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Flight crew required to be fully vaccinated for work
starting September 1
Only pilots
and flight attendants who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with two jabs
are eligible to be onboard starting September 1. The Civil
Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) informed the policy in its directive on
mandatory measures for flight safety amid COVID-19, which was issued on July 14
and freshly amended to intensify the works in the time to come. The
directive requires flight operators to strictly adhere to COVID-19 preventive
rules. Vaccination
must be prioritised to frontline workers, including pilots, flight
attendants, and technical engineers, who are considered high-risk because of
regular contact with passengers, it said. As part of
the directive, the Director of the CAAV also asked airlines to evaluate their
compliance with regulations on maintaining the aircraft control ability and
skills as prescribed in the code of civil aviation safety regulations./. Da Nang launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign The
municipal Department of Health is expected to deliver a total of 41,000
vaccine doses to local people, including 25,000 citizens who will be receiving
their second shots. The
remaining vaccine doses will be administered to high-risk workers who are
employed at industrial parks in Lien Chieu district, all of whom have yet to
receive their first shot of the vaccine. Market
traders, security guards, and on-duty people stationed at quarantine
checkpoints, along with COVID-19 control forces and garbage collectors, will
also be inoculated. The central
city has established a total of 55 vaccination points along with two mobile
stations to serve local residents in isolation areas. This comes
after Da Nang recently issued a decision to ban people from leaving their
homes as part of tougher restrictions amid rising COVID-19 infections. Da
Nang has so far recorded a total of 2,894 local infections during
the ongoing wave that emerged nationwide in late April. Vietnamese honorary consul office inaugurated in India’s
Bangalore An honorary
consul office of Vietnam was inaugurated in Bangalore in India’s southern
state of Karnataka on August 18. Delegates at
the inauguration ceremony for the Vietnamese honorary consul office in
Bangalore. (Photo: VNA) Being
appointed as Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Bangalore, Srinivasa Murthy, 71,
has become the first Honorary Consul of Vietnam in India, and the third
person appointed by Vietnam worldwide in 2021. He has
experience in leading and managing many large enterprises and associations
with roles such as Chairman of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Chairman of All India Incense Manufacturers Association, Chairman of the
Cricket Association in Karnataka state and currently Chairman of The Mysore
Silk Cloth Merchants' Co-Operative Bank Ltd. Addressing
the inaugural ceremony, Murthy pledged to fulfil his role and roll out
relevant activities, including citizen protection, support for the Vietnamese
community in India, as well as efforts to promote Vietnam’s image and people
to friends in Karnataka in particular and India at large. He will also
work to foster cooperation activities in economy, trade, culture, people-to-people
exchange between the Indian state and Vietnamese localities. At present,
many Vietnamese engineers are working at multinational corporations in
Bangalore, which is dubbed as the “Silicon Valley” of India and Asia. The
appointment of an honorary consul aims to promptly meet the demand for
protection of Vietnamese citizens’ legitimate interests, and bolster the
Vietnam-India economic and trade relations. Vietnam stresses efficiency, security in digital technology
application to protect peacekeepers Vietnam
underlined the importance of efficiency and security in digital technology
application in peacekeeping activities and the protection of civilians during
an open debate of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held on August
18. The event
was chaired by Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister for External Affairs of
India - the Council President for August. Ambassador
Dang Dinh Quy, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the UN, said
peacekeeping has been an important tool of the UN in promoting and maintaining
international peace and security, creating conditions for peacekeepers to
fulfil their duties and reduce risks. However, the
application of digital technology in the field should pay heed to efficiency
and security in information sharing and access; compatibility with
technological ability of troop countributors, along with choices of methods
and suitable and most effective technologies in different contexts. In his
speech, Secretary-General António Guterres said that conflicts that prolong
in recent decades become more complicated and see an increased use of
advanced weapons, while climate change and socio-economic deprivation have
caused more conflicts and casualties among civilians. “Digital
technology represents both one of the greatest opportunities and challenges
of our time”, he said. He added
that digital technology plays a key role in connecting communities, fostering
healthcare and education in the context of COVID-19, as well as promoting
peacekeeping missions in a safer and more effective way, adding that it must
be applied in a responsible manner. The UN
Secretary-General informed participants on efforts in boosting digital
technology application in peacekeeping, notably the recent adoption of a
resolution on the protection of peacekeepers. At the
event, the UNSC adopted the presidential statement on the use of technologies
to improve the safety of peacekeepers, and a resolution that promotes
accountability for the killing of, and all acts of violence against UN
peacekeeping personnel./. Vietnam promotes safe use of digital platforms The Ministry
of Information and Communications has issued a directive on promoting the
development and use of safe and healthy digital platforms. The
directive is also expected to contribute to creating digital trust and
ensuring the safety of Vietnam's cyberspace. Over the
past times, digital platforms have made important contributions to the
national digital transformation, and the development of the digital economy
and digital society. However, information and data leakage on digital
platforms still occurs on an increasingly large scale. The spread
of fake news, information that violates the law, especially on cross-border
digital platforms, has caused a lot of negative impacts. Therefore,
the ministry requires businesses that manage digital platforms to develop the
platforms that are able to protect themselves and have tools to process and
remove information that violates the law. In
particular, owners of digital platforms must implement solutions to ensure information
security and publicise measures to handle and protect personal information,
and collect personal information only with the consent of the users. These units
are not allowed to provide, share or distribute personal information of
users, except with their consent or at the request of competent state
agencies. Vietnam to launch pay reform for public employees from July
2022: NA Chairman The minimum
monthly salary of civil servants and public employees should be raised
starting July 1, 2022, said National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue at
a recent meeting, which discussed on principles, criteria, and norms for the
allocation of regular State expenditure estimates for 2022. The Party
Central Committee’s resolution has set July 1, 2022, as the date for salary
reform, Hue said, adding that all special wage mechanisms must be removed. The NA
Standing Committee will review and ensure sufficient resources to carry out
the salary reforms, Hue noted. He stressed
that many existing criteria and norms on public employee wage have become
outdated while many new policies and mechanisms have been issued, thus
requiring uniform standards in this regard. “The
Covid-19 pandemic may affect all fields, but I think if we are determined, we
can do it because the budget still affords us some room for a minimum salary
increase,” Hue said. For his
part, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc said that the local under-spent budget
currently stands at VND252 trillion (US$10.9 billion), which is sufficient to
finance wage reform. "The
source for the salary increase from July 2022 is ready," said the
finance minister. Concluding
the meeting, NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai proposed the NA's Committee on
Finance and Budget to evaluate the contents expressed in the Resolution on
making certain sources to implement the norm standards and wage reform. Besides, the
Vietnamese Government will also need to adjust pensions, social insurance
allowances, prescribed monthly allowances, and preferential allowances for
people with meritorious services in accordance with the basic wage increase. Base wages
for civil servants in Vietnam in ten different periods. Source:
luatvietnam.vn. Chart: Nguyen Ngan Public
sector employees have complained for years that their earnings are too low.
The starting coefficient for a university graduate in the public sector is
2.34. Currently,
Vietnam’s minimum monthly salary is divided into four different levels,
depending on location - VND4.18 million (US$179) for region 1 (big cities),
VND3.71 million (US$159) for region 2 (provincial capital and towns), VND3.25
million (US$139) for region 3 (rural areas), and VND2.92 million (US$125) for
region 4 (backward areas). The four
different minimum wage regions reflect the cost of living in each area.
Region 1, including the major cities, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City,
Danang, Haiphong, and Cantho, has the highest minimum wage, while region 4
(rural areas) has the lowest. Businesses
will calculate their workers' salaries by multiplying the minimum wage with a
coefficient determined by qualification and seniority. Can Tho begins Covid-19 vaccination for 1,000 pregnant women
today The Can Tho
Maternity Hospital in Can Tho City will vaccinate 1,000 women from the 13th
week of pregnancy in the city starting today, August 18, until August 23,
said the hospital’s representative. To prepare
for this vaccination drive, the hospital earlier announced the inoculation
program on its various channels, so that pregnant women can register. The
hospital will set up five vaccination tables and use the Moderna vaccine
allocated by the municipal Health Department, according to Nguyen Thuy Thuy
Ai, deputy director of the hospital. Expectant
women will take medical screening tests and receive medical advice before
being vaccinated. Measures to monitor the post-vaccination reactions of
pregnant women will be the same as that of other groups of vaccinated people,
Ai said. She
recommended that pregnant women should combine routine antenatal check-ups
and Covid vaccinations to save costs and reduce the risk of Covid-19
infection. Pregnant women should register for the Covid vaccination on a
voluntary basis, after considering the benefits and the risks of vaccination,
and get approved for vaccination during their routine antenatal check-ups. Earlier, the
Ministry of Health had issued a decision giving guidelines on conducting
medical screening tests before the Covid vaccination, including some
adjustments for groups of people that are eligible for vaccination. Under the
decision, expectant women from the 13th week onward will need to be
inoculated with caution and have to undergo medical screening tests.
Meanwhile, women under 13 weeks pregnant can delay the vaccination. The ministry
noted that the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine is contraindicated in women who are
pregnant or breastfeeding. Women who
are 13 weeks pregnant need to be given a medical explanation about the pros
and cons of vaccination and have to sign a pledge before being vaccinated.
They have to be inoculated at medical facilities that have the maternity
emergency unit. Covivac vaccine given to volunteers in 2nd phase clinical trials
Vietnam's
homegrown Covivac COVID-19 vaccine is being injected to volunteers Thai Binh
province’s Vu Thu district from August 18 during its second phase clinical
trials. Covivac has
been developed and produced by the Institute of Vaccines and Medical
Biologicals. It is the second homegrown vaccine approved by the Ministry of
Health for clinical trials, after Nanocovax. The vaccine
has been given to 100 volunteers at Hanoi Medical University during the first
phase of human trials. In the
second phase, 375 volunteers, aged over 18, have been chosen and classified
into three groups for the 3mcg and 6 mcg dosages and a dose of AstraZeneca
vaccine. According to
the Institute, AstraZeneca vaccine is being used in place of a placebo, which
would compare the immunogenicity of the two vaccines. Blood
samples collected from the second phase will be sent to Canada for an independent
evaluation./. PM asks for people's further engagement in COVID-19 fight Prime
Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 18 asked the Party Central Committee’s
Mass Mobilisation Commission, the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central
Committee and relevant organisations to continue to raise awareness of
pandemic prevention and control among their members and the people as well as
their responsibility in the COVID-19 fight. He made the
statement during a working session with leaders of the Commission of Mass Mobilisation,
the VFF Central Committee and relevant agencies regarding COVID-19 prevention
and control efforts and care for people during the pandemic. At the
meeting, members of the Government reported and assessed the COVID-19
situations and preventive measures in the coming time. They also
touched on socio-economic development in the first seven months and tasks in
the remaining months of 2021, along with current policies aiming to support
pandemic-hit people and firms. The PM
affirmed that in the context of COVID-19, the entire political system has
exerted efforts in calling for the engagement of people from all walks of
life in the fight against the pandemic. He said as
the COVID-19 situation remains complicated and delivers a major blow to all
aspects of life in Vietnam and the world, the Party Central Committee’s Mass
Mobilisation Commission, the VFF Central Committee and relevant organisations
need to uphold their achievements and devise solutions to promote the
COVID-19 prevention and control work./. 90 children and 17 staff at Binh Duong orphanage test positive
for Covid-19 Up to 90
children and 17 staff at an orphanage in the southern province of Binh Duong
have tested positive for Covid-19. According to
the Covid-19 Prevention and Control Steering Board in Di An City, local
authorities conducted the quick Covid-19 testing for people at the Que Huong
Orphanage in Tan Dong Hiep Ward. Le Van Tinh,
office manager at the orphanage, said that 90 children and 17 staff have
tested positive for the virus. All the infected have so far remained in a
stable condition. The people
will be provided with Covid-19 tests using the RT-PCR method for the final
conclusion. Local
authorities have provided food and necessities for the orphanage. More
assistance will be offered to the facility in necessary cases. Japanese organisation aims to support more children with cancer
in Vietnam Vietnamese
Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam met Watanabe Kazuyo, Founder and Chief
Executive Officer of the Asian Children's Care League (ACCL) on August 18. At the
meeting, the Vietnamese Ambassador spoke highly of support by Watanabe and
the ACCL in general for child patients with cancer in Vietnam in the past 16
years, pledging to assist the organisation’s charitable activities in the
country in the future. For her
part, Watanabe rejoiced at the recovery of many children with cancer who had
received support. She voiced a hope to help patients not only in the central
region but also other areas of Vietnam. She also
expressed her wish that Vietnam will soon bring COVID-19 under control so
that socio-economic activities will return to normal and travel between Japan
and Vietnam will resume. Established
in 2005, ACCL is a certified non-profit organisation that works in Asia to
support childhood cancer sufferers. Since then, the organisation has helped
more than 600 child patients in Vietnam’s central region gain access to
medical treatment. In an
interview with the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent, Watanable said that
her organisation will continue to work with partners to provide children in
Vietnam and Japan with timely treatment, as well as exert efforts to expand
its activities in other Asian nations and across the globe. More than 13,000 healthcare workers join COVID-19 fight in the
south As many as
13,145 healthcare workers from northern and central provinces have
volunteered to join frontline forces in the south to combat COVID-19,
according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). Meanwhile,
northern and central provinces sent 1,734 healthcare workers, comprising
doctors, nurses, and volunteers, to join the forces. In addition,
the MoH dispatched directors of the five centrally run hospitals to head
intensive care unit (ICU) centres in the south to treat critically ill
patients. Along with
human resources support, the MoH also supplied southern provinces with
medical supplies including respirators, RT-PCR testing machines, ECMO
machines, test kits, face masks and chemicals for disinfection. The MoH
coordinated closely with big businesses to purchase and import COVID-19
drugs, including Remdesivir, to support treatment. Vietnam has
recorded approximately 9,000 new coronavirus cases daily during the past few
days, mostly in the south. On August 17 alone an additional 9,605 infections
were recorded, with Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong registering 3,559, and
3,332, respectively. Unitel helps Nguyen Du bilingual school improve quality Star
Telecom (Unitel), a joint
venture between Viettel Global and Lao Asia Telecom
in Laos, presented an aid package worth over 48,000 USD to Lao
– Vietnam Nguyen Du Bilingual School in Vientiane on August 18. Speaking at
the event, General Director of Unitel Luu Manh Ha said the assistance
comprises an information technology classroom with over 30 sets of computers,
tables and chairs, IT solution and two high-speed Internet connection cable
lines. It will be
the first pilot model to improve teaching quality amid the fourth industrial
revolution. If successful, it will be spread to other schools. Rector of
the school Sivanheuang Phengkhammay pledged to use the aid to the right
purpose. She also expressed determination to turn Nguyen Du into a quality
school. Vietnamese
Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung believed that with the support of Unitel,
the school will improve its management and teaching quality, deserving a
model representing the Vietnamese culture in Laos./. Van Lam called up for national team ahead of World Cup
qualifiers Vietnam
national team head coach Park Hang-seo has decided to select goalkeeper Dang
Van Lam for the country’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Van Lam will
then have three days to prove himself as the team’s number one choice in the
goalkeeper position before Hang-seo names his 23-man squad for the Asian
World Cup qualifiers. This comes
after Van Lam was also called up to the previous round of World Cup
qualifiers which were held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in June.
However, he never made the squad after coming into contact with a COVID-19
case during training at Cerezo Osaka. The
Vietnamese team are currently training hard in preparation the final round of
World Cup qualifiers, the first time in the country’s history that the
national team have reached this stage. Moving forward, they will face Saudi
Arabia away on September 3 followed by a home game against Australia on
September 7. Two Vietnamese universities named in world top 1,000
Ton
Duc Thang University and Duy Tan University in Ho Chi Minh City have broken
into the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy’s Academic Ranking of World Universities
in 2021. The
universities made their names for the first time in this reputable ranking in
2019. Together
with Vietnam, Singapore has four universities in the ranking, Malaysia five
and Thailand four. Harvard
University of the US continues to stand atop the 2021 rankings, a position it
has secured 19 years in a row./. Over 2,000 children infected with COVID-19 in HCM City Ho Chi Minh
City is currently treating 2,090 children under the age of 16 who have been
infected with COVID-19, according to the southern city’s Center for Disease
Control (HCDC) on August 18. The
Department of Health has issued an urgent document regarding COVID-19
treatment for children. Accordingly, all relevant patients will be isolated
at home in the event that they show mild or no symptoms of COVID-19. If infected
children fail to meet the criteria set by the Ministry of Health for home
isolation, they will subsequently be transferred to field hospitals No.4 and
No.11, along with Cu Chi field hospital. All F0 cases
will be monitored by local health authorities whilst following safety
measures regarding infection prevention and control. Most notably,
any cases which turn critical will be transferred to the Children's Hospital
and Children's Hospital 2 in the city order to receive special
treatment. According to
HCDC, as of 6.a.m. on August 18 the southern metropolis has recorded 158,499
COVID-19 cases, mostly locally acquired. HCM City opens ‘three-level’ field hospital for COVID-19
patients Thống Nhất
Hospital in HCM City’s Tân Bình District yesterday opened a field
hospital to provide prompt treatment for mild, moderate and severe COVID-19
cases. The
1,000-bed hospital, which was set up in the Tân Bình Exhibition and
Convention Centre, will admit COVID-19 patients beginning this
weekend. Speaking at
the opening ceremony, Lê Đình Thanh, director of Thống Nhất Hospital, said
the COVID-19 outbreak had overwhelmed the city's healthcare system, making it
unsafe to transfer patients from one hospital to another. The field
hospital will adopt a three-level treatment model with 300 beds for
patients with mild symptoms, 650 beds for patients with moderate symptoms and
50 beds for severe cases, said Thanh, who was assigned to be
the director of the field hospital. A total of
139 doctors and nurses, including retired staff, will offer treatment for
COVID-19 patients. Health staff from different medical facilities will
also be assigned to work at the field hospital. Deputy
Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn asked local authorites to
ensure stable medical supplies for the hospital and put the safety of health
staff as a priority. People with
COVID-19 should be able to access primary medical support in a timely
manner, which will help reduce the number of critically ill patients and
death rates caused by late access to treatment, he said. More than
32,660 COVID-19 patients are under treatment at medical facilities in the
city, including 1,978 children, according to the city’s Centre for Disease
Control and Prevention. Of
the figure, more than 2,200 severe cases need a ventilator and 16
critically ill patients need extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). As of
Wednesday morning, the city had recorded a total of 158,499
COVID-19 cases in the fourth wave that began in late April,
including 403 imported cases and the remaining community-acquired infections. Thanh Hoa works to promote e-commerce, digital transformation The central
province of Thanh Hoa are applying measures to boost the development of
e-commerce and speed up digital transformation to catch up with the
current trend of the domestic and global economy. With the
outbreak of COVID-19 and the implementation of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution, the Vietnamese and global economies are growing
towards digital economy. Experts held
that digital transformation and e-commerce will boom in 2021, creating a new
momentum for economic growth. E-commerce
in Vietnam reached a value of over 3 billion USD in 2015, with average annual
growth of 38 percent. In 2019, the retail sales of goods and
consumer service revenue via e-commerce hit 12 billion USD. An average
growth rate of 29 percent is forecast for the 2015 - 2025 period, according
to surveys by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and international
organisations. However,
most of e-commerce activities still take place in the two biggest cities,
Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, which account for 18 percent of Vietnam’s population
but more than 70 percent of e-commerce transactions in the country. The
70-percent proportion stayed stable throughout the 2016 - 2019 period. That
means the 61 remaining localities, making up 82 percent of the population,
contribute to less than 30 percent of the local e-commerce market, In Thanh
Hoa, e-commerce has expanded fast with 70 percent of local firms using email
for information exchange and transactions, 50 percent of companies having
their own websites, 35 percent engaging in e-commerce activities, and 10
percent applying professional software in their governance and business
activities. Online
payment has become more popular among local firms with rising number of
company applying e-payment methods. Being aware
of the economic trend, many local firms have pioneered in updating and
applying e-commerce platforms, which has given them prominent advantages in
production and business, especially in import and export activities. According to
Nguyen Xuan Thang, head of the Import and Export Division of the Thanh Hoa
Department of Industry and Trade, the province defines e-commerce as one of
the key part of the digital economy. Over the years, the province’s industry
and trade sector has increased activities to support enterprises to apply
e-commerce platforms. The sector
has assisted local firms to build websites that are suitable to their
products and services and conduct marketing activities on the websites, while
creating optimal conditions for them to join e-commerce platforms and
implement online marketing activities. In order to
create favourable conditions for e-commerce activities in the future, Thanh
Hoa has built a provincial digital transformation project for the 2021-2025
period with a vision to 2030. The project
defines the need to develop infrastructure as well as mechanisms and policies
to create resources and ecology system for the sustainable development of
e-commerce. Under the
project, Thanh Hoa will build its system of personal identity and a
digital database on local residents and businesses which is connected with
the provincial online portal for public services as well as other online
service supply systems. Thanh Hoa
will complete its online payment platform, while diversifying payment partners
and multiplying the model for public services. It will promote the growth of
e-commerce and logistics in the provincial scale. Meanwhile,
Thanh Hoa will build its own e-commerce platforms and develop infrastructure
for online payment without using cash to serve e-commerce activities. At the same
time, digital postal infrastructure will be expanded to become a part of the
logistics system for e-commerce activities. Thanh Hoa will assist
local firms to sell handicraft and agricultural products, thus developing
traditional craft villages and agricultural sector, turning every new-style
rural area into an online farm produce supermarket./. Hai Phong: 10 ship sailors infected with SARS-CoV-2 Ten crewmen
on aboard D.P ship anchored at Lan Ha bay of Hai Phong city have tested
positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the Hai Phong Department of
Health. The
Vietnamese flagged D.P left Obi Island port of Indonesia on July 29 and
arrived at Kaohsiung, Taiwan (China), on August 8. While the ship was anchored
there, a crewman tested positive and is currently receiving treatment in
Kaohsiung. On August
18, the ship arrived and docked at Lan Ha bay of Hai Phong port city. Through
testing, the International Health Quarantine Centre of Hai Phong found
another 10 crewmen were infected with the virus. The 10
positive patients were transferred to a local quarantine facility for
treatment, and the remaining 10 crewmen who tested negative were taken to
Vietnam-Czechoslovakia Hospital for medical surveillance. The International
Health Quarantine Centre disinfected the ship shortly afterwards.
Vietjet Air flight transports relief goods from Germany to HCM
City A Vietjet
Air flight carrying 10 tonnes of relief goods worth 616,100 EUR (720,000
USD), donated by German friends and Vietnamese people living in the country,
is scheduled to depart from Hamburg for Ho Chi Minh City on August 19. The relief
goods, mainly medical face masks and COVID-19 quick test kits, are expected
to arrive in Tan Son Nhat International Airport of HCM City – Vietnam’s
current largest pandemic hotspot – on August 20. Vietnamese
Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu appreciated the valuable assistance from
Germany’s local authorities, organisations and businesses as well as the
Vietnamese community in the European country, which demonstrates the
solidarity and friendship between the two countries, especially during the
current difficult times. The diplomat
also thanked the support of Airbus Group and Vietjet Air for promptly
transporting the relief to Vietnam. Vu Thuy
Linh, a representative of Leipzig city, said that HCM City and Leipzig have a
sustainable and fine parternship. When the pandemic worsened in Vietnam, the
municipal authorities and hospitals quickly raised funds in support of
Vietnam’s fight against the pandemic in order to express their sympathy with
the Vietnamese people, as well as respond to Vietnam's valuable support for
Leipzig in particular and Germany in general in this fight last year. Doctors as
well as the city's authorities are discussing the next support measures for
Vietnam, she added./. Health ministry tells HCM City to focus on care for COVID
patients isolated at home Minister of
Health Nguyễn Thanh Long has instructed HCM City to strengthen care for
COVID-19 patients isolated at home to ease the burden on designated hospitals. He told a
meeting with city People’s Committee and Party Committee officials on
Tuesday that if a new COVID patient is found, local officials should
isolate their house and hand over medicines and daily necessities such as
rice, cooking oil, vegetables, and others to the household. Timely
tests, treatment and provision of daily necessities are imperative for
reducing transmission, he said. The city
should increase task forces in communes and wards, and set up oxygen stations
at all residential quarters to cope with emergencies, he said.
Health
facilities should not turn away any patient, including those with COVID-19,
he said, warning any violation would see them fined and have their licence
withdrawn. Patients
isolated and treated at home are immediately shifted to designated hospitals
for treatment if their condition deteriorates. Field
hospitals and other designated facilities treat mild and moderate cases, and
their number of beds with oxygen cylinders and other medical equipment have
been increased. There are 74
such hospitals with 49,392 beds. Eight
resuscitation hospitals and five intensive care centres treat patients with
life-threatening conditions. All
hospitals use Remdisivir for treatment. Long said
the city authorities should ensure the public strictly complies with social
distancing regulations, a very important and decisive factor in containing
the disease. They should
ensure people have all essential items they need, especially daily
necessities, so that they do not need to go outside, which would prevent
transmission, he said. They should
conduct early tests to detect transmission sources and isolate patients, he
said. They could
allow the self-use of rapid tests, with health officials later doing PCR
tests if someone tests positive, and use pooled tests in high-risk zones, he
said. They should
focus on reducing deaths and increasing vaccination, he added. On August 20
the ministry will send 10 testing vehicles to the city, each capable of
sampling 2,000-3,000 people a day. The
community infection rate in the city increased to 72 per cent of the total
incidence of 3,540 on August 17 from less than 20 per cent earlier. There are
158,499 cases in all. Thus, while
earlier most of the new patients were foreigners and others who entered the
country for various reasons, now locals are the main victims. Districts 3,
Bình Thạnh, Tân Bình, and Hóc Môn have the high rates. Nguyễn Thành
Phong, chairman of the People’s Committee, has instructed local government to
strictly comply with the social distancing regulations mandated by the
Government’s Directive 16.
Minister of Public Security receives new Russian Ambassador Minister of
Public Security Gen. To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 18 for new
Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Bezdetko Gennady Stepanovich. Lam
expressed his belief that the ambassador will reap important successes during
his tenure, contributing to fostering Vietnam - Russia ties. According to
the minister, security relationship has become one of the pillars
in bilateral ties. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese Ministry of
Public Security and Russian security and law enforcement agencies still
carried out important cooperation activities with encouraging results. Stepanovich,
for his part, vowed that in his new position, he will pay further attention
to promoting bilatreal comprehensive strategic partnership, and ties between
the Russian security and law enforcement agencies and the Vietnamese Ministry
of Public Security, for the benefit of the two peoples, and for peace and
stability in the region and the world./. How COVID-19 affects human trafficking in Viet Nam COVID-19 has
changed everyday life as we know it. The
pandemic, which has raged to new levels in Việt Nam in the past four months,
has crippled the economy, caused thousands of deaths, and brought the country
to a standstill. It has also
had a serious impact on human trafficking. On one hand,
tightened security at border gates has restricted the illegal smuggling
of people to neighbouring countries. But it has
also drastically limited opportunities for already impoverished people,
causing many to look elsewhere to make a living. This has led
to heartless criminals targeting the most vulnerable with false promises of
employment and wealth outside of Việt Nam. For Blue
Dragon’s dedicated team of people rescuers, accessing those trafficked abroad
has been challenging due to travel restrictions.
“Those being
rescued are often supported to go to school but due to dire economic
situations, they cannot return to school, or attend vocational courses. “Many
victims that we have supported to go to work or study in restaurants and
hotels, have also lost their jobs, affecting their social reintegration
process. “These, of course,
also lead to the possibility of more human trafficking cases.” Lieutenant
Colonel Khổng Ngọc Oanh of the Ministry of Public Security said when
restrictions are lifted, and travelling becomes easier, law enforcement
agencies need to be on their guard against trafficking. “Since the
end of 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has made the management and control of
border crossings between countries more strict,” he said. “The
management of immigration has also been tightly controlled. Therefore, human
trafficking crimes tend to cluster and have less favourable conditions to
occur. “On the
other hand, it also shows that once the borders are reopened, regulations for
immigration are more relaxed, and activities and entertainment establishments
are reopened at home and abroad, human trafficking will easily reemerge in a
more complex manner. “Recently,
there have been some cases of domestic human trafficking, but it is not
enough to say that this number has increased.” New medical establishments for COVID-19 treatment open in HCM
City A new
intensive care unit (ICU) and a hospital for COVID-19 treatment were
inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on August 18 to meet demand for treatment in
the country’s largest hotspot. The ICU at
the COVID-19 treatment hospital No.14 managed by the Hue Central Hospital has
more than 300 medical workers. There are 500 beds and the number can be
raised to 600 if necessary. With support
from Novaland Group, the construction of the centre was finished in a short
time and it may receive patients in the next few days, according to Director
of the Hue Central Hospital Dr Pham Nhu Hiep. The Tan Binh
COVID-19 treatment hospital managed by Thong Nhat Hospital opened in HCM
City’s Tan Binh district on the same day. This is the
first hospital for COVID-19 treatment in the city to provide treatment for
all three kinds of COVID-19 patients – those with mild, medium or serious
illness. Others of its kind in the city are usually specialised in one of the
three patient groups. With a total
of 1,000 beds, the hospital arranged 50 beds for patients who need intensive
care, 150 beds for patients who are in critical health conditions, 500 beds
for patients with medium illness and 300 beds for patients with mild illness. Le Dinh
Thanh, Director of Thong Nhat Hospital and Tan Binh COVID-19 treatment
hospital, said that as existing hospitals across the city were all overloaded
due to increasing COVID-19 infections, it was difficult to transfer COVID-19
patients between facilities. Thanh said
that the newly established hospital for COVID-19 treatment would help
patients reduce travel time and access proper medical care as soon as they
were taken to the hospital. The hospital
would make necessary adjustments to match practical demand and ensure
effective treatment, he added. Deputy
Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son, who is leading the ministry’s task force
to support HCM City in COVID-19 prevention and control, said that together
with existing facilities in the city, the Tan Binh hospital would create
convenience for COVID-19 patients in accessing medical care quickly and
effectively./ Indian scholar hails Vietnam’s initiative in maritime security The
newswire Modern Diplomacy on August 17 published an article by
Director of the India’s Jindal School of International Affairs Prof. Pankaj
Jha commenting on Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s speech at the United
Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s open debate on strengthening maritime
security held online on August 9. The article
said in his speech, which was a little more than seven minutes, PM Chinh
raised very pertinent questions about creating maritime awareness and
consciousness at international level. He stated that with increasing maritime
tensions and new kind of challenges, there is a need for building trust and
concerted efforts to resolve long impending maritime disputes. He stated that
there is a need for ensuring peace and tranquillity in maritime domain and
developing architecture for exploitation of marine resources in a sustainable
manner. One of the
important aspects he raised during his speech was related to the fusion of
international mechanisms and initiatives to promote regional maritime
security architecture under the auspices of UN and developing structures for
sharing of information and experience. He alluded to the 1982 United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and stated that all those maritime
disputes should be resolved in accordance with the provisions of the
international law, the article said. Vietnam
worked assiduously during its chairmanship of ASEAN in 2020 when it pushed
the agenda under the auspices of the regional organisation and tried to bring
together ASEAN nations and China to consider implementing the Declaration on
the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DoC) as well as finalising
negotiations with regards to adoption of a draft Code of Conduct (COC) in the
East Sea. Prime Minister Chinh’s lucid representation of facts and the
pressing demands has been much appreciated, given the fact that maritime
security has been discussed as a serious agenda item, the author wrote. The August
meeting of the UNSC outrightly stated in the presidential statement calling
for stronger regional and international cooperation to promote maritime
cooperation and develop security architecture for promoting trade and
commerce in maritime domain and ensuring maritime security and safety.
Interestingly, most of the participants in the open high-level dialogue
accepted the fact that for maritime trade and commerce as well as development
of blue economy, and sustainable exploitation of resources, it is pertinent
to promote security and cooperation in this domain. The
Vietnamese PM also resonated India’s five ‘S’ approach at the UNSC. He stated
that in the maritime domain, countries are facing both traditional and
non-traditional security challenges, including terrorism and transnational
crime. Sea level rise, increasing marine pollution, and climate change would
be the long-term challenges which need to be addressed on a priority. He also
stated that increasing tensions and major power rivalry would also impede on
the security and safety as well as freedom of navigation in these contested
maritime routes. He continuously stressed on the fact that Vietnam, as a
littoral state, need to exploit resources for sustainable development of its
marine economy and develop a secure maritime environment for the betterment
of the people, the article wrote. According to
the article, PM Chinh stated that there is need for maritime domain awareness
and acknowledged the threats to maritime security. He also alluded to
resources and capabilities enhancement for implementing national maritime
strategies and protocols to meet the objectives. He stated that it is under
obligation of all the UN members to uphold their legal obligations while
respecting the sovereignty, and legitimate interests of the littoral states
The recognition of due diplomatic and legal processes to resolve disputes is
also required. The PM
emphasised the need to ensure the freedom, and security of navigation and
overflight without any military threats or acts which can vitiate the
atmosphere. As a true statesman and a mature politician, he outlined how
Vietnam would stand up to join the international community to achieve these
objectives and promote maritime security at all levels. The
most important aspect of his speech was that he used the right words and a
mature approach to address all the challenges in the maritime domain without
naming or shaming any country or power as such, the article said. As Vietnam
has taken the lead in addressing challenges regarding the East Sea,
expectations have risen regarding Vietnam’s constructive role in the overall
dispute settlement in the area, it added. President attends gathering marking Day of People’s Public
Security Forces President
Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended a gathering in Hanoi on August 18 on the
occasion of the 76th anniversary of Traditional Day of People’s Public
Security Forces (August 19) and a ceremony to present 40-year, 30-year
Party membership badges to officers from the Party Committee of the Ministry
of Public Security. Speaking at
the event, Phuc said over the past years, the public security forces have
closely grasped the situation, offered advices to the Party and State about
important measures and strategies to protect national security, ensure social
safety and order, defeat plots sabotaging the Party and State by hostile and
reactionary forces, and crack down on crimes and legal violations. He hailed
them for taking vanguard in Party building and rectification, as well as
playing an active role as one of the frontline forces in the fight against
COVID-19 pandemic. During the
cause of national construction and defence in the new period, the President
suggested the Central Public Security Party Committee effectively follow the
Party policies and State laws regarding the task of protecting national
security and social safety and order, thus laying a solid foundation to build
a revolutionary, regular, elite and modern people’s public security sector. Secretary of
the Central Public Security Party Committee and Minister of Public Security
Gen. To Lam affirmed that the forces will seriously and fully realise
Resolution adopted by the 13th Party Central Committee and conclusions of the
Party Central Committee's Resolutions, and continue with building the Party
and people’s public security forces in the new period./. Vietnam committed to supporting Myanmar: Foreign Minister Vietnam
shares the difficulties that the country and people of Myanmar are facing due
to the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes that ASEAN countries, partners
and the international community will join hands to help Myanmar and its
people overcome the challenges. Foreign
Minister Bui Thanh Son made the statement at a pledging conference to promote
humanitarian assistance to Myanmar held virtually on August 18. Son welcomed
the timely organisation of this event, affirming that this is an important
step in implementing the five-point consensus reached at a meeting
of ASEAN leaders in April this year. The Foreign
Minister appreciated the contributions of ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim
Jock Hoi, Coordinator for Humanitarian Assistance of ASEAN and
the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance (AHA)
relating to the issue. Vietnam is
committed to providing initial support to Myanmar with medical
supplies worth 100,000 USD, he said. ASEAN
countries and partners also pledged about 9 million USD to assist the
country. At the
conference, the ASEAN Secretariat and AHA Centre presented a humanitarian
assistance strategy for Myanmar. It is divided into two phases including
"lifesaving" humanitarian assistance, focusing on COVID-19 pandemic
response, and implementing humanitarian assistance measures to
"stabilise life". Humanitarian
support activities for Myanmar will be led by ASEAN. The ASEAN
Secretary-General and the AHA Centre will be responsible for receiving and
coordinating assistance from ASEAN countries, partners and the international
community, ensuring that these aids are distributed in a timely, efficient
and transparent manner to the people of Myanmar. In the near
future, ASEAN will focus on the first phase. Specifically, it will mobilise
supplies of vaccines, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and related items
for Myanmar. The first aid shipment is expected to arrive in the country
before August 31. An ASEAN
Coordinating Group will be set up and stationed in Yangon to supervise and
assist in the effective coordination and transfer of medical support to the
local people. ASEAN will
also survey real demand to promptly make appropriate adjustments in the
implementation of the following steps, as well as preparing for the second
phase of the strategy, which is expected to be conducted next year. New environmental standards to better protect the environment:
Deputy minister The Vietnam
Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment has compiled 15 draft regulations on
environment-related standards which will be promulgated this year as a foundation
for the implementation of the 2020 Law on Environmental Protection that takes
effect from the beginning of 2022. It includes
five sets of standards on environmental quality, four on waste, and six on
imported scrap as raw materials for production. According to
Vo Tuan Nhan, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, the
standards are built based on a new approach, which will act as a driving
force for businesses to modernise technology and help the country develop
sustainably. He said the compiling
teams have researched experience and standards of developed countries and
those of countries at the same development level as Vietnam to devise
regulations suitable for the country. The ministry
aims to issue 31 sets of national technical standards related to the
environment during the period 2020-2022, with 25 sets of standards replacing
the current 48, and six new ones as stipulated in the 2020 Law on
Environmental Protection./. FDI firms join Vietnam’s COVID-19 response efforts FDI
enterprises in Vietnam are joining hands with local counterparts to deliver
much-needed reliefs to frontline medical workers and people hurt by the
COVID-19 pandemic. The European
Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) on August 17 launched a fundraising campaign
named “Breathe Again” to call for donations from its members to aid Vietnam’s
response to the current fourth coronavirus wave. All the
donations will be used to purchase European medical devices and equipment for
hospitals in Vietnam’s hardest-hit areas, the chamber said in a statement. EuroCham
vowed to work with the health authorities to make sure that the equipment
goes to where it is needed and will have the greatest impact. The chamber
will also be flexible, working with donors to ensure that wherever possible
their donation goes to a particular province or community. It will work
with suppliers to procure the equipment and ensure their quick and
transparent delivery to hospitals in these areas within a few days of
sufficient donations being received. “European
business stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Vietnam during these difficult
times,” said Alain Cany, Chairman of EuroCham. “The current outbreak is
putting unprecedented pressure on healthcare facilities and hardworking
medical staff, and this new fundraising campaign is something practical that
our members can do to support.” “I am
confident that the government will repeat its success of previous waves and
contain this new, more infectious strain.” Giorgio
Aliberti, EU Ambassador to Vietnam said “Europe has a large and longstanding
presence in Vietnam, so when our companies and citizens join together in this
effort we have the size and scale to make a real difference. Therefore, I
encourage European enterprises to contribute whatever they can to this
important initiative.” Additionally,
a new charity project called “Vong tay Viet – Sai Gon” (Reaching out Vietnam
– Saigon) has been launched in Ho Chi Minh City, engaging foreign invested
corporations in the country’s southern economic hub and neighbouring
provinces. From now
until mid-September, the project pledges to offer 1 million meals to needy
people who are struggling to make ends meet as HCM City is under social
distancing measures with surging COVID-19 cases. It has an
estimated fund of 25 billion VND (1.09 million USD), donated by many
individuals, businesses and business associations./. Japanese Communist Party's chief hails Vietnam’s concerted
efforts against COVID-19 Chairman of
the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) Kazuo Shii praised the concerted efforts
of the Vietnamese Party, Government and people in coping with the COVID-19
pandemic during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam on
August 17. Directly
handing thank-you letters from Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to the JCP chief, Nam said Vietnam – Japan
ties have continued growing strongly and comprehensively with a high level of
mutual political trust. The two
countries have worked together and actively supported each other in COVID-19
prevention and control, he said, adding that the Communist Party of Vietnam
(CPV) highly valued its cooperation and traditional friendship with the JCP. The diplomat
took this occasion to briefed Kazuo on the outcomes of the CPV’s 13th
National Congress and Vietnam’s development targets toward the celebration of
the 100th founding anniversaries of the CPV (1930-2030) and the nation
(1945-2045). He believed
that in the coming time, the traditional ties between the two Parties will be
fortified and deepened, contributing to the enhancement of the Vietnam -
Japan extensive strategic partnership for the sake of their people and for
peace, stability, cooperation, and development in the region and the world. For his
part, Shii thanked leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, and Government for
their attention to boosting cooperative relations between the two Parties and
countries. He also
commended Vietnam’s active participation in international efforts to promote
non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. The official
hoped the two Parties to soon resume the exchange of high-level visits and
theoretical discussions when the pandemic is put under control. President inspects implementation of amnesty decision in Bac
Giang President
Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 18 inspected the implementation of the amnesty
decision in 2021 at Ngoc Ly prison in the northern province of Bac Giang. The decision
manifests the humanitarian policy of the Party and State towards prisoners
who show good behavior and high determination to rehabilitate themselves,
reintegrate into the society and become good citizens, he said. The State
leader noted that between 2009 and 2016, seven amnesty decisions were
implemented, allowing more than 87,000 prisoners to go free before their due
release date. He stressed that despite the high number of benefited
prisoners, the ratio of recidivism was low. Local administrations and
communities have offered great help to the released prisoners during the
reintegration progress, he added. President
Phuc requested prisons and detention centres to ensure that the amnesty
benefits the right persons, and allow no wrongdoings, mistakes or violations
of regulations during the process, thus ensuring the humanitarian meaning of
the policy. Meanwhile,
it is necessary to organise courses for prisoners eligible for amnesty on
regulations on community reintegration, he stressed. The
President expressed his hope that ministries, sectors and localities will
support released prisoners so that they can quickly reintegrate into society,
especially amid COVID-19 situation. Earlier, on
June 30, the President issued the decision on amnesty on the occasion of the
National Day./. Upcoming second session of 15th NA prepared carefully: NA
Standing Committee The
preparations for the second session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) will
be conducted thoroughly in terms of contents, organisation method and
necessary conditions to ensure that it will open as scheduled on October 20,
the NA Standing Committee affirmed at its ongoing second meeting on August
18. NA
Secretary-General and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong said that
during the second session, the legislature will discuss and approve several
draft laws; evaluate the results of the implementation of the socio-economic
development plan and the state budget estimate in 2021; and decide on the
socio-economic development plan, the state budget estimate and the central
budget allocation plan in 2022. It will
consider and decide on the economic restructuring plan for the 2021 – 2025
period, the national land use planning scheme for the 2021 - 2030 period and
the national land use plan for 2021 - 2025. Reports on
the performance of the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court and the
Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuracy; and the Government's
reports on anti-corruption, crime and law violation prevention and control,
and judgment enforcement in 2021 will also be put on table for discussion. In addition,
the legislative body will also discuss and approve a draft resolution on
financial settlement for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group; and conduct question
and answer sessions of NA deputies. Vietnam will come out victorious against COVID-19 with
compassion and unity Vietnam will
come out victorious in the battle against COVID-19 with compassion and unity,
Aaron Johnson, an American freelance filmmaker and Youtuber who has resided
in Vietnam since 2013, told the Vietnam News Agency. Johson got
married to a Vietnamese woman and the couple is living in the central coastal
city of Da Nang. He is renowned on Youtube for his video clips sharing
interesting facts about Vietnam. He is also very active on Twitter and
Facebook with thousands of followers. He said he
feels lucky to live in Vietnam during this time and always believes Vietnamese
people will soon defeat the coronavirus. Johnson was
particularly impressed with the way the Vietnamese government and people are
doing together to make sure that “no one is left behind” during the fight
against the pandemic. He was surprised by the way the entire society, from
each citizen to local administrations and top governmental bodies, stays
united and adhere to COVID-19 rules. Speaking
from his experience, he said a hotline has been set up to help affected
people in accessing food and other necessities; there are “rice” ATMs and
“zero Dong” shops; and volunteers are making face masks and offering medical
supplies for those in need. The
government has redoubled efforts to combat scammers and prevent price gougers
from attempting to profiteer off the pandemic. This makes
him believe that no one is truly left behind in the pandemic and as long as
Vietnamese people keep staying united, they would overcome all difficulties
ahead to win the COVID-19 fight. Johnson went
on to say that as a foreigner, he has been receiving the same treatment as
the locals, no priority nor discrimination, during the pandemic; and he feels
lucky to be in Vietnam, a great place to go through the coronavirus crisis. He said many
of his foreign friends are interested in the life in Vietnam, so he tries his
best to talk about Vietnam’s success stories via his Youtube video clips, to
let them know that a developing, war-torn country like Vietnam can also
create a good life for its people. Vietnam’s
fighting spirit has been on for generations. If Vietnam can win this battle,
it will come out stronger than ever, he said. He also
revealed his plans to make a documentary about Vietnam’s effective COVID-19
fight, saying he was upset to read misleading information about it online. He
hoped that via his social media channels, people from around the world will
know Vietnam’s stories – fighting the pandemic by compassion and the power of
unity. The world
must know about amazing things Vietnam is doing in this pandemic, he said./. South Africa’s Honorary Consul assists military hospitals in
COVID-19 combat The first
batch of aid from the Honorary Consul of South Africa in Ho Chi Minh City was
delivered to two military-run temporary COVID-19 hospitals based in nearby
Binh Duong province on August 17. The aid
includes canned food, noodle, sugar, milk, beverages, medical supplies, and
many other essential goods worth about 800 million VND (35,000 USD) in total,
the Quan doi Nhan dan (People's Army) newspaper reported. After
Hospital 5B and 5D, next batches of the aid will be delivered to temporary
hospital No 5A, 5C, and the Mien Dong (Eastern) Military - Civil Hospital,
which has also been transformed into a facility for COVID-19 treatment, on
August 18, according to Col. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of the Mass
Mobilisation Department of the army’s General Department of Politics./. Bac Giang honoured with Labour Order for anti-pandemic
achievements President
Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 18 paid a working visit to the northern province
of Bac Giang and presented a third-class Labour Order to the provincial Party
Organisation, administration and people, making it the first locality in the
country to be awarded by the State leader for achievements in COVID-19
prevention and control. In early
May, Bac Giang faced unprecedented difficulties and challenges when the new
strain of SARS-CoV-2 rapidly spread in local industrial zones. The pandemic
seriously affected all aspects of life, economy and society of the province
with production and business activities suspended and the safety, health and
life of local people, especially workers, seriously influenced. Thanks to
the high determination and joint efforts of the entire political system and
people from all walks of life, the pandemic has been put under complete
control in the province. Businesses
and industrial parks have restored normal production and business activities.
In addition, the province also sent six delegations with a total of 258
health workers to assist southern provinces in the fight against the
pandemic. President
Phuc said that many effective anti-pandemic models initiated by Bac Giang are
valuable experience lessons in COVID-19 prevention and control that can be
standardised to apply in other localities. He asked the
province to stay vigilant to protect the achieved results and prevent the
pandemic from breaking out again. It is
necessary to support and create all favourable conditions for enterprises to
access loans and expand production, create a favourable business environment
to attract more investment, and focus on unlocking all resources, removing
difficulties and obstacles, boosting economic development and soon becoming a
budget-autonomy province. Bac Giang
also needs to quickly complete its development planning scheme in the context
of the new normal so as to soon become a major production centre of the
region, the President stressed. Source:
VNA/VNS/VOV/VIR/SGT/SGGP/Nhan Dan/Hanoitimes |
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