The health departments of 63 cities and provinces have been ordered to quickly conduct a review and check on X-ray equipment and equipment used in nuclear medicine and radiation therapy.

Search and rescue forces in Sa Pa District have announced that at 1pm this afternoon they found the body of missing British tourist Aiden Shaw Webb.

Environment workers of Hà Nội completed the collection of dead fish in Hoàng Cầu Lake early this morning on instructions from Nguyễn Đức Chung, chairman of the People’s Committee.

The prime minister has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to supply 120 tonnes of aquatic disease prevention chemicals to three provinces.

The body of one miner who trapped in the Nước cave of Lũng Cao commune in the central Thanh Hóa province was recovered yesterday by rescuers and local residents.

Việt Nam’s pharmaceutical industry has consumed about 60,000 tonnes of traditional or herbal medicinal materials, of which between 80 per cent and 85 per cent was imported from China.

Hà Nội needs a long term-plan to tackle tourist scams – an effort that will require the entire society’s involvement, a local tourism management official said.

The Vietnamese education sector wants to attract students from the ASEAN region and increase the number of Vietnamese students studying in ASEAN countries, Education and Training Vice Minister Bùi Văn Ga said.

Scientists and food managers discussed measures to limit the use of banned substances and improve agricultural products’ quality during a scientific forum in Hà Nội yesterday.