VIETNAM NEWS JANUARY 17
17/01/2021 08:10 GMT+7
National medical council makes debut
The national medical council officially made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 15.
The national medical council officially made its debut at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 15, which has been regarded as a milestone of the domestic health care sector.
The council was formed in line with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 956/QD-TTg, with the aim of assisting the Government leader in preparing necessary conditions for organising capacity assessment in medical profession.
The establishment of the council is in accordance with international commitments on medical capacity standards and matches Vietnam’s situation, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said, urging the council to soon put forth its operation regulations as well as mechanisms for the organisation of medical licensing examinations.
Water pipe breaks, floods central Vietnam hydropower plant
By Vo Thanh January 1, 2021 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
A talus above the A Luoi hydropower plant collapsed due to a broken water pipe in Thua Thien-Hue Province, January 1, 2020. Photo by VnExpress/Quang Tien.
A broken pipe flooded a hydropower plant with water and mud in Thua Thien-Hue Province Friday, forcing it to shut down.
The accident happened at around 8.40 a.m. at the 170 MW A Luoi hydropower plant in the central province s A Luoi District. Water, mud and rocks from a talus fell down into the plant, forcing it to cease operations.
Phan Thanh Hung, office chief of the Thua Thien-Hue Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue, said the breach had taken place in an 11-km long pipe running from the reservoir.