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The number of liver cancer patients surpassed lung cancer, ranking first in both newly-contracted liver cancer and mortality, each reaching more than 25,000 people in 2019.  A cancer patient receives treatment at Hanoi's K Hospital.  Liver cancer has become the most commonly acquired one in Vietnam, ahead of lung cancer.  According to Professor Nguyen Chan Hung, president of the Vietnam Cancer Association, liver cancer is becoming a "great disaster" in the country. The number of liver cancer patients ranks first in both newly-contracted cases and mortality, each reaching more than 25,000 people this year. In comparison with lung cancer, 23,667 people acquired liver cancer and 20,701 died of it in 2018. The main risks of liver cancer are chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection, aflatoxin exposure, heavy alcoholism, obesity, smoking and type 2 diabetes. "Viral hepatitis is a pandemic and needs to be prevented in order to avoid the threat of liver cancer," … [Read more...] about Liver cancer becomes most commonly acquired one in Vietnam

Vice Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Phan Thi Thang (R) and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of Chongqing Municipal People’s Congress Du Liming at the meeting on December 10 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Vice Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council Phan Thi Thang hosted a reception for Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of Chongqing Municipal People’s Congress Du Liming in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10. Thang affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, Government and people always attach much importance to develop traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation with the Chinese Party, Government and People. Both sides have made concerted efforts to ensure that the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two nations develop into a stable and sustainable manner for the benefits of the two peoples, she said. Thang stressed that Ho Chi Minh City has set up friendship relations with eight Chinese … [Read more...] about HCM City, China’s Chongqing step up cooperation

Samsung Viet Nam handed over STEM lab to Samsung HOPE school. — Photo courtesy of Samsung Samsung Viet Nam officially launched STEM Classes at Thai Nguyen and Bac Ninh Samsung Hope School in a modern, child-friendly open space model to meet the needs of learning and practicing STEM. The first STEM education model (interdisciplinary education method: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) introduced in provinces with a total investment of VND2 billion (US$86,425), with the hope of contributing to the digital shift of Viet Nam education in line with the Samsung's global corporate social responsibility (CSR) vision, “Enabling People, Education for the future generation”. With diverse and plentiful contents, Samsung's advanced technology equipment including smart interactive boards, tablets, STEM Lego Robotics and 3D Printing along with the training programmes for human resources, STEM classes desire to spread the STEM education method in the community and help … [Read more...] about Samsung Viet Nam brings STEM education model to HOPE school

The annual meeting reviewed ACC’s activities in 2019 and approved a plan for the center’s operations in 2020. Accordingly, the center successfully implemented 23 projects to promote trade, investment, tourism, and education cooperation, and culture and people-to-people exchange between ASEAN member nations and China. Delegates at the 9th Meeting of the Joint Council of the ASEAN – China Center The 2019 ASEAN-China Intelligent Industry Conference and a program to promote Chinese  firms’ investment in Vietnam, were held in HCM City in July 2019. Participants said the ACC’s projects should focus on supporting the realization of decisions by the ASEAN-China Summit, including the ASEAN - China Strategic Partnership Vision 2030, the ASEAN-China Leaders' Statement on Smart City Cooperation, and the ASEAN Plus Three Leaders' Statement on Connecting the Connectivities Initiative. At the event, Ambassador Binh mentioned Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends ASEAN – China Center Joint Council’s meeting

During the meeting, the host affirmed that Obama’s visit shows his continued care for Vietnam-US relations, as well as the Southeast Asian nation’s development. The HCM City leader appreciated Obama's contributions to bilateral ties when he was US President, especially in the period when the two countries established a comprehensive partnership in 2013. At the reception Nhan said he hopes that Obama will continue to promote bilateral relations, especially in the context that Vietnam and the US are preparing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties in 2020. While praising the contributions made by Obama and his wife Michelle to education development, especially for girls, the municipal leader expressed his wish that through the Obama Foundation, more development assistance projects will be implemented in Vietnamese localities in the future. For his part, Obama said he was delighted to see that Vietnam and the US are still … [Read more...] about HCM City Party leader receives former US President