Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai speaks at the conference (PHoto: SGGP) Speaking at the conference, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai said that the disbursement progress has so far achieved 11 percent, which is lower than last year with 17 percent. He added that many units have had low disbursement rates; therefore, all units and investors must clearly define their responsibilities, review each project, and solve any problems to ensure progress, not accumulate at the end of the year. In order to speed up the progress of projects, Chairman Phan Van Mai asked the units to report in detail and analyze each project for solutions. Reporting at the conference, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Planning and Investment Le Thi Huynh Mai said that most of the units with too low disbursement rates do have not much capital and are currently in the process of implementing procedures, so they have not completed the … [Read more...] about HCMC People’s Committee asks to remove difficulties, accelerate disbursement
Kidney transplant
Alling woman in Bac Giang in desperate need of support
A blind woman in the northern province of Bac Giang is calling for help as she faces kidney failure, but her family are too poor to cover the treatment. Trieu Thi Yen, 46, from Yen Dung District has been suffering from kidney failure for 14 years. She has to come to Bac Giang General Hospital for dialysis three times a week. Yen and her son Yen said that she was blind since birth. In 2005, she started working for a massage facility for the blind in Hai Duong Province. Then, three years later, she gave birth to her son Trieu Van Hung. When her son was three years old, she faced tiredness and oedema. She also lost breast milk. She was diagnosed with the final stages of kidney failure. She was totally shocked. Due to financial difficulties, she could not afford to buy powdered milk for her child. Instead, she had to use dilute soup to feed him. Nguyen Tien Manh, vice chairman of Dong Phuc Commune People’s Committee, said that Yen’s family was among the poorest in … [Read more...] about Alling woman in Bac Giang in desperate need of support
Couple drink car coolant mistaken for beer, coke
A woman holds one of the two cans of car coolant that a couple in Hanoi mistook for beer and coke, May 2022. Photo courtesy of the 108 Military Central Hospital Doctors at the Department of Internal Medicine and Toxicology of the 108 Military Central Hospital said Monday that the two patients were admitted in a state of panic after they were aware of the fluid they had taken. The couple said an acquaintance had given them two cans in red and green. Thinking that the green one is beer and the other coke, they drank it. Only when they experienced no taste from the fluid, did the couple check the information printed on the cans and realized they had drunk car engine coolant. The hospital admitted them for emergency aid and had their stomachs cleaned. They remained hospitalized for three days before release. Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, head of the department, said the main element of car coolant is ethylen glycol that has no color and smell and tastes a little sweet. Once … [Read more...] about Couple drink car coolant mistaken for beer, coke
