Việt Nam News

To ensure delivery of HIV treatment services, the health sector in HCM City is accelerating coverage of health insurance for HIV patients as donor funding for antiretroviral (ARV) drugs and treatment will end in a few years now that Việt Nam has reached lower middle-income status as classified by the World Bank.

JICA (Japanese International Co-operation Agency) will continue to cooperate with the Vietnamese Government at a higher level to further effectively implement Japanese ODA-funded projects in the future.

Fifty four outstanding students from nine universities in HCM City received scholarships from the Lotte Foundation at a ceremony on Wednesday (October 18).

Two Vietnamese universities have secured places on a list of the top 150 universities in Asia, compiled by London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

Recent statistics released by the Bkav Technology Group Việt Nam reveal that up to 15 million computers in the country were infected with viruses in the third quarter of this year.

 Internet submarine cables linked to Việt Nam will be fixed on October 24, said the Việt Nam Posts and Telecommunication Group, one of the largest Vietnamese internet providers.

The Investigation Agency in southern Cần Thơ City has reported it has decided to prosecute six people who are directors, accountants and heads of local enterprises to investigate illegal trading of value-added tax (VAT) invoices.

Specialists on Tuesday afternoon successfully removed 27 explosive devices from the garden of a resident in the central province of QuảngTrị.

The Ministry of Health has instructed people’s committees in provinces and cities throughout the country to ensure that preventive methods against hand-foot-mouth disease are being carried out as the number of incidences has increased.

A series of activities aiming to raise young people’s awareness abut the Việt Nam’s implementation of the United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals will take place in Hà Nội this December.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy on Tuesday has finalised charges against Huỳnh Nam Dũng, former management board chairman of Mekong Housing Bank (MHB), and sixteen accomplices. They are accused of abuse of power and irresponsibility that wrought serious consequences.

Eighteen individuals and groups won prizes at the Vietnamese Women Awards this year on the occasion of the upcoming national Women’s Day (October 20).

Vietnamese youth are attending the October 15-22 World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Russia.

Obstetricians at Hùng Vương Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital in HCM City on Monday saved the life of a 27-year-old woman suffering from uterine inversion, a rare and fatal childbirth complication, thanks to the inter-hospital red alert.

The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health warned yesterday that flooding and rains in central and northern provinces could trigger disease outbreaks.

Nguyễn Viết Cường of Buôn Hồ Town in the Central Highland province of Đắk Lắk took drugs for almost 14 years, since he was 16, as evidenced by the needle marks on his arms. For years, he used to go out at night to meet other drug addicts whom he called friends. They gathered in local cemeteries or other quiet spots to inject drug.  

Decades after the end of conflict between Việt Nam and the US, teams from the two countries are still working to restore soil contaminated by toxic chemicals employed by the American military during the war.

Despite the increasing challenges facing land transport, HCM City has yet to use nearly 1,000km of rivers and canals for the purpose.