A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition.

Dozens of journalists from various media agencies joined a training workshop to improve communication skills to help prevent child drowning.

VOV.VN - Despite the number of deaths from drowning declining over recent years, drowning remains the leading cause of accidental death and injury among both children and adolescents, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs (MOLISA).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand has swiftly contacted and provided necessary information about legal procedures to relatives of two Vietnamese citizens who drowned to death in Phuket Island in the morning July 31.

VOV.VN - Despite a decline in the number of Vietnamese children drowning over recent years, it remains one of the leading causes of death among young people.

VOV.VN - More than 20 students have drowned across the country during the past week though the summer vacation is yet to arrive.

Vietnam expects to reduce the rate of fatalities caused by accidents and injuries among children to five per 100,000 by 2030, according to a programme newly approved by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on prevention of injuries and accidents among children for the 2021-2030 period.

VOV.VN - As many as 2,000 children and teenagers drown in Vietnam every year, 10 times higher compared to other developing countries, a workshop was told in Hanoi on Dec. 15.