The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam on Tuesday night decided to inspect operations at the air traffic control station in Hải Phòng City’s Cát Bi International Airport.

A pregnant woman reportedly died of a pulmonary embolism after her surgery last Friday in the central province of Quảng Trị, according to the provincial health department.

A Lào Cai province inspection team has begun an investigation into the death of dozens of hectares of pineapples during the past week.

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến yesterday (March 20) urged inspectors from the central to grassroots levels to ensure that fines are handed out for violations of healthcare service regulations.

Hà Nội plans to build 100 safe food chains this year to ensure supplies of safe vegetables and meat for the capital and reach annual targets on food hygiene.

HCM City plans to open special street-food areas in District 1 as part of a pilot programme to move vendors to designated pavements, among other plans to improve the liveability of the city.

Incomplete data is among the issues hindering the application of information technology in health insurance, according to a report by the Ministry of Health’s Health Insurance Department.

More than 26,000 people receive regular dialysis treatment in the country, which helps prolong their life.  

Israel and Việt Nam signed an agreement yesterday on establishing a series of community centres based on an Israeli-developed model. The agreement was signed in the presence of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin who is on an official visit to Việt Nam.