Health inspectors in Hà Nội have suspended operations at ten clinics and private drugstores since April.

The Ministry of Health has asked the northern province of Phú Thọ to conduct HIV/AIDS tests free of charge for local people in Kim Thượng Commune and those living in surrounding areas.

The Medical Service Administration (MSA) under the Ministry of Health in collaboration with AstraZeneca launched the “Healthy Lung” website at a ceremony today in Hà Nội.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Wednesday for Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Co-ordinator and UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s Resident Representative; and Youssouf Adbel-Jelil, the UN Children Fund’s (UNICEF)’s representative for Việt Nam.

The education sector in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are preparing for the new school year, investing in and upgrading infrastructure and building new facilities, especially at boarding schools for ethnic minorities.

The Plant Protection Department under Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will ban the use of glyphosate, an active ingredient in many weed killers when there is enough evidence proving the herbicide has impacts on human health, said Hoàng Trung, head of the department.

All 32 Co.opmart and Co.opXtra hypermarket outlets in HCM City yesterday  received “safe food supply chain” certificates from the Food Safety Management Board of HCM City.

 Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday upgraded the ratings of 14 Vietnamese banks, driven by its upgrade of Vietnam’s sovereign rating to Ba3 from B1 late last week.

The Ministry of Health has reported that nearly one million Vietnamese people are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).