Infection risks high at local health facilities

Doctors warn that using same non-sterile hand gloves or medical instruments for several patients may spread germs. Risk of disease is detected not only at clinics but also hospitals, especially through respiratory or contagious routes.

Young minds take sign language into the digital age

Two school pupils have been very clever. They have made a special device that picks up what people say with their hands, using sign language.

Statue stolen from Mễ Sở Pagoda1

A 19-century Buddhist statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes — a treasure of the Mễ Sở Pagoda in the northern province of Hưng Yên’s Mễ Sở Commune, Văn Giang District, was stolen on Saturday.

Streets of Viet Nam famous for their food

Viet Nam is famous around the world for the food that people can buy, ready to eat, on the streets.

Despite hygiene fears, street food sustain jobs and locals

Street food, for which Việt Nam is rightly famous, can be a financial boon to local communities, helping many people, especially the poor, increase their income.

Clinics must protect staff from infection Staff at health facilities continue to face a fairly high risk of infections from body fluids, blood or pathogens as protective measures are not effective, local health officials have said.

Street food safety sees marked improvement Efforts to improve the food service quality in Ha Noi have spurred positive change, according to a recent review of a pilot programme that was implemented two years ago to encourage more hygienic street food options in 29 districts and towns.

Country sees year's first avian flu fatality A 52-year-old man in the southern province of Binh Phuoc died on Saturday after seven days in the hospital with symptoms linked to avian influenza type A/H5N1.

Youth litter collectors dispel trashy image Every Sunday afternoon, equipped with plastic bags and gloves, about 20 members travel around the lake to collect the rubbish, some of which they recycle during the following week.

Samsung posts record Q1 profit of $6.4 billion South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Friday net profit soared 41.6 per cent to a record 7.15 trillion won (US$6.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, driven by strong smartphone sales.