Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet has called on ministries, provincial and municipal authorities, and agencies across the country to make efforts to cope with bad weather as part of efforts to finalize the socio-economic development targets....
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund $2.5 million for a technical assistance project to cope with climate change in Vietnam’s central city of Danang between 2011 and 2013. The project, to be funded through the Nordic Development Fund (NDF),...
International donors have funded $1 billion for the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to carry out climate change projects so far, the government said on its website. The figure was released at a meeting to build a plan to...
The 78th annual conference of the International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD) opened in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on May 25 with the participation of 600 officials and scientists from 90 countries. This is a good opportunity for...
The northern province of Thai Nguyen has started to build a water plant costing VND7 billion ($368,400) in Dai Tu district’s Cat Ne commune. Once operational in 2011, the plant is expected to supply clean water for 3,000 people in the commune.
As many as 60 people in the southern province of Tay Ninh suffered from food poisoning on May 24, the Thanh nien newspaper reported. The victims were sent to the Tay Ninh General Hospital with symptoms of stomachache, vomiting and diarrhea after...
Ho Chi Minh City heath officials have sealed 660 kilograms of Babysan-branded formula after finding the number of microorganisms in the milk exceeded the safe level fixed by the health ministry. Inspectors of the city’s Health Department said they...
Hoan My Medical Corp. operated a breast care center worth $2 million in Ho Chi Minh City last week, the first of its kind in Vietnam, the corporation said on its website. The center, which is equipped with modern equipment and technologies, will...
Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City spend VND1 trillion ($52.57 million) to upgrade infrastructure of hospitals each year, the Gia Dinh & Xa Hoi newspaper reported, citing the municipal Department of Health. The information was released at a...
More than 3% of Vietnamese children are disabled, the Ha Noi Moi newspaper cited experts at a recent conference held in the northern province of Phu Tho on May 24. The conference on early detection of deformities among children was jointly held by...
