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HCM City moves to ease financial burden on chronic kidney disease patients

Schools become home for ethnic children

School has gotten that little bit better for disadvantaged children in the central province of Nghệ An.

Nha Trang sets up zone for cage aquaculture

Nha Trang City has set aside a zone covering 70ha of surface water in Nha Trang Bay for cage aquaculture, according to the city’s People’s Committee.

Indian Embassy to celebrate 150th birthday of late leader

The Embassy of India will organise a number of activities to celebrate the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule.

PM praises Hà Nội's rural development

The national target programme on building new-style rural areas, initiated by the Government in 2010, has 19 criteria in different aspects, aiming to boost the development of rural regions.

Contest seeks design for Thủ Thiêm Bridge in HCM City

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture will launch a contest to design the Thủ Thiêm Bridge No 4.

Bắc Giang-Lạng Sơn Expressway to open for traffic

The Bắc Giang-Lạng Sơn Expressway will open for traffic in January next year, cutting traveling time from Hà Nội to northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn from 3.5 to about 2.5 hours.

Six fined for illegally taking sand

The information was released on Sunday by deputy chairman of the provincial committee Bùi Thế Cử.

Mekong Delta city seeks to use advanced farming technologies

Advanced technologies hold the key to Cần Thơ’s agricultural sector raising the quality and competitiveness of its products and expand exports, experts have said.

Health first

Thousands of children, most of them from ethnic minorities in poor remote areas, received free-of-charge in-born heart disease screening over the weekend.

Passengers stuck on bus for almost 8 hours after crash

Police and firefighters were able to get the 39 passengers out of the vehicle at about 12pm.

145 people test positive for drugs in bar

Police seized many packets of white powder and pink tablets suspected to be drugs. They also discovered drug paraphernalia.

Homemade social media platform boom to inspire "Make in Việt Nam" upbeat outlook

Lotus made debut early this week, making it the fourth homegrown social media platform launched in the last four months. It has also inspired people and local tech firms about the upbeat outlook of the “Make in Việt Nam” campaign.

African swine fever still a problem for local farms

African swine fever continues to pose problems for the agricultural sector, with 522 small pig farms recently confirming cases of the disease in Hà Nội.

Quảng Ngãi's fish ports quiet now

Trần Minh, 54, of Bình Thuận Commune, Bình Sơn District said his family had fished for a living for three generations, before he had to sell his boat.

Kiên Giang expands marine aquaculture on industrial scale

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang will expand marine aquaculture on an industrial scale in an aim to improve residents' income and protect the environment on islands and coastal areas from now until 2030.

Long Biên’s land use violations remain unsolved

As the capital grows outwards, the district's land price has rocketed in recent years, motivating irresponsible public servants to ignore wrongdoings.

Health ministry wants to promote cashless payments in the health sector

The Ministry of Health has set out a plan to promote e-payments, or cashless payments, in the health sector, especially for health check-ups and treatment services at medical facilities nationwide.

Printing methods need to be environmentally friendly: experts

Printing businesses in VIet Nam should begin using more environmentally friendly equipment, experts said during a conference in HCM City.

Multi-dimensional poverty measurements need adjustment

Multi-dimensional poverty standards should be adjusted to suit the current economic conditions of the country, an official of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has said.

Đà Nẵng tightening HFM disease prevention measures

Đà Nẵng is implementing preventive measures to control the spread of hand-foot-mouth disease as the number of HFM infections has increased steadily in the region.