Việt Nam News

An initiative to maintain communication systems during disasters received the Newton Prize in Việt Nam on Thursday.

The Việt Nam Computer Emergency Response Team has ordered all cybersecurity units at State agencies, enterprises and banks from the central to the local level to guard against the CoinHive malicious code.

The Ministry of Public Security is widening investigations into problems related to a batch of cancer drugs called H-Capita (500mg). It is also examning the responsibilities of the Department of Drug Administration of  Việt Nam (DAVN) and individuals involved.

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society on Thursday launched a comprehensive programme to train members of the public in disaster prevention, provide targeted relief to victims and improve forecasting in the central region, which is battered by disasters every year.

The HCM City Blood Transfusion Haematology Hospital yesterday (November 16) successfully performed the country’s first ever peripheral blood stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor.

The Sài Gòn Water Supply Corporation (SAWACO) and Vinci Construction Grands Projects – Bessac CW1 on Wednesday (November 15) began construction of an underground water pipe to improve the city centre’s water supply.

An aid package from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for victims of typhoon Damrey arrived in the southern central province of Khánh Hoà Thursday morning.

The Government Inspectorate has detected violations worth (US$69.4 million) in many housing projects developed in Hà Nội between 2002 and 2014.

One of the most conspicuous features of Hà Nội’s old urban areas is the endless tangle of overhead electrical wires bundled precariously atop power poles.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Trương Văn Dũng’s family restaurant, located near Nghiệp Industrial Zone offers meals for just VNĐ2,000. Poor people living in the area arrive to enjoy soup, a vegetable and meat, all steeply discounted from the usual price of  VNĐ 15.000-20.000.

Situated along Nhiêu Lộc Canal in HCM City’s District 1, Vạn Thọ (Longevity) Pagoda has been a trusted place for free traditional cures for sprains, fractures and muscle and bone injuries for more than 30 years.

Nine HCM City chemistry students have successfully managed to grow spirulina at home and are selling the know-how to enthusiasts.

The second branch of the N-shaped flyover at the Nguyễn Thái Sơn-Nguyễn Kiệm roundabout in Gò Vấp District near HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất airport opened to traffic today (Nov 16).

Việt Nam Social Insurance (VSI) looks to reduce social insurance debt to below 3 per cent of its estimate this year, heard a conference on VSI operations held in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

The District 2 Hospital in HCM City yesterday inaugurated an eight-storey building with 110 beds that increases its capacity to 560 beds.

A two-year-old campaign in schools in the northern province of Ninh Bình which called on each student to donate at least VNĐ1,000 has helped build eight houses for poor students worth total VNĐ500 million (US$22,000).

Serious erosion has been found at several spots around two favourite destinations – the Đục Pagoda and Giếng Tiền Mountain – on Lý Sơn Island, 30km off the coast of the central province.