A hepatitis patient receives treatment in the Communicable Diseases Department of Bạch Mai Hospital. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Ngọc Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is among countries with the highest rate of hepatitis in the world; however, lack of knowledge about the disease leads people to hide it, causing a major barrier in hepatitis treatment and prevention. Nguyễn Hữu Cảnh, 54, left home in the northern province of Hà Nam to go to Hà Nội–based Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases for hepatitis B treatment for five months. "In 2010, I was informed that I have hepatitis B after being checked at the province’s general hospital,” he said. “But at that time I really did not want anyone to know about my disease; they would get away from me. I looked for herbal treatments at home.” “Early this year, I was very tired and losing weight. My family forced me to come back … [Read more...] about Hepatitis education lacking in Vietnam
Local stocks down for second day
Investors at Saigon Securities Inc’s office in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Đoàn TùngViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Poor market sentiment amid a lack of supportive news drove Việt Nam’s benchmark VN Index down for a second day to near the 900-point level on Wednesday. The benchmark VN Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange lost 0.49 per cent to close at 900.93 points. The VN Index has suffered a two-day decline of 1.87 per cent. The HNX Index on the Hà Nội Stock Exchange dropped 1.24 per cent to end at 101.20 points. It was down 0.87 per cent on Tuesday. The local stock market remained negative and the benchmark VN Index fell back to lower levels in search for low-price purchases, which is expected to boost stocks, Sài Gòn-Hà Nội Securities JSC (SHS) said in a note. Trading liquidity was below the average of the 20 trading sessions, proving “market demand was too weak” and … [Read more...] about Local stocks down for second day
Two resorts win World Luxury Hotel Awards 2018
Romantic beauty of Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills The Premier Village Danang Resort was honored with the Luxury Family Beach Resort, while the Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills was awarded with the Luxury Romantic Hotel. With romantic classical French design, the Mercure Danang French Village Bana Hills, a 4-star hotel on the top of Ba Na Mountain, has seven buildings with 470 rooms. Each building is considered as a magnificent palace named after a famous city of France. A view at the Premier Village Danang Resort Located in the center of Danang city, Premier Village Danang Resort boasts 111 villas, divided into three types of Garden View, Ocean Access and Beach Front, along with a series of 5-star standard services. The awards once again proved the attraction of Vietnamese tourism among the global luxurious resorts. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Two resorts win World Luxury Hotel Awards 2018
PM attends 20th ASEAN-RoK Summit
They made the statement at the 20th ASEAN-RoK Summit, which forms part of the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings, in Singapore on November 14. The leaders hailed the positive outcomes of the strategic partnership and comprehensive cooperation between the two sides. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc The RoK remains the leading economic partner of ASEAN and has poured USD 5.3 billion into the bloc. The two sides’ two-day trade topped USD 152.7 billion in 2017 and they are striving to raise the figure to USD 200 billion by 2020. Cooperation has been accelerated across politics-security to economics, trade, investment, cultural exchange, and people-to-people exchange. Towards the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-RoK partnership, the two sides agreed to organize a high-level conference to mark the event in the RoK in 2019 and at the same time actively carry out initiatives and specific cooperative activities. The two sides agreed to step up cooperation in the fields … [Read more...] about PM attends 20th ASEAN-RoK Summit
Italian cuisine week returns to HCM City
Italian Cusine Week is back to HCM City. — VNS PhotoViet Nam News HCM CITY — The Italian Cuisine Week (ICW) has returned for the third time to HCM City from November 14 to 29. The General Consul of Italy in HCM City has announced that the ICW framework includes various world events coordinated by 296 diplomatic and consular headquarters worldwide, with Italian Cultural Institutes depicting high-quality food and wine, which is central to the Italian identity and culture. More than 1,000 events are being held around the world during the cuisine week, which aims to represent the importance for the Italian people of their culinary traditions, an essential part of life and a source of inspiration for art and literature. In HCM City, the event will include seminars and conferences, meetings with Italian chefs, food and wine tastings and dinners, commercial promotion programmes, cultural events and much more. Italy will be showcasing the best of its food and wine culture to … [Read more...] about Italian cuisine week returns to HCM City