Việt Nam News

At least 20 people have died and 17 are missing as Typhoon Damrey, the 12th to emerge from the East Sea this year, made landfall this morning in the south-central province of Khánh Hoà.

Preparations to treat a large-scale outbreak of food poisong were organised by the city’s Food Safety Management Board and Department of Health at District 7 in the city last Friday (November 3).

Many in the education sector are concerned that the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has permitted a pilot project allowing Hồng Bàng International University to offer courses in pre-school teaching.

More than 800 local and international cardiologists are exchanging notes about the latest advances, new trends and innovative therapies for cardiovascular diseases at a congress on “New Trends in Management of Cardiovascular Diseases” that opened yesterday in HCM City.

HCM City will need at least 1,000 qualified interpreters and translators annually in the coming years as supply cannot meet demand, an official said at a meeting held on Wednesday.

Biên Hoà City in the southern province of Đồng Nai needs over VNĐ36 trillion (over US$1.6 billion) to implement urban renewal projects between 2016 and 2030, according to figures released at a meeting of Biên Hoà City People’s Committee on Thursday.

Human trafficking in Việt Nam was on the increase because it was difficult to control, according to experts. They said the crime especially targeted women and children.

At 9pm, the centre of the typhoon Damrey - 12th of its kind arising in the East Sea so far this year – is 220km to the east of Phú Yên – Khánh Hoà – Ninh Thuận coast.

Doctor Đỗ Thúy Lan has dedicated her life to helping children with disabilities.

Nghệ An Province Police Department of Criminal Investigation in Economic Management and Positions (PC 46) on Thursday began its investigation into a case related to making and selling poor-quality A92 petrol.

Đà Lạt City officials, on Friday, began an investigation into the deforestation in Commune 12’s subzone 151.

Quảng Ngãi Province People’s Committee, on Friday, urged the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNRE) to ask Việt Nam Maritime Safety – North (VMS – North) to stop the dumping of 62,000cu.m of waste mud near Mỹ Khê Beach.

Việt Nam-Russia Tropical Centre, set up 30 years ago under a long-standing and close friendship between Việt Nam and Russia, has made significant medical achievements, especially in hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Hà Nội’s Department of Information and Communications has asked telecom companies to stop providing service for 348 phone numbers that keep illegally sending spam messages.

Police in Hà Nội’s Thanh Trì District have prosecuted two men for counterfeiting seals and documents of organisations and agencies.

Doctors from Huế Central Hospital in central Thừa Thiên Huế have saved the life of a foreign tourist suffering from sudden cardiac arrest.

Đắk Lắk Province’s People’s Committee has approved the construction of a solar power plant with a capacity of 50MW. The plant twill be built in Ea Súp District’s Ia Lap Commune.

The power of storm No 12, internationally called storm Damrey, which is forecasted to hit the central and southern regions, has been strengthened and it is moving toward the west, according to National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting