Three bank officers have been praised by the HCM City People’s Committee for their bravery in pursuing and bringing under control two armed robbers.

A forest belonging to Đăk Tô Forestry Company in Đăk Tô District, the central highlands province of Kon Tum, has been exploited severely, according to the local people. The company, however, refuted the report.

The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ Authority of Information Security on Tuesday warned that routers and storages in Việt Nam have been exposed to the VPNFilter virus. 

Deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, has ordered district authorities to clear all encroachment of canals and drains by the end of this year.

The Ministry of Health has proposed a system to identify, report and categorise adverse events to prevent untoward incidents at medical facilities.

The Government has issued resolutions to adjust land use planning until 2020 in Hà Nội, northern Hải Phòng City and the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng.

Nearly 1,200 people at high risk of HIV have enrolled in a pilot oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme in Việt Nam to reduce their risk of infection, according to the Việt Nam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC).

Experts have called on the Government of Việt Nam to make salt iodisation mandatory once again or at least promote the production and use of iodised salt in food processing and breeding.

 When it comes to food policy, Việt Nam faces a double health burden: The country has seen a rising number of children with obesity in urban areas, while the number of malnourished children remains high.