18/12/2023 09:45 AM

The first International Rice Festival 2023 is scheduled to be held in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang from December 11 to 14, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

14/04/2023 04:45 PM

This study aims to describe the health conditions, health seeking behavior, and access to and membership in PhilHealth and non-PhilHealth insurance among overseas Filipino workers. Using the social determinants paradigm, this study likewise examined the different sociodemographic, workrelated, and personal factors that could influence health- eeking as well as access to insurance. It also investigates the influence of perceived health status, level of knowledge on PhilHealth and attitude toward health and health-seeking on both health-seeking behavior and access to insurance.

18/12/2023 09:35 AM

For couples considering marriage, pre-marital screening helps identify potential health problems and risks for themselves and also their offspring. It is vital for couples to be screened in order to aid them to understand their genetics and help them take the necessary precautions or treatments.

18/12/2023 01:45 PM

As a country particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, Vietnam attaches great importance to cooperation with other countries and international organisations in joint efforts against environmental and climate change challenges. Vietnam is one of the first 63 countries to join the Global Cooling Pledge proposed by President of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) Sultan Al Jaber within the framework of COP28 recently held in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

19/12/2023 01:05 PM

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio in Tokyo on Saturday as part of the former’s trip to Japan to attend the Commemorative Summit marking 50 years of ASEAN-Japan relations and engage in bilateral activities.

25/12/2023 09:25 AM

Vietnam has welcomed 12.6 million international tourist arrivals this year, far exceeding its whole-year target of eight million, up 3.4-fold against the year-ago figure, yet equivalent to 70 percent of the pre-pandemic level in 2019, according to statistics released on Friday by the General Statistics Office (GSO).

18/12/2023 06:30 PM

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has called on Vietnamese representative offices in foreign countries to mobilize the Overseas Vietnamese resources to develop the nation.

15/04/2023 02:50 PM

Thailand is among the fastest ageing countries in the world. Of its 67 million population, 12 million Thais, are elderly according to the latest national statistics report. Since 2005, the country has been classified as an ‘aged society’ as people aged 60 years and above accounted for 10% of the population. It is expected that the country’s elderly population will increase to 28% and that Thailand will become a ‘super-aged society’ by the next decade.