08/02/2021
Flower villages in full swing ahead of Lunar New Year
(VOVWORLD) - Every year when spring arrives, flower villages throughout Vietnam turn colorful and fragrant. And crowds of people come to take photos.
Society
01/02/2021
Vietnam self produces COVID-19 vaccine
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam successfully made COVID-19 test kits to international standards last April. Now it is producing the first made-in-Vietnam vaccine against the coronavirus, which is in human trials on Vietnamese.
30/01/2021
Determination creates success for people with disabilities
(VOVWORLD) - Backward attitudes, lack of education, and poor infrastructure make life even more difficult for people with disabilities in Vietnam. But progress is being made, thanks to their efforts to help themselves and the help they get from relatives and social organizations. The decisive factor is the determination and perseverance of a disabled person to fight through their physical impairment and society’s prejudices to become successful.
29/01/2021
Life adversities
(VOVWORLD) - In Vietnam people with disabilities and their families are generally poorer than most. They have fewer employment opportunities and less access to social services. Inequality still exists in living standards, societal attitudes, and integration into society. But progress is being made, thanks to determined disabled people and support from the government and social organizations.
26/01/2021
Charity ambulance service helps disadvantaged patients in Lam Dong
(VOVWORLD) - Over the past 3 months, the ambulance operated by Do Quoc Minh Trieu and his friends in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, has provided free service to patients in financial difficulty. This has inspired other volunteers in the community.
19/01/2021
More need to be done to generate jobs, ensure income for the elderly
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam has joined the ranks of countries with high human development, according to the 2020 Human Development Report recently released by the UN Development Program. The report said the Human Development Index (HDI) decreased 16.5% last year due to inequality, while income decline due to inequality was 19.1%.
11/01/2021
Sustainable farming method helps raise Bahnar ethnic farmers’ coffee to international standards
(VOVWORLD) - Rapid adaptation to market trends and close coordination with exporters have enabled many farmers in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai to move away from traditional production toward methods more in line with global health, environment, and export standards.
09/01/2021
Initiatives to promote tug-of-war in Vietnam
(VOVWORLD) - Tug-of-war rituals and folk games were honored by UNESCO in 2015 as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a multi-national project of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines.
04/01/2021
Dam Thuy border guards, the backbone of ethnic minorities in Cao Bang province
(VOVWORLD) - Dam Thuy border station is located in Cao Bang border province’s Trung Khanh district, which is famous for its revolutionary tradition and tourist attractions. The border guard force has ably protected the border and national security and contributed greatly to the local economy, providing a firm backbone for ethnic minority people in the district.
28/12/2020
Telehealth project proves effective in Vietnam
(VOVWORLD) - The Health Ministry’s ongoing telehealth project has helped people in remote isolated areas access quality health care services. Using IT and modern medical equipment, doctors at upper-level hospitals can remotely examine and diagnose people in their home or at medical stations at the grassroots level.
