Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Hospitals in HCM City and Hà Nội are admitting dozens of patients with measles each week, many of them pregnant women and children. The Department of Infectious and Nervous Diseases at the city’s Paediatrics Hospital No 1 is currently treating 35 children with measles. Since last December, it has been receiving 20 to 40 patients with measles per day. Dr. Trương Hữu Khanh, head of the department, said that most cases were serious with many complications, including four patients who were in intensive care. Most of the admitted children had not been vaccinated against measles, and some of them had received only one injection instead of two as prescribed. Paediatric Hospital No 2 is now treating 61 children with measles, including five who are on mechanical ventilation. Adult cases Besides children, adults and, especially pregnant women, are vulnerable to contracting measles. Dr Huỳnh Thị Thuý Hoa of … [Read more...] about More measles cases reported at HCM City, Hà Nội hospitals
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Quang Ninh to HCM City flight tickets ready for sale
Van Don International Airport has an annual capacity of two million passengers and 10,000 tonnes of cargo. — Photo cafeland.vn National carrier Vietnam Airlines is officially selling flight tickets for its routes between Quang Ninh and HCM City at the corporation’s dealers. The commercial flights will commence on December 30 with a frequency of one flight per day in each direction. Vietnam Airlines uses the Airbus Industries A321 with a total of 184 seats, including 16 business class seats. The HCM City-Quang Ninh flight will depart at 2pm from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (HCM City) and arrive at Van Don International Airport (Quang Ninh) at 4:50pm. The reverse flight will start at 4:45pm and land at 6:50pm. The prices for an one-way economy class ticket start at VND800,000 (US$34.19) excluding tax and fees. This is a preferential rate for the first phase and is being applied at the sales agents of Vietnam Airlines. After three years, construction of Van Don … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh to HCM City flight tickets ready for sale
HCM City’s streets inundated by downpours
With flooding causing several motorbikes to breakdown, many residents are forced to walk. Despite the adverse weather conditions, many residents still try to go about their daily lives A total of 40 locations across HCM City are seriously submerged. Scenes at Nguyen Duy Trinh road, district 2, during the downpour. At the crossroads between Bach Dang and Dinh Bo Linh streets in Binh Thanh district, many vehicles battle through the floodwater. One motorist is killed as a result of a falling tree. A high-tension pole falls down on Le Thanh Ton street, causing power outages across district 1. During the evening of November 25, prolonged downpours in HCM City caused to fear the risk of flooding in their homes. At the gate of a resident’s home in HCM City. Many houses in HCM City were severely affected by rapidly rising floodwater. Residents were forced to endure a sleepless night in order to protect their belongings. A basement at a home on Nguyen Bieu road, district … [Read more...] about HCM City’s streets inundated by downpours
Dak Lak farmers eye HCM City
The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak wants to establish long-term co-operation with HCM City to promote consumption of its agricultural products, according to a provincial official. Speaking at a seminar on connecting Dak Lak’s farm produce suppliers with buyers in HCM City on Tuesday, Tran Quoc Toan, deputy head of the province’s quality management department for agro-forestry and fisheries products, said with its favourable weather and soil conditions, the province produces many high-quality and safe agricultural products. But in the mountainous province, producers have difficulty taking their products to the market. The seminar, held in HCM City, attracted 13 businesses and co-operatives from Dak Lak and many businesses and retailers in HCM City like Saigon Co.op, Satra, agricultural export companies, safe-food shops, and e-commerce platforms. The Dak Lak delegates introduced their products such as organic rice, cacao, macadamia, pepper, saffron powder, pork and … [Read more...] about Dak Lak farmers eye HCM City
HCM City hosts banquet to mark 73rd National Day
Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong speaks at the banquet on September 1 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Authorities of Ho Chi Minh City hosted a banquet on September 1 in celebration of the 73rd National Day of Vietnam (September 2, 1945). The event was attended by Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong, and Chairwoman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam. It also saw the presence of foreign consuls general and their spouses, along with representatives of foreign consulates, economic-trade-cultural agencies, foreign business associations, and international and non-governmental organisations in HCM City. In his speech, Phong said 73 years ago, under the leadership of then President Ho Chi Minh and the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese people launched the great August Revolution to regain … [Read more...] about HCM City hosts banquet to mark 73rd National Day