The first cold spell of winter in the northern region has brought with it an increase in sicknesses like measles, mumps, flu and chicken pox, local reports say.

The United Nations has approved an additional allocation of US$4.21 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund to assist 150,000 people, including 46,973 children, in six provinces affected by the devastating Typhoon Damrey.

There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Last weekend, the health department of the northern mountainous province Sơn La held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 550-bed general hospital.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for a delegation from the Foreign Press Association (APES) in Switzerland and Liechtenstein led by its President Jean Musy.

The People’s Committee of Đắk Lắk Province’s Tân Lợi Ward has decided to halt the operation of the night market, until the organising unit submits all the papers.

Quảng Nam Province’s functional forces caught six illegal sand mining vessels on Thu Bồn River across Điện Bàn Town on Monday, and arrested the persons responsible.

The People’s Procuracy of HCM City’s District 12 on Tuesday issued a decision to prosecute Phạm Thị Mỹ Linh, owner of Mầm Xanh private kindergarten.

The People’s Committee of Hoàn Kiếm District in Hà Nội has asked local households to quickly hand over their land to an apartment building project by the end of this month.