• Twenty more bottled water producers suspended

    Twenty more bottled water producers suspended

    31/03/2009 05:00

    Inspectors in Hanoi inspect bottled water from the Quang Tuan Company Nine more bottled water producers in Hanoi and eleven others in the central province of Quang Ngai have been suspended, increasing consumer...

  • Unhygienic water producers ignore suspension

    Unhygienic water producers ignore suspension

    30/03/2009 05:00

    A pedestrian walks by a pushcart selling bottled water in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Bottled drinking water from producers suspended for health safety violations was still being sold on the weekend in Ho Chi...

  • ‘Superpill’ may cut heart disease: study

    ‘Superpill’ may cut heart disease: study

    30/03/2009 05:00

    A pharmacy in New Hampshire, United States. Healthy people could cut their risk of heart disease in half with a new “super pill” that combines low doses of aspirin and drugs that lower blood pressure and...

  • Local doctor demonstrates complex surgery at Taiwanese conference

    30/03/2009 05:00

    A Vietnamese doctor removed a choledochal cyst from a two-year-old Taiwanese girl as part of a surgery demonstration at an international medical conference earlier this month, a local hospital announced Sunday. Vietnam National Hospital of...

  • Hanoi suspends four water bottling firms

    29/03/2009 05:00

    Hanoi has temporarily shut down four bottled drinking water businesses this month for violating cooking safety and hygiene standards, Hanoi Preventive Health Center Director Nguyen Le Huan said Sunday. The four unhygienic water bottling firms...

  • Work starts on cancer hospital in central hub

    28/03/2009 05:00

    The Da Nang City People’s Committee broke ground Saturday on a 500-bed cancer hospital in Lien Chieu District. The VND500 billion (US$28 million) hospital is expected to receive patients in March 2012. The construction of the 13-floor...

  • Officials lack wherewithal to control food safety

    Officials lack wherewithal to control food safety

    27/03/2009 05:00

    An outdoor eatery on a sidewalk in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1. The responsible authorities of Ho Chi Minh City are not equipped with the managerial and technical skills to tackle the cooking safety and...

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