Traffic police nationwide have revoked nearly 500 driving licences after inspecting over 26,960 cases in the first week of July. Traffic police in Quảng Trạch District, Quảng Bình Province, weigh vehicles suspected of being overloaded. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Traffic police nationwide have revoked nearly 500 driving licences …
Read More »Another case of diphtheria recorded in Bắc Giang Province
The man is one of the fifteen close contacts (F1) of the patient Moong Thị B, who was the roommate of a student with diphtheria whose condition turned fatal early July 5 morning. On-site quarantine area in a motel room in Bắc Giang Province. VNA/VNS Photo BẮC GIANG — Another positive …
Read More »Commune thrives after dam safety efforts
With their livelihoods largely dependent on agriculture, farming and water management have always been a priority for Vân Trục Commune’s residents. The 172ha Vân Trục Lake provides irrigation water for 13 communes in Lập Thạch District of Vĩnh Phúc Province, including Vân Trục. — Photo nongnghiep.vn VĨNH PHÚC — Previously …
Read More »Quảng Ngãi Province successfully pilots pineapple farming model
The central province of Quảng Ngãi’s pilot farming model to grow MD2 pineapples, begun last year to help increase the incomes of farmers and ethnic people, has seen a harvest completed for the first time. Photo: Quảng Ngãi Province has trialled farming of MD2 pineapples since last year to improve incomes for its farmers and …
Read More »30 Years of Progress: Việt Nam needs innovation to ensure sustainable development
Việt Nam must continue to improve population quality, reduce regional disparities and ensure balanced and sustainable development for future generations. A nurse in the Neonatal Department at Hùng Vương Hospital in HCM City caring for a new born. VNA/VNS Photo Đinh Hằng. HÀ NỘI – Looking back on 30 years …
Read More »Uncle Tư the builder of compassion in the Mekong Delta
Uncle Tư’s team has built 582 houses for impoverished families, orphans and the elderly, each costing around VNĐ30 million (US$1,180). Uncle Tư (left) carries wood from his boat to the riverbank to build houses for the poor. — Photo nld.com.vn CẦN THƠ — For two decades, Trương Văn Kiềm and …
Read More »Vietnamese labourers find more opportunities working abroad
Currently, over 600,000 Vietnamese workers are employed in 50 countries and territories, contributing around $4 billion annually. Vietnamese nurses working in Japan. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — The prospects of working abroad are broadening with a number of Eastern European nations expressing interest in hiring Vietnamese staff. Phạm Viết …
Read More »Investment in healthcare services necessary for enhancing quality of life in marginalised regions
In an interview with the VNA, Phan Lê Thu Hằng, Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Finance at the Ministry of Health and Director of the Central Project Management Unit, provided insights into The Project for Investment and Development of Primary Healthcare Services System. Phan Lê Thu Hằng, Deputy …
Read More »Health authorities go full force to prevent outbreak after fatal diphtheria case
A total of 119 people who have come into contact with the fatal case of diphtheria in Nghệ An Province have been identified. A woman is tested for diphtheria in Nghệ An Province. — Photo baonghean.vn HÀ NỘI — One diphtheria death has been recorded in the central Nghệ An …
Read More »HCM City – Côn Đảo express boat service to be suspended
Several factors have hindered from choosing the service such as the long distance, over 20km, between the city’s centre and the Sài Gòn-Hiệp Phước port in the outlying district of Nhà Bè, where the boat departs; passengers having to pay fees to enter the port; and weather conditions, among others, …
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