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Gov’t orders drastic market price control

HCMC – The Government has called on local authorities and related agencies to speed up measures to control consumer prices and prevent speculation, price fever and unreasonable price hikes on the domestic market, local media reports.

Ha Noi's CPI increased by 1.68 per cent in January

Ha Noi's consumer price index in January this year saw a month-on-month increase of 1.68 per cent, the General Statistics Office reported, up 12.36 per cent on the same month last year.

Algeria: huge potential for Vietnamese farm products

Algeria: huge potential for Vietnamese farm products

Almost all of Vietnam's key farm products shipped to Algeria are not grown in the African country

Algeria: huge potential for Vietnamese farm produce

Algeria is seen as a huge potential market for Vietnamese agricultural exports as almost all of its key farm products shipped to Algeria are not grown in the African country.

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ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health

The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to

Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery

Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical