News Agencies World Congress opens in Bulgaria

The sixth News Agencies World Congress (NAWC) opened in the Bulgarian capital city of Sofia yesterday, bringing together more than 200 delegates from nearly 100 countries and territories around the world.

Long Thành airport plans send land prices soaring

The real estate market in Long Thành District in Đồng Nai Province, site of the proposed new airport, has entered an upward spiral following the National Assembly Standing Committee's passage of a resolution to dissolve and alter the administrative boundaries of six communes on May 29.

Implementation of HCM Expressway section halted

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked the Ministry of Transport to consider halting the implementation of a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) transport project that connects the provinces of Bình Dương and Long An.

Financial autonomy for public hospitals: a blessing or a curse

Financial autonomy would boost the competitiveness of health institutions as they would have more "wiggle room" to pursue hi-tech techniques in organ transplants, extracorporeal lithotripsy, endoscopic surgery and other cancer-related diagnosis and treatments.

Việt Nam needs legal framework for e-government

Nguyễn Tuấn Anh, a standing member of the National Assembly Committee on Science, Technology and Environment, talks to Vietnam News Agency about how to make best use of e-government to speed up administrative reform.

Financial autonomy for public hospitals: a blessing or a curse

Financial autonomy would boost the competitiveness of health institutions as they would have more "wiggle room" to pursue hi-tech techniques in organ transplants, extracorporeal lithotripsy, endoscopic surgery and other cancer-related diagnosis and treatments.

Lâm Đồng orders investigation into tree poisoning

The People’s Committee of Lâm Đồng Province has urged the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Lạc Dương District authorities to clarify reports of pine trees being poisoned in an attempt to clear land for cultivation.

Modern society rotting with insensitivity

The case of a student being openly molested on a bus is shocking enough. What that young girl must be going through in the aftermath of the abuse is unthinkable.

Health sector to increase work on vaccinations

Disease prevention and control is the main duty of the health sector this year, thus the sector will actively conduct preventive measures and provide vaccinations in high-risk areas.

Early cancer detection services can help, but there's no guarantee of quality

Services for early detection of cancer have been growing in recent years. There's no arguing about the benefits of early diagnosis, but it seems the quality of screening tests are being exaggerated and medical centres are capitalising on the cancer scare. Dr Phùng Thị Huyền from the National K (Cancer) Hospital spoke to infonet.vn about the issue.

MoT gets serious about airport staff assault

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, in co-operation with local authorities, to get serious about an assault on security staff at Thọ Xuân Airport in Thanh Hoá Province.

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