The goods were listed as scrap copper, weighing 25,045kg and packed in 16 bags inside container number IAAU2737310, imported from Malaysia. However, inspection results revealed that the shipment actually contained bullets and shell casings, weighing just over 25 tonnes.
The Ministry of Health is implementing a range of comprehensive strategies to advance the organ transplantation sector. One of the key upcoming tasks is to finalise the legal framework for organ donation and transplantation.
The 2025 International Stroke Conference not only offers a platform to share the latest advances in thrombolysis, endovascular intervention, intensive care and rehabilitation, but also serves as a vital opportunity to strengthen research collaboration, professional training and technology transfer between Việt Nam and the global medical community.
The People’s Committee of Cần Thơ City has approved a non-refundable grant worth over VND9.1 billion (US$384,683) from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to strengthen the city’s drainage and climate resilience capacity.
The success of these two transplants has brought the total number of successful lung transplants performed by the hospital to nine, placing Việt Nam among the world’s leading lung transplant centres
The UK-Việt Nam EmpowerTNE Network has been launched to mark a series of educational cooperation activities between the two countries.
The event also showed that Việt Nam's military medical forces are now capable of handling complex emergencies at sea, boosting the confidence of soldiers and fishermen living and working on remote islands.
"We are living in an era where maternal and child health is no longer an issue of a single specialty, but a cornerstone of human development and the nation's future," said Deputy Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Trần Văn Thuấn.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Decree 98 has supported nearly 3,000 projects nationwide, establishing large agricultural value chains and improving market transparency. Cooperatives have led over 2,300 projects, acting as reliable intermediaries between enterprises and farmers.
Under the national project to develop one million social housing units by 2030, Việt Nam now counts 696 social housing projects underway, with a total of more than 637,000 units planned.
Many cases that could have been detected and treated at the commune level are instead transferred to provincial hospitals, causing overload, increased costs and higher clinical risks.
The consignment includes 3,648 family kits, 1,999 kitchen sets, and 3,000 personal hygiene kits, with an estimated value of over US$264,000.
The Ministry of Health has authorised the circulation of a Russian anti-cancer drug, Pembroria, in Việt Nam, marking the first batch of Russian-origin medicines registered for use in the country in recent years.
REshare Co. is a clothing exchange platform where old clothes get a new life. Promoting recycling, reusing and sustainability, REshare connects clothes donors and recipients, sells used clothes at affordable prices, donates clothes to those in need and transforms discarded items into sustainable materials.
The second facility of Từ Dũ Hospital in HCM City began operations on Monday, providing specialised healthcare services to residents in the city’s outlying area.
The council of Tô Hiến Thành High School in Ninh Bình has voted to dismiss its chairman, Nguyễn Văn Đạt, after videos showing him behaving inappropriately with several women in his office circulated online, sparking public outrage.
The 11th National Pulmonary Scientific Conference, the largest annual event in Việt Nam’s respiratory medicine sector, attracted over 700 experts from both within Việt Nam and abroad. As a crucial platform for specialists in lung diseases and respiratory research, the conference fostered the exchange of cutting-edge advancements in pulmonary medicine and the treatment of respiratory diseases.
An urgent excavation plan is being drawn up for an ancient ship that has reappeared on the Hội An shoreline in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen (Storm No. 12), with initial surveys indicating a centuries-old vessel and a rare maritime relic still preserved in Việt Nam and Southeast Asia.
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