One in every four Vietnamese children under five years suffered from anaemia last year, according to data released by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) yesterday.

The ditch running through Trung Liệt Ward in the city’s Đống Đa District gives off a foul odour as all manner of household waste is being thrown into it.

Health experts exchanged experiences at a workshop today in Hà Nội on the application of the microarray-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH) technique in reproductive health support and genetic disease detection.

The Vinaconex Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Viwasupco) has decided to release Bùi Minh Trường from the post of director of Đà River Water Pipeline Project second phase.

A fire occurred in the parking area of building No. 1B in Hà Nội’s Linh Đàm residential quarter around 1.20 this morning.

Doctors of Mỹ Tho City’s health centre in the Mekong Delta province of Tiền Giang saved 16 local workers from food poisoning yesterday.

An increase in the number of students in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Nông are posing challenges for the education sector as the demand for school facilities and teachers increases, said Nguyễn Văn Hòa, deputy director of the provincial Department of Education and Training.

Trafficking of women and children has been on the rise in recent years in the northern border province of Lào Cai, making it a hotspot for this crime.

Central Huế City has been selected to join 45 other cities worldwide in a global social media campaign called “We Love Cities”, part of World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour City Challenge.