More than three quarters of the population are expected to be covered by health insurance by 2020.

Nearly 500 domestic and international cardiologists and experts in cardiology will exchange notes at the scientific congress "New Trends in Management of Cardiovascular Diseases" from October 12-13 in HCM City.

Vietnam's military medical teams are preparing a field hospital as part of the country's participation in UN peacekeeping missions.

Youth representatives from seven ASEAN member countries will gather in HCM City on September 17 to present their thoughts and ideas and suggest recommendations for building the ASEAN Community.

The French Institute in Vietnam will present a jazz concert by French duo Emile Parisien and Vincent Peirani on September 17 at Saigon Ranger bar in Ho Chi Minh City and on September 19 at L'Espace in Hanoi.

Nearly two months after hospitals signed a joint commitment to improve health workers' attitude towards patients, many patients have expressed their satisfaction with the services they received.

Hollywood director and screenwriter Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts have arrived in Ninh Binh Province to prepare for his new film Kong: Skull Island, the upcoming King Kong prequel.

Stores of blood-type-A at the Hanoi-based National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion are almost exhausted with only 160 units of 250ml left.

Thang Long water puppet theatre will perform at the Kuala Lumpur International Arts Festival held in Malaysia from September 17 to 21.

Vietnam suffered a shock defeat in their second match of the Olympics' women's football qualification round, Asian zone, September 14.