• People throng ‘holy water’ well despite police intervention

    People throng ‘holy water’ well despite police intervention

    12/04/2009 05:00

    A boy sips the “holy water” from a small cup. Authorities have not yet been able to staunch the flow of people seeking miracle cures by drinking “holy water” from a well in a small shrine in...

  • Action month for food hygiene and safety kicks off

    11/04/2009 05:00

    The Steering Board for Food Hygiene and Safety under the Health Ministry launched in Hanoi Saturday a month of action (April 15-May 15) to promote cooking hygiene and safety. The campaign aims to raise the role and responsibility of...

  • Carcinogen finding prompts test on baby talcum powder

    10/04/2009 05:00

    Vietnamese health authorities are testing baby talcum powders for asbestos after the German brand NUK was recalled in China following reports its products contained the mineral, known to cause cancer. Although NUK baby talcum powder is not sold...

  • Vietnam says no to equitizing state-run hospitals

    Vietnam says no to equitizing state-run hospitals

    10/04/2009 05:00

    Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam’s Communist Party said state-owned hospitals will not be privatized, effectively ending a debate of the past few years over a plan to diversify ownership of...

  • Red Cross to host charity performances

    09/04/2009 05:00

    The Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Association will hold a concert this month and a festival next month to raise funds for Agent Orange victims and underprivileged children. The third “Khat Vong Song” (Thirst of Living) concert will hit...

  • Hanoi’s air getting fouler too

    Hanoi’s air getting fouler too

    07/04/2009 05:00

    Sixty percent of readings from the latest tests of air quality in Hanoi’s streets exceed the regulated levels for health and safety, the Hanoi People’s Council said. Worse...

  • World’s first hands, face transplant

    World’s first hands, face transplant

    07/04/2009 05:00

    French doctors Christian Dumontier (R) and Laurent Lantieri (L) give a press conference, on April 6 after they performed the world’s first simultaneous transplants of a new face and both hands including the wrists...

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