• Shady surgery

    Shady surgery

    04/02/2009 05:00

    The face of T. pictured last month after she endured a third operation to remove silicon from her face at a Ho Chi Minh City hospital A Ho Chi Minh City woman is calling on authorities to crack down on beauty...

  • Government cracks down on livestock diseases

    Government cracks down on livestock diseases

    04/02/2009 05:00

    A farmer carrying chickens on a motorcycle makes his way to a local market on a road in the suburds of Hanoi in 2004. Cattle from poverty and hunger eradication projects have been found to be infected with...

  • IVF regulations pose barrier to infertile couples

    IVF regulations pose barrier to infertile couples

    04/02/2009 05:00

    A doctor stores sperm at Ho Chi Minh City-based Hung Vuong Obstetrics Hospital. Vietnam has made significant progress in IVF, but many couples’ desires for children are cut short by regulations. Experts say...

  • Deadly diabetes drug banned

    04/02/2009 05:00

    The Drug Administration of Vietnam said it had not permitted the importation and sale of a Chinese diabetes drug “Tang Zhi Ning Jiao Nang.” The comment came after China banned the use of the drug following the deaths on January 17 and...

  • Avian influenza spreads in Ca Mau

    Avian influenza spreads in Ca Mau

    04/02/2009 05:00

    A bird flu epidemic has swept through two communes in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, forcing authorities to destroy more than 3,000 ducks. An official from the provincial Bird Flu...

  • Suicide plant plagues central mountains

    Suicide plant plagues central mountains

    03/02/2009 05:00

    A Co Tu woman undergoes a health check at a clinic in Tay Giang District. Local officials say due to poor heath care facilities, they cannot save many who attempt suicide by eating la ngon, a toxic plant abundant in the...

  • Bird flu hits southernmost province

    02/02/2009 05:00

    An outbreak of bird flu has swept through a commune in the southernmost province of Ca Mau forcing authorities to cull a flock of about 700 ducks. Duong Van Khoa, head of Tran Van Thoi District Veterinary Station, Monday said many ducks had...

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