Update May, 23 2012 16:33:37
Pollution levels raise public concern
May, 23 2012 10:45:00
People in Viet Nam have rising concerns about the effects of the environment on their health and well being, a survey released recently by market research firm Cimigo has found.
May, 23 2012 12:15:00
Nutrious milk smugglers confiscated
Hue City's police thwarted a smuggling ring and confiscated 10,000 US's Abbott milk-cans with labels changed, the city investigative police confirmed with Viet Nam News today. 
May, 22 2012 16:07:24
Doctor sentenced for medical malpractice
Thanh Tri District People's Court sentenced 50-year-old Doctor Tran Thi Xuan Dung to 16 months of non-custodial reform yesterday for malpractice.
May, 22 2012 09:55:23
Experts call for improved infant diets
Parental misconceptions about the quality of food recipes may be a contributing factor to children's slow growth and their digestion problems, said experts at a conference addressing food safety for children held in Ha Noi yesterday.
May, 21 2012 10:28:53
USAID set to help Viet Nam in its fight against avian flu
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has approved a project on preventing avian and human pandemic influenza funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
May, 18 2012 10:35:35
Da Nang campaign to relieve hypertension
The ‘Know Your Number' campaign, which aims to address the high rates of undiagnosed hypertension along adult men and women in the over 40 age group, was launched in the central coastal city yesterday.
May, 18 2012 09:18:00
HCM City pork free of lean-meat agents
None of the samples of pork and pig organs sold in HCM City's markets contained clenbuterol and salbutamol, the lean-meat additives banned in breeding animals, the HCM City Department of Food Hygiene and Safety announced yesterday.
May, 17 2012 11:50:59
$2.1 mil for medical waste treatment in Dong Thap
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap has received US$2.1 million in aid for a local hospital waste treatment project.
May, 17 2012 10:09:12
Woman continues to fight premature ageing illness
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai looks much younger than she did two months earlier, but she says she is not yet confident about integrating into the larger community.
May, 17 2012 09:56:39
No formaldehyde found in cabbages
Viet Nam has not found any signs of formaldehyde-tainted cabbages following recent reports of contaminated cabbages in China, agriculture officials said yesterday.
May, 17 2012 09:35:43
Disabled people set to get disaster training
People with disabilities will be trained to actively contribute to natural disaster prevention in 46 villages of central Quang Nam Province under a project conducted by German NGO Malteser International.