Demand for high-quality imported food in Vietnam has been rising steadily in recent years, driven by the expansion of the middle class, rapid urbanisation and growing interest in international cuisine, opening up promising opportunities for Italian producers, according to trade promotion officials.

The Supreme People's Procuracy has prosecuted former Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien for “violating regulations on management and use of State property, causing losses and wastefulness” in a case related to the construction of the second campuses of Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc University Hospital.

VOV.VN - The international exhibition for food, beverages, bakery equipment, restaurants, hotels and hospitality services (Food & Hospitality Vietnam 2026) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 24, bringing together 400 companies from 36 countries and territories worldwide.

The National Lung Hospital and the National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme have proposed integrating TB screening into routine and annual health check-ups, aiming to enhance early detection and improve disease control in the community.

VOV.VN - Doctors at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology have successfully performed a cesarean section for a 60-year-old pregnant woman, a case considered extremely high-risk due to age and multiple underlying health conditions.

Doctors at Thu Duc General Hospital have successfully treated a series of critically ill patients with acute myocardial infarction, including cases complicated by cardiac arrest and ventricular fibrillation, with both carrying a high risk of death without rapid intervention.

VOV.VN - As Vietnam’s healthcare sector continues to develop and emerge as a destination for international medical care, Hong Ngoc General Hospital is gradually establishing itself as a trusted provider for foreign patients in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese doctors have successfully performed the first domino multi-organ transplant, a groundbreaking procedure in which a patient with hereditary amyloidosis received a simultaneous heart and liver transplant, while the patient’s healthy liver was transplanted into another patient with liver cancer.

VOV.VN - A Switzerland-funded tourism project is helping improve hospitality management training in Hue city, central Vietnam, through a partnership with local universities and a Swiss hotel management programme.

Around 400 exhibitors from 27 countries and territories worldwide will take part in Food & Hospitality Vietnam 2026 (FHV 2026), set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City later this month.