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Excessive alcohol consumption resulted in 79,000 deaths and hundreds of thousands of hospitalisations for the treatment of alcohol-related diseases including stroke and hypertension in 2016 alone, said Kidong Park, the World Health Organisation Representative in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Drink drivers could have their licences revoked permanently

Many Vietnamese stop off at their favourite bar for a few glasses of beer after work. Photo: AFP Under the new law, motorbike drivers who have been drinking will be fined up to $345, while car drivers under the influence could face a penalty of up to $1,800. Both face two-year licence suspensions. … [Read more...] about Beer sales fizzle in Vietnam as drink-driving law hits bars

Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has approved a national plan to respond to oil spills. The move aims to help promptly deal with oil spills, minimise the number of oil spills and reduce the damage by oil spills on the environment, economy and society. The plan tackles several oil spill possibilities, such as spills from oil tankers, spills due to broken pipelines and spills at oil refinery factory, among others. To handle oil spills, the plan pointed out major solutions, such as strengthening human resources, perfecting policies and mechanisms, enhancing international co-operation and ensuring enough facilities to deal with oil spills, he added. The Deputy PM assigned the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue to receive and verify information related to oil spills then issue an action plan and work with relevant units to fix the situation. The committee was told to set up a special team with participants from ministries, sectors … [Read more...] about National plan to respond to oil spills approved

Dũng assigned the National Committee for Natural Disaster Response and Search and Rescue to receive and verify information related to oil spills then issue an action plan and work with relevant units to fix the situation. … [Read more...] about Deputy PM okays national plan to respond to oil spills

Hanoi (VNA) – Expanding external relations has helped many localities across the country mobilise resources and assistance for their development. So far, localities nationwide have signed 232 international agreements and mobilised over 270 million USD worth of foreign non-governmental aid. The southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City, for example, has expanded international friendship and cooperation with 11 agreements signed in 2019, raising the total number of foreign localities having cooperative ties with the city to 53, according to Director of the municipal Department of External Relations Le Quang Long. In the year, the city attracted 8 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI), he added. Meanwhile, the central coastal city of Da Nang lured over 3.5 billion USD in FDI over the past 20 years and had relations with over 20 countries and territories worldwide. The city has carried out a number of effective cooperation programmes with Lao partners as well as signed … [Read more...] about External relations mobilise resources for localities’ development