The Ministry of Health has collected samples of two beverages sold by Việt Nam URC Co., Ltd., to test for lead in response to allegations it was selling poor-quality products.

Authorities and relevant agencies have sealed at least 28 fabric dyeing machines of the Mei Sheng Textiles Việt Nam Co. Ltd in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu.

Heavy rainfall and whirlwinds blew away the roofs of tens of houses and severely damaged high-tech agricultural cages in the Central Highland province of Đắk Nông. The loss is estimated to run into billions of đồng.

Nearly 140 samples of seafood, vegetables and water in the four central coastal provinces which suffered mass fish deaths are determined to be safe and within the prescribed level.

Thirty-three caged-fish breeding farmers have sued over a dozen seafood enterprises, claiming that wastewater discharged into Chà Và River in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu resulted in the loss of their fish.

There has yet to be a definitive conclusion on the cause of mass fish deaths in the central region, but nonetheless, local residents whose diets rely on seafood and fishermen living along the coast from Hà Tĩnh to Thừa Thiên-Huế have been suffering.

Việt Nam has been making strong efforts to secure equal rights for women and men, but violence against women and girls in the country was still a severe issue, experts stated in a workshop on gender equality launched yesterday in Hà Nội.

Ministers, Government officials and People’s Committee leaders should improve management of food safety and hygiene, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said in a recent directive.

The Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre has called for greater support from international NGOs in areas like healthcare and education and combating the impacts of climate change.