High scallop density is one of the reasons behind the recent mass deaths of the creature in this northern province’s Hải Hà District, an official said yesterday.

The Hà Nội Sewage and Drainage Company has announced three plans to reduce heavy flooding in the city during the upcoming rainy season.

Residents in old dormitories of Hà Nội’s Thành Công, Ngọc Khánh, Ba Đình and Cống Vị wards will be relocated following a decision by the capital city’s People’s Committee.

Gia Lai Province General Hospital today confirmed the death of a fifth-grade girl, raising the death toll of the drowning accident in Đắk Đoa District to three.

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.