Bio-safety talks in HCM City

One hundred and eighty international and Vietnamese bio-safety experts, professionals and practitioners are discussing bio-risk, bio-preparedness, and bio-terrorism at the 12th Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association (A-PBA) Conference that opened in HCM City on Thursday.

Funding major challenge in remote areas: experts

Lack of funding for investment and development is a major challenge for remote areas in the Asia-Pacific, posing a threat to quality of life and sustainable economic growth in the region, experts said on Thursday at a meeting in HCM City.

 

 

Health insurance policy backfires

Several communal clinics in the southern Bình Thuận Province’s Đức Linh District have not found favour with patients despite being equipped with modern facilities and qualified health workers.

Vietnamese sailor rescued from Philippine pirates

The Philippines’ navy has handed over a Vietnamese sailor to the Vietnamese Embassy in the Philippines. The sailor was recently rescued from the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf by the host country’s military.

APEC seeks collaboration on food security

Multiple APEC agencies discussed common concerns and potential collaborative activities at a joint meeting in Cần Thơ yesterday at the APEC Food Security Week.

Visitors spurn staid thematic museums

The Aviation Museum boasts a collection of more than 500 photographs, documents, and equipment that tell the story of the aviation industry’s 60 years in Việt Nam. But like many thematic museums, it lacks the most important component of a strong museum: visitors.

 

Việt Nam Migration Profile released

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) released Việt Nam Migration Profile 2016 in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

Three workers suffer electrical burns

Three workers sustained injuries when they were installing an advertising board on the fourth floor of a house on Ngũ Hành Sơn street in the central city yesterday.

Ô Loan Lagoon illegally encroached upon

The People’s Committee of southern Phú Yên Province has ordered local authorities to supervise and impose penalties in connection with violations related to encroachment of Ô Loan Lagoon.

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