Việt Nam News

Many think those who send their parents to nursing homes are selfish and have forgotten those who loved and nurtured them as a child.

Fees for more than 1,900 healthcare services for insured patients were raised from 3 per cent to more than 11 per cent at all health facilities in the country on December 15, according to the Ministry of Health.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday received a delegation from the Holy See, led by Under-Secretary for Relations with States Antoine Camilleri, who is in Việt Nam to attend the seventh meeting of the Việt Nam-Vatican Joint Working Group.

A conference on the National Assembly and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), organised by the National Assembly, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the UN Development Programme, wrapped up in the central city of Đà Nẵng yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Security has decided to prosecute Đỗ Văn Khạnh, former director general of the PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP).

Việt Nam’s rice brand logo was unveiled on Tuesday night during the opening ceremony of the third Việt Nam Rice Festival held in Tân An City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Long An.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam yesterday praised the health sector for its efforts in recent years to raise hospitals’ quality.

Gia An Hospital 115 in HCM City on Tuessday launched a charity campaign called Hạc Giấy Trao Triệu Niềm Tin (Paper Crane Bringing Belief) to donate funds for treatment and surgeries for child patients with severe health problems and diseases.

Residents living in Quang Hưng Ward, Thanh Hóa City, on Monday informed local authorities that an oil spill from a local enterprise had affected their farming fields.

 Only 350 of over 3,000 scrap containers stuck at Cát Lái Port in HCM City had been opened and handled so far this year, said Nguyễn Hữu Nghiệp, deputy head of the city’s Customs Agency.

Leaders are asked to bear greater responsibility in resolving people’s complaints and denunciations, Bùi Văn Khánh, deputy head of Hoà Bình Province People’s Committee concluded at the online seminar with 11 sub-localities yesterday.

Nông Thôn Việt magazine’s Rural Bridges Programme on Monday in collaboration with donors and the people’s committees of Mộc Hóa District and Kiến Tường Town in Long An Province, officially opened 17 bridges in the two localities, witnessed by former President Trương Tấn Sang.

The HCM City Division for Population and Family Planning has called for more programmes and policies that will help reduce the rate of unwanted pregnancies among youth, division director Trần Văn Trị said.

Poor hygiene of school toilets has been a long-standing issue for students.

The bustling wildlife meat trade in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is easy to see, but local authorities claim it’s too “difficult” to handle hunters and traffickers.

The HCM City Department of Transport has told transport companies and bus stations not to raise fares for the upcoming New Year holiday.

The HCM City’s People’s Committee has recognised District 10 for reaching its target of having no households living under the poverty line two years ahead of schedule.

The People’s Committee of southern Bình Thuận Province has asked relevant departments and sectors to clarify the responsibilities of organisations and individuals involved in the illegal construction and operation of the Muine Hill Tourism Site in Phan Thiết City.