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On December 30, the Ministry of Health released the results of a country-wide study conducted by the General Statistics Office and National Institute of Nutrition on the height of Vietnamese citizens in 2019–2020, reports
According to new statistics, the average height of a young Vietnamese male is 168.1 cm. The figure is 156.2 cm for the average Vietnamese female. Compared to a similar study in 2010, the average male height has increased by 3.7 cm from 164.4 cm, and the female height has grown by 2.6 cm from 153.6 cm.
The new heights have excited experts, who view the improvements as proof that government efforts to boost the stature of Vietnamese have been successful. Trương Hồng Sơn, a nutrition expert, told the news source that with the new height figures, Vietnam is now above average in the region, just behind Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in average height.
Plan afoot to serve breakfast along with mid-day meal
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The idea is to present this before the Cabinet ahead of the Budget session, so that it can be implemented from this academic session. This comes at a time when the National Family Health survey has reported an alarming drop in the nutritional level of children over the past five years 2015 to 2019.
NEW DELHI: Days after the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) reported an alarming decrease in nutritional levels of children, the Centre is preparing to place before the Cabinet this month a Rs 4,000-crore proposal to offer breakfast in government schools, along with the mid-day meal.
Friday, January 01, 2021, 11:45 GMT+7
A group of teenagers are pictured on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Duyen Phan / Tuoi Tre
The findings of a survey carried out by the General Statistics Office and the National Institute of Nutrition in 2019-20 showed that the average Vietnamese man and woman have made noticeable improvements in height compared to 2010.
As many as 22,000 Vietnamese people under 25 years old living across the country participated in the survey from the end of 2019 to early 2020, according to Assoc. Prof. Le Danh Tuyen - general director of the National Institute of Nutrition.
Friday, January 01, 2021, 07:55 GMT+7
Fireworks explode over the ionic Hoan Kiem Lake during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Hanoi, January 1, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre
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Society On New Year’s Eve thousands of people flocked to downtown streets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang City and elsewhere across the country to usher in 2021 and join a myriad of celebratory activities, including spectacular fireworks and light shows. Ho Chi Minh City held a ceremony on Thursday to announce the National Assembly Standing Committee’s resolution on organizing administrative units at the district and commune levels and establishing Thu Duc City.