VN takes steps against African Swine Flu

Việt Nam is under risk of an African Swine Flu outbreak, prompting careful monitoring of pig farms for signs of infection and prevention of smuggling of untested pork, said experts at a conference on the disease held in HCM City on Tuesday.

MoH to tighten monitoring over MERS

The Ministry of Health is collaborating with The World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor MERS and produce efficient solutions to prevent the disease after South Korea recorded a case last Saturday.

Korean navy ship visits Đà Nẵng

The Korean Navy ship, Munmu the Great, with 302 crew members began their three-day friendly visit to the city yesterday, aiming at promotion relationship between the two navies.

New vaccine to be rolled out soon

The ComBeFIVE vaccine is undergoing quality checks and will be delivered to injection sites next week, the Drug Administration of Việt Nam announced on Monday.

Hà Nội assures residents after quake

Three high-rise buildings near Lương Yên Bus Station in Hà Nội were not affected by recent tremors after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck China on Saturday morning, according to local authorities.

Households affected by pond breakage given assistant money

Households who were badly affected by waste fertiliser pond breakage in Bảo Thắng District of the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai were handed over financial assistance, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Waste pond clean-up to take time

The waste pond breakage that discharged over 45,000cu.m of mud and untreated chemical-filled wastewater in Bảo Thắng District of northern mountainous Lào Cai Province last week will severely affect eco-system of surrounding areas. The recovery period will take time and be challenging, said Dr Trần Thế Loãn, former deputy head of Environmental Management Department of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Gov’t gets tough on food safety violations

The Government has approved the new decree on raising fines for food safety violations, which would reach VNĐ 200 million (US$5,840) or seven times higher than the value of goods.

Residents in Tây Ninh earn income from wild herbs, veggies

Wild vegetables, herbs and leaves from trees planted on the banks of the Sài Gòn and Vàm Cỏ rivers in Tây Ninh Province’s Trảng Bàng District are known by their taste, smell and use in bánh tráng phơi sương (dew-soaked rice paper), boiled meat dishes, and fish sauce.

 

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