Việt Nam News

Researchers from Hà Nội Medical University have warned alcohol consumers about an increased risk of methanol poisoning from consuming improperly brewed homemade alcohol.

Hà Nội traffic police have proposed a plan to the Ministry of Public Security to strictly handle cases of traffic law violations.

Seven fishermen from the central province of Quảng Bình returned home safely on Sunday after their ship was hit by a Philippine cargo vessel and sunk near the waters of Côn Đảo Island in central Quảng Trị Province on July 4.

The central province of Thừa Thiên–Huế is accelerating a project to improve the water environment in the former imperial city of Huế, funded by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).

Mekong Delta’s Long An province and its neighbour, HCM City,  need to have better transportation and communications connections in order to improve their economic development.

A great number of Hà Nội students violate traffic rules as they drive electric motorbikes, said a senior police official.

Việt Nam will discuss ways to improve its research capacity in medicine and health services and internationalise its university education at a conference it will hold together with Australia in Hà Nội and HCM City from today.

Lack of means of transportation, inadequate infrastructure, weak management of local authorities and low awareness on waterway transport regulations of ship owners and passengers in the central province of Nghệ An are threatening the lives of hundred of passengers who travel on this mode of transportation every day.

The number of cases of diphtheria increased to 60 as of yesterd in Bình Phước, according to the south-eastern province’s Preventive Health Centre.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ yesterday said poverty reduction policies should not be too excessive because that would eliminate people’s motivation to improve their lives. Instead, these policies should build up people’s will, he said.

The HCM City People’s Court on Monday began a two-day court of appeals session, reviewing the trial of a gang that murdered six members of a family in Bình Phước Province.

Police of Hà Nội’s Hoàng Mai District have discovered six sacks containing dozens of elephant tusks in a raid on a house, owned by Phan Trọng Kiên, in Hoàng Liệt Commune.

Dr. Osama Hamdy, a leading expert in diabetes and obesity, has recommended that people with diabetes should have a nutrition plan that can be customized to fit their culture and lifestyle, as that could significantly improve their health.

A photo contest entitled “Our Water, Our Life” was launched in Hà Nội last Friday to enhance public awareness of water security and climate change in Việt Nam and around the world.

The 27th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2016) kicked off yesterday at the Hanoi National University of Education in the presence of IBO President Dr. Poonpipope Kasemsap.

The Government has made efforts to improve the management of public assets but the task is made difficult by its massive scale and deficient database.

The southern province of Đồng Nai has asked the Government to extend a HCM City metro route and expansion of several expressways to enhance transport connections in the southern economic zone.

Poor electrical wiring is considered the most common cause of fire in every household, office, plant and trade complex, the city fire chief warned during a meeting with media on Friday.