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NEC reports 98 per cent election turnout Nation turns out for elections Polling stations offer support to older residents on Election Day 95% of eligible voters cast ballots in HCMC as of 5 pm. Election Day at a polling station Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc in HCM City votes at polling station 41 in Ward 6, District 3, HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM City – HCM City voters took part in the election for the 14 th Việt Nam National Assembly this morning, which saw cooler temperatures after an overnight rain. All electoral places were solemnly decorated with flags, banners and information about candidates. Since early this morning, voters have queued up at electoral places even before the official opening time of 7am. Nguyễn Thiện Nhân, Politburo member, chairman of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front’s Central Committee and deputy chairman of the National Electoral Council, paid a short visit to HCM City Archbishop Paul Bùi Văn Đọc … [Read more...] about Election atmosphere in HCM City

The southern region’s rainy season is expected to start in mid-May and end in mid-November. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The rainy season in the southern region this year is expected to have temperatures 0.4 to 0.8 degrees Celsius above average, according to the Southern Hydro-Meteorological Station. Đặng Văn Dũng, deputy head of station, said the rainy season in the south would start a few days later this year, sometime between May 5-15, and will end in mid-November. Rainfall could start earlier in the coastal areas of Kiên Giang and Cà Mau provinces, and the northern mountainous and the southeastern regions. Heavy rains are usually affected by extreme weather events, and accompanied by strong thunderstorms, whirlwinds and lightning in the first months of the rainy season. The hot peak of the dry season occurred in early May, Dũng said. The highest temperature was recorded in HCM City and southeastern provinces, ranging from 36-38 degrees Celsius, while … [Read more...] about Southern region to see high temperatures in rainy season

People practises to evacuate the disabled during disaster in Central Quảng Trị Province. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY— The US Government will continue to provide disaster relief grant s to help Việt Nam respond to the severe drought and saltwater intrusion affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the southern provinces and Central Highlands , t he US Agency for International Development (USAID) announced last Friday. “On March 25, US Ambassador Ted Osius declared a disaster due to the effects of the drought in Việt Nam,” Consul General Rena Bitter said in HCM City. She added that this status would allow the US to provide support to Việt Nam through the Việt Nam Red Cross (VNRC), which has been actively co-ordinating relief efforts. With this assistance, VNRC will provide safe drinking water and water storage containers to those most affected and will carry out promotional activities to enhance the awareness of sanitation and hygiene. Since … [Read more...] about US to continue disaster relief grants to Việt Nam

A 20-day-old female infant before and after surgery. —Photo courtesy of HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Doctors at HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1 have performed surgery to remove a large tumour extending from the neck to the abdomen of a 20-day-old female infant. Dr Đào Trung Hiếu, deputy head of the HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1, said on Tuesday that the infant was brought to the hospital on October 6 from Từ Dũ Hospital in HCM City. She had a high fever and a tumour measuring 10cm x 10cm x 5cm in size. After being admitted to the HCM City Paediatrics Hospital 1, the tumour began to swell and the baby’s fever had not abated. A CAT scan showed that a vascular anomaly of veins and lymph vessels, a rare condition in infants, had caused the tumour. The tumour eventually grew to 15cm x 25cm x 10cm. Initially, the hospital’s doctors thought the surgery would be life-threatening as prolonged anesthesia can cause the body temperature to … [Read more...] about Doctors remove large tumour from 20-day-old infant

A medical official checks the body temperature of arrivals at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoàng Hải Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City’s People’s Committee has directed the city’s health department and districts’ people’s committees, in collaboration with agencies at all levels, to take measures to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country, which has appeared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The virus in the Congo could spread to neighbouring countries in Africa, according to the World Heath Organization (WHO). WHO has reported 58 confirmed and suspected cases of Ebola in the Congo, including 27 deaths from April 4 to May 29. The Ministry of Health has told districts and cities’ people’s committees to enhance supervision at border gates, international airports, and hospitals and health-care facilities. From June 8-14, HCM City recorded 202 cases of dengue fever and 47 cases of … [Read more...] about Provinces take measures to prevent spread of Ebola virus

The Government plans to continue adaptation activities to increase resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY (VNS)— The Government plans to continue adaptation activities to increase resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, heard a conference held yesterday in HCM City. Speaking at the "Viet Nam's Contribution to A New Global Climate Agreement" conference, Nguyen Khac Hieu, deputy director of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and Climate Change, said Viet Nam was one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change. The country in recent years has been implementing many programmes on responding to climate change. It has also been involved in developing a new global climate deal to limit the earth's temperature by the end of the 21st century to no more than two degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrialisation period. To achieve this, the Conference of the Parties (COP19) in … [Read more...] about Gov’t commits to fight against climate change

A medical worker supervises the body temperature of visitors at the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City. To date, no Zika virus cases have been detected in Việt Nam. — Photo vov.vn HÀ NỘI (VNS) — The Ministry of Health has collected a total of 784 samples for the Zika virus tests in 32 provinces and cities nationwide from the beginning of 2016 to March 30. However, to date no sample has tested positive for the deadly virus in Việt Nam, according to the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department. “Việt Nam has not reported any case that has tested positive for the Zika virus,” department director Trần Đắc Phu said. Director Phu also denied a rumour reported by local media that four people had tested positive for the virus. The ministry has established eight teams to ensure virus prevention in 15 provinces and cities nationwide. The health ministry has recommended to people that they ensure measures to prevent mosquito bites. Residents should actively kill … [Read more...] about Tests finds no cases of Zika virus

Đà Nẵng International Airport has stepped up preventive measures after finding Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes at the airport. – Illustrative Photo Viet Nam News - HÀ NỘI — Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, which transmit the Zika virus, were found at Đà Nẵng International Airport, Phạm Trúc Lâm, director of Đà Nẵng international quarantine service, said. At a meeting with the relevant agencies yesterday in the central city, Lâm said that after identifying the mosquitoes, chemicals had been sprayed in the international terminal to kill them. He said chemical spraying must be conducted when there are lots of mosquitoes present and when large groups of tourists arrive at the airport. He said it was impossible to spray the chemicals while the terminal was crowded, noting, “We have to accept spraying the chemicals at night even though the mosquitoes are not active at that time.” Đà Nẵng was at high risk for cases of Zika infections as thousands of passengers arrive at the airport every … [Read more...] about Zika mosquitoes seen at Đà Nẵng International Airport

Cheap but unsafe: A student demonstrates a handmade cooling device designed to cope with summer heat. -- Photo thanhnien.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – A handmade cooling device – one of the best selling products for low-income earners in cities can cause negative impacts on users’ health and household appliances, engineers and health experts warns. The handmade cooling devices became popular in big cities like HCM City and Hà Nội last summer when Dương Ngọc Mỹ, a senior student studying automobiles at the Hà Nội University of Industry, developed the invention to cope with rising temperatures. The device comprises a mini fan, a 60ml water bottle, a piece of foam and uses a USB connection for power. From a 62sq.cm rectangular box, Mỹ makes an air conditioner equivalent to 2000BTU. A regular air conditioner sold on the market ranges from between 9,000 to 12,000BTU. Two kilos of ice (VND6,000 or $0.27) is enough to produce cool air for a 10sq.m room for four or five hours. In … [Read more...] about Experts say cooling device unsafe

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Over 866,000 students across the country gathered at 2,364 testing locations yesterday afternoon to complete all registering procedures for the three-day National High School Exam, the all-important exam students spend 12 years preparing for. The exam is scheduled to run from today through June 24. Candidates will take five tests: math, literature, foreign language, natural science (including physics, chemistry, biology) and social science (including history, geography and citizen education). Associate Professor Mai Văn Trinh, head of the Department of Testing and Education Quality Assurance, said the tests include 60 per cent basic knowledge. The 40 per cent ‘knowledge’ portion of the tests will be used to classify the levels of candidates. It goes toward university admissions, Trinh said. As of 2015, high school graduation and university entrance exams have been mixed into one national exam called the national high school exam. The … [Read more...] about Over 866,000 students take HS Exam