Việt Nam aims to reduce the number of traffic accidents, deaths and injuries by 5-10 per cent, according to targets set by Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình.

Ten fishermen were rescued off central Bình Định Province on Thursday after their vessel was overwhelmed by high waves at sea, according to the province’s Steering Board for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue.

Promoting the rapid and sustainable development of ethnic minority groups and mountainous areas is the consistent policy of the Party, State and Government of Việt Nam in the cause of socio-economic development.

With population growth, increasing demand for water and negative impacts of climate change, Việt Nam has been facing major challenges in ensuring water security.

The central city of Đà Nẵng has put into operation its first cardiovascular centre after three years of construction, offering services and treatment for patients from the city as well as the central and Central Highlands provinces.

Launched in June 2012, the soldiers serve food daily to 14 to 16 students from local Trần Phú Primary School, Nguyễn Trãi Secondary School and Nguyễn Trường Tộ High School.

The Việt Nam National University HCM City will continue to allocate funds for key scientific and technological activities this year.

Farmers in Bình Phước Province, the country’s largest cashew producer, are facing unfavourable weather and the possibility of a poor harvest during the current blooming season.

Public district-level hospitals in HCM City are opening their own clinics in wards and communes to reduce overcrowding and to serve patients who do not live near their hospitals.