Việt Nam News

The People’s Court of HCM City yesterday rejected the appeal of four out of five affected companies in the case of Huỳnh Thị Huyền Như, former deputy chief of the risk management department at VietinBank’s HCM City branch, and Võ Anh Tuấn, deputy director of VietinBank’s Nhà Bè branch, who were charged with "swindling to appropriate assets" worth VNĐ1.085 trillion (US$51 million) from the five companies.

A bridge that passes through Diamond Island in HCM City’s District 2 to link Mai Chi Tho Highway with Thạnh Mỹ Lợi residential area was completed and opened to traffic on May 30, according to the city Department of Transport.

Three bank officers have been praised by the HCM City People’s Committee for their bravery in pursuing and bringing under control two armed robbers.

A forest belonging to Đăk Tô Forestry Company in Đăk Tô District, the central highlands province of Kon Tum, has been exploited severely, according to the local people. The company, however, refuted the report.

The Ministry of Information and Telecommunications’ Authority of Information Security on Tuesday warned that routers and storages in Việt Nam have been exposed to the VPNFilter virus. 

Deputy chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, has ordered district authorities to clear all encroachment of canals and drains by the end of this year.

The Ministry of Health has proposed a system to identify, report and categorise adverse events to prevent untoward incidents at medical facilities.

The Government has issued resolutions to adjust land use planning until 2020 in Hà Nội, northern Hải Phòng City and the Central Highlands province of Lâm Đồng.

Nearly 1,200 people at high risk of HIV have enrolled in a pilot oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programme in Việt Nam to reduce their risk of infection, according to the Việt Nam Administration for HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC).

Experts have called on the Government of Việt Nam to make salt iodisation mandatory once again or at least promote the production and use of iodised salt in food processing and breeding.

 When it comes to food policy, Việt Nam faces a double health burden: The country has seen a rising number of children with obesity in urban areas, while the number of malnourished children remains high.

Doctors in Hà Nội have warned parents to be more cautious when treating their children with food products that claim to contain Oral Rehydration Salts.

A programme on children’s healthcare will be held at HCM City’s Đầm Sen Park on June 2-3 to mark International Children’s Day (June 1).

The significant contributions made to the cause of religious freedom and national liberation by Vietnamese Buddhists were remembered on May 29 in HCM City on the occasion of the 2,562th birthday of Lord Buddha.

Students of Lê Văn Sỹ Primary School in HCM City’s Tân Bình District have won the first prize in this year’s Food Safety and Hygiene Contest for students.

The Ministry of Health is liaising with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to strengthen supervision over the Ebola virus in Congo and assess the risk of the virus spreading to Việt Nam.

The People’s Committee of Ninh Thuận Province, a typically hot and dry area, has urged investors to focus on solar and wind energy projects.  

The HCM City Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed reducing the land in Cần Giờ District for salt farming by one-third by 2030 and increasing the land for aquaculture farming.