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Hà Nội won't impose total ban on petrol-powered vehicles in Ring Road 1 from July

Inspectors to check food safety throughout country

The national steering committee on food safety has set up six inspection teams to check food safety and hygiene for the coming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

Health ministry launches online public service portal

The Ministry of Health officially launched its online public service portal at a ceremony on Wednesday in Hà Nội.

VN gets help with rice cultivation

Việt Nam is receiving support to apply remote sensor technology in rice production.

Auction, gala dinner, run raise funds for kids’ heart surgeries

More than 300 business leaders and artists will take part in an annual auction and gala dinner to raise funds for children with congenital heart defects organised in HCM City on November 30 by NGO Heartbeat Vietnam.

Việt Nam looks to tackle child drowning

Drowning is the leading cause of death for those under the age of 19, killing more than 3,000 children and adolescents annually.

9,000 products of SEVEN.am seized

The seized goods include 5,445 dresses, 409 skirts, 1,902 coats, 838 shirts, 279 pants, 124 suits, 24 bags and 14 wallets.

Sunk container ship to be raised from Long Tau River

A plan to raise the container ship Vietsun Integrity from the Lòng Tàu River in HCM City’s Cần Giờ District where it sank on October 19 has been approved by the HCM City Port Authorities.

HCM City to tighten control of cosmetic surgery services

Authorities in HCM City will carry out stronger measures to ensure quality cosmetic surgery activities, the deputy director of the city Health Department, Tăng Chí Thượng, has said.

Church complex on Thủ Thiêm peninsula to be preserved as national relic

The Thủ Thiêm Catholic Church complex will be preserved as a national relic under the Cultural Heritage Law, an official said yesterday at a meeting in HCM City.

Ineffective rice fields successfully transformed into fruit gardens

More than 12,500ha of ineffective rice area in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta has been successfully transformed into fruit area so far this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Man gets death sentence for murdering three members of a family

The People’s Court in southern Bình Dương Province on Tuesday handed down a death sentence to a man convicted of murder and appropriation of property at the first instance trial.

First national forum on professional skills to be launched

A national forum on professional skills, the first of its kind in Việt Nam, will be officially launched on Saturday.

Community-based management enables early detection, treatment of hypertension

Screening in the community is an effective way to raise people’s awareness of the dangers of high blood pressure and help people detect it early, health experts have said.

Mountainous provinces to have enough clean water

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a programme searching for underground water resources to supply mountainous areas and areas facing shortages of water.

Long An Province seeks to expand use of advanced techniques to grow dragon fruit

The use of advanced farming techniques to grow dragon fruit in Long An Province, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta’s largest producer, has been expanded in the province to ensure steady incomes for farmers.

Fighting illegal fishing

HCM City public schools face teacher shortage

Many districts in HCM City continue to face a teacher shortage at public schools, even though the 2019-20 academic year began two months ago.

Digital literacy helps to reduce disparities in universal healthcare

Health literacy can contribute to reducing disparities among different groups of people in accessing universal healthcare services, Professor Dianne Levin-Zamir from Israel's University of Haifa said on Monday (November 11) at an international conference held in HCM City.