VN to set up population database

A database to store, standardise and manage the basic information of all Vietnamese citizens will be put in use by early 2019, the Ministry of Public Security said, with the aim of simplifying administrative procedures.

Screenings help infants, mothers

Prenatal and postnatal screening programmes have helped detect health problems of infants in a timely manner, a hospital doctor said at a conference held in HCM City on October 26.

Hà Tĩnh gets storm relief

Central Hà Tĩnh Province will receive 3,500 tonnes of rice from national reserve as relief following the recent storm, Doksuri, which swept through the province in September.

Broken dyke threatens central area

Gradual landslides along the coast in central Quảng Bình and Quảng Trị provinces have hastened the collapse of the local sea dyke and threatened thousands of residents living nearby.

VN seeks funds for new airports

The Vietnamese government wants domestic and foreign investors to fund airport infrastructure in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ told corporate executives of Zurich Airport during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.

Buses delivered for APEC

Local car maker, Trường Hải Automobile joint-stock company (THACO), has delivered the first batch of 15 45-seat buses to Vietravel to serve as the main transport vehicle at the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit in Đà Nẵng on November 5-11.

Hải Vân Tunnel cracks to be checked

The Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam has asked the Đèo Cả Investment Joint Stock Company, main investor of Hải Vân Tunnel, to examine cracks on the walls of Hải Vân Tunnel No 1.

Strokes, a health burden for Việt Nam

The 63-year-old man from the south-central coastal province of Phú Yên still has difficulty in holding anything with his left hand after recovering from a stroke he had nearly a year ago.

 

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