Authorities of Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue have approved a VND650 million ($31,500) project to detect and defuse bombs, mines and unexploded explosives left by the war. The project will cover 35,300 hectares or 20% of the total...
The Quang Binh Province Military High Command has worked with its Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Group to defuse 14 cluster bombs and 2 grenades. They were discovered by Mr. Ho Khanh Thien at sub-area Number 13 in Bac Nghia Precinct, Dong Hoi...
The Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange (VAVA) has called for domestic and international supports to victims of the chemical defoliant Agent Orange left by the U.S. army during the Vietnam War, 50 years after the herbicide spraying in...
The Chairman of the Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People’s Committee has just signed Decision 1227/QD-UBND to pass a project to detect and defuse bombs, mines and explosives left by the war in localities of the Province between 2011 and 2015. The...
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Chapter in central Ha Tinh province on June 16 launched an emulation campaign to act for Agent Orange/dioxin victims. It called on individuals, organizations and businesses to join hands to help improve their...
A 300-kg bomb was found and reported to local authorities by Mr. Nguyen Van Hao in Yen Le Commune of Nhu Xuan District in the central Province of Thanh Hoa, while he was laying the foundation of a house. The Nhu Xuan Military High Command then...
Up to 76% of Vietnamese people suffering from tuberculosis (TB) are farmers, the National Committee on Tuberculosis Control said. These patients mainly come from the northern localities of Son La, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc and...
Italia wants to boost cooperation with Vietnam in healthcare services, especially in medical researches and technology applications, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Lorenzo Angeloni said. Angeloni made the statement at a meeting with Vietnamese Deputy...
Each Vietnamese person is estimated to spend $33.8 on medicines in 2014, compared to just $19.8 in 2009, showed a recent report by the Ministry of Health. The average growth rate of the domestic pharmaceutical market is predicted to reach 17%-19%...
Twenty-five workers in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai suffered food poisoning yesterday after eating horse blood curd. Dr. Nguyen Hai Son, deputy head of the General Hospital No.1 in Lao Cai, said the hospital had admitted 25 workers...
