The move is part of the vaccination plan in HCMC, which consists of inoculating all people over 18 years old living in the city. At least three provinces, including Binh Duong, Khanh Hoa and Dong Thap, said they want to participate in the trial phase of the locally-made Covid-19 vaccine Nanocovax. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. Thao Dien Ward, where numerous foreigners have been living in Ho Chi Minh City, will administer the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine for more than 800 foreign citizens between the ages of 50 and 65 on August 6-9, according to the…
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More than 660 foreigners aged 18-70 who are living in the HCMC’s District 7 received shots of AstraZeneca and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in Tan Phong and Tan Phu wards on August 5. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. At the vaccination site at the Phu My Hung Sale Gallery in Tan Phu Ward, many foreigners were early present and strictly complied with social distancing measures, directions and specifications under the prevention and control of Covid-19. Tan Phu Ward has about 8,000 foreigners of 70 foreigners of various nationalities. Most of them are Korean people. They are mainly living in apartments.…
The number of new securities accounts in July hit a five-month low of over 101,000 as mobility restrictions were imposed across major cities. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. This is a drop of 28 percent from June but still triple the monthly average last year, according to data from the Vietnam Securities Depository (VSD). In the first seven months, nearly 721,000 new accounts were opened, which is higher than 2020 and 2019 combined.Surging numbers of Covid-19 cases in July and strict social distancing in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City has stirred fear among investors and brought the benchmark…
Hanoi authorities have decided to extend the capital’s ongoing Covid-19 social distancing order until August 22. PM orders stronger measures to prevent COVID spread, minimize deaths, push vaccinations. Visit Vietnam Insider’s homepage for more stories. The Hanoi Standing Party Committee has agreed to a proposal by the municipal People’s Committee to extend the social distancing order by another 15 days, starting from 6 a.m. on August 8, the Hanoi Party Committee said Friday. A press meet Friday afternoon is expected to announce the Covid-19 fighting results following Hanoi’s two-week social distancing period from late July, as well as future plans…
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With the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintaining status quo on policy rates yet again, borrowers can enjoy the benefit of low interest rates on loans for some more time to come. In its bi-monthly monetary policy review meeting on August 6, 2021, the RBI announced that it has kept key rates unchanged yet again. The repo rate and reverse rate remain at 4% and 3.35%, respectively. This is the eighth consecutive time the RBI has maintained status quo on rates; the last time the repo rate was reduced was in May 2020. The repo rate 4% is the lowest…
Fixed deposit (FD) investors who were hoping for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to hike key rates will have to wait longer as the apex bank has maintained status quo on rates yet again. In its bi-monthly monetary policy meeting, held on August 6, 2021, the RBI has decided not to change the repo and reverse repo rate. The repo rate and reverse rate remain at 4% and 3.35%, respectively. Repo rate has remained at 4% since May 22, 2020; the lowest it has been since April 2001. FD investors having been waiting for the key rates to be…
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Recorded on the 5th of August 2021, 3,941 positive cases to Covid-19 were found in 24 cities in Vietnam. The total number has now been raised to 177,804 with 1,008 cases are now under epidemiologic treatment and 2.993 cases were found in the quarantine and lockdown areas. The current situation in Saigon As for Saigon, things have been a bit brighter for the last 7 days. The number of cases has shown a tremendous decrease. Daily new cases in HCMC in the fourth wave. Graphics by VnExpress. It reached the highest point on the 29th of July with 4.592 cases…
Seventeen tigers were found being raised in the basements of two families in the central province of Nghe An, police said Wednesday. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s Homepage. The two tiger-raising facilities in Yen Thanh District are owned by Ho Thi Thanh, 31, and Nguyen Thi Dinh, 50. Dozens of police officers on Wednesday morning found 14 Indochinese tigers in Thanh’s basement, each weighing 200-265 kilograms, and three others at Dinh’s. The families said they had built the basements specifically to keep these tigers. Each basement spans between 80-120 square meters and is equipped with separated metal cages. Access into…