At least four people have been hospitalised and thousands evacuated after ammonia gas (NH3) was found to be leaking at the Vĩnh Lộc gas filling station in HCM City’s Bình Chánh District, HCM City.

The Hòa Bình Reservoir under the Hòa Bình Hydro-power Company opened seven floodgates, after heavy rains caused a rapid rise in the water level.

The number of new dengue fever cases in Hà Nội continued to drop in the last few weeks, announced the city’s Department of Health on Monday. 

Bình Dương Province authorities on October 9 fined Việt Hương 2 Industrial Park VNĐ1.96 billion (US$86,300) for discharging untreated wastewater into the Sài Gòn River.

An eye doctor from central Huế City was honoured last month as an Eye Health Hero for his dedication in restoring the sight of hundreds of visually impaired children.

Illegal road blocks, failure to follow safety mining procedures and disregard of public safety are among the violations of a mining company operating at Mường Áng District of the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên.

The capital city has proposed a VNĐ1.5 trillion (US$66 million), two-year project that will upgrade roads and divide traffic flow at the Pháp Vân-Cầu Giẽ Expressway and Ring Road No 3 intersection.

When an emergency aid station received a call last year about a woman in a life-threatening situation in HCM City, an ambulance was sent to her home where she was assessed by doctors and later taken to a hospital.

The public, especially pregnant women, should take the initiative to ward off mosquito-borne diseases like dengue and Zika since current weather conditions in many provinces and cities are ideal for mosquitoes to breed, health experts said.