• Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  Rise in hand, foot, mouth cases
  

  The number of children contracting hand, foot mouth disease (HFMD) is on the rise even though the peak season is still one month away, Children Hospitals Nos 1 and 2 in HCM City have announced.
  18/03
• Viral lab put into operation
  Viral lab put into operation
  

  A Hanoi-based blood-borne viral testing laboratory, part of a cooperation project between Vietnam and Ireland, was officially put into operation on March 17.
  18/03
• Girl dies of A/H5N1 in HCM City
  Girl dies of A/H5N1 in HCM City
  

  Another patient has died of the A/H5N1 virus on March 17 in Ho Chi Minh City, confirmed a city health official.
  18/03
• Seminar discusses natural resource co-management
  Seminar discusses natural resource co-management
  

  German environmental experts and representatives of local nature reserves and environment organisations gathered in the southern province of Soc Trang on March 17 for a three-day workshop to find out the best ways of managing natural resources in Vietnam.
  18/03
• Seoul to help Hanoi upgrade polluted river
  Seoul to help Hanoi upgrade polluted river
  

  Seoul will cooperate with Hanoi to upgrade the polluted To Lich River, ensuring the Vietnamese capital city’s urban scenery for its 1,000th founding anniversary.
  18/03

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• VND6.1 billion donated to poor people
  VND6.1 billion donated to poor people
  

  

  About 10,000 people and foreign tourists took part in the 5th walk in Ho Chi Minh City for the poor on November 15.
  15/11
• Fighting the ravages of alcoholism
  Fighting the ravages of alcoholism
  

  

  Overconsumption of alcoholic beverages among Vietnamese, especially young ones, is posing a threat to society and the national economy. As much as 4.4 percent of the population is faced with health problems caused by drinking, according to statistics released by the Institute for Medical Policy Strategies.
  15/11
• Five million Vietnamese have diabetes
  Five million Vietnamese have diabetes
  

  

  With five million sufferers, Vietnam is one of the countries which have the highest rates of diabetes in the world, according to the national endocrinological hospital.
  14/11
• Vietnam attends Japan-ASEAN Student Conference
  Vietnam attends Japan-ASEAN Student Conference
  

  Twelve Vietnamese students are participating in the Japan-ASEAN Student Conference in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Miyagi from November 14-17.
  14/11
• Australia helps Vietnam respond to climate change
  Australia helps Vietnam respond to climate change
  

  The Australian Government is investing in a Euro1 million project to study the impact and produce responses to climate change in Vietnam.
  14/11