Doctors of Hue Central Hospital have used stem cell transplantation to successfully treat a cancer patient of the last stage. The Hue Central Hospital announced on June 26 that its doctors have cured Le Thi Sau, 52, who was suffering ovarian cancer...
An obstetrics and pediatrics hospital has been kicked off in the central province of Quang Ngai on June 28. The five-storey hospital, covering an area of 24,600 square meters will offer 300 beds and a range of health services with the total capital...
Five villages in Na Tau commune of the northwestern province of Dien Bien have hygienic toilets meeting the health ministry’s standards on sanitation. Hong Liu 1, Na Tau 1, Na Luong 2, Na Luong 3 and Co Dua have become the first nationwide to be...
A foreign-funded climate change response project in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has proved effective, providing local authorities and people with fundamental knowledge about the issue. The “Partnership for equitable resilience to the...
Nine northern and central provinces on July 4 signed a joint commitment to building smoke-free workplace in a bid to curb ill effects of cigarette smoking. They include northern Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh and Hai Duong...
All 20 water samples taken from water supply plants and stations in Hanoi have chlorine and arsenic concentrations higher than the permitted level. The arsenic level in one sample was twice than the permitted level. At a recent meeting with the...
The Lao planned Don Sahong hydropower dam on the Mekong River will pose a great threat to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, said Vietnamese experts. The dams, including Lao Xayabury and Don Sahong, in the Mekong mainstream will have negative impacts on the...
Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people with at least an associate’s degree were unemployed in the first quarter of this year, according to official figures. More than 241,000 people who graduated from a junior college or higher-level...
The Construction Ministry has asked the Government to promulgate policies on building storm-resistant houses for more than 86,000 households in 20 coastal provinces of the north and the central regions. This is part of a three-year project to...
As many as 34,000 cows will be given to poor households in the northern border areas between now and October 2016, as part of a State plan to reduce poverty there. For a start, 24,000 of them will be sent to the provinces of Quang Ninh, Lang Son,...
