Co-operation needed to deal with medical challenges Delegates discussed public health policies and measures and international co-operation with the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent health threats during a seminar yesterday.

Việt Nam steps up measures to protect guest workers abroad

Vietnamese authorities have improved the legal framework, stepped up communication measures and promoted international co-operation to ensure labourers enjoy better rights when working abroad under contracts, a conference has heard.

Tax, transparency important to bring housing prices to appropriate levels Imposing asset taxes and improving market transparency would help bring skyrocketing housing prices in Việt Nam to appropriate levels, experts have said.

Mountain border turn white with snow, border guards work harder

In a country with a tropical climate region like Việt Nam, snowfall is a rare weather phenomenon which sees tourists flocking to snowing areas to satisfy their curiosity. But these adverse weather conditions adds hardship to border guards who usually work outside all the time in remote mountainous areas.

Thousands of hectares of rice affected by salinity, diseases in Kiên Giang

Kiên Giang, the country’s largest rice producer, has more than 7,140ha of mùa rice crop damaged by 30 – 70 per cent because of salinity, according to the province Plant Cultivation and Protection Sub-department.

Việt Nam’s credit registry coverage higher than world’s average

Việt Nam’s credit registry coverage increased to 59.6 per cent in 2020 from 41.8 per cent in 2015, said Đỗ Hoàng Phong, director of the Vietnam Credit Information Centre (CIC).

Doctor warns of stroke risks for children Earlier this month, HCM City’s Children's Hospital reported a three-year-old child faced a month of hospitalisation due to a hemorrhagic stroke.

New health insurance policy may cause overload at city-leveled hospitals HCM City’s public hospitals face a threat of being overrun due to a change in the health insurance policy that increases the claim settlement level from 60 per cent to 100 per cent when transferred to higher-level hospitals.

More efforts made in crime prevention: officials

Progress has been made to prevent crime and corruption but shortcomings remained, officials said at a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee (NASC) on Tuesday, which discussed performance during their term of office in 2016-2021.

HCM City sets up cyber security, hi-tech crime prevention division

The HCM City police on January 12 launched a cybersecurity and hi-tech crime prevention division.