Some people in households described as "near-poor" will have their health-insurance fees paid out by the State Budget. This follows a decision recently issued by the Government.

One year after the Ministry of Health agreed to increase medical service charges to keep pace with inflation and improve services, 61 provinces in the country have begun to apply the new fee [ … ]

– A first-time mother of a two-year-old girl is desperate: no matter what she does, her child refuses to eat or eats very little. She distracts her with games, takes her outdoors around othe [ … ]

The Ministry of Health is seeking Official Development Assistance (ODA) and other legal capital to develop 45 satellite hospitals, with the aim of relieving overcrowded conditions in 14 majo [ … ]

The wedding of a male and a female twin was held recently in Vinh Hanh commune in Chau Phu district, the southern province of An Giang. The grooms are Phan Thanh Ut and Phan Hoang Ut and the [ … ]

There exists an alarming situation in which children, even newborn babies, are sold and bought illegally at different prices in Ho Chi Minh City, a Tuoi Tre investigation has found.

Four one-year-olds lie on the bed, scrambling for toys. Seeing a stranger come into the dark, dank room, they sit up and stretch out their hands. Their limpid eyes move toward the stranger a [ … ]

Recently, the public has stirred by clips of girls wearing bikinis or dancing sexily in wedding parties. These vulgar and erotic performances make wedding parties look outrageous.

Every Saturday evening, as a weekend treat, Tran Huyen Thanh of Tan Binh District takes her children to the Nguyen Kiem Co-opmart Supermarket for dinner.

Some Vietnamese men say they are "jealous" that Vietnamese women have two days to be honoured, Mar 8 and October 20, while there are no holidays devoted to men.