In 2013, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has seen 5,700 households escaping from poverty, including 3,800 households from ethnic minority groups.

As many as 180 Vietnamese nurses and orderlies are participating in a Japanese language training course which began on December 9 in the northern province of Hung Yen, to prepare to work in Japan i

The Hanoi University (HANU) and China’s Guangxi Normal University will cooperate in opening a Confucius Institute in Vietnam.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDP) lies at the heart of an international workshop in Nha Trang city of the central province of Khanh Hoa.

The Centre for Women and Development (CDW) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, has published the book "Peace house shelter: Survivors of trafficking in their own words

The Bao Yen district of the northern Lao Cai province on December 6 received a national brand title for renowned buffalo herds.

The 2014 Vietnam Anti-Corruption Initiative (VACI 2014) programme was launched in Hanoi on December 9, with a view to reducing corruption and strengthening transparency in State-run agencies.

French Week kicked off in Da Lat city, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 9, to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and France .

Breast cancer has been increasing throughout the country, mainly in the capital city of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with there predicted to be 25,000 new cases reported every year by 2020.

About 500 poor and underprivileged students in northern Phu Tho province on December 8 received free milk from the Vietnam Rising Milk Fund.