The Bình Dương field hospital No.2, which is being built with supports of Becamex ICD Corporation, is capable of treating for 5,000 COVID-19 patients in Thới Hòa Ward, Bến Cát Township in the southern province of Binh Duong. VNA/VNS Photo Chí Tưởng Nguyễn Thu Anh, is an epidemiologist and country director of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, the leader of the 5F team in Việt Nam, which includes doctors, epidemiologists, pharmacists, public health experts and social science experts working on providing science-based information on COVID-19. She spoke to Việt Nam News about the current pandemic situation and the team’s recommendations. …
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Nghĩa Tân Ward’s 20-volunteer member team supports families in lockdown areas. VNA/VNS Photo ĐẮK NÔNG — People in the Tây Nguyên (the Central Highlands) province of Đắk Nông are familiar with the image of young people in blue shirts standing side by side with medical teams ready to participate in activities to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. These are Đắk Nông’s young volunteers. When Đắk Nông entered social distancing restrictions, the Youth Union of Nghĩa Tân Ward swung into action establishing a team of “Volunteer Blue Shirt Shippers”. Their role was to help with shopping for food and delivering…
Võ Trí Thành * Võ Trí Thành If we must pick a winner amid the COVID-19 pandemic, no sector is better than e-commerce. While many economic sectors are struggling due to the pandemic, e-commerce has continued to record impressive growth. Việt Nam is no exception, but this trend is demonstrated globally. The E-commerce White Book 2021 released by the Việt Nam E-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) last month showed Việt Nam has the highest number of people shopping on e-commerce platforms in the Southeast Asia region, with some 49.3 million people. …
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Quách Thị Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete to finish competing in Tokyo, has ended her journey after finishing 6th among eight runners in the 400m hurdles semi-final 1. — Photo TV Screenshot TOKYO — Quách Thị Lan, the last Vietnamese athlete still in the Olympics, ended her journey in Tokyo after finishing 6th out of eight runners in the 400m hurdles first semi-final. Under heavy rain, Lan finished with a time of 56.78 seconds. This is 1.07 seconds and 1.48 seconds less than her previous performance in Heat 3 of the qualifiers and her personal best,…
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Workers make garment products at Hưng Long Garment and Service Joint Stock Company in Hưng Yên Province’s Mỹ Hào District. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The European Union-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has created a favourable corridor for trade between the two sides and brought new impetus to economic cooperation between Việt Nam and the EU, Nguyễn Văn Thảo, head of the Mission of Việt Nam to the EU, has said. Thảo, who is also Vietnamese Ambassador to Beligum and Luxembourg, told Vietnam New Agency in an interview on prospects for further promoting the EVFTA in the future.…
Fees of ATM and POS transactions via the SBV’s National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) will be cut by 50-75 per cent from August 1. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has directed credit institutions to reduce some transaction fees from August 1 this year to support customers amid the outbreak of the latest COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, fees of automatic teller machines (ATM), point of sale (POS) and interbank transactions via the SBV’s National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) will be cut from 50-75 per cent from August 1 to the end of this year. The move was…
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visits Filed Hospital No2 in Tân Trụ District, southern province of Long An on July 10. — NA/VNS Photo Thanh Bình HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has sent a letter to those working on the frontline forces recognising and praising their contributions and efforts fighting COVID-19. He noted that in response to the call by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the whole Party, people and army have worked hard with a high determination to stamp out the pandemic. He noted that COVID-19 has been a test for the Vietnamese people’s…
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visits Filed Hospital No2 in Tân Trụ District, southern province of Long An on July 10. — NA/VNS Photo Thanh Bình HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has sent a letter to those working on the frontline forces recognising and complementing their contributions and efforts fighting COVID-19. He noted that in response to the call by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the whole Party, people and army have worked hard with a high determination to stamp out the pandemic. He noted that COVID-19 has been a test for the Vietnamese people’s endurable capacity, mutual support and…