Vietnam reported 88 more Covid-19 infections as of Thursday noon, raising the total number of patients in the country to 9,723, the Ministry of Health has reported. According to the ministry’s report, 86 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 52 in Bac Giang, 15 in Ho Chi Minh City, 10 in Bac Ninh, four in Hanoi, two in Ha Tinh, and one each in Lang Son, Hai Duong, and Long An. The 52 cases in Bac Giang were recorded at some industrial parks…
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Vietnam’s VinFuture Foundation, a global science and technology prize founded by Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of Vingroup, and his wife – announces that it has officially closed the nomination portal for the 2021 VinFuture Prize, recording nearly 600 nominations from more than 60 countries across six continents. The result has exceeded expectations, particularly for a newly established sci-tech prize opened for nominations less than four months ago, affirming the global scientific community’s favorable response to VinFuture’s mission of serving humanity. With a vision “to create meaningful change in the everyday lives of millions of people by promoting breakthrough scientific…
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A restaurateur and five customers in the southernmost Vietnamese province of Ca Mau have been fined VND90 million (US$3,913) for violating COVID-19 prevention regulations when they gathered to drink and sing karaoke last week. The People’s Committee of Ca Mau City in the namesake province on Wednesday confirmed the penalty for N.H., the owner of Huyen Cat Tuong Restaurant, and five of her customers. Each member of the group is obliged to pay a VND15-million ($652) fine. H. and her customers were caught drinking and singing karaoke together using a loudspeaker at her restaurant when a local task force for…
It is often not known to legal heirs of a deceased person as to what they should do with the various official documents and government IDs such as PAN card, Aadhaar Card, Voter ID card, passport etc. of the deceased. How long are they supposed to keep these? Further, can they surrender these documents to the institutions governing and issuing them? Here is a look at how to deal with different government official documents such as PAN, Aadhaar, passport etc. of someone who has passed away. Aadhaar number serves as proof of identity and proof of address. It is mandatory…
Covid and measures to control it are impacting every country and its people. Here in Vietnam the Government takes strict measures to control/eliminate the virus and has attracted international commendation for its success to- date. However, the future remains uncertain. The Government is clearly on high alert and determined to protect its people A vaccination program is being rolled out but the reality is that it will be some time before there is widespread coverage of the population. All levels of the community are affected. Foreign residents and tourists in Vietnam are no exception. Many have been here for a…
As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, the metropolitan city of Auckland in New Zealand has been named the most livable city globally by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). That’s largely due to the country’s successful handling of Covid-19 which allowed schools, theaters, restaurants and other cultural attractions to remain open during the survey period from Feb. 22 to March 21, 2021, according to the EIU. New Zealand implemented a strict nationwide lockdown for several weeks last year to slow the spread of the virus. It also shut its international borders to most travelers. Asia-Pacific cities dominated…
Vietnam confirms 66 more domestic Covid-19 patients today morning. The southern metropolis registered 26 new patients, the northern Bac Ninh Province 23 and its neighbor Bac Giang 16 while the central Ha Tinh Province reported one. The domestic Covid-19 tally of Vietnam’s ongoing wave was raised by 66 on Thursday morning to 6,451, with most of them recorded in HCMC. The southern metropolis registered 26 new patients, the northern Bac Ninh Province 23 and its neighbor Bac Giang 16 while the central Ha Tinh Province reported one. Of the cases in HCMC, eight are related to a hotspot that was…
Internet connection can slow down in Vietnam as two international undersea internet cables are either undergoing maintenance or suffering other disruptions. The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) cable has been under maintenance since June 6 and it is not clear when this work would be completed, said an Internet Service Provider (ISP) representative who did not want to be named. The maintenance work could affect internet connections through the APG, but the impact would not be significant and would be within calculations, the representative said. Meanwhile, the Asia Africa Europe (AAE-1) cable encountered a problem on May 26. The management unit…
Foreigners are donating money and essential items like food and masks to people who have lost livelihoods to the Covid-19 pandemic, showing their solidarity with their adopted country.On Saturday night Michael Wilson and his girlfriend in Saigon’s District 2 prepared food and traveled to many places in town to hand them to disadvantaged people who have lost their livelihoods due to the two-week social distancing campaign and the pandemic. “Everyone is hit by the pandemic, so I just contribute what I can,” Wilson, 34, an English teacher from the U.K., says. He distributed 50 sandwiches and masks to lottery sellers…