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In the field of obstetrics, Việt Nam has also been successful with fetal intervention technology, which is the most modern technology in fetal medicine today. Last year, the Hà Nội Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital was the first public hospital to successfully implement this technique, successfully intervening for nearly 20 pregnant women with twins and twin-twin transfusion syndrome. The first baby to receive fetal intervention due to the syndrome was born healthy on December 14. The fetal intervention technique can intervene in most fetal organs, even the brain, heart and pleura and is considered humane, increasing the chances of saving lives for pathological fetuses. … [Read more...] about Highlights of health sector’s 65-year achievements

Prices for Vietnam’s healthcare services are too low. Low prices ensure private health systems are difficult to develop; for the public health system to supplement the budget, patients still have to spend money to ensure their medical examination and treatment. With such background, foreign investors are very afraid of the risk of losing capital. … [Read more...] about Legal challenges for a flourishing healthcare sector

Frederick Burke, managing partner of Baker Mckenzie law firm and a veteran of WTO Accession and Bilateral Trade in Việt Nam, said however that the country’s integration into the global economy through free trade agreements would continue to create new opportunities for trade and investment over the years. … [Read more...] about Epidemic only a short-term dampener, VN story remains intact: survey

Let’s take Quy Nhon, one of VIMC’s seaports with numerous freight routes to China, as an example. At Quy Nhon, most freight routes carry wood chips from the central province of Binh Dinh to seaports in Southern China. Although they are far from the centre of the outbreak, the time for unloading vessels has taken longer since the Lunar New Year holiday because of lengthy checks from China. … [Read more...] about Seaports taking steps to alleviate business losses

China’s National Health Commission reported another 406 new infections on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 78,064. Its death toll rose by 52 to 2,715. As of Wednesday South Korea reported 284 new cases, bringing the total number of infections to 1,261 and becomes the worst-affected country outside China. … [Read more...] about Shares slide amid weak investor sentiment