Dengue fever may make a comeback

Dengue fever may still turn into epidemic, although the number of cases from the beginning of the year has decreased significantly compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH)'s Preventive Medicine Department.

HCM City seeks further support from INGOs

HCM City is seeking further support from international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) in socio-economic development, said authorities at the annual meeting between the HCM City Steering Board for INGO Affairs and INGOs held yesterday (June 7) in the city.

 

Drug trafficker arrested in Thanh Hóa

Authorities in central Thanh Hóa Province arrested a suspect who was caught illegally transporting drugs from the Việt Nam-Laos border area into the province, police said on Thursday.

Underground anti-flood pool proposed in Hà Nội

Summer has come along with heavy downpour. Each time it rains cats and dog, the capital city might become a dead pool for hours. Flooding is a headache problem that Hà Nội’s leading officials have found solutions for years but have yet to be successful.

Green bricks fail to get off ground

Việt Nam has been focusing on the development of non-fired adobe brick to gradually replace clay brick in the construction sector. However, after nearly ten years of implementing, the use of this type of bricks remains modest.

Kids to get free eye surgeries

The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) from Australia, in co-operation with the city’s Opthalmology hospital, will provide free eye surgeries for 50 kids living in the city, and a eye screening programme in six months with total fund of VNĐ724 million (US$32,000).

Cameras to be installed at level crossings

Vietnam Railways (VNR) has asked railway companies to install cameras at level-crossing barriers to facilitate the supervisory and improve safety system at level-crossings.

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