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PM approves planning on mineral exploration, exploitation
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a planning scheme on exploring, exploiting, processing and using tin, wolfram and antimony by 2025 with a vision towards 2035. Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Abuse of health insurance fund continues
Việt Nam Social Security (VSI) has reported that many hospitals have been found abusing the health insurance fund in the first six months of this year.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Biodiversity and Wildlife Trafficking in Vietnam
Dr. Mary Blair from the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City will have a presentation about the precious wildlife of Vietnam at the American Center in Hanoi at 3–4 p.m on August 8, 2018.Please click here for ...
U.S. Embassy
Hospital-infection control work key task of health sector
Hospitals and clinics in Việt Nam have started implementing surveillance of nosocomial infections and monitoring the hospital-infection control process, Deputy Minister of Health, Nguyễn Viết Tiến said at Tuesday meeting.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Vietnam increasingly reliant on imported energy
Due to limited domestic supply, Vietnam has become increasingly dependent on energy imports, putting national energy security at risk, Nguyen Van Thanh, deputy head of the Electricity and Renewable Energy Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said. Keep reading ...
Thuy Dung
Agency proposes supervision system to prevent dam collapse
The Vietnam Rivers Network (VRN) has proposed setting up a system of supervision and carefully monitoring dams nationwide to promptly issue warnings to avoid calamities caused by a dam collapse similar to the Xe Pian – Xe Namnoy dam incident in in Laos’ Attapeu province.Keep ...
Le Anh
VRN: Press release on the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam incident in Laos
On July 23, 2018, the Xe Pian – Xe Namnoy hydropower dam in the Lao southeast province of Attapeu collapsed and released more than 500 million cubic meters, causing catastrophic flash floods in the downstream areas. According to the Lao News Agency, at least six ...
Vietnam River Network
Heavy fines still fail to stop littering
Regulations imposing heavy fines of up to 7 million VND (308 USD) on those who litter in public areas have been in effect for a year-and-a-half, but the number of violators who have been discovered and fined remains modest, so most city dwellers are indifferent ...
VNA Reporter
About 3 million workers need accommodations by 2020
Around 3 million workers will have demand for housing by 2020, according to reports by 46 out of 63 provinces and cities. As of late 2017, about 1.2 million workers needed accommodations, the reports said.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
VN among countries with largest reduction in early initation of breastfeeding
Vietnam is among the countries with largest reduction in prevalence of early initation of breastfeeding between 2005 and 2013. The rate of early initiation of breastfeeding in Viet Nam decreased from 44 per cent in 2006 to 27 per cent in 2013. Keep reading ...
Mai Lan
