Authorities of Vietnam’s northern city of Haiphong have warned of the rising number of containers of industrial wastes loaded in local ports, with more than 300 containers have been found so far this year. The industrial wastes were reportedly...
Vietnamese authorities detected 25 bottled water production facilities violating regulations on food hygiene and safety, advertising and labeling over the past two months, the Ministry of Health said. The ministry’s inspectors made probe into 31...
Authorities of Vietnam’s central highlands province of Dak Nong put into operation the first phase of provincial general hospital worth more than VND300 billion ($15.38 million) on Aug 27. Of the sum, VND100 billion came from the government of South...
Vietnam’s central province of Quang Tri will build a hospital worth VND20 billion ($1.03 million) from the state budget in Con Co island district late this year. The facility is expected to provide healthcare services for locals and calamity-hit...
The second Great Mekong Sub-region (GMS) International Conference on Public Health opened in Vietnam’s central city of Hue on August 30, the Voice of Vietnam Radio said late Aug 31. During the two-day event entitled “Challenges and Opportunities in...
The Ministry of Agriculture and rural Development started building two reservoirs with total investment of VND654 billion in Loc Thuy commune, Phu Loc district of the central province of Thua Thien Hue on Aug 30. The Thuy Cam and Thuy Yen reservoirs...
Vietnam reported a total of 658,800 families with 2.52 million people, equaling to 2.94% of its population, suffering from hunger in the eight months of this year, the General Statistics Office said. In Aug, the country recorded 30,600 households...
The rate of poor ethnic minority households in Vietnam’s central highlands province of Lam Dong has fallen to 18%, down 32% from the period of 2001-2005. The figure was released at a meeting in Da Lat City on August 30 to review the 10-year...
Although Vietnam has gained many achievements in poverty reduction, greater efforts are needed to ensure the benefit of vulnerable groups and sustainable development, said a UN expert during an official visit to Vietnam. Magdalena Sepulveda, an...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) aims to enroll 1.7 million students in vocational training schools in the 2010-2011 school year. The country is now home to more than 2,000 vocational training establishments...
