(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam reported 6,800 new HIV carriers and 3,500 AIDS patients between January and September this year. The incidence of HIV infection in Vietnam has dropped two thirds over the past 10 years.

(VOVWORLD) - Typhoon Damrey, which hit Vietnam’s central coast and central highlands early this month, has left more than 100 people dead or missing and damaged 115,000 houses, thousands of hectares of crops, and large portions of the electric grid. Two weeks after the storm, the government and functional agencies are working to help people recover their lives and production.

(VOVWORLD) - Developing public administrative centers is part of Vietnam’s administrative reforms. Modern and friendly centers of this kind in Quang Ninh have created breakthroughs in streamlining administrative procedures.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam is facing severe impacts of environmental pollution and climate change. Efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and slow climate change have received a strong response from the general public including women.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam set a target of receiving 10 million international tourists in 2017. In less than 9 months, the tourism sector had already served more than 9.5 million foreign visitors, indicating that Vietnam has become more attractive as a tourist destination.

(VOVWORLD) - Green works are construction projects that offer energy and materials efficiency, minimal environmental impact, and maximal user friendliness. Green works have become a global trend in sustainable development to which climate change is a looming challenge.

(VOVWORLD) - Since 2006 Vietnam has entered a period of optimal population structure, with more than half of its 93 million people of working age. Vietnam has devised appropriate policies to make full use of population opportunities for national development.

(VOVWORLD) - Many farmers in Binh Thuan province have invested in planting blue dragon fruit in line with GlobalGAP (Global Good Agricultural Practice) standards. This is defined an unavoidable way to improve the quality and value of the local product.

(VOVWORLD) - Mid-Autumn Festival 2017 is being celebrated at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi, helping children become more familiar with Vietnam’s folk games.

(VOVWORLD) - Mangrove forest co-management along the coast is a model people in Au Tho B hamlet in Soc Trang province are implementing effectively. Thanks to the support by the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), the protective forest there has grown dense, creating a shield for the area.