Torrential rain is forecast to engulf Việt Nam’s south-central and southern localities from Đà Nẵng to Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu provinces, as the ninth typhoon is predicted to make landfall in the East Sea on Thursday, according to National Centre for Hydro - Meteorological Forecasting.

Two options for toll fee collection at Cai Lậy Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll booth in Tiền Giang Province will be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval, said  Nguyễn Danh Huy, head of the public-private partnership project management and investment board under the Ministry of Transport, on Tuesday.

Infectious diseases with the highest number of patients were those related to clean water and environmental hygiene, said associate professor Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương, director of the Health Environment Management Agency under the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Traffic police in central Bình Định Province fined the driver of a tractor trailer VNĐ12.5 million (US$537) for transporting a giant banyan tree on National Highway 19.

Krông Pa District in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is considered a good area for solar power projects as the temperatures can rise to 40^oC.

A medical alliance – HM Group – has been launched in the central city with an aim of serving 500,000 patients in 2020 and boosting information technology, human resources for the hospital and clinic.

The 2019 national population and housing census should be conducted quickly, accurately, economically and effectively.

While few healthcare centres in Việt Nam have been licensed to use fire therapy in medical treatment, a number of spas and beauty salons in HCM City still advertise the dangerous service to cure thousands of illness.

Việt Nam will promote education on tobacco prevention at schools, propose a higher tax rate on cigarettes, raise serious reports on smoking-related diseases and impose strict punishments on violations in smoke-free areas.