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Malaysia reported the first case of polio in almost three decades, according to the country's health ministry.

The Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology reported six new mutated genes found in autistic children as part of a study on identifying gene mutations in children with autism in Vietnam.

The development of technologies such as 4G, 5G, internet of things and artificial intelligence has rapidly changed the healthcare sector’s landscape globally, including in Vietnam, with more organisations adopting digitisation, according to experts.

The genome of rare Linhzhi mushrooms has been successfully conserved by scientists of the Phuoc Binh National Park in south central province of Ninh Thuan, opening opportunities for the production of the mushroom.

The Mekong Delta should use technology to create rice varieties resistant to bacterial leaf blight, speakers told a two-day international conference which concluded in Can Tho city on August 20.

The Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology has revealed initial results of the Vietnamese genome decoding project after more than two years of research.

As many as 56 children with genetic facial defects are receiving medical checkups and surgical operations during a programme held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from July 15 to 20.

An event promoting International Day for Biological Diversity 2019, themed “Our biodiversity, our food, our health”, took place in the northern province of Ninh Binh on May 22.

The northern province of Bac Giang has proposed a plan for biodiversity protection at the Tay Yen Tu Nature Reserve for 2021-2030.

If both husband and wife carry Thalassemia gene, they should get consultations from doctors on how to give birth to healthy children without carrying the gene before their conception.

The Vietnam-Austria joint venture Mavin Group will join hands with Hungarian institutes and firms to improve the quality of carp fry in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region.

Some 40 percent of primary and secondary school students in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are inactive, a survey by the National Institute of Nutrition revealed.

Thanh Ha district of northern Hai Duong province is taking steps to conserve and utilise the genetic resource of an almost-200-year-old lychee tree believed to be the origin of the local lychee specialty.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited a high-tech tra fish (pangasius) farm in Vinh Hoa commune, in Tan Chau town of the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, on December 14.

A seminar was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 11 to help local businesses gain an insight into the Republic of Korea’s (RoK) regulations on plant protection product residues on farm produce exported to this market.

The Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) imported more than 200 organic dairy cows from Australia in October.

In the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, science-technology cooperation in health care and pharmaceuticals is one of the important fields Vietnam is promoting.

Vietnamese dairy firm TH True Milk (TH Group) on October 14 received nearly 1,800 dairy cows of 3 or 5-month pregnancy which were inseminated through embryo transfer from US high-yielding dairy cow Holstein Friesian.

The 58th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) concluded in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2 after seven days of working.

Indonesia's tourist island of Lombok has declared a health emergency following a surge in malaria case after a series of earthquakes last month.