Vietnam’s new Covid wave tally tops 5,000 with 52 new local Covid-19 cases Friday morning. Tracking wristbands for quarantine management to be tested in Vietnam. Vietnam’s Health Ministry confirmed 52 new local Covid-19 cases Friday morning, bringing the number of infections in the ongoing wave to 5,008. The new cases were recorded in the northern provinces of Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Thai Binh and Hanoi. In Bac Giang, 35 new Covid-19 patients are all related to clusters at industrial parks and have been isolated prior to testing. Bac Ninh reported 14 cases, including six related to its Khac Niem industrial…
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VNI reached a new high in May despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. From the start of Vietnam’s fourth wave of COVID-19 (April 27) to the end of May, the country reported 4,245 domestic cases, accounting for nearly 75% of total domestic cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began. However, the resurgence of COVID-19 cases has not had a negative impact on the stock market. In May, the VNI was mainlydriven by banking, materials and diversified financials to increase 7.2% MoM and 20.3% since the beginning of 2021, hitting a new high of 1,328.1 on the last trading day of the…
Good news for borrowers as the Reserve (RBI), in its bi-monthly monetary policy review meeting on June, 2021, has decided to keep the key rates unchanged yet again. This is the seventh 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 and reverse rate remain at 4% and 3.35%, respectively, after the latest announcement. With RBI maintaining status quo, banks most likely will not increase interest rates on loans any time soon. Here is a look at how existing borrowers and those looking to…
Fixed deposit investors who were expecting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase key policy rates, will have to wait longer. That is because for a seventh time in a row (or for almost a year), the RBI, in its bi-monthly monetary policy meeting, has kept the repo and reverse repo rates unchanged. The repo rate and reverse rate remain at 4% and 3.35%, respectively, after the announcement on June 4, 2021. Status quo on key rates means that FD investors will have to make do with the current low rates that their deposits have been earning for the…
HCM City has encouraged residents including state employees to work from home amid the continuing spread of coronavirus. Chairman of HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong signed an urgent document sent to various state agencies on June 3. State agencies were asked to work from home as much as possible and only maintain half of the usual employees at offices. State employees were encouraged to use technology more in their work and always keep their phones on. For special units, the leaders must report to the Department of Internal Affairs and HCM City People’s Committee for review. The leaders…
Hà Nội has proposed to the Ministry of Finance the imposition of a tax or fine on owners of half-finished and abandoned townhouses and villas which were causing considerable waste of land resources. There were a number of projects or parts of projects which were left half-finished and abandoned for years in the capital city, such as Lideco Urban Area, Hinode Royal Park in Hoài Đức District, Xuân Phương Viglacera and Foresa Villa in Nam Từ Liêm District. Bùi Tiến Thành, Head of the municipal Department of Construction’s Urban Development Department, said that the capital city asked relevant departments and local…
Health authorities confirmed 79 new local Covid-19 cases in three localities Thursday evening, raising the daily tally to 231. Of the evening’s cases, 58 were recorded in the northern province of Bac Giang, 10 in neighboring Bac Ninh and 11 in Ho Chi Minh City. All the cases in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh are associated with outbreaks in the provinces’ industrial parks and other locked down areas. They had been quarantined prior to test results. Of the cases in HCMC, nine are linked to the Revival Ekklesia Mission, a self-described Christian congregation. Of the two remaining cases, one is…
Have you ever wanted to do something about your trash can situated outside? It is a necessity, sure. But, is there a way for it not to ruin the appearance of your backyard or outdoor view? Keeping trash and garbage neatly is by way of organizers. Hence, this way, it can help you and the rest of the community to handle unwanted visible trash. There are a lot of storage systems that are out in the market today. Each has a specific detail which is useful in its unique way. Not only providing you a clean yard but also organizing…
Maintaining a healthy and fit body is of utmost importance, regardless of your age. One of the most effective ways of losing weight is through biking. Nowadays, biking has evolved from being just a convenient vehicle to outdoor, extreme sports. If you own a bike, you may have also encountered issues with keeping your bicycles safe and stored in a nice place. Unlike other vehicles, you can keep a bike both inside the house or in the garage. However, you cannot just park them anywhere, right? If you can’t park them inside your house or you don’t have ample space…
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