Disaster consequences

Jakarta (VNA) – At least seven people were killed and hundreds injured at a 6.2-magnitude earthquake which happened on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early on January 15. Initial information from the country’s disaster mitigation agency showed that four people had died and 637 others were injured in Majene, while there were three fatalities and two dozen injured in the the neighbouring province of Mamuju. Thousands had fled their homes to seek safety when the quake hit just after 1 am local time on Friday morning, damaging at least 60 homes, the agency said. The epicentre of the quake was six kilometres northeast of Majene city at a depth of 10 kilometres. The quake was felt strongly for about seven seconds but did not trigger a tsunami warning./. … [Read more...] about At least seven killed in earthquake on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

This comes after the Ministry of Health sent a dispatch to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the People's Committees of various provinces and cites in late November to order to test samples of imported food packaging. This is aimed at checking items brought in from countries with large novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreaks in an effort to stop any potential exposure to the virus. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 15

At a seminar held to discuss stroke prevention for non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients organised late last week by the Vietnam Cardiology Association and sponsored by Bayer, Dr Nguyễn Lân Việt, the president of the association said: “To achieve better stroke prevention, especially in high-risk AF patients such as those who had a stroke, kidney failure, etc, patients need to strictly adhere to the treatment regimen regarding the use of anti-coagulants prescribed by doctors and informing doctors in time about disease conditions.” … [Read more...] about Prevent strokes since curing is difficult: doctors

The 'Banh mi yeu nuoc' (Patriotic banh mi) stand on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street in Hai Chau District, Da Nang City, Vietnam. Photo: Doan Nhan / Tuoi Tre The Patriotic banh mi is stuffed with traditional fillings, such as paté, sliced pork, Vietnamese ham, sausage, dried shredded pork, cucumber, scallion, and pickled vegetables. … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese offer free ‘banh mi’ to Da Nang’s needy

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has requested ensuring democracy, fairness, safety and thrift in the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and the People’s Councils at all levels in the 2021-2026 tenure. In a directive dated January 14, PM Phuc asked the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) to coordinate with relevant agencies to direct news agencies to disseminate the significance and importance of the elections, the right to vote and to stand as a candidate of citizens to officials, public servants, armed forces and people from all walks of life. The Ministry of Planning and Investment should instruct the General Statistics Office to guide its provincial and municipal chapters to provide population data until December 31, 2020 to serve as a foundation to count the number of NA and People’s Council deputies at each administrative unit. The Government leader directed the Ministry of Transport and the MIC to work on specific … [Read more...] about PM orders democratic, fair, safe organisation of general elections