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Digital transformation in the medical sector of Ho Chi Minh City has been actively promoted, initially helping to modernise the city’s healthcare system and serve people more effectively.

The Ministry of Health has just coordinated with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam... to organize a meeting to discuss the operation of the Information System on maternal and child health, reproductive health (e-MCH)...

Accordingly, from 2001 to 2023, Vietnam's child mortality rate has decreased, the under-five mortality rate has halved from 39.6% to 18.2%, and the infant mortality rate has dropped nearly 2.5 times from 29.5% to 11.6%.

A Code of Conduct for Child Protection in Cyberspace was issued by Ministry of Information and Communications to establish behavioural standards and safeguard children in the digital environment.

Party General Secretary To Lam attended the launching ceremony of the tree planting festival celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) in My Hao township of the northern province of Hung Yen on February 5, or the 8th day of the first lunar month.

“New Sunlight for Children”, a charitable group of Vietnamese people in Sydney, have gathered in celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet), a way for them to not only exchange the best wishes but also maintain the homeland’s cultural traditions.

A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, led by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam, on January 29 visited and extended Lunar New Year wishes to overseas Vietnamese (OV) families actively engaged in community-building efforts and the preservation of Vietnamese culture and language among younger generations in the host country.

The Vietnamese communities in the US and Canada celebrated Tet (Lunar New Year) with vibrant cultural events that highlighted national pride and cross-cultural understanding.

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest cultural event for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) when the Lunar New Year (Tet) come, has been held by the Vietnamese Embassies in India, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan and the Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) to bring the Tet atmosphere to Vietnamese expats.

Vietnamese communities across the world, including in Belgium, Luxembourg, Russia, the Netherlands, Germany, Slovakia, and the UK, have celebrated the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), the largest traditional festival of the home country.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on January 19 met with 100 delegates representing overseas Vietnamese returning home to attend the 2025 “Xuan Que huong” (Homeland Spring) programme organised by the State Commission for Overseas Vietnamese (SCOV).

Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien chaired a meeting in Hanoi on January 19 to honour outstanding collectives and individuals from the overseas Vietnamese (OV) community who returned home for the annual programme Homeland Spring 2025.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session with leaders of prominent Vietnamese enterprises in the Czech Republic and Europe on January 19, as part of his ongoing official visit to the European nation.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Prague on January 18 afternoon (local time), beginning an official visit to the Czech Republic from November 18-20 at the invitation of his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala.

The Ministry of Health has instructed local authorities and relevant agencies to enhance the prevention and control of infectious diseases during the Lunar New Year (Tết) and the festival season.