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Two treeman syndrome cases reported in Vietnam

Two men suffering from the extremely rare disease, treeman syndrome, have been reported in Vietnam.

VN kids need to be saved from life-saving classes

It's been a bleak week for Vietnamese schools, parents and their children. A boy was found dead in a school van on August 6, suspected of being forgotten by the caretaker and locked inside the vehicle.

13 to be prosecuted in inter-provincial online football gambling case

The police has initiated legal proceedings against 13 defendants for their alleged involvement in a major football gambling ring worth VND1.6 trillion (US$64million), according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Vietnam medical equipment market grows 18-20% in 2016-2020

Demand for better healthcare in Vietnam over the past years has greatly contributed to the growth of medical device market.

 

Vietnam wins big at international astronomy competition

Vietnam finished fifth at the 13th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) in Hungary, the Vietnam News Agency has reported.

Book features 50-year implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament

A pictorial book titled “50-year implementation of President Ho Chi Minh’s testament (1969-2019)” has been introduced to the public.

Vietnamese lawyer named in 2019 Class of Asia Young Leaders

Ta Ngoc Van, Chief Lawyer at a Hanoi-based charity organisation that rescues women and children in crisis, has been named in the 2019 Class of Asia 39 Young Leaders by the Asia Society from the US.

Large wave in Japan kills Vietnamese tourist

A 23-year-old Vietnamese woman has been killed after being swept out to sea by a large wave while swimming in the waters off of Takeigama beach in Kashima of Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan.

 

National team set to compete in SEA women’s football tournament

Vietnam’s national women’s football team departed for Thailand on August 13 ahead of their participation in the AFF Women’s Championship 2019.

 

Thai Son Nam put best foot forward at AFC tournament

Thai Son Nam will have to do without star player Vu Duc Tung in the AFC Futsal Club Championship’s quarter-final versus Chinese Shenzhen Nanling Tielang today.

5.6 percent of Vietnamese children face risk of trafficking

About 5.6 per cent of Vietnamese children are at risk of trafficking according to results of a nationwide survey.

Experts oppose to private placement of start-ups

The regulation on the private placement shares of a start-up company is sparking opposing public opinions as the regulation can pose potential risks and create overlaps with other laws.

 

Phu Yen preventive forest ravaged by droughts

Hundreds of hectares of preventive forests in Phu Yen Province have been damaged by long droughts, causing losses of billions of VND.

Small hydropower plants blamed for severe flooding

Experts have blamed small hydropower plants and a lack of attention to local drainage systems as the cause for recent flooding.

 

BinhThuan: Bodies of tourists swept away by waves found

Two bodies have been found after a group of tourists were swept away while swimming in Binh Thuan Province three days ago.

 

Vietnam launches first online medicine database

Vietnam’s first online pharmaceutical and medicine database was officially opened by the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health.

 

Photos recall glorious historical pages

74 years ago, President Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Declaration of Independence in Hanoi, announcing the birth of Vietnam. From this historic moment, a new chapter has opened in the nation’s history.

Ca Mau seeks $60.4 m from Government to resettle households in disaster–prone areas

The Ca Mau Province People’s Committee has asked the central Government for VND1.4 trillion (US$60.4 million) to relocate families living in natural disaster-prone areas to new residential areas built in 2016-25.

More and more schools in HCM City have green space

Kids at the private Sao Viet Kindergarten in HCM City’s Hoc Mon District are happy to put vegetable seeds in styrofoam boxes and water them in the garden.

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