Việt Nam News

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.

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.

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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.

Tây Nguyên, in the Central Highlands, has great potential for socio-economic development.

The health departments of 63 cities and provinces have been ordered to quickly conduct a review and check on X-ray equipment and equipment used in nuclear medicine and radiation therapy.

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.

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.

The prime minister has instructed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to supply 120 tonnes of aquatic disease prevention chemicals to three provinces.

The body of one miner who trapped in the Nước cave of Lũng Cao commune in the central Thanh Hóa province was recovered yesterday by rescuers and local residents.

Việt Nam’s pharmaceutical industry has consumed about 60,000 tonnes of traditional or herbal medicinal materials, of which between 80 per cent and 85 per cent was imported from China.

Hà Nội needs a long term-plan to tackle tourist scams – an effort that will require the entire society’s involvement, a local tourism management official said.

The Vietnamese education sector wants to attract students from the ASEAN region and increase the number of Vietnamese students studying in ASEAN countries, Education and Training Vice Minister Bùi Văn Ga said.

Scientists and food managers discussed measures to limit the use of banned substances and improve agricultural products’ quality during a scientific forum in Hà Nội yesterday.

Entrance exams begin for coveted seats at state-owned schools, but at least one-third of the applicants will be disappointed

The new Cốc San power plant in this northern province, a run-of-river hydropower facility supplying almost 30MW of power to regional off taker Northern Power Corporation, opened yesterday.

More than 30 customs officials and others are accused of fraudulently obtaining tax refunds on exports

Construction of a major flood-prevention project in HCM City will now last 24 months instead of 36 months as previously approved by the city People’s Committee.