More medicine provided free for under-six children
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Children under the age
of six would have access to additional medications and supplements under the
national health insurance fund thanks to a decision by the Ministry of Health.
VIETNAM: Government leads region in climate change challenge
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Serious efforts are under way to respond to the impact of
climate change in Vietnam
but a lack of capacity and resources remains a challenge, experts say.
Viet Nam
has made great strides in terms of economic performance, but at the same time,
there are signs of rising economic inequality and disparity in the country.
HA
NOI — Close to 6,000 schools across Viet Nam will continue to improve
their education management systems after the European Commission
pledged to help the country continue carrying out the Support to the
Renovation of Education Management System (SREM) project.
Despite the slowdown in investments
on the back of the global financial crisis, the Vietnamese drinks sector
continues to attract investments from international players, according to a
report by companiesandmarkets.com, a website providing market reports and
company specific information to market research buyers worldwide.
Gov’t orders strict measures to curb rising prices
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
The Government last Friday issued a document urging
relevant central bodies to take strict measures to curb the rising trend of
prices of key commodities including cement, dairy products, steel, and
transport services.
Total 608 more people were found having HIV
in February, decreasing by
45% against that of January, yet the number of those who died from AIDS
increased by 48%, according to the Ministry of Health.
HCM City (VNA) – The
Vietnam Export-Import Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Vietnam Eximbank)
has officially joined GlobePass, an alliance network of financial
institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, to raise its prestige and the
quality of service for both domestic and foreign customers.
Hanoi craft villages earn hundreds of billions of VND per year
Monday, 08 March 2010
Nearly 100 out of the 1,270
craft villages in Hanoi have posted revenues of between 10-50 billion
VND per year--some even reaching the hundreds of billions.
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