Project achieves significant results in improving breast cancer management

Hanoi: A project has achieved significant results improving breast cancer management in Vietnam by raising the community’s awareness, increasing early diagnosis to enhance treatment capability and building a diagnosis and treatment database.

A worksh…

Vietnam announces two foreign-based terrorist organisations

Hanoi: The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security has announced two terrorist organisations based in the US and Thailand, accusing them of using violence to achieve secession in the Central Highlands.

The first group, named Montagnard Support Group, …

Over-200kg bomb successfully deactivated in Hung Yen

Hung Yen: An extremely dangerous bomb weighing about 226 kg that remained intact was successfully deactivated in the northern province of Hung Yen on March 6.

The bomb, about 160cm in length and about 30cm in diameter, was discovered by a fisherman w…

Numerous Hanoi activities celebrate International Women’s Day

Hanoi: A wide range of activities to honour the beautiful values of Vietnamese women have been organised by women’s organisations in Hanoi on the occasion of the 144th anniversary of International Women’s Day (March 8, 1910 – 2024).

These activities …

Over 334K kids in Region 8 targeted for vaccination vs. polio

TACLOBAN: The Department of Health is giving oral polio vaccines to 334,760 children in Eastern Visayas as part of the catch-up program in the government’s battle against this incurable disease.

These zero to 59-month-old children are targeted for im…

Legarda urges women sector to actively join in climate action

MANILA: Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Wednesday urged women employees of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to actively participate in climate action and disaster risk management efforts.

In her keynote …

Public advised to up water intake as temperature rises

BAGUIO: The public is advised to remain hydrated by drinking a maximum of three liters of pure water daily to help prevent heat stroke as temperatures continue to rise.

‘Dehydration can lead to the body’s fluid imbalance that can progress to heat str…