Society
3,578 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on August 3 morning
Social news - 03/08/2021
Vietnam documented 3,578 new COVID-19 cases in the past nearly 12 hours to 6am on August 3, including 15 imported ones, raising the national count to 165,339, according to the Ministry of Health.
Localities asked to brace for higher numbers of COVID-19 infections
Social news - 03/08/2021
Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has asked localities nationwide to devise scenarios for higher numbers of COVID-19 cases amid the fast spread of the Delta variant.
China reports 90 new coronavirus cases for Aug 2 vs 98 a day earlier
World - 03/08/2021
China reported on Tuesday 90 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 2, compared with 98 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission.
Hanoi to feed poor, vulnerable amid Covid social distancing
Social news - 02/08/2021
Hanoi will supply food to the poor and other vulnerable communities amid the ongoing Covid-19 social distancing order, the People's Committee said Sunday.
Hanoi closes two more wholesale markets over new Covid cases
Social news - 02/08/2021
Phung Khoang and Minh Khai wholesale markets in Hanoi were shut down Sunday after two vendors contracted the new coronavirus.
South Korea wary of importing Delta variant, tells Vietnamese students to delay travel
World - 02/08/2021
The South Korean government has advised students from 26 countries, including Vietnam, to postpone travel to that country until the end of September amid rising Covid-19 fears.
PM asks localities to take drastic pandemic control measures
Social news - 02/08/2021
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 31 issued Dispatch No. 1063/CD-TTg on the prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic, asking provinces and cities to focus on the drastic, substantive and effective implementation of specific measures to prevent and control the pandemic in accordance with the directions of the Government, the Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 prevention and control.
Vietnamese, Cambodian police enhance ties amidst COVID-19
Social news - 02/08/2021
Police of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on July 30 presented gifts and medical supplies worth VND 100 million (US$ 4,300) to help their counterpart in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province fight COVID-19.
Vietnam earns nearly 19 billion from textile exports in H1
Social news - 02/08/2021
Vietnam’s garment-textile export turnover hit nearly US$19 billion in the first six months of 2021, up more than 20% year-on-year.
Deputy PM Dam: highest priority given to COVID-19 vaccination in Ho Chi Minh City
Social news - 02/08/2021
The Ministry of Health needs to closely coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to review and make necessary adjustments to ensure the fastest and safest vaccination process as well as ensure vaccine sources in accordance with the set schedule.
HCMC’s H1 budget collection rises 20 percent
Social news - 30/07/2021
HCMC earned over VND198.5 trillion ($8.66 billion) in budget collections in the first six months, a 19.75-percent rise against the same period last year.
Asymptomatic Covid cases in HCMC exempted from centralized quarantine
Social news - 30/07/2021
Newly-detected Covid patients who have yet to show symptoms would be allowed to self-isolate instead of going to quarantine camps, according to the HCMC Health Department.
