A new general hospital with 500 beds was inaugurated in Hamlet 1, Phúc Lộc Commune in the north-west province of Yên Bái yesterday.

Some 100 pigs in Hà Tĩnh Province have been stricken with blue-ear disease just a month after it was believed to have been brought under control.

Food-safety inspection teams, which have been piloted in five districts, will be established in all districts’ wards and communes, according to Health Nguyễn Hữu Hưng, the deputy head of the HCM City Department.

 The central province of Quảng Nam’s departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs; Heath; Natural Resources and Environment have teamed up with Chu Lai Open Economic Zone and Public Security authorities to investigate the 43 labourers found unconscious at the Korean Panko Tam Thăng Company in the last two days.

A Ministry of Health's plan to increase hospital fees in December may be delayed  in several provinces and cities across the country

The construction of Kỳ Cùng Bridge in Lạng Sơn City began yesterday. The bridge, which is being built by the Lạng Sơn People’s Committee, will replace Kỳ Lừa Bridge.

The Bạch Mai General Hospital started today the construction of a modern health examination and treatment centre, which will cater to patients in Hà Nội and its neighbouring areas.

A 40-year-old man, Đặng Văn Hiến, wanted for murder as per a decision of Đắk Nông People’s Court, has surrendered, director of court Nguyễn Văn Cường said today.

The Ministry of Communication and Information yesterday temporarily suspended the publication of the Tầm Nhìn (Vision) e-newspaper for three months for violating rules defined in its operating license.