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Oil and gas corporation helps Cuban hurricane victims
VietNamNet Bridge – The PetroVietnam Exploitation and Production Corporation (PVEP) has provided over 32,000 USD to Cuba to help the country overcome the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Vietnamese Government has already donated 300,000 USD and 300 tonnes of rice, equivalent to another 200,000 USD.PVEP Cuba’s Director Dinh Trong Huy handed... Read more
Government assists emergency flood control projects
VietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has instructed the Finance Ministry to provide 215 billion VND (12.6 million USD) in emergency aid to speed up dam upgrade projects to control the effects of floods and storms in southern Hau Giang Province, From this sum, 35 billion VND will be issued to northern Ninh Binh Province, 40 billion VND to Hanoi, and 25... Read more
Health Minister inspects alcohol quality in six provinces
VietNamNet Bridge – As of November 17, two working groups from the Ministry of Health will probe alcohol and beer producing factories in Hai Phong, Vinh Phuc, and Thai Nguyen in the north, and HCM City, Long An and Tay Ninh in the south. Health inspectors working at a wine company in HCM City.VietNamNet Bridge – As of November 17, two working groups... Read more
Central, southern regions lack doctors
VietNamNet Bridge – Health officials from the Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen) and southern provinces complained about a huge shortage of doctors and health workers at a meeting held yesterday by the Health Ministry. A doctor performs an ultrasound on a pregnant woman in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum. This region and the south of the country are... Read more
95% oriental medicines smuggled
Deputy Minister of Health Cao Minh Quang attended a meeting in HCM City on Monday that concluded counterfeit medicines are abundant and there is little control of pharmaceutical materials. VietNamNet Bridge - Deputy Minister of Health Cao Minh Quang attended a meeting in HCM City on Monday that concluded counterfeit medicines are abundant and there is little... Read more
Ca Mau Chief Procurator dismissed
VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Cong Loc, Chief Procurator of the People’s Procuracy of the southern province of Ca Mau, has been replaced by Dam Hoang Vu, previously Vice Chief Procurator. Tran Cong Loc’s family temple.VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Cong Loc, Chief Procurator of the People’s Procuracy of the southern province of Ca Mau, has... Read more
HCM City finds more toxic milk
VietNamNet Bridge - A batch of powdered milk that contains melamine is now being held by the HCM City Customs Office, said Dr. Le Truong Giang, Deputy Director of the HCM City Department of Health. Milk containing melamine detected by health inspectors in HCM City.VietNamNet Bridge - A batch of powdered milk that contains melamine is now being held by the HCM... Read more
Dengue fever and conjunctivitis spreads out Hanoi
VietNamNet Bridge – Hospitals in Hanoi reported to receive many dengue fever patients in recent days. The Saint Paul Hospital has around 5-10 patients a day. Meanwhile, the number of sore-eye patients is rising at the National Eye Hospital. Doctor Bui Nguyen Kiem from the Saint Paul Hospital said dengue fever is developing in the capital as the aftermath... Read more
Cervical cancer kills nine women a day
VietNamNet Bridge – Around 500,000 women in the world get this disease each year and nearly 300,000 die of it. In Asia-Pacific, cervical cancer is the second-most common cancer among women, said Prof. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, former Director of the HCM City-based Tu Du Obstetrics Hospital. VietNamNet Bridge – Around 500,000 women in the world get this... Read more
Police find bad helmet fines tough to give out
VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s traffic police find it hard to punish motorbike users wearing sub-standard fashion helmets as there are no specific sanctions against this, said Tran Son, vice head of the Traffic Accident Investigation and Law Instruction Unit Ha Noi’s traffic police last Sunday launched a campaign to punish motorbike users violating... Read more
