Heavy rainfall and floods over the last few days have damaged several national and provincial routes in the northern province of Bắc Kạn. Reconstruction work is progressing slowly.

Four cases of Japanese encephalitis have recently been reported in the Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Kon Tum, local health officials said yesterday.

Patients with chronic kidney failure are putting their lives at risks using herbal medicines of unclear origin, a nephrologist said.

Doctors at HCM City’s Medical University have successfully performed surgery to remove a giant kidney stone from a 59-year-old woman.

More than 400 talented students from HCM City and neighbouring provinces have taken part in the YouthSpeak forum which encourages them to take action and initiate positive societal change. 

The expansion of artificial forests and roads around Ea Sô Natural Reserve in the Central Highland province of Đắk Lắk has been blamed for the increased encroachment by timber loggers.

Many illegal billboards are still standing in the outskirts of the capital city despite the administration ordering their removal a month ago.

The Ministry of Health has requested hospitals to tighten their regulations on the transfer of patients for treatment at clinics outside the hospital and have proper punishments for violations.

Local authorities have been placed on full alert for typhoon Sarika, which keeps moving west at a speed of 15km per hour and is predicted to make landfall in northeastern Viet Nam at around 4pm today.