Việt Nam News

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang will grow only two rice crops a year in coastal districts and Gò Công Town to mitigate the impact of saltwater intrusion and drought.

Outlying Cần Giờ District has been recognised as a new – style rural area after meeting national criteria, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, said.

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A laboratory of Thiện Nhân Hi-tech Medicine Centre has been certified by the Nha Trang Pasteur Institute to test for SARS-COV-2, making it the fifth health centre in Da Nang with approval for coronavirus testing.

More than 318,700 people across the country have received both shots of the COVID-19 vaccination by Wednesday morning, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

After four years of preparations, the National Office of Intellectual Property of Việt Nam has granted Geographical Indication (GI) to the Chàm Islands bird’s nest products.

The Việt Nam Red Cross Society (VNRC) provided nearly VNĐ800 billion (US$34.65 million) in support and response to natural disaster and COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, benefiting more than 1.1 million people, heard a conference on Tuesday.

Several hospitals such as Gia Định People’s Hospital in HCM City have recently admitted more people aged 40-50 years with a thoracic aortic aneurysm, an enlargement in the upper part of the aorta, the major blood vessel that routes blood to the body.

Vocational colleges are offering various inducements including job guarantees after graduation to attract students.

India is currently witnessing the worst COVID-19 surge in the world with infections and deaths seeing record spikes on a daily basis.

Doctor Tôn Thanh Trà, director of Chợ Rẫy-Phnom Penh Hospital in Cambodia, is much busier these days as he is not only managing the hospital as he normally does, but is also treating patients.

It is expected that Asia will have a surge of around 35 per cent of cancer patients with an increase in the mortality rate of 40 per cent by 2030, according to the Integrated Oncology Centres (IOC) - Asia’s first-region wide network of cancer centres that aims to provide integrated care to patients across Asia.

HCM City is tightening surveillance to detect illegal entrants from other countries, its People’s Committee chairman, Nguyễn Thành Phong, said at a meeting of the city Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on April 26.   

Hà Nội’s authorities decided on Tuesday to halt festivals, walking street area, and limit unnecessary large gatherings in the capital city over coronavirus fears.