Electrical cables in two city districts to be buried underground by 2020 Electrical and telecommunication cables in District 1 and 3 will be buried underground by 2020, the city has announced.

Land policies restrain Việt Nam agricultural development Scattered, small-sized land lots hampers farmers and companies from investing and fostering innovations into agriculture.

HCM City sees surge in hand, foot and mouth infections

Hand, foot and mouth disease is reaching its peak season in HCM City, with incidence doubling last month from August, according to the city Preventive Medicine Centre.

Hospital infections threaten patient safety

Hospital infections threaten the safety of patients

Japan helps improve antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Việt Nam

AMR refers to a microorganism's ability to stop an antimicrobial like antibiotics from impacting it.

Deputy PM urged ministries and localities to fight against IUU fishing Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng requested relevant ministries and sectors to give practical solutions to the management and investment of material and human resources to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, removing the EC's 'Yellow Card' warning for Việt Nam.

Việt Nam needs measures to deal with non-communicable diseases Controlling the number of people with hypertension and diabetes is a big challenge for Việt Nam, experts said.

Việt Nam faces challenges in ensuring water security

With population growth, increasing demand for water and negative impacts of climate change, Việt Nam has been facing major challenges in ensuring water security.

Ministry sounds warning against hand-foot-mouth disease, measles in south

The Ministry of Health has called on authorities and hospitals in the south to strengthen preventive measures to control the spread of measles and hand-foot-mouth disease.

Poor cooperation between private, public health facilities hinders control of TB

Cooperation between private and public health facilities has been ineffective in controlling and detecting tuberculosis cases in HCM City, according to the city’s programme on TB prevention.