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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has demanded subordinate levels strengthen air pollution control as air quality in many localities, particularly Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City has worsened. Particularly, the Government chief tasked ministries and localities to immediately review and evaluate the implementation of regulations on dust and emission control right in the first half of 2021. He asked for promptly enhancing air quality monitoring capacity to ensure that air will be monitored nationwide by 2025. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment was tasked to review and report to the Prime Minister a roadmap for application of national emission standards for road motor vehicles in the fourth quarter this year. The main causes to air pollution in Vietnam come from exhaust of transport means, construction activities, industrial production, and low rate of trees in urban areas. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the most concerning air pollutant in Vietnam. Another problem is … [Read more...] about PM demands strengthening air pollution control as air quality worsens

Ha Nam (VNA) - Authorities in the northern province of Ha Nam have set a target of creating 16,500 jobs and sending 1,000 workers overseas in 2021. The provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will continue to coordinate with other agencies and organise events to introduce jobs to workers currently enjoying unemployment benefits. The department will also adopt measures to offer timely support to local enterprises facing problems in production and business, thus helping ensure stable employment. … [Read more...] about Ha Nam targets 17,500 new jobs in 2021

“This is the first project in Việt Nam dedicated to breast cancer with unprecedented scale and number of partners, all in hope of helping cancer patients. The more healthcare professionals receive training to improve their capabilities of treating cancer, the more the workload will be reduced for each doctor and improve the quality of treatment for patients,” President of Vietnam Medical Association Nguyễn Thị Xuyên said. … [Read more...] about Health ministry, VMA sign partnership agreement on breast cancer treatment in VN

NESCAFÉ WASI Coffee Farm Experience Center consists of two floors designed with modern architecture, located in a campus of over 100 hectares surrounded by green coffee garden. On the first floor, consumers can visit, learn, and experience the process of producing high-quality NESCAFÉ coffee from the incubation stage, seedling production to the harvest stage and tasting the quality of the product. … [Read more...] about Opening of NESCAFÉ WASI Coffee Farm Experience Center in Central Highlands

A number of earthquakes and aftermaths hit Majene district and the coastal city of Mamuju in West Sulawesi on January 14-15. The death toll has risen to 81, including 70 in Mamuju. … [Read more...] about Indonesia records nearly 4,000 deaths from disasters, pandemic since 2021