HCM City needs to develop specific healthcare policies and guidelines for transgender women as HIV prevalence among this group is estimated to be about 19 per cent worldwide, according to Dr Hoàng Đình Cảnh, deputy director of the Việt Nam Authority of HIV/AIDS Control.

Smoking now claims over 100 lives in Việt Nam every day and the number is expected to nearly double in 2030.

The Anesthesia and Intensive Care Simulation Center opened yesterday at the University Medical Centre (UMC) in HCM City with the aim of providing training to healthcare professionals in southern Việt Nam.

Concerned organisations in Hà Nội are actively studying and finalising the details of an intelligent transport scheme, which is expected to be completed next year.

Lý Son Island’s roads could be overloaded with commercial transport vehicles in the near future, according to a local official.

Government agencies are wrapping up final plans to prepare for approval of Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, according to the Ministry of Transport.

Preferential loans from Việt Nam Bank for Social Policies have been proved effective to help poor people in southern province of Trà Vinh to prosper their lives.

The so-called “Border Class” was initiated by soldiers of the La Lay International Border Gate’s Border Post in the Lay Lay border area two years ago and is held once every week for schools in A Ngo and A Bung communes.

Revenue from the customs sector in HCM City fell in the first five months of the year due to a decline in import tax rates agreed to under several trade agreements that took effect earlier this year, according to the city’s Customs Department.