The two girls, who shared no internal organs other than breastbone and pericardium, are improving after the operation, said Dr. Nguyen Thanh Liem, the hospital’s director. They will remain under close observation due to their congenital heart...
The two deaths reported by the HCMC Health Department were a 13-year-old from the Mekong Delta province of Long An and a 49-year-old Australian. The child, who was overweight and also had kidney failure, died from a lung infection caused by the H1N1...
A rapid response team from the Commission's humanitarian aid department (ECHO) is also being sent to Vietnam to assess needs in the stricken area. The most recent reports from Vietnam are that at least 347,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged...
Under the plan, motorbike owners will pay a one-time fee between VND300,000 and VND1.5 million (US$17-84) when they have a new motorbike registered. The annual vehicle fee for cars and trucks will start at VND1.2 million ($67). The revenues would...
The US said the US$1.69-million project will involve building a secure landfill site to hold contaminated soil and sediment at Da Nang airport. Working with the government of Vietnam, the US expects the project to be finished within a year, a US...
Standing next to Khiem, who is also the deputy prime minister, Clinton said the talks also touched on trade, security, human rights and Vietnam’s chairmanship in 2010 of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).“I want to start by...
A total of 11 tons of bowels and 2 tons of legs at a warehouse in District 8, which stores products for dozens of household processors, were found to show signs of unhygienic conditions and expiration, according to official inspectors. Food safety...
The US Agency for International Development has entrusted CDM International Inc. with the task which is expected to be completed within a year. The US has promised to spend more than two-thirds of the $6 million it received from the Congressional...
The two-day event, entitled “Green Solutions”, was organized by the Embassy of Sweden in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City government, the embassy said in a statement. The impacts of rapid economic expansion and urbanization are evident in...
The children were also given a tour of the HMAS Darwin, a naval vessel on a five-day goodwill trip to HCM City. Lieutenant Apron Convery handed over the gifts, including pens, toothpastes, notebooks and textbooks. On Wednesday, the ship’s women’s...
