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Lack of nutritional advice leads to malnourished patients

Some 34 per cent of patients suffer from malnutrition when they receive treatment at local hospitals in HCM City.

Việt Nam puts priority on artificial intelligence development

In the development of the fourth industrial revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) has made significant progress and is expected to make breakthroughs in the next ten years. Following the global trend, the Vietnamese Government aims to turn AI into a driving force of development and make it a top priority in growth policies.

Foreign visitors up almost 9% in first eight months of 2019

Việt Nam welcomed 11.3 million foreign visitors in the first eight months of this year, during which the highest growth rate was seen in visitors from Asian countries, especially South Korea, Thailand and Taiwan.

City urged to speed up classification of old villas

The HCM City Development and Research Institute should speed up the classification of old villas so that owners who might want to demolish the structures can build new houses, the city’s People’s Committee has said.

NGO helps disadvantaged children in HCM City get personal documents

An NGO, Research Centre for Management and Sustainable Development, is helping 130 disadvantaged children in HCM City get personal documents, something they might otherwise struggle to do because of their circumstances.

First patient dies of dengue complications

The central city has recorded the first death due to complications from dengue fever, director of the Đà Nẵng General Hospital, Nguyễn Đức Nhân confirmed yesterday, stating that a 28-year-old patient died on September 1 after undergoing treatment for a week.

Central provinces asked to prepare for approaching tropical depressions

Local authorities must keep a close watch on the weather and prepare for the worst as two tropical depressions are heading towards Việt Nam, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyễn Xuân Cường.

First case of brain haemorrhage due to meth reported

The patient’s family members said that after using methamphetamine, the 27-year-old man had a headache and felt nauseous.

Man seized after stabbing five people

Four members of the same family, including a baby girl have all been murdered at their home in Hà Nội.

73 traffic accidents reported during holiday

A total of 57 people were killed on the roads during the National Day holidays, according to traffic officials.

Mekong Delta summer – autumn rice output to go up slightly: authorities

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta, the country’s rice granary, will see summer – autumn rice output increase by 150,000 tonnes this year, the Plant Cultivation Department has estimated.

As VN reels from Podul, more storms could be on the way

The natural disaster destroyed or damaged 1,232 houses.

CCTC cameras catching more and more motorists

It has been nearly four years since Hà Nội first rolled out its experimenting traffic enforcement camera network hoping to levy fines more accurately and effectively. At first it yielded modest results, but over time the system has proved to be more efficient.

Legal age for children should be adjusted for better protection

Raising the age of children to 18 before they are legally classed as an adult is key to helping younger people access child protection services.

Tây Ninh custard apple farmers embrace VietGAP standards

The southeastern province of Tây Ninh, the country’s largest custard apple producer, is growing the fruit to good agricultural practice (GAP) standards like VietGAP and Global GAP to meet the market demand and improve farmers’ incomes.

Young people not interested in agricultural studies

The agriculture, forestry and fishery sector lacks high-qualified human resources but few young people want to work in the sector despite the abundant job opportunities.

Nets on jujube orchards protect plants, reduce pesticide use

Farmers' use of nets in jujube orchards has reduced spoiled fruit to only 5-10 per cent compared to a loss of 30-40 per cent at other orchards that use pesticides, according to the Ninh Thuận Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Việt Nam to strengthen co-operation with regional partners to prevent infectious diseases

Việt Nam has proposed strengthening co-operation between ASEAN and China, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan to prevent and control of emerging infectious diseases.

Workshop promotes private-sector engagement in Việt Nam's HIV response

Representatives from the health ministry, international NGOs, donors, private-sectors companies and social enterprises discussed the private sector's role in financing efforts against HIV in Việt Nam at a workshop on Friday in Hà Nội.

Tropical storm Podul weakens after hitting central localities

Tropical Storm Podul brought heavy rains to northern and central localities after making landfall in central provinces from Hà Tĩnh to Quảng Bình early morning Friday, according to the latest report from the National Hydro-meteorological Forecast Centre.