Việt Nam News

A six-year-old boy, who was in a critical condition after being bitten by an octopus, stabilised on Tuesday under treatment at Đông Hải District General Hospital in Bạc Liêu Province.

A weeklong spell of rain in the northern province of Lai Châu has resulted in damages worth an estimated VNĐ8 billion (US$355,000).

Fulbright Everest Launchpad, a free English teaching programme for 10 11^th and 12^th graders around the country started on July 3.

The Hà Nội People’s Council has voted overwhelmingly to limit the use of personal vehicles in the inner city by 2030 to ease traffic jams.

As HIV funding dries up, Govt wants to bring all patients into insurance net

Flood management, traffic congestion, environmental pollution and food safety are some of the issues which authorities of HCM City need to tackle over the second half of this year, said Nguyễn Thị Quyết Tâm, chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Council.

Nearly 9,600 traffic accidents that killed 4,134 people and injured about 8,000 other ones are reported in Việt Nam in the first half of this year, according to National Committee for Road Safety.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Monday asked the Cà Mau Department of Health to clarify information on all hospitals and medical stations in the province violating environmental protection regulations.

Nearly 100 representatives attended a one-day workshop called “Scaling up the trust networks for food safety with small farmers,” held today in Hà Nội.

A new decision by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has given more authority to the State-owned Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN), the largest supplier of electricity in the country, in deciding power prices.

More inspections street-food are needed to control food safety and hygiene and prevent food poisoning.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission will consider disciplinary action against some officials for violations, announced the Commission yesterday.

The capital city needs stronger determination and participation by authorities and citizens to reach its growth target for this year, said National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Developers of high-rise buildings that violate safety codes will not be eligible for future land allocation or land lease, according to the People’s Committee of Hà Nội.

An independent council for professional assessment of health care techniques, medicine and clinical records should be established to determine which payments can be covered by the health insurance fund, experts have recommended.

 Lack of a master plan has been blamed for Việt Nam having to import up to 80 per cent of its processed pharmaceutical materials although the country has an abundant source of pharmaceutical materials and was one of top exporters of raw pharmaceutical materials in the 1980s.

Nguyễn Xuân Cường, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, talks to Nông thôn Ngày nay (Countryside Today) on the country’s resolve to increase the export of more agro-products