Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) Vietnam, on May 18 participated in the 32nd ASEAN – Australia Forum, which was held in the form of an online conference.
The Singaporean Government on March 12 announced that more polling districts will be added to six out of the seven group representation constituencies (GRCs).
The Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) on February 21 handed over 800 million VND (about 34,400 USD) to the Vinh Phuc provincial chapter of Vietnam Fatherland Front in support of the fight against novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the locality.
As the number of pig breeding households continues to drop, a shortage of live pigs could result in high pork prices later this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Hanoi Department of Health is intensifying measures to reduce the number of fatalities caused by mosquito-borne dengue fever – which is likely to cause more infections due to hot and rainy weather.
The rainy season’s intense heat and humidity together with poor
sanitation and loose control of disease-prone locations lie at the root
of epidemic outbreaks during summers, Director Tran Dac Phu from the
Department of Preventative Medicine revealed at a workshop held in Ho
Chi Minh City on May 15.
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