Việt Nam News

HCM City authorities is working with all 24 districts on a wide range of plans to prevent flooding in the rainy season.

The Việt Nam Food Administration under the Ministry of Health on Monday released a warning after a case of mushroom poisoning in the northern mountainous of Sơn La.

Đắk Lắk’s Department of Health discharged a patient from hospital yesterday who had been diagnosed with swine flu A/H1N1 10 days ago.

The HCM Communist Youth Union’s Vừ A Dính Scholarship Fund said it has attracted donations of nearly VNĐ29 billions (US$1.3 million) from 37 local and foreign organisations and individuals this year.

Fire services say that investors who fail to comply with regulations will face criminal charges.

High temperatures during the day followed by heavy rains and thunderstorms in the late afternoon or at night have made people exhausted, leading to an increase in the number of patients with summer ailments.

Just 1,300 people are still using methadone in drug rehabilitation treatment out of a total of more than 3000 registered patients.

Nearly 57 per cent of people with high blood pressure and approximately 69 per cent with diabetes remain undiagnosed across the country.

The national digital vaccination database currently covers 11,000 immunisation locations in local health communes and hospitals across the country.

The Ministry of Public Security announced yesterday legal proceedings against two more people related to the ongoing Đông Á Bank corruption case.

As many as 105 winning media works at the 12th National Press Awards 2017 will be honoured at a ceremony in Hà Nội on June 21, the Việt Nam Revolutionary Journalism Day.

The central city has yet reached its target as a ‘nuclear’ urban in central Việt Nam with outstanding innovation, smart and ‘green’ city before approaching to global city status.

The transport ministry has submitted to the Government a list of 17 Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll booths built at the wrong location.

Vietnam Railways (VNR) recently imposed sanctions on and fired more than 10 directors and officers after consecutive train accidents last month, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Natural disaster forecasting in Việt Nam will focus on frequent incidents such as typhoons, droughts, landslides and floods from now until 2020, according to a new decision of the government.

The Hà Nội Transportation Service Corporation said it would open 14 new bus routes in the city this year, with three routes serving narrow streets.

Many doctors in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are reportedly quitting their jobs at public hospitals to seek opportunities at private hospitals due to low salaries, pressure in the workplace, and a shortage of favourable policies.

The HCM City Fisheries sub-department has selected four ornamental fish farms that meet conditions to produce ornamental fish under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards.