The life expectancy of men and women in Vietnam ranks fifth and second, respectively, in Southeast Asia but Vietnamese people have to live with diseases for a longer time than those in other regional countries, for 10 years on average, according to the World Health Organization and the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. The World Health Organization reported that Vietnamese people’s average life expectancy increased to 73.7 years before inching down to 73.6 in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The extended time they spend suffering from diseases significantly affects their quality of life. There are three key reasons for the prolonged illnesses of the Vietnamese people, namely nutrition, lifestyle, and environmental factors, according to experts. As for nutrition, some 59 percent of the population do not eat enough vegetables and fruits. Up to 78 percent of the Vietnamese always or usually add salt or salty spices to their dishes. An average Vietnamese adult consumes 8.1 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people enjoy long lifespan, suffer diseases longer than other SE Asians
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GDP’s Chief holds talks with Lao counterpart
The visit of Senior Lieutenant General Thongloi Silivong, who is also Deputy Defense Minister of Laos, takes place in the context that the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries have been continuously expanded. After the welcome ceremony, the two sides held talks, during which General Cuong highly appreciated the significance of the Vietnam visit of Senior Lieutenant General Thongloi Silivong and the Lao delegation. He emphasized that the visit would contribute to consolidating the solidarity between the two defense ministries and two militaries, thus strengthening the bilateral relations in a more intensive, practical, and effective manner. The Chief of Vietnamese GDP said that Vietnam and Laos are two neighboring countries with time-honored relationship. The two sides have given great, valuable, wholehearted, sincere, impartial, and effective support to each other’s struggle for independence in the past as well as current … [Read more...] about GDP’s Chief holds talks with Lao counterpart