Việt Nam News

Officials from the Việt Nam General Labor Confederation have voiced concern over a recent proposal revoking the maternity benefits to which female workers are entitled.

Solutions to ease traffic congestion on the Pháp Vân intersection of Hà Nội have been proposed by the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam.

More than 280 blood-pressure screening spots have been set up in HCM City under the Communities for Healthy Hearts programme.

 The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Wednesday urged residents to give children the complete four doses of the diphtheria vaccine.

Two Laotians were arrested on Wednesday for smuggling some 41,000 pills of synthetic drugs into Việt Nam, according to the border force of the central province of Quảng Bình.

HCM City authorities have asked Chợ Rẫy Hospital, the major hospital in the southern region, to build new medical facilities and satellite hospitals to reduce severe patient overloading at city hospitals.

The Cần Thơ City Police on Wednesday asked the municipal People’s Procuracy to prosecute nine traffic inspectors for receiving bribes.

The Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee, Youth Union and Student Support Centre have gifted bus tickets to 5,000 disadvantaged students and workers for returning home for Tết (Lunar New Year).

Inspectors from the Ministry of Health discovered 244 cases related to the trade and manufacture of unsafe dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products last year.

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam called on ministries to review their databases and means of information delivery to improve and offer more online public services.

External information work and dissemination of information on sea, islands, border demarcation and landmark planting must be stepped up in 2017, focusing on the Party and State’s guidelines and foreign policies, said Phạm Văn Linh, deputy head of Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Education.

Construction of a double tunnel at An Sương intersection between HCM City’s District 12 and Hóc Môn District will kick off today, according to the city’s Department of Transport.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has officially issued a circular to prohibit the use of cysteamine - a substance used in animal husbandry.

More than 2,000 canals around HCM CIty have been seriously polluted threatening people’s health, reported the Nông Thôn Ngày Nay (Countryside Today) newspaper.

A fire broke out on an islet in Nha Trang in the central province Khánh Hoà last night, destroying nearly 40 houses and other property. No casualties were reported.

Service fee at residential buildings in Hà Nội, ranging from VNĐ700 (3 cents) to VNĐ16,500 (72 cents) per a square metre, regulated under the capital’s newly-issued decision, is believed to fail to match the reality.

Physical barriers will be installed on Hà Nội’s roads on a pilot basis to make the bus rapid transit (BRT) system more effective.

The number of cancer patients in Việt Nam is relatively low compared to the rest of the world, reveals statistics with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).