All 15 million residents in Ho Chi Minh City to be screened free for major diseases
Ho Chi Minh City 17:42 09/04/2026Ho Chi Minh City’s citywide public health initiative in 2026 will offer free medical examinations and disease screenings to its entire population of more than 15 million people, set to prioritize early detection of high-risk conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and several common cancers.
Cancer, stroke screenings in Vietnam: Health safeguard or profit trap?
In-Depth 10:35 20/06/2025Cancer and stroke screening packages are being aggressively marketed by clinics and hospitals across Vietnam, targeting people with fear of life-threatening diseases and promising early detection, but medical experts are warning that many of these screenings are unnecessary, unscientific, and driven more by profit than patient care.
College freshmen in Vietnam launch automated medical screening, reminder system to combat COVID-19
Education 11:22 30/05/2021The system also employs IoT and facial recognition technology
Busan film fest big winner ‘Rom’ set to hit Vietnam theaters this July
Travel 15:02 04/06/2020‘Rom’ is scheduled to make its domestic debut on July 31
Da Nang sets up checkpoints at city’s entrances for COVID-19 containment
Vietnam News 17:02 16/03/2020Medical workers and traffic police officers will be stationed at these checkpoints
Free film screening, exchange to run today
Travel 10:54 17/01/2014The free screening of “Worlds apart”, a half-hour TV drama about generation conflicts within a Vietnamese-Australian family, and an exchange with its expat Vietnamese co-director, are set to take place in HCMC this afternoon, Jan 17.
State film agency urged to upgrade censorship device
Travel 11:32 01/07/2013The June 28 seminar on developing the local film industry, after being held in the north, saw southern film makers urge the Motion Pictures Office to use a digitalized film screening device for censorship to cope with the global trend of digitalized films.
