Minimum wage to increase by 5.3%

The National Wage Council yesterday finally reached a consensus to an option of raising the 2019 regional minimum wage for non-State employees at 5.3 per cent compared to the 2018’s wage.

Islet eatery offers good food for soul

“What could a bank note of VNĐ1,000 (US0.43 cents) buy?” you may wonder as you contemplate an accumulated stack of small money. On a small islet in the Mekong Delta of Sóc Trăng, an eatery offers an answer: meals there priced at VNĐ1,000 not only satisfy customers’ stomachs but also fill their hearts and souls.

Provinces prepare for typhoon

Provincial and city authorities plan to evacuate people from dangerous areas before typhoon 4 is expected to enter the Gulf of Tonkin and bring heavy rain to northern and north central provinces in the coming days.

Health minister urges hospitals to reduce patient overload

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến has asked large hospitals in HCM City to take drastic measures to reduce patient overload by focusing on satellite clinics at district-level hospitals and applying information technology.

Rise in number of kids suspected of having measles

A doctor in Hà Nội has raised concerns about the high number of children hospitalised with high fevers and rashes, suspecting that measles is to blame because many kids have not been vaccinated.

Sơn La suspension bridge out of order

A suspension bridge was damaged after being hit by a truck, seriously affecting the lives of residents in Chiềng Khoong Commune in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La.

Hà Nội to introduce digital prescriptions

As part of a new project, Hà Nội will introduce digital prescriptions to better monitor patients receiving too many medicines or food supplements, and stop people being prescribed the incorrect drugs.

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