Update February, 22 2012 17:18:08
February, 18 2012 10:22:33
Health officials have called on local food and beverage enterprises to strictly follow the regulations on food safety to protect consumer rights and product quality.
February, 22 2012 10:29:04
Local hospitals play vital role
After two days of suffering from loss of appetite, headache and high fever of 39.5 degree Celsius, Nguyen Thi Oanh was taken to Binh Thanh District Hospital in HCM City and diagnosed with dengue fever in the third stage.
February, 22 2012 09:40:09
PM wants tighter control over spread of bird flu
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday sent an urgent message asking local authorities to double efforts to control outbreaks of bird flu in 11 provinces across the country.
February, 21 2012 09:50:00
HFM disease likely to spread
Health experts have warned of unpredictable hand-foot-mouth disease developments in the near future after nine children died out of the more than 6,300 reported cases in the first six weeks of the year.
February, 17 2012 11:00:00
Nation develops vaccine to minimise risks of bird flu
Viet Nam may begin producing bird flu vaccines for humans next year, according to the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology's director Nguyen Tran Hien.
February, 17 2012 10:10:00
Fifty miners hospitalised following gas leak
About 50 miners were hospitalised last night after a gas leak at the Cam Thanh Coal Mine run by the Ha Long Coal One Member Limited Company.
February, 17 2012 10:03:05
Red Bull tested, deemed safe for consumtion
Red Bull energy drinks sold in Viet Nam did not contain any harmful or prohibited additives, announced the Viet Nam Food Administration on Wednesday.
February, 16 2012 10:25:16
Blood ID cards may be more widely used
Blood type identification cards are commonly used in many countries but still a new concept in Viet Nam, said Nguyen Anh Tri, director of the Viet Nam National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) at a seminar in Ha Noi on Tuesday.
February, 16 2012 10:23:19
First swine flu hits Mekong
Health officials have reported the first case of H3N2 swine flu contracted from pigs after a two-year-old girl in Long An Province in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta was diagnosed with the disease.
February, 16 2012 10:00:00
Inspections to meet EU food safety standards
Inspections of fruit and vegetable producers would be conducted throughout the country in an effort to meet the European Union's regulations on plant quarantine and food safety, according to a message from the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cao Duc Phat on Tuesday.
February, 15 2012 11:25:19
Imported chemicals must contain Vietnamese labelling
All imported chemical substances sold in Viet Nam must be labelled in the Vietnamese language, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced.