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Business end of Covid protocols hampers firms in Covid hotspot Bac Ninh
Social news - 19/07/2021
Although enterprises in Bac Ninh, home to major foreign manufacturing plants like Samsung and Canon, have resumed operations they are finding it difficult to follow specific Covid-19 protocols.
Covid quandary: afraid to work and afraid of not working
Social news - 16/07/2021
HCMC workers are caught between a rock and a hard place as Covid-19 disrupts factories and supply chains – scared of the virus and the financial strains of not working.
Agricultural exports up 28.2 pct
Social news - 16/07/2021
Exports of farm, forestry and fisheries products in the first half of this year topped $24 billion, a year-on-year increase of 28.2 percent, the agriculture ministry said.
Not time yet for Vietnam to 'live with' Covid: experts
Social news - 15/07/2021
With its low rate of vaccination, Vietnam should wait before it relaxes preventive measures for people to live with the pandemic, experts warn.
HCMC coronavirus tally tops 18,000
Social news - 14/07/2021
Vietnam recorded 1,196 new local Covid-19 cases Wednesday noon, including 971 new cases in HCMC, raising the city's tally in the new wave to 18,210.
Intel, Coca-Cola strives to maintain Vietnam production amid Covid-19
Social news - 14/07/2021
Chip giant Intel and soda maker Coca-Cola are doing all they can to maintain manufacturing operations amid HCMC’s worst Covid-19 wave.
Devastating Covid wave stretches HCMC healthcare system to the brink
Social news - 14/07/2021
Facing its worst coronavirus outbreak yet, HCMC has no choice but to request help as doctors feel the daily brunt of rising new cases.
Hanoi Covid-19 outbreak 'unpredictable': experts
Social news - 13/07/2021
The source of infections in Hanoi could stem from existing hotspots across the country, silently spreading in the community, experts have warned.
Vietnam coronavirus tally in new wave crosses 30,000
Social news - 13/07/2021
Vietnam recorded 982 new local Covid-19 cases in 16 cities and provinces Tuesday noon, bringing the national coronavirus tally in the new wave to 30,085.
275 workers at HCMC export processing zone contract Covid, 29 firms to be closed
Social news - 13/07/2021
The Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in HCMC has ordered 29 companies to temporarily shut down after 275 of their workers tested positive for Covid-19.
Vietnam's local Covid tally crosses 29,000
Social news - 13/07/2021
Vietnam confirmed 465 new community transmissions Tuesday morning, sending the ongoing wave's caseload to 29,103 and the tally of HCMC to over 15,000.
Covid scare: HCMC residents empty supermarket shelves
Social news - 13/07/2021
More cases and lockdowns had anxious HCMC residents rush to buy and stock groceries Monday morning, emptying supermarket shelves despite supplies increasing 7-10 times.
