Local people have their health checked. The activity was part of the “Returning to the Roots" tour to Tau O revolutionary base, which was jointly conducted by Army Corps 4, the Military Broadcasting Center, the People’s Committee of Hon Quan district, and other local units. Accordingly, the mission also visited and presented gifts, worth VND 1 million each, to 20 families with great contributions to the revolution, heroic Vietnamese mothers, patriarchs, and heads of villages. There were also 300 other gifts, worth VND 500,000 each, that were handed over to policy beneficiaries, needy locals, and ethnic minority people. The mission visits heroic Vietnamese mother Pham Thi Xy. Hon Quan district is known for the victory of troops of Division 7 in 1972 over the enemy at Tau O post. The 150-day and-night battle greatly contributed to the liberation of the South and national reunification. More than 1,000 troops of the division died in the battle. In 2012, a … [Read more...] about Military medical personnel provide free health check-up for Binh Phuoc people
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Aircraft carrier visit to boost Vietnam-US ties: foreign ministry spokesperson
The five-day visit aligns with an agreement between the two countries during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Vietnam in 2017 A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang next week for a goodwill visit aimed at boosting the two countries’ ties, the spokesperson of the Vietnamese foreign ministry said Thursday. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, accompanied by guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and destroyer USS USS Wayne E.Meyer, will be in Da Nang from March 5 to 9, spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters in Hanoi. Hang said a number of activities are scheduled for the visit, including a welcome ceremony, a press conference, courtesy visits, technical exchanges, sports matches, and various community activities. The port call aligns with an agreement announced by the two countries in the joint statement issued during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Vietnam in November 2017, she … [Read more...] about Aircraft carrier visit to boost Vietnam-US ties: foreign ministry spokesperson
Hospitalization resulting from cold exposure
Children and parents were seen to fill the city Children Hospital No.1’s Treatment Ward yesterday. Dr. Pham Van Hoang who heads the Treatment Ward advised parents to keep their children warm in these days as well as have good diet to increase their children’s immune. Parents should take their children to nearest medical clinics when children experience cough, running nose and breathing failure Moderately cold weather also causes an increase in emergency hospital admissions of elderly people in these days. Dr. Truong Quang Anh Vu from Thong Nhat Hospital said that hospital admission rates increase in patients with respiratory problems, asthma and heart diseases. For instance, 3,500 outpatients arrived at the hospital on December 23 and 4 and patients with pneumonia, asthma and heart disease accounted for 40 percent. People should keep warm when going out especially those suffering chronic diseases including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, high blood … [Read more...] about Hospitalization resulting from cold exposure
CMC and MND mission takes the “Returning to the Roots” tour to Cao Bang
The tour aimed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the foundation day of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 30th anniversary of the whole people’s defense festive day. The mission offered incense to the Eldest Brother of the Vietnam People’s Army General Vo Nguyen Giap and fallen soldiers of the Vietnam Armed Propaganda and Liberation Team (the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army) at the Special National Relic Site of Tran Hung Dao Forest. They also attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Ministry of National Defense-invested project on upgrading the Special National Relic Site of Tran Hung Dao Forest. Over the past 75 years, this historical location, where the Vietnam Armed Propaganda and Liberation Team was founded with 34 members, has been carefully preserved by the Cao Bang people. The relic site has contributed to educating patriotic and revolutionary tradition for young generations. During the tour to the revolutionary land, the mission also … [Read more...] about CMC and MND mission takes the “Returning to the Roots” tour to Cao Bang
Delta provinces take steps to control saltwater intrusion
A sluice in a coastal commune in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang prevents saltwater intrusion. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Authorities in provinces in the Mekong Delta and Can Tho city are dredging irrigation works and storing fresh water to cope with saltwater intrusion during the dry season. Saltwater intrusion is expected to be more severe this year because of low flooding levels and lower than usual rainfall during the rainy season, according to local authorities. During the dry season, saline intrusion will occur earlier than usual, causing a shortage of fresh water for agricultural production, according to the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research. Kien Giang province's People’s Committee has told agencies to dredge irrigation canals to improve water storage and to build temporary dams to prevent saline intrusion. The province plans to … [Read more...] about Delta provinces take steps to control saltwater intrusion
