Vietnam hospital sets kidney transplant milestone with 18-hour preservation

Vietnam News 12:24 26/10/2026

Hue Central Hospital in Hue City, central Vietnam has successfully performed two kidney transplants using a LifePort organ transporter, bringing the hospital’s total number of such procedures to five, including one involving a record 18-hour cold ischemia period, the hospital said on Monday.

Vietnam Morning Monitor: Top leader receives Denmark’s highest honor, remittances to Ho Chi Minh City tops $2.8bn in 3rd quarter

Vietnam News 07:30 20/10/2026

Top Vietnamese leader receives Denmark’s highest-ranked honor. Authorities find 14 more sets of martyrs’ remains at Le Thi Rieng Park. Thirty-four medical facilities across Vietnam now offer organ transplants. Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City reached US$2.835 billion in the third quarter of 2026. And there’s more in today’s morning news round-up.