10/02/2026 08:06 AM
Vietnam aims for 100% of citizens to have electronic health records by 2030
Resolution 262, adopted by the National Assembly on December 11, 2025, approves the investment policy for the National Target Programme on Health Care, Population and Development for the 2026–2035 period. One of the programme’s overarching goals is to ensure that, during 2026–2035, all citizens in Vietnam are provided with primary healthcare, with disease prevention carried out early, remotely and at the grassroots level, thereby reducing the burden of illness.
09/02/2026 04:52 PM
Five-year plan approved with $40 billion in funding to advance growth and reduce poverty
The programme's main goals are to build modern, culturally rich and sustainable new rural areas; promote comprehensive development in ethnic and mountainous regions; and implement inclusive, multidimensional poverty reduction while ensuring gender equality and social welfare.
05/02/2026 03:59 PM
Financial policy: From budget management to development creation and leadership
The finance sector is decisively and comprehensively implementing key reform pillars to truly become one of the central driving forces of the new development model, contributing to the realisation of the goal of double-digit growth and ushering Viet Nam into a new stage of development. Nhan Dan Newspaper spoke with Deputy Minister of Finance Do Thanh Trung on this issue.
03/02/2026 09:13 AM
More than 1,000 elderly receive free health check-ups in Ha Noi
More than 1,000 older people in Ha Noi received free medical check-ups on January 31 as part of a health programme launched by the Viet Nam Young Physicians' Association.
30/01/2026 04:18 PM
Elderly care should be recognised as an official occupation: experts
Elderly care is increasingly recognised as a social task of profound humanitarian value that requires systematic investment, rather than merely a family responsibility or a community activity.
30/01/2026 02:23 PM
New policies take effect from January 2026
These policies emcompass agricultural land use tax, minimum regional wage, and criteria for selecting organizations for receiving technology transfer.
30/01/2026 10:16 AM
Viet Nam to lead GDP in ASEAN+3 in 2026: AMRO
The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) predicted Viet Nam’s GDP growth in 2026 at 7.6 percent, the highest among ASEAN+3 economies, in its quarterly update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook (AREO) released on January 21.
23/01/2026 04:02 PM
Health minister highlights comprehensive, people-centred healthcare orientation
A new Politburo resolution is prompting Việt Nam to rethink how healthcare is delivered, shifting emphasis from treatment to prevention, early intervention and people-centred care, according to the health minister.
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