Vietnam reports about 150,000 new people getting diagnosed with cancer and more than 75,000 die of the disease every year, according to figures of the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry’s report, some 74.3% of the total burden of diseases...
Vietnam has about 150,000 new cancer patients, and more than 75,000 people die of cancer each year, Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan said at a conference on the issue in Hanoi on Apr 12. Cancer is one of the 10 most critical diseases in...
The action month on food safety will start on the 15th of this month in HCM City, the Food Safety and Hygiene Department said. The city’s inspection team will check management activities related to food safety in districts across the city. Fruit,...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who took office last week, will hold a meeting with relevant agencies to discuss measures to tighten control over food and agricultural products quality as well as agricultural production, state media has...
Vietnam has signed a number of agreements with foreign governments and organizations to develop its urban areas with snapshots given to a number of criteria focusing on the presence of green space, green constructions, green transport and green...
Hydropower plants in Vietnam are under pressure of discharging water for cultivation in the lowland as they were asked by local authorities but they were told to ensure smooth operations throughout the year amid record decades-low water levels at...
Vietnam’s government has decided to allocate VND484.7 billion ($21.5 million) for 21 provinces and cities which have been affected by droughts and salinization in the winter-spring crop in the 215-2016, state media has reported. Central Highlands...
Pollution caused by untreated waste water of the Taiwan-invested Formosa complex in Vietnam’s central province of Ha Tinh has caused the en-mass death of aquatic species in rivers and ponds near the complex, state media has reported. After testing...
Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) Party Committee Dinh La Thang has recently met the chairman of the Trust for University Innovation in Vietnam Thomas Vallely to discuss preparations for the establishment of Fulbright Vietnam University (FUV) in...
RMIT Vietnam will grant 112 scholarships in 2016 to current and prospective students, regardless of their nationalities, state media reported. The scholarships, which are valued at more than VND31 billion ($1.4 million) in total, will be allocated...
