Rural shoppers turn to VN products

A programme to popularise high-quality Vietnamese products in rural areas begun three years ago has achieved great success.

Provinces to set aside stock for Tet

Cities and provinces nationwide were set to reserve a significant volume of essential goods and foodstuff worth VND2.64 trillion (US$126.5 million) to serve consumers during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) Holiday under a price- stabilisation programme, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced on Thursday.

Project improves natural disaster resilience

Over the past year, awareness of people in 16 communes in six cities and provinces of Vietnam about natural disaster prevention and fighting has been significantly improved by a groundbreaking project.

VN boosts cooperation with Finnish localities

The Vietnamese Government always supports its localities in their efforts to boost cooperation with cities and provinces of Finland, to contribute to strengthening the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

AIDS, tuberculosis prevention reviewed

The 8 th conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) for the Asia-Pacific opened in Hanoi on Sept. 27, with over 200 delegates from 15 countries and territories worldwide, and international organisations taking part.

Vietnam aims to root out leprosy by 2015

The National Leprosy Eradication Programme under the Health Ministry and the Lam Dong provincial People’s Committee on Sept. 25 organised a conference aiming to accelerate efforts to eradicate leprosy.

Hand-foot-mouth now under control

Hand-foot-mouth disease was being controlled in cities and provinces, the Ministry of Health's Preventive Medicine Department said yesterday.

Vietnam not to announce a hand-foot-mouth pandemic

As eight provinces and cities have reported a slowdown of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD), the Ministry of Health has decided not to announce a HFMD pandemic

Party leader Trong encourages intellectual development progress

Developing and creating favourable conditions for intellectuals to work and make contributions to the country is the responsibility of the political system and society as a whole, said Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Best young footballers vie for dream trip to Qatar

Fifty of the best footballers nationwide have been chosen via the Football Dreams programme in HCM City-based Thanh Long Sports Centre.