President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 9 visited and presented gifts to war invalids and sick soldiers at a nursing centre in Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 9 urged speeding up preparations so that construction on the T3 terminal of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City can start in the third quarter of this year.
More than 86.8 million people, or 88.99 percent of the population, had been covered with health insurance by the end of June, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).
Alcohol use is increasing at an alarming rate in Vietnam, especially among young people, on three criteria: average consumption per capita converted to pure alcohol, the rate of alcohol use among both sexes, and use at a harmful level.