The peach farmer who befriends the dead

“I don’t need to go find the bodies. It’s a gut feeling that I have. Whenever I have an uneasy feeling I’d go to the river, and there they are.”

Hà Nội's free water taps prove a hit

In an effort to become a modern and smart city, Hà Nội installed free drinking water taps on some streets, receiving an enthusiastic response from tourists and local residents.

High school kids a menace on roads: study

High school students are the most likely among adolescents to be killed in traffic accidents due to their “unsafe behaviour on roads”, found researchers from the Vietnamese-German University.

 

Lecturer inspires students to pursue research

As a lecturer, Vòng Bính Long juggles two jobs: conducting research in pharmaceutical materials used to treat cancer and teaching classes to students at the University of Science in HCM City.

 

Vaccine reactions raise concerns

After Tết (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday, medical facilities offering vaccination services in the central city of Đà Nẵng have received a huge influx of parents and infants, worrying about severe complications from the ComBE Five vaccine used in the national expanded immunisation programme (EIP).

 

Clams die en masse in Thanh Hóa Province

Hundreds of thousands of clams have reportedly died en masse over the past week in Hai Loc Commune in the northern province of Thanh Hóa’s Hậu Lộc District, leaving farmers in debt.

 

Practical reforms required for better agriculture: Gov't

Prime Minister, the Government and enterprises want ministries and agencies to carry out practical reforms, particularly those removing unnecessary administrative procedures, to create a better business climate in agriculture, a Government official said.

Indian Coast Guard ship visits Đà Nẵng

Indian Coast Guard Ship Vijit, commanded by Colonel T. Ashish and with 140 crew members, arrived at Tiên Sa Port in the central city of Đà Nẵng for a four-day visit that will include joint exercises with Việt Nam’s Coast Guard and exchanges.

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