Only 55.9 million, or 63.7%, of Vietnam's population, have signed up for health insurance programmes, according to reports presented at a conference held last week with the theme "Health Insurance for Citizens until 2020", says Saigon-GP Daily. Archived articles are available to Magazine subscr...
This article compares microplastic levels in sediment and water from urban zones of three major rivers in SEA: Chao Phraya River (Thailand), Saigon River (Vietnam), and Citarum River (Indonesia). The study reveals that in all three rivers, microplastics were found, with the highest ...
what you desire above is leading you to Saigon, I think both cities are welcome foreigners but if you were going to have a long staying, you'd better come to Saigon. Especially, when you want to taste the best Vietnamese food, this is the place.@...
If necessary, the gov-ernment would facilitate the opening up of “empty lands” with agricultural potential on which to settle migrants from the densely settled areas. French policy in southern Vietnam from the 1860s onward was “intended to settle the majority of the population on the land,...
Nam Dinh, city, northern Vietnam. It lies on a canal linking the Day and Red rivers and has road and railway links with Hanoi, 50 miles (80 km) northwest. Manufactures include textiles and distillery and salt products. The city is also an educational cen
Vietnam, country occupying the eastern portion of mainland Southeast Asia. It has a long coastline, much of which fronts on the South China Sea to the east and south. The country is bordered by the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, Cambodia and Laos to
Nha Trang, port city, southeastern Vietnam. The city lies at the mouth of the Cai River, 256 miles (412 km) northeast of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Its history is known as far back as the 3rd century ce, when, as part of the independent land of Kauthara, a Champa king...
Hanoi, city, capital of Vietnam. It is situated in northern Vietnam on the western bank of the Red River, about 85 miles (140 km) inland from the South China Sea. In addition to being the national capital, Hanoi is also a province-level municipality, adm
Administrative building of the Pondicherry Engineering College, Puducherry, India.(more) union territory, India Also known as: Pondichéry, Pondicherry, Putucceri Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have...
linking it with other parts of Cambodia, with the seaport atKâmpóng Saôm(formerly Sihanoukville), and with neighbouringThailand, Vietnam, andLaos. The international airport in nearby Pochentong has flights toBangkok,Ho Chi Minh City(formerly Saigon), andHong Kongand, within Cambodia, toSi...