Việt Nam News

A unit for out-patient cancer treatment at Chợ Rẫy Hospital, the largest public hospital in southern Việt Nam, has been given 85 chairs for intravenous procedures related to cancer treatment which should help patients feel more comfortable during the process.

The Market Surveillance Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade will step up supervision on smuggled and counterfeited food and beverages.

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) kicked off Red Journey 2016, an annual blood donation campaign, at a ceremony held yesterday in Hà Nội.

The heat wave in the northern and central regions, including Hà Nội, will continue, with temperatures hovering around 35 to 38 degrees Celsius, the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.

President Trần Đại Quang hopes to receive further support from international professors and scientists for human resources training and connections in the science community, helping Việt Nam attain further achievements in science-technology.

The Transport Ministry’s plan to install electronic toll collection (ETC) systems on national highways by July 1 has failed to meet the deadline due to several difficulties.

The HCM City Department of Health has encouraged public hospitals to begin preparing for full financial and managerial autonomy, following a recent requirement from the city’s Party Committee.

A lottery ticket seller, who creates a unique style to attract customers by decorating his head with lottery tickets, does his job in a street of HCM City. — VNS Photo Việt Thanh

Telemedicine experts, doctors, policy makers and startup entrepreneurs discussed how telemedicine innovations are changing healthcare delivery at a conference in HCM City on Friday.

The rocketing number of Chinese tourists coming to Việt Nam in the first half of the year was putting pressure on the tourism industry, said the authority in charge yesterday, days after several Chinese tour guides were found working illegally in the country.

Leading scientists, including Nobel laureates and key figures in international research institutes, are gathered in central Quy Nhơn City for a two-day workshop to discuss the role of fundamental science and how to boost its development in emerging economies.

The shift from rice to corn growing in the country’s northern mountains has proved successful, officials said at an agricultural conference in Sơn La Province this week.

The completion of the North-South highways is not only a prerequisite for the construction of other highways throughout the country, but is also necessary to realise the target of building at least 2,000km of highways by 2020.

The Bạc Liêu Province People’s Committee has approved a plan to restructure the province’s fisheries sector, aiming to increase the average annual income in the fisheries sector to VNĐ92.3 million (US$4,100) per person by 2020, up 1.4 times against last year.

HCM City will need VNĐ1,000 trillion (US$44 billion) to upgrade its transport infrastructure in the next 15 years, according to its People’s Committee.

The healthcare management department under the health ministry has asked directors of hospitals and health departments in cities and provinces to review and reorganise transport services for patients in hospitals.

The adoption of a one-door mechanism at civil judgement enforcement agencies must be expedited across the country to allow online applications for enforcement in the coming period, officials said.

Five people were injured after a container truck lost control crashing into a car and motorbikes on HCM City’s Hà Nội Highway yesterday afternoon.