Two bombs weighing over 1,600kg left from the US war in Việt Nam were safely removed from the gardens of local families in Central Highlands’ Đắk Lắk Province on Tuesday, the military high command said.

Medical authorities in the Mekong Delta Province of Bến Tre have stepped up a prevention campaign against Streptococcus suis bacteria, a pig-based pathogen capable of transmission to human beings.

Patients who suffer from serious knee-joint distortion will be offered free check ups and consultations from August 21 to 25 in Hà Nội.

All the communes in the Central Highlands have been linked with the national power grid, according to the Steering Committee for the Central Highlands.

Bùi Minh Trạng, chief inspector of HCM City’s Health Department, said various violations had been detected at cosmetic surgery clinics, such as false advertising and employing surgeon not certified to perform plastic surgery, resulting in several fatalities in recent months.

HCM City’s People’s Committee has approved a project aiming to improve the quality of healthcare regarding infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS.

 The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Montsame News Agency of Mongolia signed a new cooperation agreement yesterday to tighten their pro­fession links in the digital era.

A pilot project using low carbon emission light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs will light up 19 main downtown streets in Đà Nẵng as the central coastal city prepares for the high-profile 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit.

The latest diagnostic criteria for infant and toddler functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) were updated for paediatricians at conferences held in HCM City and Hà Nội on August 12 and 13.