(VOVWORLD) - Son La province has a climate and soil suitable for medicinal plants. But productivity is low – too low to meet market demand. To make medicinal herbs an economic spearhead, Son La has planted new varieties, applied new technology, improved management of product quality and food safety, and contracted with businesses to buy farm products through cooperatives.

(VOVWORLD) - Poor people who become seriously ill can be wiped out by treatment costs. Health insurance is a lifebuoy for them and their families.

(VOVWORLD) - A special class called “Happy class” was launched early this month at the Tan Trieu branch of the National Cancer Hospital in Hanoi, popularly called K Hospital. The new class is delivering happiness to child patients at the hospital and encouragement to their parents.

(VOVWORLD) - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many workers in Ho Chi Minh City lost their jobs, lost income, or were put on unpaid leave. But authorities and particularly trade unions, have helped ease the daily financial worries of poor workers.

(VOVWORLD) - Over the past decade, a charitable center in Da Nang city has become a home to orphaned children. The Charitable Center of the Da Nang Association of Charities and Children’s Rights Protection has provided them a loving family and nurtured their dreams.

(VOVWORLD) - With about 7,000 fishing boats in operation, fishermen in the central province of Binh Thuan have, for years, earned their living in Truong Sa (Spratly) waters. Although the seafood industry is facing serious difficulties right now, they are resolved to continue their offshore fishing.

(VOVWORLD) - Telemedicine, a technology-based model to support medical treatment and healthcare, is in wide use in many countries. Now a number of clinics and other medical facilities in Vietnam have begun to use telemedicine, paving the way for a more digitalized medical sector. Med247 – an online system for following up in-person visits to medical clinics – is a good example of successfully combining home computers and medicine.

(VOVWORLD) - When night falls, the ancient town of Hoi An, a World Cultural Heritage Site, glows with the light of thousands of lanterns. From somewhere, resound chants of the Quang region sung by children. The children are learning to sing folk songs in a class organized by the Hoi An Culture and Sports Center.

(VOVWORLD) -Vietnamese-American Daniel Nguyen Hoai Tien was born and raised up in the US. He moved to Vietnam to develop his career with projects to benefit ethnic people and promote Vietnam’s indigenous plants and herbs to the world.

(VOVWORLD) - Kovir, a vitamin supplement branded by Sao Thai Duong Company, strengthens immune systems to aid in the treatment and prevention of disease. The product was developed following the outbreak of the SARS epidemic in 2003. VOV’s Hoang Huong interviewed pharmacist Nguyen Thi Huong Lien, Deputy General Director of the Sao Thai Duong Company, about the product.