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In his speech, he wished that they would continue fulfilling tasks entrusted by the Party, State and people, contributing to maintaining political security, social safety and order and serving as a key force in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Visiting workers at Ca Mau Urban Environment JSC in Phong Dien commune, Tran Van Thoi district, Hue said in support of workers hit by the pandemic, the Party and State together with philanthropists and business community at home and abroad joined hands to offer donations to them. On the occasion, the N.A. leader presented 180 gifts to the U Minh 2 Battalion officers and soldiers, and workers at the company. In the afternoon, he offered flowers and incense to Legendary Father Lac Long Quan at his temple in Dat Mui commune, Ngoc Hien district and visited the replica of the iconic Hanoi Flag Tower there. The work was built in January 2016 on a site of nearly 3ha as a gift from the People’s Committee of the capital city. Later, Hue and … [Read more...] about N.A. Chairman pays pre-Tet visit to Ca Mau

A man in An Giang Province receives the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI -- A total of 15,743 new cases were reported in Việt Nam on Tuesday, bringing the nationwide tally to 2,171,527. Of the new transmissions, 44 were imported and quarantined upon arrival, and the rest domestic. Hà Nội still has the highest infection rate, with 2,956 cases, followed by Đà Nẵng (989) and Hải Phòng (704). Other areas that recorded COVID cases were: Thanh Hóa (685), Hưng Yên (623), Bắc Ninh (560), Bắc Giang (445), Quảng Ngãi (400), Hải Dương (397), Hòa Bình (386), Vĩnh Phúc (385), Bình Định (374), Phú Thọ (370), Bến Tre (352), Nam Định (337), Bình Phước (335), Quảng Ninh (322), Thừa Thiên Huế (305), Đắk Lắk (303), Quảng Nam (301), Thái Nguyên (271), Thái Bình (267), Nghệ An (263), Lâm Đồng (225), Lào Cai (202), Khánh Hòa (200), Cà Mau (200), Quảng Bình (186), Kon Tum (178), Sơn La (152), Vĩnh Long (151), Tây Ninh (146), Bạc Liêu (146), Hà Nam (138), Trà … [Read more...] about 15,743 new coronavirus infections recorded in Việt Nam on Tuesday

HCM CITY – Coca-Cola, through its partnership with the Vietnam Red Cross Society, is providing VNĐ5 million scholarship grants to around 100 secondary and high school students from pandemic-hit households in the province of Bình Phước and HCM City. An additional 100 families will receive livelihood assistance. On top of the scholarship and livelihood support, over 3,050 Coca-Cola Tết packages will be distributed to different communities working with the Women’s Union and the People's Committees. The company said that the package was the brand’s way of spreading cheer while making family gatherings and reunions more special. Coca-Cola Việt Nam has granted scholarship to100 secondary and high school students from pandemic-hit households in the province of Bình Phước and HCM City. Photo courtesy of Coca-Cola Vietnam. Bùi Đặng Duyên Mai, senior manager of  Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability of Coca-Cola Vietnam & Cambodia, said: “Here at Coca-Cola Vietnam, … [Read more...] about Coca-Cola launches community programmes

Vaccines donated by the UK and European countries via COVAX arrived in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of UNICEF HÀ NỘI — At the turn of the year 2021/2022, Việt Nam received 6.2 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses from the UK and European partners via the COVAX Facility. They include 99,450 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine donated by Luxembourg, 159,120 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine donated by Portugal and 2,012,960 doses of Astra Zeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the UK, and 4,000,230 doses of BioNTech/Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine donated by Germany. The British Ambassador to Việt Nam Gareth Ward said: “Vaccines are the best way to protect people and prevent the proliferation of new variants. This donation is part of the UK’s support to Việt Nam’s roadmap of opening the economy by facilitating its vaccine boosting at a large scale. We are committed to accompanying Việt Nam to embrace a new chapter in 2022 when we all can live with COVID-19 with peace and … [Read more...] about Việt Nam received 6.2 million COVID vaccine doses from UK, European partners

Electricity market revamp on cards The Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) is finalising its report to the prime minister about planned direct power purchase agreements (DPPA) – a mechanism to allow renewable energy producers to sell electricity directly to end-users, as Nguyen Anh Tuan, director of the authority said on January 18. The DPPA mechanism, if implemented, will be the first step in the development of the electricity retail market, allowing renewable energy generators with a capacity greater than 30MW to sell to customers for industrial production purposes. Parties can negotiate and agree on purchase and sale prices through long-term contracts if the scale of their deal is not exceeding 1,000MW. Since 2012, the electricity market has contributed to increasing transparency in mobilising power plants, creating a competitive environment, enhancing the initiative of market participants, and gradually abolishing the monopoly in the industry. The success … [Read more...] about Electricity market revamp on cards

The death rate, which has fallen but remains high, has been attributed to the exhaustion of medical workers, ineffective management of Covid cases, and poor facilities. As part of a plan on preventing and controlling infectious diseases in 2022, the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported the Covid-19 situation in 2021. The death rate fell compared with August and September, but remained high: 200 cases a day. The average number of deaths in the last seven days of 2021 was 159 cases a day. Most of the deaths were older people and people with underlying health conditions, most of whom were not fully vaccinated. In HCM City and An Giang, 85 percent of those who died had only one vaccination jab. The number of infections soared because of the Delta variant, which resulted in an increase in the number of severe cases and deaths and overloading at local healthcare systems. MOH attributed this to the limited capability in receiving and treating patients at grassroots level. Some … [Read more...] about Covid-19 death rate remains high at 159 deaths a day

Nestlé leads the best working places in Việt Nam Age of Learning and Galaxy Education Announce Partnership to Launch ABCmouse English in Vietnam Special Honda City prize announced by VNPAY wallet Masan Group – Top ASEAN consumer pick – according to Bank of America Viettel Group, Architecture Magazine launch design contest for Viettel Thăng Long Building Viva Land Investment & Development Joint Stock Company, through its affiliates, has acquired Capital Place - a Grade A luxury building in Hà Nội. This is another step for Viva Land to set a deep footprint in the Vietnamese luxury realty market over the next decade. Entering the capital market Capital Place is also the first commercial project under Viva Land’s operation and management in the northern of Việt Nam. Located at the intersection of Lieu Giai – Kim Ma – Nguyen Chi Thanh in Ba Dinh District, Capital Place offers 100,000 square metres of luxurious and green office and retail … [Read more...] about VIVA LAND HAS ACQUIRED CAPITAL PLACE, THE AWARD-WINNING GRADE A OFFICE BUILDING IN HANOI