Flexibility needed for hospital autonomy: Deputy PM

The Ministry of Health should speed up financial autonomy for hospitals, especially at large national and city- level facilities, to meet patient demand for quality services, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has said.

Only a drill

Fifty policemen, medical staff and engineers took part in a rehearsal on nuclear and radiation emergency response in the coastal city of Đà Nẵng yesterday.

Local complaint handling work still unsatisfactory

Weak complaints handling performance of localities have forced thousands of exasperated citizens to travel to the capital Ha Noi seeking a fair answer over the last five years with cases getting more complicated than ever, a meeting heard on Thursday.

Soil sedimentation clogs Vĩnh Hy Bay

Soil sedimentation is expanding in Vĩnh Hy Bay in the central province of Ninh Thuận, causing difficulties for waterway vessels, especially fishing boats and passenger boats.

Vietnam, Israel seek to promote ICT collaboration

A workshop to promote trade and economic cooperation, especially in information and communications technology (ICT), between Israeli and Vietnamese enterprises was held in Hà Nội on October 11.

VN pledges to co-operate for ASEAN sustainable agriculture: Deputy PM

Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the economic, political and social stability of each ASEAN member nation and their partners in the region, Vietnamese deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng said in the opening speech at the 40th ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) meeting which opened in Hà Nội yesterday.

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