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Chrysotile is still on the list of conditional businesses of the Law on Investment (amended) in 2020

(27/07/2020 - 16:12)

With 446/458 (reaching 92.34 percent) of voting, on June 17th, the National Assembly of 14th term officially passed the Law on Investment (amended) including 7 chapters, 77 articles and 4 appendices.

The 5th term Congress of Vietnam National Roofsheet Association occurred successfully in the coastal city of Quy Nhon

(27/07/2020 - 14:49)

On July 11, the 5th term Congress (2020 – 2025) of Vietnam National Roofsheet Association took place in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province.

The wife died leaving five children, Mr. Xin in Lung Buong village devoted himself to feed his family without a dream of house

(29/06/2020 - 16:39)

Living in Lung Buong village, Thuan Hoa commune, Vi Xuyen district, the family of Mr. Sung Van Sin, one of the most disadvantaged cases has been proposed to benefactors of Vietnam National Roofsheet Association and Vietnamese Heart Fund by local authorities.

The roofs damaged by hails have been damaged from durable fibre cement sheets

(29/06/2020 - 15:10)

In the last days of April, thunderstorms and hails made thousands of houses in Lai Chau province seriously damaged.

The poor situation of the elderly woman in house-giving project of Vietnam National Roofsheet Association

(24/06/2020 - 15:17)

On a rugged mountain in Thuan Hoa commune, Vi Xuyen district, a nearly 80-year-old woman and two young grandchildren are living in a shabby and needy cottage.

The fieldtrip to assess the situation of a mountainous school in Ha Giang province

(24/06/2020 - 11:30)

It is about 32 kilometers to the school site of Lung Vui, which is the beneficiary of charity program organized by the Vietnamese Heart Fund and Vietnam National Roofsheet Association to the center of Vi Xuyen Town. Here, both teachers and students are suffering from highly disadvantaged circumstance.

The deteriorated house of old woman who has been suffering from cognitive disabilities

(22/06/2020 - 10:19)

Born with a mental illness, Ms. Vu Thi Van, living in Truc village, has been unable to live a normal life as others.

Together with the volunteer team of Dream for children, the Vietnam National Roofsheet Association bring colorful AC roof sheet to the poor

(22/06/2020 - 09:00)

In the project of happy home of the volunteer team of Dream for children, the Vietnam National Roofsheet Association has made efforts to bring solid roofs for 04 extremely difficult household in Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province.

A serious study on the impact of talcum powder in women’s health

(05/05/2020 - 16:20)

Researchers from various well-known research centres, in a synthesis of four large scientific studies on the subject financed by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that if there was a link between the use of talcum powder and an increase in the number of ovarian cancers, it would probably be very low.

Scientific study on different effects between the two groups of asbestos

(29/04/2020 - 09:11)

A comparative scientific study evaluating exposure, dose-response and fate in the lung and pleura of chrysotile-containing brake dust confirms the major differences between the toxicology of chrysotile fibers and that of other asbestos fibers.

After 2 hails in a month, AC roof sheet is still in a good shape

(24/04/2020 - 17:01)

In early 2020, hailstorms continued to hit the northern mountainous provinces, but the houses with AC roof sheet here are still durable.

Asbestos draft risk evaluation available for public and scientific review

(21/04/2020 - 15:52)

EPA is turning to the next step in the process outlined by the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to review the risks associated with asbestos.

The controversial decisions of WHO: From advocating for the elimination of chrysotile to covering up the transmissibility risk of Covid-19 pandemic

(16/04/2020 - 11:12)

Following moves in support of the anti-chrysotile campaign, WHO is at risk of being investigated by the US Senate committee for covering up the pandemic during the outbreak in China.

Asbestos in the USA: The EPA launches a new stage of its risk evaluation process

(15/04/2020 - 09:19)

On 30th March 2020 the American Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its draft risk evaluation on chrysotile.

A national study in India on the fibre-cement products industry

(08/04/2020 - 16:06)

A scientific study completed in 2019 in India titled National Study on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Environment sheds new light on the health of people in relation with the use, in that country, of the serpentine fibre known as chrysotile.

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