Society

Many people are practicing thrift by shopping online, but 84 percent of online buyers in Vietnam worry about product quality. A report on smart consumer behaviors by NielsenIQ Vietnam (NIQ)…

An initiative by the UK-based charity Facing the World is giving new hope to patients with severe facial deformities in Viet Nam.  The organisation is facilitating partnerships between British surgeons…

Hà Nội is told to collect tolls from vehicles entering the city from 2027, as one solution to develop a smart transportation system in the capital in the future. “Developing…

The strong development of internet and smart devices has opened many opportunities for children to learn and explore the world as they can easily search and access a lot of…

Vietnam’s population is expected to increase to 107 million in 2044, before dropping to 72 million in 2100 due to low birth rates. Ha Anh Duc, office head of the…

The southern province of Bình Dương has issued a socio-economic development plan, focusing on becoming a centrally-run city by 2030, alongside major centres of Hà Nội, HCM City, Hải Phòng,…

There will be tens of millions of elderly people with desires for entrepreneurship, vocational training and employment opportunities in the next decade, offering both significant challenges for society and an…

The shortage of English teachers in localities, especially in mountainous and remote areas, remains a persistent and challenging issue for the education sector. Deeply concerned about the severe shortage of…

Despite maintaining replacement level fertility, Việt Nam is currently grappling with a significant disparity in birth rates across regions. While 33 provinces exhibit high birth rates, 21 provinces and cities…

More than 8,000 children are born with thalassemia disease in Việt Nam every year, including approximately 2,000 with severe conditions, Dr Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà, director of the Thalassemia Centre…