Ho Chi Minh City authorities and residents gratefully acknowledge physicians’ contributions, said HCMC Party Chief Nguyen Thien Nhan yesterday while congratulating physicians in celebration of Vietnamese Doctor Day on February 27.

Residents in Huong Son District in the central province of Ha Tinh have raised over 36,000 deers, reaping more than 15 tons of deer antlers with the earnings of around VND160 billion (US$7 million) thanks to local administration’s support.

The Ministry of Health yesterday officially launched its online public service portal to facilitate administrative formalities for residents and enterprises.

Regarding the tests to evaluate the influence of mercury exposure to health, the results of the tests have shown that 11 out of 12 reporters and residents are normal, said Dr. Nguyen Trung Nguyen from the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital’s Poison Control Center .

Deputy Director of the Natural Disaster Prevention Department Nguyen Truong Son said that Mekong delta governments should propose the cost of removing 11,366 households from land erosion which is estimated about VND2,348 billion ($100.7 million).

Residents in the southern province of Tay Ninh can complete administration procedure in internet at home in their mobile phones as the province has officially launched online administrative services through Zalo app.

The General Association of Vietnamese-Cambodian People in Phnom Penh on April 12 raised nearly $1,800  to support soldiers and local residents in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago.