Society More condolences delivered to Việt Nam over Typhoon Yagi’s impact To date, the powerful typhoon and ensuing flooding and landslides have left 329 people dead and missing in 26 localities in northern Việt Nam. 2 hours ago | Vietnam news Free e-learning platform about child nutrition launched 3 hours ago | Vietnam news More investment needed in digital transformation of urban management: conference 4 hours ago | Vietnam news Việt Nam cherishes typhoon aid support from int'l partners, Vietnamese overseas community 5 hours ago | Vietnam news 1 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:56 Another medical centre to be built on Spratly archipelago Another medical centre will be built on Phan Vinh island (Pearson Reefs) in the island district of Trường Sa (Spratly), the central province of Khánh Hòa. 2 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:56 Severe traffic accidents reported over weekend A serious crash between a lorry and passenger bus on the Hà Nội-Bắc Giang National Highway Expressway yesterday noon left two deaths and six injuries, adding to an already high number of traffic accidents over the weekend. 3 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:56 Corruption, immigrant ethnic minority, child abuse top NA lawmakers’ concerns Lawmakers express their concerns over several issues plaguing the Vietnamese society in current times including corruption, solutions to immigration, addressing child abuse and school violence in today morning session of the ongoing National Assembly (NA)’s plenary meeting. 4 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:56 Đồng Tháp Province opens new Cao Lãnh Bridge to traffic The 2.01km-long cable-stayed Cao Lãnh Bridge linking Cao Lãnh City and Lấp Vò District in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Đồng Tháp officially opened to traffic last Sunday (May 27). 5 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:56 24h News in Photos 6 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:55 Transport businesses in Ha Noi stripped of licences The licences of some 1,225 transport entities in Hà Nội have been revoked, reported Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper. 7 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:55 High schools take advantage of application season In just two weeks, 9th grade students all over the country will take part in the high school entrance exam, which is considered by many to be as important as the university entrance exam. 8 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:55 HCM City to add 17 high-quality bus routes HCM City will open an additional 17 high-quality bus routes beginning from July 1, increasing the total number of high-quality bus routes to 20. 9 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:08 Border guard team seizes over 50,000 litres of oil The Sóc Trăng border guards seized more than 50,000 litres of diesel in the territorial waters, some 28 nautical miles off the coast of the Mekong Delta province, on Thursday. 10 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:08 Ministry of Health proposes ban on beer advertisement The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday proposed a ban on beer advertisement besides liquor advertisement like present. 11 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:07 Việt Nam’s tax system reviewed The collection of indirect taxes in Việt Nam is forecasted to increase in the coming time while direct taxes is predicted to account for a smaller proportion, according to a Fair Tax Monitor Index report released by Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) yesterday. 12 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:07 Economical watering model helps increase agricultural productivity The application of the economic watering model has helped increase productivity by 10-15 per cent and reduced the cost of labourers as well. 13 Vietnam news | 05/28/2018 10:07 Irrigation systems need repairs Nearly 900 irrigation systems in the northern mountainous province of Điện Biên will be reinforced in preparation for the flood season to come. 14 Vietnam news | 05/25/2018 15:55 Victims’ families call for acquittal of doctor The relatives of nine victims who died due to contaminated dialysis machines asked a court on Monday to acquit one of the defendants in the case. 15 Vietnam news | 05/25/2018 15:55 IDT director receives life sentence for fraud Phạm Thanh Hải, 52, former director of the International Trading, Investment and Technology Development (IDT) joint stock company, received a life sentence Monday afternoon for defrauding hundreds of investors. 16 Vietnam news | 05/25/2018 15:55 VN among countries with highest gestational diabetes rate in Asia-Pacific Việt Nam is among the countries in the Asia-Pacific with an alarming incidence of gestational diabetes, Dr Lê Quang Thanh, head of Từ Dũ Hospital in HCM City, has said. 17 Vietnam news | 05/25/2018 15:55 Public and private agencies commit to achieve green growth Protecting the environment is now becoming a common motivation of enterprises’s long term strategy, Nguyễn Thế Chinh, head of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment said at an event on May 22. 18 Vietnam news | 05/25/2018 15:55 24h News in Photos 19 Vietnam news | 05/25/2018 15:55 Three suspended for selling expired medicine Three hospital staff members in the southern province of Đồng Nai were suspended from work on Monday after selling expired medicines to a patient last week. 20 Vietnam news | 05/25/2018 15:55 VN aims to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis Children and pregnant women lack access to health services in remote, border and island areas, creating a major challenge for the national programme to eliminate the transmission of HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis from mothers to children, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Viết Tiến said in Hà Nội on May 22. 1619 1620 1621 1622 1623