Cuban Deputy Health Minister Marcia Cobas on March 13 begun a visit to Vietnam, focusing on promoting cooperation between the two countries in this field. On the same day, she met with executives at the AMV Group, which has maintained ties with the...
The Government Office has just announced the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on the bidding of drugs in public health facilities in an attempt to lower medicine prices, local media reported. Accordingly, Mr. Dam has asked the...
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has recorded three deaths caused by dengue fever in Districts 5 and 12 since the beginning of the year, local media reported. The preventive medicine center has examined and implemented precautionary measures in District...
Hanoi Sewage and Drainage Co., Ltd (HSDC) said that it has treated water in all lakes in urban areas and 36 out of 140 lakes in the outlying districts as of Mar 8, state media reported Friday. The company used Redoxy-3C, combined fenton-like-...
Six interdisciplinary inspection teams will be set up to examine food safety in 12 cities and provinces across the country from April 15 to May 15 following the direction of the National Interdisciplinary Steering Committee on Food Safety. The...
Customs authorities at Noi Bai International Airport in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi on March 14 seized more than 100 kilograms of rhino horn smuggled into the country through the flight KQ870 from Nairobi, Kenya. State media reported Wednesday...
Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has asked related agencies and localities to complete the compensation through the end of June for people who have suffered from the environmental disaster caused by Taiwan-invested Formosa Hung Nghiep...
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked authorities of Dak Lak, Quang Tri and Quang Binh provinces to investigate and determine illegal deforestation activities in their areas, as reported by media. Earlier this month, the People and VOV online...
The Government of Australia and the Ministry of Education and Training jointly organized a workshop to review the Australian online education quality assurance tool developed to support APEC economies. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister Pham Manh...
The Vietnam-U.S. Society (VUS) and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) held a workshop in Hanoi on March 6 to address post-war consequences such as Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin, and leftover bombs and mines in Vietnam. President of the...
