Kidney stone treatments improving

Treatment for urinary kidney stones, a common health problem in countries with a tropical climate, has become more advanced in Việt Nam, but surgery is often required because patients wait too long to visit the hospital, according to doctors at Bình Dân Hospital in HCM City.

 

Respiratory infections on the rise among kids

 

The number of hospitalised child patients with respiratory infections has risen to a record high at the two paediatric hospitals in HCM City as the diseases reach seasonal peaks from late September through December.

HCM City honours young businesspeople

Businesspeople, especially young ones, have played a very important part in Việt Nam’s industrialisation and modernisation, a city leader confirmed.

OceanBank leaders prosecuted

OceanBank’s former chairman and 15 of its top leaders will be tried for their involvement in one of the biggest economic crime cases in Việt Nam this year, police said yesterday.

Breathing problem

The number of children with respiratory infections admitted to paediatrics hospitals has soared up in the first week of October.

VN set to tackle smuggled tobacco

More efforts will be made to prevent smuggling of tobacco into the country, a seminar on safety and efficiency in the fight against contraband heard in HCM City yesterday (Friday 7 Sept).

Teachers serve remote islands

More than 10 years of working closely with primary school children in the remote communes of the island Vân Đồn District, northern coastal Quảng Ninh Province, have forged many unforgettable memories for teachers Nguyễn Thị Hợi and Lưu Thế Sơn.

Responsible action for tourism sustainability in Việt Nam urged

Acting responsibly for sustainable tourism development is an important target and solution for the tourism sector in economics, society and environment, Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, head of Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) under Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism told a conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

One doctor’s silent sacrifice for drug addicts

Love with medical profession seems to be growing up days by days as Doctor Trần Đức Tình sees and feels happy with many drug addicts who return to normal life by using methadone treatment.

South to cut winter rice growing areas

The Southern region plans to reduce the cultivation area of the winter-spring rice crop 2016-17 as drought and saline intrusion are expected to affect the area.

Pedestrian zone extension not accepted

The study of the extension of Old Quarter’s pedestrian zone should be supported, however, the extension is inappropriate at this time, the municipal People’s Committee said.

Abattoir pollutes Tiền Giang

Residents at Dưỡng Diễm Commune in southern Tiền Giang Province’s Châu Thành District claimed that their lives had been affected by bad smells and sewage from a slaughterhouse in the region over the past 30 years.

 

Plant reduces waste treatment by 2,000 tonnes

The Đa Phước Waste Treatment Complex has asked municipal authorities to suspend receipt of an additional 2,000 tonnes of garbage per day in response to residents’ complaints about a foul odour coming from the plant.

 

Typhoon Aere threatens northern, central regions

Coastal provinces and cities from Quảng Ninh in the north to Khánh Hòa in the central region have been told to prepare for Typhoon Aere, which has moved into northern East Sea, becoming the sixth storm to hit the East Sea this year.

Salaries down, but 2017 rise expected

Both multinationals and local companies have given lower salary increases this year compared to 2015, a survey by Mercer, a leading global provider of human resource services, and Talentnet Corp, its associate in Việt Nam, has found.

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