Việt Nam News

Trang Tuyết Ngà and her friends created affordable locally made medical equipment for neonatal intensive care that already saved the lives of 1.4 million babies.

Việt Nam has instituted many screening programmes for diabetes and pre-diabetes as part of efforts to reduce the rate of undiagnosed diabetics and protect people from cardiometabolic disorders which are intrinsically linked with diabetes and a major cause of morbidity and mortality world-wide, according to experts.

Accelerating the development of the private sector and expanding domestic private finance are key priorities for Việt Nam to meet the financial requirements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report launched yesterday reveals.

Việt Nam is under risk of an African Swine Flu outbreak, prompting careful monitoring of pig farms for signs of infection and prevention of smuggling of untested pork, said experts at a conference on the disease held in HCM City on Tuesday.

A 26-year-old police offiicer has died in the Mekong Delta province of Vĩnh Long after drinking a massive overdose of liquid crystal meth.

Vietnamese and Japanese city administrators met at a conference held over the past two days to discuss the issues of administrative management that localities in the two countries encounter.

The Ministry of Health is collaborating with The World Health Organization (WHO) to monitor MERS and produce efficient solutions to prevent the disease after South Korea recorded a case last Saturday.

The Korean Navy ship, Munmu the Great, with 302 crew members began their three-day friendly visit to the city yesterday, aiming at promotion relationship between the two navies.

The ComBeFIVE vaccine is undergoing quality checks and will be delivered to injection sites next week, the Drug Administration of Việt Nam announced on Monday.

Three high-rise buildings near Lương Yên Bus Station in Hà Nội were not affected by recent tremors after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that struck China on Saturday morning, according to local authorities.

More than 100 firemen and 10 fire-trucks were deployed to stamp out a fire at a club in downtown Đà Nẵng on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has agreed to a change of plan on the Nghĩa Lộ Road connecting the Nội Bài-Lào Cai Expressway, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Households who were badly affected by waste fertiliser pond breakage in Bảo Thắng District of the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai were handed over financial assistance, reported online newspaper vietnamplus.vn.

Typhoon Barijat, with wind speeds of up to 75km per hour, was heading for the East Sea on Tuesday morning.

The northern mountainous province of Điện Biên has been trying to relocate residents from landslide and flood zones, but is facing a shortage of capital and available land.

The HCM City People’s Committee has approved aid from Dutch NGO Oxfam Novib Foundation for an ongoing project to safeguard and strengthen the rights of private garbage collectors, Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper has reported.

The waste pond breakage that discharged over 45,000cu.m of mud and untreated chemical-filled wastewater in Bảo Thắng District of northern mountainous Lào Cai Province last week will severely affect eco-system of surrounding areas. The recovery period will take time and be challenging, said Dr Trần Thế Loãn, former deputy head of Environmental Management Department of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

The city’s People’s Committee has directed city police and border guards to strengthen management, inspection and handling of illegal sand mining on rivers and canals in the city.