• Vietnam under-equipped to handle food safety, hygiene issues 

    19/12/2010 05:00

    A cooking testing department at Ho Chi Minh City's Institute of Hygiene and Public Health. A lack of funds and expertise has limited Vietnam’s ability to test food safety and hygiene, experts say. Vietnam is still...

  • Newborn dies after clinic fails to open its doors for delivery  

    16/12/2010 05:00

    The Thanh Phu Commune health center in Cai Nuoc District, the southernmost province of Ca Mau. Police in the southern Vietnamese province of Ca Mau are investigating the death of a baby who died in front of a local health center...

  • Vietnam faces risk of bird flu outbreak in humans: health ministry 

    15/12/2010 05:00

    While no bird flu human case has been recorded over the past eight months in Vietnam, the country is still at high risk of the epidemic among humans, according to the Ministry of Health.   Nguyen Tran...

  • Carcinogen detected in chili sauce 

    15/12/2010 05:00

    Police in Hanoi Monday said tests have found a carcinogenic substance in chili sauce produced by a local company.   The tests were conducted after inspectors discovered on November 18 that materials...

  • All smoke, no fire 

    All smoke, no fire 

    12/12/2010 05:00

    Vietnam’s ban on smoking and its curbs on tobacco promotion are being observed comfortably in the breach A man smokes tobacco in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. A public smoking ban...

  • Festival decoration is good medicine 

    11/12/2010 05:00

    A man in Ho Chi Minh City drives a pot of kumquat plant for decoration. The kumquat can treat cough and hoarse throat, and give relief to those suffering from backache and arthritis, says herbalist Duong Tan Hung. Kumquat, a citrus...

  • Herbs for health 

    Herbs for health 

    10/12/2010 05:00

    Chinese soups with herbs tantalize taste buds with their flavors and medicinal properties cooking 1-065-10w.jpg"> A bowl of steaming double-boiled crocodile and coconut soup at Ngan...

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