Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has signed a decision to form a national steering committee for the prevention and control of African Swine Fever (ASF) by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường.

The Ministry of Health’s Department of Medical Examination and Treatment and UNICEF are carrying out surveys on patients’ satisfaction at obstetrics and paediatrics facilities as part of a national programme on the management and improvement of health facilities’ quality.

The naval forces’ marine and geological mapping sector has made important contributions to waterway safety and the protection of sea sovereignty; however, it was still in its early stages compared with other nations such as the UK, France and Russia.

A electronic toll collection (ETC) system will officially be put into operation at Phú Mỹ Bridge toll station in HCM City’s District 2 on Saturday.

In addition to results of national high school examinations, universities have added general ability tests to select students.

There is an islet in the Mekong Delta province of Trà Vinh which is known as a centre for research and cloud computing, reported Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam urged healthcare facilities nationwide to step up preventive healthcare services and ensure adequate vaccines to prevent the spread of epidemics such as measles and dengue fever.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are rushing to convert their paddy fields or other orchards into Thai jackfruit farms due to high profits in recent years.

Eight students aged 10 to 15 drowned on Thursday afternoon while swimming in the Đà River in the northern city of Hòa Bình, Hòa Bình Province.