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Typhoon Mulan heading to the north, bringing torrential rains

Typhoon Mulan, the second tropical storm hitting the East Sea this year, with a high wind speed of 88km per hour, is predicted to bring torrential rain to the northern region from Wednesday night before hitting northern provinces from Quảng Ninh to Nam Định on Thursday.

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An Giang Province buys into one commune - one product national programme

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang plans to have another 50 – 70 OCOP products under the national ‘one commune - one product’ programme to increase rural incomes.

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Ministry plans to add 'place of birth' to new passport

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is planning to add 'place of birth' information to the new Vietnamese passport.

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Doctors call for sanctions against rising health staff assaults

Leading doctors have said it is time the Ministry of Health proposes the Government issues sanctions against acts of violence and assault of medical staff in hospitals.

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Tirelessly caring for Agent Orange victims 61 years after first use in Việt Nam

August 10 marks 61 years since the beginning of AO/Dioxin warfare in Việt Nam, the longest chemical warfare operation in history.

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HCM City urges districts to speed up COVID-19 vaccinations for children

HCM City is urging districts with low COVID-19 vaccination rates for children to speed up their inoculation efforts to protect kids from the disease before the new school year in September.

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Health ministry stresses homosexuality not a disorder, calling out self-proclaimed "treatments, cures"

The Ministry of Health has underlined that homosexuality is not a disorder, demanding rectification of medical centres and experts who say they can “cure” homosexuality.

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PM reviews six-month implementation of digital transformation

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính yesterday chaired a national virtual conference to review six months of implementing a project on the application of a population database, e-identification, and e-authentication.

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About 6,500 organ transplants conducted nationwide in 30 years

About 6,500 organ transplants have been carried out in Viet Nam since the first in 1992, showing great efforts by the entire health sector, but the figure is still modest compared to other countries, an official has said.