In the first six days of its latest vaccination campaign, HCMC has administered more than 400,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses, half of the number it planned to finish in a week. The city had last Saturday launched a major vaccination campaign against Covid-19, the biggest in the city and the nation’s history. It planned to use up 806,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine it has within seven days. These are part of the 966,320 doses provided by Japan. Nguyen Tan Binh, director of HCMC’s Health Department, said Friday that on the first day of the campaign, the city inoculated 877 people…
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Hanoi received about 2.9 million tourists in the first six months of 2021, mainly domestic visitors, a year-on-year decrease of 25%, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Despite the numerous difficulties due to the fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, in the first half of 2021, Hanoi’s tourism sector performed a number of important tasks, with a focus on the restructuring of new tourism products and attracting domestic tourists. Total tourism revenue from domestic tourists was estimated at VND8.1 trillion, down 57% as compared to the same period last year. In addition, the…
Two Vietnamese universities – Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi and VNU Ho Chi Minh City – have entered the Times Higher Education (THE)’s Young University Rankings 2021, which lists the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s Homepage. In the rankings, the VNU Hanoi is placed in the 251st-300th group, while the VNU ranks 401st . The VNU Hanoi scored a high point in the criteria of teaching, which is higher than the average point of 50 universities placed in the 251st-300th group, and even 6.3 percent higher than the average of…
A worker at Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services Joint Stock Company in Ho Chi Minh City received a second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine just 30 minutes after the first due to a mix-up at the vaccination site. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. The worker, Vu Huu Minh, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Wednesday that a nurse viewed his vaccination profile and injected him with the first AstraZeneca vaccine jab after a screening procedure proved he was eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday afternoon. After the injection, Minh held his profile and moved to another table,…
VinFast electric cars produced by Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, Vingroup, are comparable with Tesla’s and will be exported to the U.S., the company’s chairman has said. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. Vinfast electric cars have an NCAP five-star safety rating and are fully comparable with Tesla’s vehicles, Pham Nhat Vuong claims. Pham Nhat Vuong made the announcement at the company’s annual general meeting held online on Thursday, saying the output of electric cars is currently modest due to the severe global chip shortage, but electric vehicles are “an opportunity for Vingroup and Vietnam to change their stature.” But he…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested accelerating the transfer of vaccine production technology and the testing and production of home-grown vaccine for Covid-19, so that Vietnam will be able to produce Covid-19 vaccines no later than June 2022. More stories at Vietnam Insider’s homepage. The Government requires quicker progress in the implementation of vaccine strategy, he stressed. He made the order during working sessions with several producers of vaccines, biological products and medical supplies in Hanoi on June 24. At the Vaccine and Biological Production Company No. 1 under the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, the PM also…
Taking home loan is an important decision. If you do not do enough homework to zero in on the best possible deal it can cost you dear since a mortgage is a long term loan often running for 15-20 years. For instance, a critical factor that will help you decide which lender to approach is the interest rate being charged on the loan. Not getting the lowest possible rate can prove costly. Sample this: Just a 0.5% difference in interest rate (7.5% instead of 7%) for a Rs 50 lakh loan can result in higher EMI outgo of Rs 3.64…
Vietnam’s total export turnover was estimated at US$ 143.36 billion, representing a year-on-year growth of 29.67 percent, according to the Vietnam Customs. Meanwhile, country’s total import volume was worth US$ 145.32 billion, or year-on-year increase of 36 percent. Online Newspaper of the Government reported. With the above figures, Vietnam ran a trade deficit of US$ 1.96 billion in the first half of this year, mainly attributed to rising import of raw materials for production of spare parts, garments and textiles. Related: Setup an import – export company in Vietnam as foreign investors Last year, exports and imports exports rose by…
Vietnam said Thursday that China’s deployment of ships and aircraft at Vietnam’s Spratly Islands are illegal activities holding no value. “All activities that violate the sovereignty and other relevant rights of Vietnam on its Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) are illegal and hold no value. In the current regional and international context, Vietnam requests that parties refrain from actions that further complicate the situation and instead contribute positively to maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said at a regular press meet. She was responding to inquiries regarding China’s recent deployment of military…
Bắc Giang City, in the province hit hardest by the ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19, has ended social distancing from 6am on Thursday after more than a month of applying the measures. Lê Ánh Dương, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the committee has delegated local authorities in districts and Bắc Giang City to make their own decision on the reopening of commercial and service activities based on the actual situation in each locality. According to the Bắc Giang City’s People’s Committee, the city would continue banning religious activities, festivals or ceremonies and sports tournaments. Public gatherings and religious, belief and…