Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has asked authorities of the central province of Binh Dinh to accelerate site clearance for the Central Highlands Connectivity Improvement Project, funded by the World Bank (WB) and the Australian government, state...
The Vietnamese Prime Minister has signed off on the construction of three bridges with a total investment of VND4.8 trillion ($200 million) in the Mekong Delta province of Long An, the provincial Department of Transport said on July 30.
Of the sum,...
The Extended Infection Control and Disease Investigation Unit (EICI) at Hue Central Hospital, has collaborated with the U.S.-based organization PATH and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to hold a workshop to evaluate the...
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Health Do Xuan Tuyen has talked with PreviPharma Consulting GmbH and some other German partners about policies and models for plasma donation, as well as plasma fractionation technology, local media reported.
The...
Liver cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Vietnam, with more than 25,000 new cases and deaths reported annually, said Prof. Dr. Le Trung Hai, president of the Vietnam Liver Association and the Vietnam Association for Liver,...
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Dinh Cu, former director of the Institute of Population and Social Issues at the National Economics University, has proposed that the Vietnamese government should provide support to families raising young children as a solution to...
Vietnam is among the fastest-aging countries in Asia, transitioning from an aging to an aged population within only 17-20 years, much shorter than in many other countries, the Ministry of Health said.
In a report evaluating the impact of the draft...
Vietnam is estimated to have recorded an economic loss of more than VND2.12 trillion ($88.5 million) due to natural disasters in the first seven months of this year, increasing by 2.3 times y/y, according to the latest data from the General...
The Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has raised environmental concerns over a project converting 422,550 square meters of forest and rice land for the Duyen Ha cement plant in Tam Diep city, northern Ninh Binh province.
The...
Agencies of Vietnam and Laos have signed a cooperation agreement to enhance forest management and protection along their shared border, state media reported.
The agreement, signed on July 31 in Sekong province in Laos, involved collaboration...