When you get the feeling that your heart is beating too fast, pounding, fluttering or seems to be “skipping a beat”, you probably have what is commonly referred to as palpitations. Many things can cause palpitations: excitement, stress, pregnancy, strong coffee and some medications. They are also associated with some medical conditions, such as gastritis and dehydration. They are usually more uncomfortable than dangerous.

To sell their products to foreign distribution channels, Vietnamese businesses need to pay more attention to product design, quality assurance and after-sales services, speakers said at a training workshop held in HCM City yesterday.

Over the past 30 years of reform and integration, the industry and trade sector had become an economic spearhead, providing important momentum for national recovery and development, and helping Việt Nam turn from a poor country into a middle-income nation, said Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a bacteria that can infect and live in the stomach. It’s presence in the stomach has been linked with gastritis, stomach ulcer and stomach cancer.

Việt Nam is the holy grail for global beer companies, with the market continuing to grow while many others have flatlined, but the competition is fierce.

More and more Russian agricultural products are finding their way into the Vietnamese market, according to the Russian Export Centre in Việt Nam.

Nguyễn Thị Hảo from Cự Khê Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hà Nội was sentenced 18 months of imprisonment for making fake alcohol in the trial opened by Hà Nội People’s Court on Tuesday, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

High temperatures during the day followed by heavy rains and thunderstorms in the late afternoon or at night have made people exhausted, leading to an increase in the number of patients with summer ailments.

Nearly 57 per cent of people with high blood pressure and approximately 69 per cent with diabetes remain undiagnosed across the country.

A campaign against drunk driving was launched in Hà Nội on June 10.