Although the number of children who have drowned in Vietnam has fallen in recent years, drowning is still one of the leading causes of death among children.

With the aim to reduce the risk of drowning, the Ministry of Education and Training has issued the drowning prevention plan amongst children in 2021 in which the Ministry encouraged schools to organize swimming classes to reduce the risk of drowning.

A Canadian tourist drowned while swimming at a beach in Quang Nam Province.

Four members of the same family have drowned in Cam Ranh Bay, Khanh Hoa Province on Tuesday, according to a local official.

Four tourists who are students have drowned after being washed away by strong waves while swimming at a beach in Phan Thiet City, the southern coastal province of Binh Thuan.

After three days searching, the authorities of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have recovered the bodies of three young men who went missing when swimming at Ia Grang waterfall in Ia Grai district.

Three children in the southern province of Kien Giang have drowned in a pond of a local construction site.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs have teamed up with Bloomberg Philanthropies to carry out a project that focuses on preventing drowning among 8,200 children in Vietnam's eight provinces and cities.