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Viet Duc Hospital, the largest surgical center in northern Vietnam, has cut back on scheduled surgeries beginning Wednesday to save limited resources for emergency cases. The Hanoi hospital said on Feb. 24 that it only had one week of some medicines needed for treatment left, and only two weeks of …

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has advised HCMC not to tax the second property owned by people as it “does not guarantee fairness in many situations.” It said while the proposed tax is meant to increase the city’s revenues and limit speculation, it could hurt people with two small, …

Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will travel to Vietnam next week to strenghthen partnership, the agency said in a statement. The visit comes as Vietnam and USAID have established years of engagement and cooperation in addressing the Vietnam War legacies. In Vietnam, Power is …