Vietnamese people spend a total of VND1.4-1.6 trillion ($62.2-71.1 million) each year on treatment of dengue fever, a recent survey conducted by the Ministry of Health has revealed. Every year, approximately 100,800 people suffer from the disease,...
A 3-month-old boy in the highlands province of Dak Nong died on September 3 after being vaccinated with the 5-in-1 vaccine Quinvaxem. Police in the highlands province of Dak Nong yesterday said that they were liaising with other related agencies to...
Hundreds of households in the central province of Quang Binh do not have access to clean water due to shortage of funds and poor management by the local authorities. The residents of Cao Quang commune in Tuyen Hoa district are experiencing shortage...
The Hanoi Sewerage and Drainage Company has prepared a plan to prevent possible flooding of Hanoi's streets during National Day on September 2. The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has said heavy rain might hit the northern...
Solar power and vehicle emission standards will be part of highlighted measures in coping with climate change in 2016, according to a newly passed policy framework under the Support Program on Response to Climate Change (SP-RCC). Accordingly,...
Northern parts of the country were expected to be warmer than previous winters this year due to the effects of El Nino, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. The centre said average temperatures during this winter...
The work policy regarding the assistance to the confrontation of climate change is currently among the objectives of Vietnam’s the socio-economic development plan for the 2016-2020 period, according to official statistics. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan...
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked education authorities to focus on building and upgrading the Hanoi National University and the Ho Chi Minh National University into excellent international education establishments. The PM made his...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has said that it would raise medical insurance by 1.5 percentage points to 4.5% of the basic salary for students in the 2015-2016 school year, state media reported Friday. The rise follows the enforcement of the revised...
The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin (VAVA) and Cambodia’s sponsoring association for post-war victims hope to sign a coordination program soon to define basic principles, targets, and measures to jointly help AO victims in...
