Vietnam has 5 million children with refractive errors
Vietnam News 16:31 28/08/2025Vietnam has around five million school-aged children, or 30-40 percent of the total, with refractive errors, most of whom suffer from myopia, according to statistics from the Vietnam Ophthalmology Society in 2024.
Shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in Catholic church, wounds 17 others
World 14:19 28/08/2025MINNEAPOLIS - An assailant armed with three guns fired through stained-glass windows into a Catholic church where parish school students were attending Mass on Wednesday, killing two children and wounding 17 other people, officials said.
At least 27 dead, mostly children, in Bangladesh air force jet crash
World 08:45 23/07/2025DHAKA - At least 25 children were among the 27 dead pulled from scorched buildings after a Bangladesh Air Force jet on a training mission crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials said on Tuesday, with 88 people being treated in hospital.
Novartis gets approval for first malaria drug for babies and children
World 17:42 08/07/2025ZURICH - Novartis on Tuesday said it had received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, which it said was the first drug to treat malaria in babies and young children.
Woman arrested for snatching lottery tickets from children, disabled in Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:20 14/06/2025Police in Binh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam have arrested a woman who snatched lottery tickets and money from a nine-year-old boy, aside from targeting other vulnerable vendors including the elderly and the disabled.
Japan enacts bill to tackle child suicides
World 15:50 06/06/2025TOKYO -- The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted Thursday a bill aimed at strengthening measures to tackle child suicides at a societal level.
Vietnam empowers couples with reproductive freedom
Vietnam News 10:05 04/06/2025In a landmark move, the Standing Committee of Vietnam’s National Assembly has passed an amendment to Article 10 of the Population Ordinance, granting couples and individuals the legal right to determine the number of children they have, as well as the timing and spacing of births.
Over 10,000 Vietnamese children play drums, bugles for Reunification Day celebrations
Ho Chi Minh City 14:47 13/04/2025In a vibrant celebration held in Ho Chi Minh City, more than 10,000 children from many localities nationwide participated in a drum and bugle performance under the theme ‘Country Full of Joy’ on Saturday, commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and Reunification Day (April 30).
Hospitals run out of beds as respiratory diseases spike among children in Hanoi, Saigon
Vietnam News 18:06 15/08/2022An increasing number of children have been infected with respiratory diseases like COVID-19, influenza, bronchitis, and pneumonia
Woman, 2 children die in house fire in Da Nang
Vietnam News 14:21 08/08/2022The fire broke out in their bedroom on the second floor of the house
Vietnamese woman dies after jumping off bridge, leaving behind 6 young children
Vietnam News 21:44 22/07/2022An official believed that the woman had committed suicide due to financial problems
UNICEF launches partnership to assist Vietnam in protecting children, combating human trafficking
Vietnam News 15:00 16/06/2022The partnership is aimed at helping the Vietnamese government strengthen systems to better protect children from violence
