JICA, Ministry of Health and Viet Nam Social Security yesterday signed a record on the discussions of a project to improve the management of health insurance payment in Viet Nam.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to establish a State Appraisal Council to appraise the first phase of HCM City’s metro line No 5 between Sai Gon Bridge in Binh Thanh District and District 8 and report to the Government.

Public hospitals in HCM City which do not receive city funds for regular expenditures will increase fees for non-insured patients by 30 per cent from August 1, according to the city’s Department of Health. 

 The Ministry of Health has instructed health departments nationwide to strictly inspect private health clinics to ensure they are offering safe and high quality treatment.

With an expanding room inventory and a lot of projects scheduled to launch in the near future, the competition in the upscale hotel market will start to heat up, especially in the five-star segment, 

Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Defence tells the Vietnam News Agency that the nation’s defence forces not only protect national sovereignty, but they also contribute to socio-economic development.

Choreographer Tuyet Minh will debut her second show Um Ba La in September. It is a contemporary show combining dance with circus acts. All performers of Um Ba La are award-winning circus artists 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central coastal city of Da Nang officially launched its open-top double-decker bus tour yesterday.

 The implementation of regulations related to food advertisement has improved, but managing advertising on social networks like Facebook and YouTube has faced a number of difficulties.

 The Indonesian national team secured a berth in the semi-finals of the annual VTV International Women’s Volleyball Cup, on July 11, in Hai Duong City.

 This year’s international Golden Paddle table tennis tournament promises many surprises, according to organisers.

 Le Quang Liem pocketed the third draw at the Danzhou Super Grandmaster Tournament in China on July 11.

 The Government has green lighted the 1,000-bed Tien Giang General Hospital in the Mekong Delta city of My Tho.

 Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and long-term partner, the US Space & Rocket Center (USSRC), welcomed more than 200 middle school teachers from 33 countries and 45 US states and territories to Honeywell Educators at Space Academy (HESA).

 Hotel investors continued to seek alternative opportunistic investments in the emerging tourism market of Vietnam during the first half of 2017, says real estate consultancy JLL.

 Consumer lending in Vietnam has prospered in recent years thanks, in large part, to the lending expertise of foreign firms, which has helped to propel the sector closer to its full potential.

 Four Vietnamese sailors on board a Taiwanese fishing vessel that sank near South Africa several days ago have been saved, the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre reported on July 11.

 Vietnam’s water puppet artist Phan Thanh Liem is scheduled to show off his skills in using puppets at the Yangju Culture & Arts Center in the Republic of Korea between July 25 and August 10.

Vietnam wants to enhance all-around cooperation with the Netherlands, especially in climate change adaptation, water management, high-tech and sustainable agriculture, oil and gas industry, logistics and seaport services.

 Torrential rains and landslides in recent days in northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Hoa Binh have claimed 12 lives and left one missing.