Việt Nam News

The Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) province of Gia Lai is providing free coffee seedlings and farming techniques for farmers in an effort to replace old, unproductive coffee trees.

The Vietnam Vaccination JSC last Saturday (July 28) opened a 4,500sq.m vaccination centre in the southern province of Đồng Nai that can serve 1,500-2,000 people a day.

They call him the King of Avocado for his unrivalled knowledge of the tree, the exceptionally high quality avocado seeds he supplies and his passion for transferring his planting techniques to other farmers of the Central Highlands.

 Customs officials in HCM City discovered 40 shipments of various drugs in the first six months of 2018 and seized 54.5kg.

More than 600 people and officers of the central coastal city of Đà Nẵng were mobilised yesterday to clean up Phần Lăng Canal in An Khê District, following efforts made by the city’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment to dredge all canals and drainage systems.

After 10 years, the city has achieved great results, contributing significantly to the overall achievement of the country. The capital’s economy continues to grow rapidly, reaching an average of 7.41 per cent growth per year.

The use of native English-speaking teachers at kindergartens would improve children’s speaking skills, participants at a seminar held in HCM City on July 27 said.

Việt Nam has honoured eight outstanding works at a programme entitled “Việt Nam Glory” held by the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Vietnamese students won nine medals at the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICO) and the 49th International Physics Olympiad (IPO), the Ministry of Education and Training announced yesterday.

Huế is to install surveillance cameras at 200 sites around the city to supervise traffic circulation and security as well as to help emergency response.

The HCM City People’s Committee has imposed fines on a number of pharmacies and health clinics for violations of health care regulations.

About 4,000 owners of vehicles in the provinces of Hưng Yên and Hải Phòng will receive a fee exemption or reduction when they travel through two Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) toll stations installed along the National Highway No 5 starting August 1, the Việt Nam Infrastructure Development and Finance Investment Joint Stock Company announced on Thursday.

A group of student nurses from Birmingham are currently in Hà Nội to check out how the Vietnamese health services operates. Hear their thoughts on nursing in the UK 🇬🇧compared to Việt Nam.

HCM City has called for investment in environmental protection projects from now through 2025 and announced incentives for such investment as it seeks to resolve certain problems soon.

Hà Nội is the leading country in terms of rural development and is setting an example for the nation with 294 out of 386 districts and communes meeting or exceeding the Government’s new rural development standards.

The Automobile Association Vietnam is carrying out a campaign in Hà Nội called #3500LIVES featuring training and public awareness initiatives focused on key “golden rules” for road safety to reduce deaths of people aged 15 to 29 in traffic accidents.

NGO Newborns Vietnam and VNG IT Company on July 26 launched an annual charity run to raise funds to combat neonatal mortality, promoting the health of newborns and their mothers in Southeast Asia with a focus on Việt Nam.

The Swiss-Vietnamese Medical Association on July 26 presented awards to four winners of the Alexandre Yersin Prize for Outstanding Publication.