateway hospitals
Over 251,000 residents receive health checkups under HCMC special program
Ho Chi Minh City expands investment in gateway hospitals
36 communes, wards in HCMC target completion of residents' health screenings
Vietnam reports no cases of Hantavirus infection
Ho Chi Minh City opens fourth facility of Mental Health Hospital
National
PM chairs ceremony announcing personnel changes at two ministries
Nguyen Tien Hai, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the An Giang provincial Party Committee, was assigned as Acting Minister of Home Affairs.
NA leader calls for shift towards modern urban governance
Special cities need people-centered development, expert says
Another 500kV transmission line to be built in Mekong Delta by 2028
Ninh Binh targets centrally governed city status by 2030
International
Vietnam proposes four measures to strengthen ASEAN solidarity, resilience
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang called for continued adherence to ASEAN principles and stronger dialogue and cooperation to address common challenges.
Vietnam confers Friendship Order on Austria–Vietnam Society, Honorary President
Vietnam reaffirms commitment to human rights at AMM-59
Vietnamese in South Korea urged to foster solidarity
Vietnamese community in Thailand urged to strengthen friendship bridge
Business
Diamond shops halt buybacks, exposing legal gaps in Vietnam’s market
A wave of closures and suspended buyback services by diamond retailers has triggered a liquidity crisis in Vietnam’s domestic diamond market, leaving consumers unable to resell their stones and exposing major regulatory shortcomings.
PNJ adopts 120-day payment schedule for gold and diamond buybacks
Vietnam's fertilizer exports reach nearly $1 billion in first half of 2026
Dak Lak Durian Festival 2026 expected expand markets, boost exports
Standard Chartered raises Vietnam’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 9.5 percent
Education
Vietnam education publisher plans 204 million textbooks for new school year
To prepare for the 2026-2027 school year, the Ministry of Education and Training has instructed the Vietnam Education Publishing House to publish over 204 million textbooks, ensuring a sufficient supply.
HCMC moves swiftly to finalize public school reorganization plan
PM orders phase 1 border boarding schools completed by August 30
HCMC addresses parental concerns over cross ward school allocations
Vietnamese students win medals at Int’l Olympiads
Sports
Vietnam eye higher place at SEA V.Cup 2026’s second leg
Vietnam made a few squad changes in the lineup for the second leg of the regional volleyball tournament, the SEA V.Cup 2026, in Indonesia.
