HEALTH
Tuesday ,Feb 09,2010, Posted at 12:17 (GMT+7)
Hospitals fear that blood stores will run dry as there won’t be enough blood donations during the Tet holidays to keep up with the increased demand.
Monday ,Feb 08,2010, Posted at 16:50 (GMT+7)

Seven patients in five weeks have gone down with cholera in the Mekong delta province of An Giang, putting the provincial health department on high alert to prevent an epidemic.

Saturday ,Feb 06,2010, Posted at 14:59 (GMT+7)
The Japanese government will provide 461 million JPY (US$5.1 million) for Vietnam to implement a project to upgrade medical equipment for the Central Maternity Hospital.
Thursday ,Feb 04,2010, Posted at 15:23 (GMT+7)
A new spate of swine flu (A/H1N1) has broken out in the northern province of Bac Kan, health officials reported February 3.
Wednesday,Feb 03,2010, Posted at 13:04 (GMT+7)
The Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City inaugurated its first international-standard blood bank on February 2.
Tuesday ,Feb 02,2010, Posted at 15:21 (GMT+7)
The Investigative Police Bureau in Ho Chi Minh City has issued a warrant for the arrest of Viet-Phap Joint-Stock Pharmaceutical Company Director Huynh Ngoc Quang and 13 of his accomplices for making and selling fake drugs.
Monday ,Feb 01,2010, Posted at 14:38 (GMT+7)
Markets in major cities nationwide are flooded with foodstuff consumed traditionally during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, but this has also brought out concerns over their safety and quality.