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Medical checkup fees down up to 20 percent from mid-July
Medical checkup fees will decrease by 15-20 percent as from July 15 when a circular issued by the Ministry of Health regulating uniform prices for medical checkup and treatment services for insurance card holders in hospitals across the country takes effect.Keep reading ...
VNA Reporter
Vietnam: Opportunities in the Waste-to-Energy Sector
With the rise in urbanization from 2004 to 2015, waste generated in Vietnam increased from 15.6 million tons to 27.8 million tons annually, an increase of 78.2 percent. Majority of the waste collected ends up in landfills, which contaminates the ground and surface water, increase ...
Koushan Das
Transfer of technology from FDI enterprises remains modest
Despite vast contribution to Vietnam’s economy, the rate of technology transfer from foreign direct investment (FDI) firms remains low.Keep reading ...
Cam Anh
US-China trade war to help or hurt Vietnam’s economy?
The trade dispute between the U.S. and China, two of Vietnam’s top trading partners, could leave both positive and negative impacts on the country, as well as other Southeast Asian nations, business insiders and experts forewarned.Keep reading ...
Bao Anh
B.Grimm and Xuan Cau to develop Southeast Asia’s largest solar PV project
Thailand’s B.Grimm Power has signed a cooperation agreement with Vietnam’s Xuan Cau to develop the largest solar PV project in Southeast Asia, standing at 420MW capacity in Tay Ninh, southwest Vietnam. The project is scheduled to be commissioned in June next year.Keep reading ...
Vietnam Energy Reporter
Facebook, Google okay with Vietnam’s cybersecurity law
Representatives of tech giants raised no objections and said they would modify their strategies according to the new law, claims senior official.Keep reading ...
Retail Asia Reporter
New “5-in-1” vaccine to arrive in Vietnam
More than 833,000 doses of Indian-made ComBE Five vaccine will be imported to Viet Nam by mid-June, said V Tuan Cuong, head of the health ministry’s Drug Administration. Under the 2018 national expanded immunisation programme, ComBE Five vaccine, provided by GAVI, will replace Korean-made Quinvaxem as ...
VietnamNet Reporter
Vietnam arrests 8 people after economic zone law protests
Vietnamese police have arrested eight more people after protests a week ago over a proposed law on special economic zones that protesters fear would fall in the hands of Chinese investors.Keep reading ...
AP Reporter
Clinics face unreasonable waste collection fees
Thousands of private clinics in HCM City have to comply with a new regulation on medical waste collection introduced earlier this month. Clinics will be charged almost double for every kilo of medical waste they discharge beyond the 10-kg limit.Keep reading ...
VNS Reporter
Synthetic drug users on the rise
The number of synthetic drug users in Vietnam has tended to be on the rise, particularly among young people, said Nguyen Xuan Lap, director of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs’ the Department for Social Vices Prevention. Keep reading ...
VietnamNet Reporter
