A Mid-Autumn Festival celebration was held in Vientiane on September 17, gathering a large number of Vietnamese children in the neighbouring country.

In anticipation of the inaugural International Day of Play on June 11, the UN agencies in Hanoi celebrated the occasion early on May 30, following the March 25 approval of the UN General Assembly’s resolution initiated by Vietnam and co-sponsored by 138 countries.

A workshop is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 9 - 10 to share experience in adoption support service models of Italy.

Various activities were held for Vietnamese children around the world on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Vietnamese traditional festival that is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which falls on September 29 this year.

The Association of Vietnamese People in Vientiane on September 26 evening held a Mid-Autumn Festival at Phat Tich pagoda for Vietnamese children living in Laos.

The third trial of the vaccine against hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) caused by the Non-Mouse-Adapted Enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain has been completed and is waiting for the Ministry of Health's approval, said Vice Director of Clinical Research Unit of Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh city Nguyen Trong Toan.

Vietnam understands the value of education and manages its teachers well, British weekly newspaper The Economist wrote in a recent article.

A workshop held in Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture on June 3 highlighted the importance of teaching the Vietnamese language and culture to Vietnamese children in Kyushu, the third largest island of the Northeast Asian country.

David Thomas, an American painter and a war veteran, has visited Vietnam many time, seeking to heal himself from pains in the past and used art to oppose the war.

With 87% of Vietnamese children aged 12-17 years old access the internet every day, they are facing a myriad of risks in cyberspace, according to Tran Dang Khoa, deputy head of the Information Security Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Vietnam has called on the community to promote the power of sport to drive inclusion; build skills, competencies, confidence and to support mental wellbeing of children and adolescents in Vietnam, on the occasion of World Children’s Day (WCD) (November 20).

The Mid-Autumn Festival is now just a month away. Villagers in the Bao Dap lantern craft village in Hong Quang commune, Nam Trực district, in northern Nam Dinh province are busy making their lanterns.

Several recent surveys on the reading habits of children have shown that children's books by Vietnamese authors have been favoured by both young readers and their parents, in comparison with foreign books.

The 51st edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People was launched in Hanoi on December 21. ​

Paintings by French-Israeli artist Jennifer Amouyal are being showcased at the “Wanderlust” exhibition that opened on October 26 in Hanoi Café in Tel Aviv downtown.

Vietnamese children in Sydney have raised 7,532 AUD (5,505 USD) by holding a series of concerts to support COVID-19 prevention and control activities in Ho Chi Minh City and pandemic-hit people in Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

Two online exhibitions for children are scheduled to run between September 20 and December 31, giving children a special treat particularly during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

A Vietnamese language course was opened at the Kiev-based school named after President Ho Chi Minh in Ukraine on September 15 as part of a cooperation programme between the Vietnamese Embassy in the country and the school.

Vietnamese children are heavily exposed to air pollution and flooding, said a report launched by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on August 20.

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has called for support from domestic and foreign organisations and individuals to help Vietnamese children overcome the challenges from COVID-19.