Pre-term births are the leading cause of global under-5 child mortality, as well as short- and long-term morbidities such as sepsis, retinopathy of prematurity, and neurodevelopment impairment, Dr Jane Hirst of Oxford University said at a conference held recently in Ho Chi Minh City.

Dozens of businesses that want to invest in Saigon High-Tech Park (SHTP) in District 9 have not received approval because the city has yet to announce new land rental prices for public land.

As demand for nurses has been increasing in countries with ageing populations, Vietnam sees an opportunity to send workers abroad.

Despite credit growth among Vietnamese credit institutions remaining low this year, experts are not concerned about the slowdown, saying it was a good sign for the economy.

Challenges related to network security, customer trust and an inadequate legal framework are road blocks to the digital transformation of Vietnamese banks, experts told a recent conference in HCM City.

The Cham Islands off the coast of Hoi An have since 2015 limited the number of tourists permitted to 3,000 per day to protect the vulnerable world biosphere reserve site from being overrun by boats and waste, but the area is in crisis despite these efforts.

Developers in the southern region are ignoring the workers’ housing segment despite the huge demand for it, analysts said.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution could increase Vietnam’s GDP by between 28.5 billion USD and 62 billion USD by 2030, equivalent to a rise of 7-16 percent, according to the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM).

The Vietnamese cosmetics market has grown strongly in recent years given the rapid economic growth and large young population, the Vietnam Association of Essential Oils, Aromatherapy and Cosmetics has said.

The Van Hoa (Culture) newspaper will host an art show commemorating President Ho Chi Minh’s birthday (May 19, 1890 - 2019) at Hanoi’s Opera House on May 19.