Bùi Tiến Dũng is the Vietnamese football fit pic god. Photo Instagram @cech_tien_dung Peter Cowan With Việt Nam’s two biggest cities now both under lockdown, millions of us are getting used to the idea of spending plenty of time inside. Self-improvement has been a big lockdown trend worldwide over the past 18 months and while I haven’t had much success with my quarantine goals, this time I’m trying to take some inspiration from people within Vietnamese football. Đoàn Văn Hậu – to work on glamour muscles Đoàn Văn Hậu hasn’t spent an awful lot of time on the pitch…
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An IT company in Quang Trung Software City in HCM City’s District 12 has put up tents for its employees to stay amid the social distancing. IT firms have been providing on-site accommodation and meals for staff to keep their business running. – Photo ictnews.vietnamnet.vn HCM CITY – Information technology companies in HCM City have been providing their workers room and board on-site to keep their business running while also limiting the spread of COVID-19. Since July 13 the city has been only allowing businesses to remain open if they can provide accommodation and food…
HCM City is strictly handling drivers disguising themselves as delivery people to avoid regulations about going out and the ban on going out from 6pm to 6 am. Photo:vtc.vn HCM CITY — The city has begun cracking down on phony delivery men and women after many people were discovered wearing uniforms as a disguise to go out on city streets amid the city’s implementation of Directive 16. Dương Anh Đức, vice chairman of the People’s Committee of HCM City, said that two-thirds of vehicles on the road are mobile-app delivery people. Recently, militia and traffic police at checkpoints in the city have handled many people wearing delivery shirts as…
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The foodstuff and vegetables are still abundant at HCM City’s supermarkets. Photo nld.com.vn HCM CITY – Supermarkets and food stores in HCM City continue to have abundant stocks of foodstuffs and groceries, but demand has been erratic. Đỗ Quốc Huy, marketing director of Saigon Co.op, said due to the restrictions, people buy a lot of foodstuffs at one time to store for many days and then stop buying for a few days. “The cycle is usually about five to seven days.” Huy said since foodstuff supply is abundant consumers play an important role in regulating prices, explaining…
A tree on Nguyễn Văn Cừ Road in Cần Thơ City’s Ninh Kiều District fell over in heavy rains and strong winds on Sunday (July 25). – VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Liêm HCM CITY – One person each in Cà Mau and Vĩnh Long provinces died in strong winds and heavy rains in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in recent days as they flattened houses and trees and destroyed crops. Lưu Nhuận, head of the Vĩnh Long Province Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Search and Rescue, said the roofs of 75 houses were flattened or blown…
A collection of stamps showcasing Buddhist symbols and artefacts, including golden seals cast from Trần and Nguyễn dynasty gold, will be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Vietnam Stamps Company, from July 31. HÀ NỘI — A collection of stamps showcasing Buddhist symbols and artefacts, including golden seals cast from Trần and Nguyễn dynasty gold, will be issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications, in conjunction with the Vietnam Stamps Company, from July 31. The stamp issue aims to introduce, honour and reaffirm the historical and cultural values of Việt…
Isolating COVID-19 patients at home helps to reduce pressure for health establishments. — Photo giadinh.net.vn HCM City is the first locality in Việt Nam to pilot a new scheme allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to quarantine at home. In a recent interview with the Việt Nam Government Portal, Doctor Trương Hữu Khanh, Head of HCM City’s Paediatrics Hospital No 1’s Infectious and Nervous Diseases Department talks about the scheme amid increasing cases of COVID-19 in HCM City. In this context, how does the new scheme help to reduce the workload at health establishments? The health system is being overwhelmed and…
Health experts in HCM City are calling on the community to donate blood for emergency aid and treatment at hospitals. VNA/VNS Photo by Hồng Giang HCM CITY — HCM City faces a severe shortage of blood for emergency aid and treatment at hospitals, according to the HCM City Hospital of Hematology and Blood Transfusion. Phù Chí Dũng, the hospital’s director, said it was been receiving only 30-50 bags of blood every day, making up only one-tenth of demand at 150 hospitals, including hospitals for COVID-19 treatment. Many donation activities in the city have been cancelled because of COVID-19 preventive measures. In the next seven days, the blood reserves will fall to an alarming threshold of under 3,000…
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