Hospitals reflect on patient feedback

Patients sent complaints about waiting for tests, motorbike parking and toilets to leaders of HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 via a new system installed there by the citys Department of Health.

Preeclampsia cause for concern in Viet Nam

Preeclampsia is a condition which can not be avoidable for some pregnant women. It also is the second leading cause for maternal mortality in the world and in Việt Nam.

Students choose highschool exams for college admissions

More than 859,800 candidates completed registration for the national high school examination on April 20, with nearly 75 per cent opting for college admission via high school exam results, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET).

 

VN records over 860 work-related accidents in 2016

More than 860 people were killed in work-related accidents last year in Viet Nam, according to a report from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)’s Labour Safety Department.

$1.84bln in economic violations found in Q1

Economic violations worth VNĐ41.8 trillion (US$1.84 billion) and misuse of 168ha of land were discovered in the first quarter this year, Deputy Chief of the Government Inspectorate (GI), Ngô Văn Khánh, told reporters at a press conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Transport firms gear up for holiday

Transport companies are adding more vehicles for the upcoming Liberation and May Day holidays, with coach fares for long trips from HCM City to other localities expected to increase by 30-40 per cent.

Competency-based training at community colleges

Competency-based training will be applied this year at three community colleges to improve employment skills for students as part of a Việt Nam Skills for Employment Project (VSEP).


 

Better labour relations help reduce strikes

HCM City saw a decrease in the number of strikes last year compared to 2015 thanks to a project on labour relations that began in 2014, according to the city’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Việt Nam to deal with drug-resistant malaria

The malaria epidemic is facing a risk of a resurgence, with the drug's resistance to the world’s most effective antimalarial drug causing immense concern in Việt Nam’s health sector.

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