Quảng Nam residents desperate for non-contaminated water
March 17, 2018 | 11:03
Thousands of households in central Quảng Nam Province have been thirsting for clean water for years as most of the wells are seriously contaminated with aluminum and few water supply works have been built to solve the problem.
Lungs transplant from brain dead donor a success
March 17, 2018 | 10:53
Doctors at the 108 Military Central Hospital on Friday announced that they successfully performed the first lung transplant from a brain dead donor in Việt Nam.
E-business index increases, but regional gaps still remain
March 16, 2018 | 18:38
Vietnam's e-business index rose more than 6 points to reach 37.7 in 2017, according to data released at the Vietnam Online Business Forum on March 14.
Hue builds ironwood-floored road along Huong riverbank
March 16, 2018 | 14:45
A 380m ironwood-floored pedestrian road is under construction along the southern bank of Huong River, one of the most well-known destinations in Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Bibliophile brings books to children
March 16, 2018 | 10:55
On Lunar New Year’s Eve in 2018, a group of six walked from Dong Ha city’s Cultural Centre to Le Duan Park, presenting books to every child they met on the road. The 300 books distributed in just one night, the walkers hoped, would motivate children to cultivate a life-long habit of reading.
Vegetable prices plunge in northern and central regions
March 16, 2018 | 10:38
After waking up at 5 a.m, Nguyen Thi Oanh, a farmer in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district, headed to the field to cut cabbages and carried them to the local market for sale.
Ireland celebrates St Patrick’s Day
March 15, 2018 | 17:17
Andrew Doyle, Ireland’s Minister of State for Food, Horticulture and Forestry sends a message to Vietnam News readers on the occasion of St Patrick’s Day, Ireland’s National Day.
Southern region set for heat wave
March 15, 2018 | 17:15
With the cold high pressure system weakening and moving east and a subtropical high pressure system crossing the south, there will be a heat wave in the south, including Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), until May, according to the Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological Centre.
Three Chinese men jailed for using fake ATM cards
March 15, 2018 | 17:12
Hanoi People’s Court on Wednesday sentenced three Chinese men to prison for using fake ATM cards to withdraw some VND90 million ($4,000) in April last year.
Policemen suspected of taking bribes temporarily suspended
March 15, 2018 | 17:07
Some traffic policemen in Hanoi were suspended from work after they were caught taking money from violators, said Dao Vinh Thang, head of Ha Noi’s Traffic Police Division on Tuesday.
Tien Giang develops freshwater aquaculture
March 15, 2018 | 08:00
Freshwater aquaculture has prospered in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tien Giang recently because of advanced farming methods and good prices, according to the local Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Researchers make use of medical waste
March 14, 2018 | 15:24
For nearly 30 years, researchers at the Faculty of Tissue, Embryo and Genetics under Pham Ngoc Thach Medical University have been making use of amniotic membrane, which is commonly treated as medical waste and discarded. Under their hands, it has been processed to heal wounds and corneal damage instead.
Baby infected with rare disease saved
March 14, 2018 | 14:39
A 14 day-old baby infected with a rare intestinal disease is now in stable condition after the surgery, doctors of the Paediatrics Hospital of southern Đồng NaiProvince said on Monday.
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