Multilateral, regional and international deals and initiatives to counter global warming must be prioritised and implemented, said Ngô Thị Hòa, ambassador of Việt Nam to the Netherlands, on Thursday.
A social media campaign, Rhino Vegan Challenge, was launched yesterday in HCM City on World Rhino Day on September 22 to improve public awareness of rhino protection.
Việt Nam’s Social Security has urged social insurance agencies in various localities to properly handle profit-making activities that use health insurance funds intended for medical check-ups and treatment.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has allowed the Hà Nội People’s Committee to choose the investors for a pedestrian flyover along the city’s ringroad No 2.
“I have never seen a trained housemaid,” said Nguyễn Thanh Vân of Hoàn Kiếm District, who is seeking a nanny for her baby nephew. “I have asked almost everyone in my circle of acquaintances. They shared tips for choosing the ideal maid who can both care for the baby and help my sister-in-law with housework.”
The Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) organised a ceremony in HCM City on Friday to announce the winners of the contest to design the terminal for Long Thành International Airport in the southern province of Đồng Nai.
A study by Việt Nam’s Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change has suggested using aquatic plants to purify the contaminated water of Hà Nội’s
Nhuệ River.
Đoàn Mạnh H., a 45-year-old heavy drinker from Hai Bà Trưng District, died of drinking methanol with water in June.
A motorbike taxi driver in Bình Dương Province has returned a bag containing VNĐ200 million (US$8,800) to its owner.
The Biên Hòa City People Committee of Đồng Nai Province plans to build a new drainage system to reduce flooding on Highway 51.
Nearly 400 Vietnamese and foreign experts discussed the treatment of cancers at the annual 21st Scientific Conference held in HCM City yesterday.
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Nearly 53,000 people in HCM City received free blood-pressure screening under the Communities for Healthy Hearts programme, according to the city’s Department of Health.
The new emergency telephone number for child protection, 111, is expected to become operational in December.
Agricultural households, farms and co-operatives would get access to various funds if they upgrade into companies, a seminar heard in HCM City yesterday.
Việt Nam’s sizeable trade in wild birds is going unchecked and could harm wild populations if not managed, a new study by wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC warns.
The central province of Quảng Nam will check on the illegal logging of 110ha of protected forest in Tiên Phước District’s Tiên Lãnh Commune.
According to the Vietnamese Embassy in Mexico, no Vietnamese citizens have injured by the earthquake there, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed yesterday. However, some houses of Vietnamese citizens were destroyed.
The Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam yesterday announced that it will launch a special inspection of the Ministry of Health, following revelations of fraud within the MoH’s pharmaceutical licensing process.
The Government’s decision two years ago to allow partial autonomy for a number of universities has helped them meet international standards and improve quality of training, according to a survey conducted by Ministry of Education and Training.
