A leadership sports and education programme, the first of its kind in Việt Nam to train lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth and children living and/or affected with HIV/AIDS in the lifelong skills of leadership, wellness, mentoring and teamwork, was launched this morning.
The Japan International Co-operation Agency yesterday signed an agreement with the Government of Việt Nam to provide loans of up to 24.2 billion yen (US$216 million) for a water management project in the southern region.
An intensive training class opened on Tuesday at the Hà Nội Medical University for doctors who will be sent to disadvantaged areas to work under a pilot project of the Ministry of Health.
A serious car accident occurred earlier on Wednesday morning on the Highway 1A section through Hàm Thuận Bắc District southern Bình Thuận Province, killing three and injuring 10 others.
Two women were killed in a fire that broke out in a house in Hà Nội’s Hai Bà Trưng District in the early hours today.
The Núi Pháo mining project, Việt Nam’s biggest polymetallic operation, has seriously violated regulations on environmental protection, mining, and use of land and water resources, according to the results of an inspection conducted last year by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).
The Việt Nam Protestant Church (Southern Region) began its quadrennial general confederation congress in HCM City yesterday.
The Ministry of Health's Medical Examination and Treatment Department and Vietnam Initiatives at Indiana University, will pilot a patient satisfaction telephone survey. Similar surveys conducted previously were done online.
Doctors at the Paediatrics Department of Hà Nội’s Bạch Mai Hospital are treating two children suffering from acute lead poisoning due to consumption of a traditional medicine called thuốc cam of unknown origin.
The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health has proposed measures to prevent diseases during the rainy season.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Đà Nẵng City signed an agreement on Tuesday to develop a new land fill and waste treatment facility.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (left) presents “Fatherland’s Recognition” certificates to families of 50 war martyrs in Hà Nội on July 18.
Doctors in some major hospitals in the capital city are causing confusion among patients when prescribing supplements without clearly explaining their nature and usage.
No cracks have been found during expansion work on the Hải Vân Tunnel No 2 after a series of dynamite detonations were permitted between March and June, the project investor said yesterday.
The country’s first patient transplanted with his own stem cells, frozen for preservation, to replace stem cells destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation is well on the way to full recovery from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, local doctors said yesterday.
Hà Nội has about 35 congestion hotspots and the maximum time spent stuck in traffic has been cut to just 20 minutes.
More than 600 local and international traffic experts and policy-makers will participate in the 12th International Conference of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies (EASTS) to be held in HCM City and Bình Dương Province from September 18-21.
Authorities are investigating the mass fish deaths on floating farms in a section of the Cổ Cò River in Da Nang’s Ngũ Hành Sơn District, officials said on Monday.
Việt Nam has pledged efforts to promote the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in poverty reduction and sustainable development, said Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Thế Phương.
Police in the northern province of Quảng Ninh on Monday detained a man and will prosecute him for illegally transporting 158kg of explosives and 100 detonators.
