Beginning on July 1, the Health Ministry and Việt Nam Social Security will adjust the unreasonable prices of some healthcare services to better manage health insurance funds, said Health Minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến.
There is enough stock of rabies vaccines to meet demand in the country, the Drug Administration of Việt Nam has said.
The Vietnamese Government prioritises health care and stands ready to continue cooperating with
Three people died and three others were injured in an accident on a section of the Hồ Chí Minh National Highway running through Đắk Song District in the Central Highlands Province of Đắk Nông on Monday night.
The People’s Court of HCM City yesterday handed a 12-year jail sentence to customs officer Nguyễn Trường Duy for receiving bribes amounting to nearly VNĐ550 million (US$23,900).
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has not found any trace of the banned substance salbutamol in samples collected from animal breeding farms and slaughterhouses during inspection in January this year.
All high-speed composite ferries operating on the Bạch Đằng – Cần Giờ - Vũng Tàu route will undergo inspection and vessel verification following a ferry accident on April 8, according to the owner of the Greenlines ferry service.
Discussions at the Fifth Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development last week renewed focus on how best to build resilience among countries in the face of emerging risks.
Ninety per cent of high-rise buildings in Việt Nam have failed to integrate energy efficiency into their design and operations, causing enormous wastage, especially with the number of such buildings growing by 6 – 7 per cent a year.
The People’s Committee of Quảng Bình Province on Monday requested concerned agencies to apply strict measures to prevent the overexploitation of seafood in the coastal waters of the province.
The Hà Nội People’s Court started hearing an appeal by former National Assembly member Châu Thị Thu Nga on Tuesday in the VNĐ377 billion (US$16.8 million) property scam case.
The northern Phú Thọ province Police’s Investigation Security Agency has ordered legal proceedings against some people for their alleged involvement in a case of online gambling.
As many as 14,079 cases of dengue fever and three deaths have been reported this year across the country, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Health.
The Việt Nam Administration of Forestry (VAF) has urged localities nationwide to take drastic measures to prevent and control forest fires, given the hot and dry weather in the country.
Agriculture deputy minister Hoàng Văn Thắng yesterday flew over to Ninh Thuận Province following reports of sheep dying off in masse from drought as the dry season kicked in.
Expressways constructed at a cost of several trillions of đồng have become staging grounds for serious safety violations, mainly due to drivers’ and local people’s ignorance of the roads’ design and signage, Thanh Niên (Young People) newspaper reported.
The provincial People’s Court in the southernmost province of Cà Mau yesterday sentenced former head of Trần Văn Thời District’s Labour Department to 16 years in prison for stealing more than VNĐ2 billion (US$87,700).
Mobile subscribers may have their SIM cards deactivated if they fail to submit profile photos following a new regulation.
Railway and airline companies in Việt Nam plan to increase the number of trips and vehicles at the end of April as travel demand is expected to rise during the Reunification Day and Labour Day holidays.
The northern mountainous province of Tuyên Quang will disburse VNĐ2 billion (US$88,000) to move 95 households living in landslide-prone areas to safe places before the rainy season comes.
