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Mykha Trinh, the woman who gives away everything
(VNF) – "When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice, " the life of Mykha Trinh, a Vietnamese American chef in Illinois (US) has reflected that saying.
15:15 | 18/01/2018
Vietnam cooperates with WHO to address health priority issues
The Prime Minister has approved investment policy for a health cooperation programme with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the fiscal year 2018-2019.
17:01 | 15/01/2018
SEA Games Federation names three athletes who failed doping tests at KL2017
The Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) on Tuesday (December 12th) revealed that three athletes including Malaysian gold medal diver Wendy Ng Yan Yee failed doping tests at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur Sea Games (KL2017).
11:28 | 13/12/2017
As Vietnam celebrates Teacher’s Day, meet the man who won’t abandon his jungle school
Bui Van Thuan has spent a decade crossing rough streams and learning a tribal language to keep his students in class.
15:55 | 20/11/2017
The Vietnamese Australian who pioneers social enterprise in homeland
(VNF) – KOTO restaurant has been in Hanoi for nearly 20 years. Most people know about it as a restaurant which attract a lot of foreign tourists and expats, who come for dining and exploring Vietnamese culture through culinary arts. Anything more special about KOTO and its owner that you haven't known?
16:31 | 29/08/2017
Kim Jae Chon, the consul whose heart belongs to Vietnam
(VNF) - “My dad passed away without handing me anything except the priceless gift named “Vietnam”, which I’ll pass to my sons when they grow up", said Korean Consul Kim Jae Chon.
15:44 | 24/08/2017
Vietnamese embassy pays tribute to Belarus specialist who sacrificed his life for Vietnam
(VNF) – On ocassion of the War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27), the Vietnamese embassy joined hands with the Veterans Association of Belarus who supported Vietnam during resistence wars and the administrative committee of Dabuichanie (Mogilev) solemnly laid wreth and paid tribute to senior lieutenant Brindikov Mikhail Konstantinovich gravesite.
21:34 | 29/07/2017
Vietnam may relax rules to assist foreign flyers who lose passports
Losing one's passport while in a foreign country is a nightmare so officials in one province have won support from Vietnam’s aviation watchdog over a proposal to assist those who find themselves in such a situation.
10:41 | 26/07/2017
Meet the 21st-century Robinson who never leaves his deserted island
Mauro Morandi's failing catamaran was carried to Budelli Island nearly three decades ago by chance. He never left.
08:35 | 26/07/2017
Indian man who played guitar during brain surgery makes recovery
An Indian man who strummed the guitar as surgeons operated on his brain demonstrated on Thursday (July 20th) how the unusual procedure had cured the problem hindering his ability to play.
16:17 | 21/07/2017
Global health price tag could be USD 371 billion a year by 2030: WHO
Meeting life-saving global health targets by 2030 could require investments by donors and national governments of up to USD 58 per person per year, or USD 371 billion annually, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday (July 17th).
11:10 | 20/07/2017
Japan doctor who practiced until months before his death dies at 105
A centenarian Japanese doctor who saw patients until just months before his death and helped set up the medical systems that have made Japan one of the world's longest-lived nations died on Tuesday at the age of 105.
15:56 | 18/07/2017
Tobacco kills 7 million people every year, wreaks environmental havoc: WHO
Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (May 30th), also warning of the dire environmental impact of tobacco production, distribution and waste.
08:26 | 31/05/2017
Japan can expect longer, healthier lives than other nationalities: WHO
People from Japan live longer, healthier lives than those from any other country, based on the latest World Health Statistics report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) released on May 17th.
14:04 | 22/05/2017
James Kendall - the American man who is making Hanoi clean
It seems like things are happening as what
12:20 | 22/05/2017
