Some 72 per cent of Vietnamese women have joined the labour force, higher than the average world percentage (42 per cent), and ranking behind Cambodia (81 per cent).

Biên Hoà Airbase Area in the southern province of Đồng Nai will be the next dioxin hot spot to be remediated.

Medical services at the grassroots level help save costs and ensure sustainability in healthcare. Healthcare at grassroots level has played a key role contributing to the improvement of medical service quality, said Deputy Health Minister Phạm Lê Tuấn.

 HCM City’s Blood Bank, Blood Donation Centre of HCM City and hospitals have organised blood donation programmes throughout the city for Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday to prepare for a possible shortage as more accidents occur during the period.

EDoctor Joint Stock Company and Hòa Hảo Medical Diagnosis Centre on January 23 signed a memorandum of understanding to use information technology in the medical sector to better meet demand for diagnosis and treatment.

The Ministry of Construction yesterday in HCM City said its adjusted construction master plan for the HCM City Zone to 2030 with a vision to 2050 had been approved by the Government last month.

The number of out-of-school children aged from five to 14 has fallen significantly, particularly among five-year-old pre-primary children.

HCM City’s District 6 is the first in the city to no longer have households under the poverty line, achieving the target three years ahead of schedule.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed to the Ministry of Transport to halt the collection of fee from drivers at airports.