Vietnam ministry proposes mandatory isolation for 9 infectious diseases, rapid response within hours
Vietnam News 17:48 23/03/2026Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has floated mandatory medical isolation for nine infectious diseases and a rapid-response process to be triggered within hours of detection, according to a draft decree released for public comment.
Vietnam weighs awarding Third-Class Labor Medal to Japanese professor
Vietnam News 11:02 15/06/2025At the request of the Pasteur Institute in Nha Trang, the authorities in Khanh Hoa Province are completing procedures to propose the state president award the Third-Class Labor Medal to Professor Yoshida Lay Myint from Nagasaki University, Japan for his significant research on infectious diseases in Vietnam.