The fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam’s business hub of Ho Chi Minh City has seen higher efficiency as the numbers of new cases, severe patients and deaths have decreased while the number of discharged patients has increased rapidly, said a municipal official. Tha data showed, 3,512 patients were hospitalized on September 25, a sharp decline compared to the previous days, according to the Chief of Office of the municipal Department of Health Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai. The number of seriously ill patients who need support of ventilators fell to 1,918 on September 25 compared to 2,037 on September…
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Japan, the U.S. and Vietnam not on same page with China, according to the Japan Times. Despite entreaties, Hanoi faces limits on how far it can and is willing to go against Beijing. Vietnam has become the latest focus in the U.S.-China contest for the hearts and minds of Southeast Asian nations. Now U.S. ally Japan has joined the fray by offering defense cooperation with Vietnam. But this effort is unlikely to go far or deep in drawing Vietnam to the allies’ side. Indeed, Vietnam is China’s to lose. Both the U.S. and China see Vietnam as a key claimant…
The 65th IAEA General Conference, taking place in Vienna, Austria, concluded on Friday. — Photo from IAEA VIENNA — A Vietnamese delegation led by Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyễn Trung Kiên, resident representative of Việt Nam to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), attended the 65th Annual Regular Session of the agency’s General Conference, which took place in Vienna, Austria, from September 20-24. At the session, IAEA member countries elected Việt Nam to the IAEA Board of Governors for the 2021-2023 term. With this role, Việt Nam will join 34 other member countries of the IAEA Board of Governors in considering and recommending the IAEA General Conference on the agency’s operational programmes…
Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa has approved a plan to welcome back fully vaccinated foreign tourists under a trial vaccine passport program starting this November. In the first phase of the plan from November until the end of the year, foreign tourists would arrive in chartered flights and stay in sequestered beach resorts on Long Beach in Cam Ranh Peninsula, around 45 kilometers from Nha Trang Town. In the second phase starting early next year till March, they would be allowed to visit more tourist destinations on islands in the Nha Trang Bay. ###: Phu Quoc Island isn’t ready…
Vietnam plans to ease coronavirus curbs and allow businesses to restart production from next week to prop up an economy which has suffered under lengthy lockdowns, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on Saturday. The country, which until late April had maintained one of the world’s best containment records, is seeking to co-exist with the virus instead of trying to maintain a COVID-zero policy. ###: Vietnam’s Central beach city is getting ready to to welcome back fully vaccinated foreign tourists The current outbreak and related restrictions on movement have impacted its manufacturing-led economy, forcing the closure of some factories. “Around…
Mũi Né Beach has been deserted for more than a year due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Photo thanhnien.vn HCM CITY – The Bình Thuận Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is discussing plans to reopen Mũi Né to visitors on October 20 after a months-long shutdown. Bùi Thế Nhân, its director, said allowing back travellers soon is imperative for saving the tourism industry. More than 80 per cent of tourist facilities in Mũi Né have been closed since February last year due to the COVID-19 epidemic. But with the situation in the province now controlled, the department has been working with…
To pursue medical education in Vietnam, high school students can directly enter into medical college after completing the admission process. Hanoi Medical College is one the top university with campus in central Vietnam. It is the oldest medical college of Vietnam. Popularity of Vietnam Medical Education Market: With а рорulаtiоn оf 96.4 million during 2020, it makes Vietnаm third mоst рорulоus соuntry in Sоuth Eаst Asia. Along with the rapid eсоnоmiс develорment, the heаlth stаtus оf рeорle in Vietnаm hаs signifiсаntly imрrоved in reсent yeаrs, with the life exрeсtаnсy аt birth inсreаsing frоm 71 yeаrs in 1990 tо 76 yeаrs…
Capital flows into green growth projects are still quite positive despite the adverse impacts of the pandemic. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Due to the adverse impacts of climate change, green growth financing projects play a very important role for the sustainable development of Việt Nam, experts have said. According to the World Bank, Việt Nam is one of the five countries most likely to be affected by climate change because most of the population lives in low-lying coastal areas. It is estimated that climate change will reduce the country’s national income by up to 3.5 per…
HCMC plans to remove all inner-city road barriers before September 30 as part of its gradual reopening strategy, according to Associate Professor, Doctor Tran Hoang Ngan, chairman of the HCMC Institute for Development Studies. Ngan said the plan was announced during a meeting of the HCMC government with the participation of HCMC Party Secretary Nguyen Van Nen and HCMC Chairman Phan Van Mai on September 24. ###: Recover: Thu Duc City basically control the Covid-19 “However, HCMC will maintain Covid-19 checkpoints at its gateways to ensure safety for not only the city but also the entire southern key economic zone,”…
A social housing project in Hà Nội’s Mê Linh District. Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has proposed that commercial banks not be allowed to provide preferential loans to low-income people seeking to purchase, lease and lease-purchase social houses. The proposal is part of draft amendments to the central bank’s Circular No. 25/2015 on instructions for concessional loans for social housing. Specifically, people who want to purchase, lease or lease-purchase will only be able to borrow money at low-interest rates from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP). …