National Cancer Control Plans must be comprehensive and funded since the global cancer burden is huge and would increase, Dr Alexandru Eniu of the European Society For Medical Oncology’s executive board has warned.
Developing a functional collective bargaining agreement in enterprises is an urgent demand to maintain “harmonious and stable” labour relations.
The capital city of Hà Nội has many areas which become waterlogged during heavy rain because of its outdated and overloaded drainage system, said Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economy & City) Newspaper.
The south central coastal province of Khánh Hòa’s Construction Department inspectors on Wednesday decided to suspend construction of the Hoàng Phú residential area project (Nha Trang City) over suspicions it was partly to blame for a landslide that left 18 dead at the weekend.
The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Long An’s agriculture sector has proposed solutions to improve the quality and output of dragon fruit to meet export demand and ensure sustainable development, Nguyễn Chí Thiện, deputy chairman of province’s Agriculture and Rural Development Department, said.
Traffic police in HCM City have this week launched a crackdown on cyclists who use car lanes.
Torrential rain is forecast to engulf Việt Nam’s south-central and southern localities from Đà Nẵng to Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu provinces, as the ninth typhoon is predicted to make landfall in the East Sea on Thursday, according to National Centre for Hydro - Meteorological Forecasting.
Two options for toll fee collection at Cai Lậy Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll booth in Tiền Giang Province will be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval, said Nguyễn Danh Huy, head of the public-private partnership project management and investment board under the Ministry of Transport, on Tuesday.
Infectious diseases with the highest number of patients were those related to clean water and environmental hygiene, said associate professor Nguyễn Thị Liên Hương, director of the Health Environment Management Agency under the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Traffic police in central Bình Định Province fined the driver of a tractor trailer VNĐ12.5 million (US$537) for transporting a giant banyan tree on National Highway 19.
Krông Pa District in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is considered a good area for solar power projects as the temperatures can rise to 40oC.
While few healthcare centres in Việt Nam have been licensed to use fire therapy in medical treatment, a number of spas and beauty salons in HCM City still advertise the dangerous service to cure thousands of illness.
Việt Nam will promote education on tobacco prevention at schools, propose a higher tax rate on cigarettes, raise serious reports on smoking-related diseases and impose strict punishments on violations in smoke-free areas.
In Việt Nam, books available for people with disabilities remain as low as one per cent – but there is hope for the future.
The 2019 national population and housing census should be conducted quickly, accurately, economically and effectively.
A medical alliance – HM Group – has been launched in the central city with an aim of serving 500,000 patients in 2020 and boosting information technology, human resources for the hospital and clinic.
Current methods of teaching music in high school should be adjusted to improve teaching quality, experts said at a recent seminar held by the HCM City Conservatory of Music.
Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked people’s committees of localities at central levels to make plans to use ash and cinder for construction and other purposes.
Twenty-five students in HCM City were injured when a scaffold collapsed in their school yard on Tuesday morning.
The People’s Committee of central Thanh Hóa Province has approved VNĐ34 billion (US$1.46 million) for repairs on the dyke system along the Mã River, which has sustained serious damage after storms and flooding over recent years.
