Billions of dollars needed to clear all bombs, mines left from wars2

Việt Nam wants to tackle the consequences left over from years of war in the next few decades, a Government official said on Tuesday.

10,200 areas face landslide threats

Việt Nam has more than 10,200 sites prone to landslide risks located in ten northern mountainous localities, according to Việt Nam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources under Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

PM launches 2016-2020 child accident prevention campaign The Prime Minister has approved a programme for protecting children from incidents and injuries during the 2016-20 period.

Programme to reduce child deaths in accidents1 The Prime Minister has approved a programme for protecting children from incidents and injuries during the 2016-20 period.

US$30 million needed for injury prevention amongst children Although accidental injury prevention measures have been adopted over the last few years, the number of child deaths in Viet Nam remains high.

Meeting aims to reduce fatal injuries Injury has become a common concern of nations all over the world, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan at the second Asia Pacific Conference on Injury Prevention yesterday.

City volunteers learn to save lives on World First Aid Day Some 300 first aid workers representing more than 10,000 volunteers from HCM City' s districts and wards took part in celebrations to mark the annual World First Aid Day, which falls on the second Saturday in September.

UNICEF project helps to reduce accidents among VN's children Though the country has made progress in preventing accidents among children and increased public awareness, challenges still remain, a health official said.