General News

  • The World Bank has drawn out detail proposal for financing Vietnamese private firms to carry out renewable energy projects for better green growth development in the Southeast Asian country, said Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank country director in...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a technical assistance project named ‘Vietnam Climate Innovation Centre’ (VCIC) funded by the World Bank. The project has a total  investment of $4.18 million including non-refundable aid of $3.8...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • Vietnam is still in need of six-in-one (hexa) vaccines, according to Head of the Preventive Health Department Tran Dac Phu. Vaccinations centers nationwide have run out of the paid vaccines above since the beginning of 2014 but the authorities could...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • Vietnam needs about 1.8 million blood units for medical treatment each year, of which 60% is met, meaning that more lives will be saved if the number of blood donors increases, the Lao Dong newspaper said August 10 citing government statistics. In...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said that as per schedule, from May, 2016, inactivated vaccines against poliomyelitis and diarrhea will be included in the National Expanded Immunization Program. Concerning to the shortage of six-...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • Relevant agencies in Vietnam are considering a draft bill ruling on the payment of compensation to victims of vaccination accidents, but experts say it is difficult to confirm the reasons leading to such mishaps. The bill also suggests paying...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • The risk of an outbreak of dengue fever was high in Hanoi, healthcare officials have warned. "The number of dengue fever cases is on the rise. In July, 357 cases were reported while in June there were 168 cases, an increase against the same period...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • A major water pipeline in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has broken again, leaving more than 70,000 households in disturbance following water scarcity in the 13th incident since the first operation of the system in 2008. The investor, Vietnam...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • Environmentalists warn recent prolonged flooding in northern Quang Ninh Province has washed tons of coal dust and metal into Halong Bay, threatening its fragile ecosystem. Hoa Chat Stream, which runs from the Thanh Cong coal mine through Ha Khanh...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015
  • A wastewater treatment plant, the largest of its kind in the Mekong delta, has been put into operation in Vietnam’s southern city of Can Tho. With a daily capacity of 6,000 cubic meters for the first phase, the plant that is located in Tra Noc...
    Monday, 17th August, 2015