The Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion has opened Vietnam’s first free stem cell bank which gathers and stores donations of umbilical cords for the purposes of treating blood conditions and diseases. Doctor Nguyen Anh Tri, head of...
Vietnam must have action plans against the abuse of salt in eating habit as an effort to limit the rate of cardiac diseases which cause 33% of deaths in the country per year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a press release on Sept 29....
As much as 5.42% of the total population, suffers from diabetes, according to a study conducted with more than 11,000 respondents between the age of 30-69 as part of the 2012 National Diabetes Prevention Project. The non-communicable disease is...
Mental health is crucial, since it is directly linked to the quality of life, the happiness of families, social security and the prosperity of the nation, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan has said. In a meeting to commemorate World Mental Health Day (...
Vietnam’s customs authorities have seized as many as 300 kilograms of ivory worth VND18 billion ($857,000) so far this year, as part of their efforts to combat wildlife trafficking. On Sept 22 customs authorities at Tan Son Nhat International...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has okayed the use of VND3 trillion ($143 million) official development assistance (ODA) from the Support Program to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC) for climate change response projects in 2015. The sum...
Authors who have their work published in school textbooks have never received royalties from the Education Publishing House, which is the only authorized textbook publisher in Vietnam. Textbook publishing is a lucrative business with millions of...
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training held a meeting on October 2 to launch special education tasks for the 2014-2015 academic year, with more support to be given to children with disabilities and development disorders. Nguyen...
A 500-kg bomb has emerged from the bank of a river in the northern Vietnamese province of Quang Tri after continuous rains in the area, local authorities reported. While patrolling along the bank of the Se Pon River on Sept 24, border guards found...
The Fatherland Front Committee of the northern mountainous province Lao Cai provided houses, worth 60-120 million VND each, for 25 low-income families in Si Ma Cai district this month. The committee’s Vice Chairwoman Ban Thu Thao said the committee...
