Việt Nam News

The chairman of the HCM City’s People’s Committee has urged district authorities to seek long-term measures to free up pavements in an aim to beautify the city and maintain security and order.

A pregnant woman and an 8-year-old student were killed on Tuesday after a truck hit their motorbike in the southern province of Đồng Nai.

Police in the northern Lai Châu Province’s Tân Uyên District have arrested two persons for illegally transporting 39 cakes of heroin.

Doctors at the HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 have successfully operated and removed a ball of hair 12cm in diameter from the stomach and small intestine of a six-year-old girl.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to study recent reports that Vietnamese workers sent to work in Taiwan were paying brokerage fees that were higher than regulated.

The Hoàn Kiếm District police in Hà Nội have slapped a woman with a fine of VNĐ6 million (US$266) for littering a pavement.

A flock of 18 red-headed cranes has recently returned to Phú Mỹ Reserve in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang, according to Nguyễn Phong Vân, director of the reserve.

The municipal administration has asked local authorities to urgently take preventive measures against a possible A/H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the central province of Khánh Hòa to develop tourism as an economic driving force, given its natural conditions, during a working session with local authorities yesterday.

One morning last month 53-year-old Hà Nội resident Vũ Hữu woke up feeling weak over half of his body. He could barely grasp items with his hands and his legs felt like jelly.

A 54-year-old patient from the central province of Phú Yên visited a local hospital after having chest pains, problems in swallowing, and losing weight.

The training provided by leading central-level hospitals in HCM City has helped doctors at provincial facilities apply latest techniques and advances to treat heart patients, reducing the need for emergency transfers.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has urged relevant ministries and agencies to speed up construction of two key rail projects in Hà Nội.

The northern province of Lạng Sơn has failed to control farm produce, poultry and animals illegally imported via unofficial channels, and to ensure the quality of foods legally imported from China via the border.

FV Hospital in HCM City on February 27 kicked off a promotion programme offering a 20 per cent discount on all general surgical packages and hospital fees.

Traffic accidents have killed 1,570 people and injured 2,660 others in the first two months this year, according to a report of the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

Hà Nội’s People’s Committee has implemented measures to improve the pedestrian streets around Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake. Also, a public drinking water system will be installed around the lake for the first time to serve locals and tourists.

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting has reported that another cold spell is moving towards the south and would affect to the northern provinces of the country.