VN doctor awarded 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize

Nguyễn Thanh Liêm, Director of the Stem Cell and Gene Technology Institute at Vinmec Times City International Hospital, has become the first Vietnamese doctor to receive the 2018 Nikkei Asia Prize in the science and technology category.

Pepper farmers get hope from self-taught mechanic

A self-taught mechanic in the Central Highlands, where the bulk of Vietnamese pepper is grown, invented an infrared drying machine that bring great benefits to spice farmers in the mountainous area still mired in difficulties.

Power plant lacks capital

A lack of capital has made the Thái Bình 2 Thermal Power Plant fall behind schedule to pay credit loans even as the deadline approaches, reported Vietnam Finance newspaper.

Police work slows down heroin trade

The northern mountainous province of Điện Biên used to be a hot spot of heroin trafficking. While the problem still exists in the province today, it has eased dramatically thanks to the brave efforts of the police and security services.

Vừ A Dính Scholarship Fund raises $1.3 million

The HCM Communist Youth Union’s Vừ A Dính Scholarship Fund said it has attracted donations of nearly VNĐ29 billions (US$1.3 million) from 37 local and foreign organisations and individuals this year.

Đà Nẵng looks to boost innovation

The central city has yet reached its target as a ‘nuclear’ urban in central Việt Nam with outstanding innovation, smart and ‘green’ city before approaching to global city status.

Hospitals full as hot spell continues

High temperatures during the day followed by heavy rains and thunderstorms in the late afternoon or at night have made people exhausted, leading to an increase in the number of patients with summer ailments.

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