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Vietnam can treat all drug-resistant forms of TB: health official
Vietnam is now able to treat all strains of multi-drug-resistant and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) with short-term treatment regimens using newly accessible drugs.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Dong Nai: 20 sentenced for disturbing public order
The People’s Court of Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai, on July 30 handed out sentences ranging from 12 months probation to 18 months in prison to 20 defendants under the charge of “causing public disorder” pursuant to Clause 1, Article 318 ...
VNA Reporter
Outcomes of FDI-reliant economy
Vietnam’s economy has the highest ratio of exports against the gross domestic product (GDP) in the world. The ratio soared from 22% in 2005 to 203% in 2017 while the average ratio in the world is 28% and in China 19.6%.Keep reading ...
Vu Quang Viet
Natural disasters cause damages of VND2.5 trillion
Natural disasters have caused total losses of some VND2.5 trillion (US$107.8 million) so far this year, heard attendees at a conference on natural disaster prevention and control in southern Vietnam, held in the Mekong Delta Province of Can Tho on July 26.Keep reading ...
Trung Chanh
EVN: All hydropower dams are safe
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has confirmed that all hydropower dams under its management are absolutely in safe condition. The affirmation was made following concerns of safety of dams and reservoirs of hydropower plants after the recent crumbling of Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam.Keep ...
VNA Reporter
Patients burdened with viral hepatitis
As per the Preventive Medicine Department’s statistic, Vietnam has up to 10 million infected patients with hepatitis B, and one million are living with hepatitis C; worse, the number of these patients is escalating.Keep reading ...
VOV Reporter
PM orders suspension of licenses for waste imports
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, at a regular Government meeting on July 25, announced that the Government will no longer issue new licenses for waste imports amid backlogs of imported scrap at ports, according to the Government news website.Keep reading ...
The Saigon Times Reporter
National parks focus on eco-tourism development
“Việt Nam’s nature reserves and national parks are aiming to boost eco-tourism to facilitate both conservation and economic growth, but their efforts have been hampered by a lack of planning, human resources and funds,” said Lê Văn Lanh of the National Association for Nature Reserves ...
VNS Reporter
Open burning of waste comes into the spotlight
Việt Nam has gradually improved its legal framework to control persistent organic pollutants but there remain challenges in tackling environmental problems, according to experts.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Lao dam collapse hits Vietnamese firms
Two Vietnamese firms have been hit by the dam collapse in Laos, and 26 citizens are among thousands trapped in flooded Attapeu Province.Keep reading ...
Ky Duyen