The vaccination programme for children meets the basic requirements of quality and safety, the Preventive Health Department of the Health Ministry said on Monday.

 Vietnam bagged one silver and seven bronze medals at the World Beach Jujitsu Tournament, which closed in Thailand on Sunday.

 Vietnam won one gold at the Vinh Long International Table Tennis Tournament, which wrapped up at Vinh Long Sports and Physical Training Centre on July 9.

 Vietnam finished second at the Pre-SEA Games Muay Thai Championship which wrapped up in Malaysia on July 9.

 Vietnamese chess grandmaster Le Quang Liem tied Ding Liren in the second match of the Hainan Danzhou Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament in China on July 10.

 Ly Hoang Nam won his first match in the China F12 Men’s Futures tennis tournament on July 10 in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province.

 Vietnam came from behind to beat Cambodia 2-1 in their first ASEAN Football Federation U15 Championship match in Chonburi, Thailand on July 10.

 Investment activity in popular tourist destinations continues to strengthen amid the robust demand from domestic and foreign buyers. Dang Phuong Hang, managing director of CBRE Vietnam shares her view on the phenomenon.

 Efforts to stop mosquitoes from spreading dengue fever throughout Vietnam have failed to keep the country from one of its biggest outbreaks in decades, say some health officials.

 The Vietnam government fully understands that to compete for foreign direct investment with other Asian countries over the long term— low wages aren’t sufficient, says leading economist Eugenia Victorino.

Vietnam may sue the US at the World Trade Organization (WTO) if the US Farm Bill adversely affects Vietnam’s exports. 

 Deputy Foreign Minister Ha Kim Ngoc led a delegation to Canada from July 6-7 and conducted the first deputy foreign minister –level political consultation between the two nations. 

All batches of products made from Siluriformes fish supposed to be shipped to the US will have to undergo food safety tests from August 2, 2017 instead of September 1, 2017.

It is necessary to switch the population policy’s focus from family planning to population and development, which is considered a policy revolution to thoroughly deal with population issues and improve the population’s quality, said an official.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Indian Society for Cultural Cooperation and Friendship have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation for the 2017-2022.

 Vietnam won one more silver medal in the female team’s 4x400m relay category at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in India on July 9.

 After working with Vietnamese authorities, YouTube and Facebook have removed 3,000 clips and over 600 accounts deemed inappropriate or slanderous toward Vietnamese individuals and organisations.

Defence cooperation between Vietnam and Japan has deepened and become a key pillar in the bilateral relations, said Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich. 

 Vard shipyard in Tulcea region of Romania plans to recruit 300 Vietnamese welders and ironworkers to strengthen its personnel amidst abundant orders.

 Vietnam will lift restrictions in areas including services, telecommunications, financing and banking among others, facilitating foreign investors’ engagement and raising their ownership stakes in domestic firms, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.