Việt Nam sees significant advances in sustainable development goals

Việt Nam has made significant advances in achieving the United Nations' health-related sustainable development goals (SDG) as its SDG index score increased 59 last year, up from 38 in 2000, according to a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 published in the Lancet journal on September 21.

A/H1N1 flu primarily controlled in Kiên Giang

A/H1N1 flu in Gò Quao District in Kiên Giang Province was essentially controlled, with the number of cases decreasing gradually, Nguyễn Xuyên Việt, director of the district medical centre, said.

Six hurt as brick kiln collapses

Six workers were injured in the southern province of Đồng Tháp yesterday afternoon when the wall of a brick kiln where they were working collapsed.

Bicycle project faces challenges

More incentives are required to encourage citizens to use bicycles instead of motorbikes, Khuất Việt Hùng, vice chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, said.

No respite from rain for HCM City

Heavy rainfall is expected in HCM City until September 30, with the rainy season extending into early November, according to the Southern Regional Hydro Meteorological Centre in the city.

Dengue fever cases on the rise

Minister of Health Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến on Tuesday told local health officials to step up preventive methods against the spread of infections and disease, particularly dengue fever and malaria.

 

Work hours must protect labourers

Many enterprises have complained about the Labour Code, which restricts overtime for labourers to 200 hours per year. Many have claimed that the regulation has hampered the development of enterprises and cut income for labourers.

Gov’t directs Mekong Delta to focus on science

With climate change and rising sea levels threatening it, the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta cannot rely on natural advantages for development but should focus on science and technology, a Government minister has said.

Child protection campaign launched

Việt Nam has targeted 90 per cent of children with special circumstances being integrated into the community and having access to development opportunities by 2020.

 

More than 3.3 million students borrow loan

Till the end of last month, more than 3.3 million poor students nationwide had borrowed loan with interest from the Social Policy Bank for schooling, according to the bank's statistics.

PM urges food safety at impromptu market visit

Small businesses should not sell low-quality food products that come from unclear sources, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said to fruit vendors in the capital’s Hoàn Kiếm District while paying an unexpected visit to the Long Biên wholesale vegetable market to inspect food safety, yesterday morning.

New, affordable cancer treatments offer hope

With the adoption of cutting-edge technology at a comparatively low cost, Professor Mai Trọng Khoa - Director of the Nuclear Medicine and Oncology Center, at Bạch Mai Hospital - and colleagues have saved many cancer patients “at death’s door”.

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