HCM City is piloting five areas for taxis to pick up passengers in District 1 beginning on Wednesday (Aug 8), according to Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, deputy chairman of city’s People’s Committee.

The Mekong Delta province of Hậu Giang on Tuesday approved a development master plan for its medium- and low-voltage electricity grid from now to 2035.

The Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be used in a national expanded immunisation programme, replacing the Quinvaxem vaccine as of next month instead of this month as previously planned.

Many universities have lowered their admission scores for the upcoming academic year, citing lower scores on the national high school graduation examinations this year compared to last year,

Craniosynostosis, or congenital deformities caused by early fuse of different parts of the skull, are a rare condition that reportedly afflicts six out of 10,000 children in Việt Nam. 

Doctors at the Việt Đức Hospital have found round worm that damaged the intestines, ileum and cecum of a 2-year-old boy, causing fever and pain for six months. Surgeons removed his ileum and cecum, moving part of his intestine outside of the child’s body.

Students face several diseases at the beginning of the new school year, such as dengue fever, foot-hand-mouth disease, measles and flu, so epidemic prevention efforts should be strengthened, health experts warned.

The grassroots-level health care network has been expanded nationwide, meeting public demand for health care, said Health Minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến.

The central city, in co-operation with the Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT) Group officially signed an agreement for the ‘smart city’ project over the next two years.