Donation

Officials and soldiers in northern Ninh Bình Province donating blood.

Deputy PM says AIDS epidemic in Viet Nam under control

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam affirmed that preventing and fighting AIDS is a priority task of the Vietnamese government during the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS in New York on June 8-10.

Gasoline burns kill 1, injure 4

A man was killed this morning and four relatives, including his 23-year-old wife, his seven-month-old son and his 40-day-old nephew, were seriously injured due to gasoline burns in Ea Phê Commune in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk.

 

Lightning kills two, injures four in Quảng Ninh

Two people were killed and four others, including two children, were hospitalised yesterday afternoon after they were struck by lightning in northern Quảng Ninh Province’s Quảng Yên Commune.

 

EVN launches new Zalo service

Residents can now view information about their electricity usage through the new Zalo app account of the HCM City Power Corporation (EVN HCMC).

Water around garbage dump likely causes cancer

Test results of five water samples in the area around the Đông Thạnh garbage dump in Hóc Môn District revealed high nitrate and ammonium levels, according to the Health Department.

VN sees boom in country's start-ups

The start-up culture in Việt Nam has taken off in the last year, with more young people eager to start businesses as the government and local organisations have offered more favourable conditions.

 

Overseas Vietnamese hailed

The HCM City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs has efficiently publicised the contributions of overseas Vietnamese to the country’s development, Nguyễn Thành Tài, deputy chairman of the city People’s Committee, has said.

US expert trains doctors in palliative care

Prof. Eric Krakauer from the Harvard Medical School in Hà Nội today imparted training through lectures to doctors from hospital in Hà Nội on palliative care measures and models.

Orthotics help to correct flat feet

More than one-third of children in Asia have flat feet and Vietnamese children are no exception, according to the founder of the American Chiropractic Clinic in Việt Nam.

Body of missing British tourist found

Search and rescue forces in Sa Pa District have announced that at 1pm this afternoon they found the body of missing British tourist Aiden Shaw Webb.

 

Fish die in Hà Nội lake

Environment workers of Hà Nội completed the collection of dead fish in Hoàng Cầu Lake early this morning on instructions from Nguyễn Đức Chung, chairman of the People’s Committee.

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