Overloaded vehicles to be fined

Overloaded vehicles using road they are not supposed to be travelling along are still causing problems for other motorists.

Hà Nội health insurance fund running a deficit

Hà Nội’s health insurance fund suffered a deficit of more than VNĐ500 billion (US$21.4 million) in the first half of this year, according to Nguyễn Đức Hòa, director of Hà Nội Social Insurance.

 

Long An Province says no to thermal power plant proposals

Authorities in the Cu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An are opposed to the construction of a new thermal power plant project, saying that a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plant should be built instead for power generation.

 

Royal Canadian Navy visits Đà Nẵng

Two ships from the Royal Canadian Navy, HMCS Calgary and MV Asterix, and crew members arrived at Đà Nẵng’s Tiên Sa Port on Wednesday to begin a five-day visit to the city.

New regulations needed on combo treatments

Regulations that would allow health insurance coverage for integrated approaches using both Western and traditional medicine should be approved by the Ministry of Health, experts have recommended. 

Đà Nẵng’s plan to get 'smart'

Nguyễn Quang Thanh, director of the Đà Nẵng Department of Information and Communication, talks to Nhân dân (People) newspaper on Đà Nẵng’s plan to transform into a smart city.

NGO offers wildlife trafficking solutions

Shutting down social media channels used to advertise illicit wildlife is one of the actions recommended by NGO Education for Nature Việt Nam (ENV) to put an end to the wildlife trade in Việt Nam.

HIV stigma and discrimination to be sanctioned

The Ministry of Health has proposed sanctions against demonstrations of stigma and discrimination towards people living with HIV, according to the Draft Decree on penalties for administrative offences in the health sector.

US experts train Quảng Trị nurses in neonatal care

More than 40 registered nurses in the central province of Quảng Trị are receiving training for advanced neonatal nursing techniques in an attempt to help reduce the rate of neonatal incidents in this poor locality.

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