Health
Ways to eradicate discrimination against HIV/AIDS discussed
Discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS in families, work places and health care establishments is hindering Vietnam’s HIV/AIDS prevention efforts.
Health
Health
World
Thailand to propose ASEAN roadmap to deal with regional smog
Thailand is planning to propose a roadmap to solve the smog crisis at the upcoming ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment (AMME) to be held in Vietnam on October 29-30.
Business
SBV reduces control of three banks
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is reducing special control on three banks that it acquired with zero dong thanks to the banks' improving liquidity and business performance.
Society
Hanoi succeeds at birth rate control
Hanoi’s birth rate this year is likely to stand at 15.8 per 1,000 members of the population, a sharp drop from 19.36 in 2012 and meeting the city’s yearly target.
Environment
Vietnam plans to control air quality
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has introduced a national draft plan for managing air quality by 2020.
Society
Works start on Tho Xuan airport’s air traffic control tower
The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) broke ground on the 45-metre air traffic control (ATC) tower of Tho Xuan airport in central Thanh Hoa province on October 4.
Business
Vietnamese rice to have a national trademark
An established national trademark is needed for Vietnamese rice products to build their image and gain shares on the global market.
Environment
Only 20 Indochinese left in Vietnam
It is estimated that about 20 Indochinese tigers and nearly 100 Asian elephants are left in the wild in Vietnam, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on September 17.
Society
Deputy PM: priority capital for disaster mitigation projects
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai requested capital to disaster mitigation projects be prioritised while chairing a teleconference in Hanoi on September 14.
Health
Antimicrobial resistance practices shared in Vietnam
Experiences on coordination, implementation and collaboration in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Vietnam have been shared at a workshop in Hanoi.
Society
Son La strives to control HIV/AIDS infection
The northern mountainous province of Son La targets to keep the rate of HIV/AIDS infections in the community below 0.65 percent from 2016-2017, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
Health
Vietnam sees strong progress in epidemic prevention, control
Vietnam has made significant progress in epidemic prevention and control over the past seven decades with many important achievements.
Business
Chicken from US qualified to enter Vietnamese market
All frozen chicken meat from the US has been certified as meeting food safety standards of the US Department of Agriculture before they are imported to Vietnam.
Society
Localities asked to work harder for social evil prevention, control
More efforts in renovating communications methods and plans of action are needed to strengthen the prevention and control of social evils amidst rising challenges in the work.
Society
Floods cause severe damage, six deaths
Floods triggered by torrential rain at the last weekend (August 1-2) killed six and injured another six in northern provinces.
ASEAN
ASEAN nations join hands in trans-boundary haze pollution control
Ministers responsible for the environment from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand gathered at the 17th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) on July 28.
Society
Vietnam resolves to fight human trafficking
Vietnam is determined to fight human trafficking, said Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang on July 29 in response to reporters’ questions on a global human trafficking report.
Politics
Government keeps close control of public debts
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc confirmed the Government has been
cautious in public debts management via stabilising the macro economy
and improving the investment environment.
Society
Police department for smuggling control launched
The Ministry of Public Security launched the Police Department for
Smuggling Criminal Prevention and Control (C47) under the General Police
Department on June 10.
Politics
Minister attends Greater Mekong sub-region drug control meeting
Minister of Public Security General Tran Dai Quang attended a
Ministerial Meeting of Signatory Countries of the 1993 Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on Drug Control in the Greater Mekong Sub-region in
Hanoi on May 21.
Focus
Great efforts to sustainably develop biosphere reserves
Vietnamese directors shine at 2023 Cannes Film Festival
APEC should work for WTO's better performance: Minister
Buddha's 2567th birthday celebrated in Ninh Binh province
