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Ho Chi Minh City begins 150-day push to screen its entire population
Nearly 14 million Ho Chi Minh City residents are to receive health screenings under a citywide campaign involving every level of the healthcare system.
Vietnam proposes tougher food safety rules across supply chains
A draft amendment to Vietnam's Food Safety Law would shift regulation from fragmented inspections to risk-based, farm-to-table management.
Government seeks to ban recreational use of laughing gas
Vietnam's government has proposed banning the commercial sale of nitrous oxide (N2O), commonly known as laughing gas, for human inhalation outside medical purposes.
Vietnam eyes harsher criminal sanctions for food safety violations
The Politburo has outlined a broad overhaul of Vietnam's crime prevention strategy, including proposals for harsher penalties for food safety offenses and stronger early-warning systems.
