VIETNAM TODAY

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday asked the health departments in major cities and provinces to ensure enough staff and supplies to meet the public demand for vaccination.

Politburo member and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan on July 9 visited three soldiers injured in a military helicopter crash in Hanoi two days ago.

The ASEAN Economic Community to be established next year is expected to enable free movement of goods, capital, and skilled labour, a seminar heard in HCM City on July 9.

While authorities say that environmental pollution in craft villages is a result of low awareness among villagers, residents complain that local authorities solutions are ineffective.

An Israeli air strike killed seven Palestinian civilians on Thursday, including five children, in the largest death toll from a single attack since the start of a three-day offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the taxation sector to focus on reducing troublesome procedures in tax payment and impose strict punishments on officers who harass the people and businesses.

Many men in Hanoi are fond of swimming nude on the Red River during these hot summer days.

Vietnam launched a national tourism promotion campaign at a press conference in Hanoi on July 9 with a commitment of ensuring safety and service quality for foreign tourists.

Thirteen fishermen have been saved and 6 others remain missing after their boat capsized 27 nautical miles off Ke Ga waters in the south-central Binh Thuan province on July 8.

Russia’s Federation Council on July 9 ratified a cooperation agreement with Vietnam in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes, the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reports.

A boat sank on the afternoon of July 8 off the coast near Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, leaving 16 missing.

A crane collapsed at a work site on July 9 in Haiphong, killing two workers and injuring four.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance and the Export-Import Bank of the Republic of Korea signed two ODA loan agreements worth US$162 million through the Economic Development Cooperation Fund in Hanoi on July 9.

The minister of transport threatened to fire leaders of various positions if substandard construction is discovered.

After the rumoured appearance of wild bulls, an endangered creature in the area emerged, villagers in Phu Yen Province began searching for the animals, said to have left the forest to forage in their crops, just to catch a glimpse.

Many parents in Hanoi have had to queue up for hours in order to get their children inoculated with the “five-in-one” vaccine.

Vietnam rejects as completely unfounded China’s assertions in the annexes to the letters dated 22 May 2014 and 09 June 2014 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Chinese Permanent Mission to the United Nations.

A Chinese passenger was caught attempting to steal USD5,000 on a Vietnam Airlines’ flight from Jakarta to HCM City.

Vietnam's macro-economic stability continued to improve. but its economic growth remained modest and failed to match potential, the World Bank said in a report released yesterday.