Over 90% of Vietnamese suffer from dental disease and 85% of Vietnamese children have tooth decay, according to the surveys conducted by the National Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology. The surveys show an alarming rate of dental problems among the...
Vietnam recorded 212 cases of Zika virus in 2016, according to the figures by Ministry of Health. The country has detected Zika infections in 11 localities. Especially, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 186 cases, following by Binh Duong, Khanh Hoa, Dong...
As the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival is just weeks away, food safety acquires added urgency as it is a time when consumption of food reaches its annual peak. A representative of the Food Safety and Hygiene Department has said food safety inspection...
An official from the Vietnamese Ministry of Construction has said that the country’s wastewater treatment capacity can meet between 12% and 13% of the total discharged volume and the rest is directly released into the environment. Nguyen Hong Tien,...
Vietnam’s demand for water is skyrocketing while water resources are being depleted, certain river basins are being overexploited and competition for water resources is soaring. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said in a report that...
A workshop was held in Can Tho city on Jan 10 to seek measures to conserve water for agriculture and daily use in the Mekong Delta given the severe drought and saltwater intrusion. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked a number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to continue tightening control over environmental protection standards and report the situation to the ministry prior to June 30, 2017. Big enterprises...
Authorities in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi have announced that the municipal government will publicize automatic environmental monitoring data on the city’s information portal in an effort to pursue its “green, civilized, smart, and friendly”...
One of the important issues in the Water Resources Act is the shift from subsidy management to market price management. However, this has raised fears that agricultural production costs will increase. According to the International Water...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) last week held a conference in Danang City to discuss ways to enhance the quality of tertiary education. The conference focused on three major themes, namely university autonomy, quality control...
