Vietnam will receive 1.2 million doses of A/H1N1 vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) despite of suspects of the flu pandemic, state media reported Jan. 12, citing a health ministry official. Deputy Head of the Vietnamese Ministry of...
Bac Giang province in northern Vietnam operated Wednesday the Luc Ngan District General Hospital that costs VND58 billion ($3.14 million) worth of g-bonds. Ha Do II Joint Stock Co. has built the 200-bed hospital on a site of 13,000 square meters...
The Vietnamese prime minister has authorized the State Bank of Vietnam to negotiate with the World Bank for soft loans for health projects in central Vietnam, the central bank said on its website Jan. 14. The central bank will send a team to...
Following rumors that Chinese fruits containing preservatives will destroy human organs if consumed, a health official has said the information is not correct. The rumor was circulated recently on the Internet and sent to mobile phones via text...
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has decided to establish a climate change research center under Hue University, the Lao dong newspaper reported Jan. 11. The center will carry out studies on adapting and mitigating the impacts of climate...
Authorities in Vietnam’s central province of Phu Yen said they need VND780 million ($2.4 million) to discard thousands kilograms of forbidden pesticides, the Ha Noi Moi newspaper reported Jan. 11. The useless pesticides including a warehouse in Hoa...
Vietnam and the U.S. should enhance the cooperation and negotiations in the fields of energy, environment, anti-crime and settlement of war consequences, National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong told a visiting senator Jan 11. Speaking with...
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have approved an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) bid for the Nhum Spring wastewater treatment facility. The construction of the plant which has a daily treatment capacity of 65,000 cubic meters is...
Australia has granted 48 scholarships worth AUD6.7 million ($6.2 million) to Vietnamese scholars and professionals on Jan 13 to help them study, research and join professional training courses in the foreign country in 2010, the Australian Embassy...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has proposed the Government of Vietnam to allocate VND282.7 billion to deal with drought in the Red River Delta, northern mountainous and Mekong Delta provinces, the Nong Nghiep Viet Nam newspaper...
