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The 13,109 new COVID-19 cases include 15 imported cases and 13,094  local infections detected in Hồ Chí Minh City (1,809), Cần Thơ (897), Bình Dương (707), Tây Ninh (655), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (653), Đồng Tháp (601), Bạc Liêu (566), Đồng Nai (556), Vĩnh Long (536), Bến Tre (501), Bình Thuận (496), Sóc Trăng (493), Kiên Giang (418), An Giang (387), Cà Mau (374), Trà Vinh (309), Bình Phước (271), Hà Nội (253), Hậu Giang (238), Khánh Hòa (216), Đắk Lắk (181), Bắc Ninh (153), Hà Giang (143), Bình Định (132), Tiền Giang (123), Nghệ An (117), Thừa Thiên Huế (113), Lâm Đồng (112), Quảng Nam (95), Đắk Nông (92), Đà Nẵng (92), Quảng Ngãi (80), Long An (75), Vĩnh Phúc (62), Quảng Trị (57), Thanh Hóa (55), Hưng Yên (47), Lạng Sơn (44), Phú Thọ (38), Nam Định (38), Ninh Thuận (31), Phú Yên (30), Tuyên Quang (28), Quảng Bình (28), Quảng Ninh (25), Thái Bình (25), Thái Nguyên (22), Gia Lai (21), Hà Tĩnh (19), Ninh Bình (18), Bắc Giang (16), Hà Nam (10), Hải Dương (8 ), Cao Bằng (7), Kon Tum (6), Hải …

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Vietnam has continued to report a rise in the number of Covid-19 infections found in the community with 7,288 out of 13,109 new cases confirmed on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, 13,094 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 60 out of 63 localities in the country including HCM City (1,809), Can Tho (897), Binh Duong (707), Tay Ninh (655), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (653), Dong Thap (601), Bac Lieu (566), Dong Nai (556), Vinh Long (536), Ben Tre (501), Binh Thuan (496), Soc Trang (493), Kien Giang (418), An Giang (387), Ca Mau (374), Tra Vinh (309), Binh Phuoc (271), Hanoi (253), Hau Giang (238), and Khanh Hoa (216). There were 15 imported patients confirmed today. The new infections showed an increase of 665 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 7,288 infections found in the community. As of Friday evening, 1,176,148 infections had been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April. …

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Hundreds of Covid-19 patients in the Covid-19 epicentre of Ho Chi Minh City are having to use extra beds placed along the corridors as a local field hospital has become overloaded. The Tan Binh District Field Hospital for Covid-19 treatment has 700 beds but has had to admit over 800 patients. "We received 79 more patients on November 24, raising the total number of patients to 834 while the hospital's current capacity is only 700," the doctor said. More than 100 patients are having to use extra beds that are placed along the corridors. At present there are over 70 doctors and 130 nurses working at the hospital. Doctor Duc said that they are proposing to the municipal Health Department to send more staff as they are planning to raise the hospital’s capacity. A report from the hospital said that during a week from November 16-22, the hospital admitted 569 patients, discharged 507 others after …

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Touchless travel Keeping a distance, limiting contact and regularly disinfecting hands are ways to prevent COVID-19 infection that have become a habit of many people. Touchless travel in the post-COVID-19 period refers to not only limiting person-to-person contact as well as contact with objects and surfaces but also to travel experiences with automated devices and technologies. Staycation Staycation is a form of travel in which visitors will experience travel locally, without undergoing a long journey or having to use public transport. This is an opportunity for visitors to discover interesting and attractive things near their living areas that they have missed before. In Vietnam, the post-COVID-19 tourism trend has gradually become popular since 2019. As the pandemic has not shown any signs of being completely under control, this trend is still loved by travel enthusiasts due to the fact that it helps to limit the risk of disease infection and save costs. Medical …

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The three localities with the highest number of daily cases were HCMC with 1,809, followed by Can Tho with 897 and Dong Nai with 707. The Ministry of Health also recorded 137 deaths on Friday, pushing the Covid-19 death toll in the country to 24,544, or 2.1 percent of infections. 12,368 Covid patients were declared free of coronavirus the same day, bringing the total of recovered cases so far to 955.256. As of Friday, 47.3 million of Vietnam's 96 million population have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Since the fourth wave of the pandemic hit in late April, Vietnam has recorded 1,176,148 local cases. …

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The Research Centre in Business, Economics, and Resources at the HCM City Open University organised the annual Conference on Business, Economics & Resources online on November 25-26 to share research experiences and discuss policy implications for an emerging market like Viet Nam. — Photo courtesy of the HCM City Open University Stock markets in Southeast Asia including Viet Nam have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, according to studies presented at the annual Conference on Business, Economics & Resources held from November 25 to 26. Pham Tan Toan of Macquarie University, Australia, said his team’s research found the Philippine and Thai stock markets exhibiting the most volatility. “We also found that the … outbreak had substantially increased the volatility in all six ASEAN markets. “Volatility … more than doubled in comparison to the pre-pandemic period. The research studied six stock markets, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, …

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The Ministry of Health documented 13,109 additional COVID-19 infections in Vietnam on Friday, along with 12,368 recoveries and 137 mortalities. The latest cases, including 15 imported and 13,094 domestic transmissions, were logged in 60 provinces and cities, the ministry said, noting that 7,288 patients contracted the pathogen in the community. Ho Chi Minh City reported 1,809 of the local cases, Can Tho City 897, Binh Duong Province 707, Tay Ninh Province 655, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 653, Binh Thuan Province 496, Hanoi 253, Khanh Hoa Province 216, Ha Giang Province 143, Thua Thien-Hue Province 113, Lam Dong Province 112, Quang Nam Province 95, Da Nang 92, Quang Nam Province 25, and Hai Phong City four. Vietnam had found 12,429 locally-acquired infections on Thursday. The country has detected 1,176,148 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave erupted on April 27. A total of 952,439 of them have recovered from COVID-19. Ho Chi …

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Labourers working at Youngbag ViNa Co., Ltd in Binh Xuyen Industrial Park, Vinh Phuc province (Photo: VNA) Vinh Phuc (VNA) – The northern province of Vinh Phuc attracted 32 domestic investment projects with 16.4 trillion VND (723.3 million USD) in total capital and 54 foreign-invested ones worth totaling 994 million USD as of October 2021, up 110.2 percent and 122.7 percent year-on-year, respectively. As of October 31, the total budget revenue in the province reached nearly 27.7 trillion VND, equivalent to 90 percent of the estimated. Of which, domestic revenue reached 23.5 trillion VND, equal to 87 percent of the estimates and up 24 percent over the same period last year. In recent years, a series of industrial zones in Vinh Phuc have been established, generating jobs and stable incomes for local labourers. The locality is now home to eight industrial parks with 328 enterprises, which have so far employed nearly 110,000 labourers. Construction of a number of new …

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Lao Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Ounthuang Khaophanh, said the scheme will introduce measures to address crucial issues of the tourism sector in a bid to solve impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The road-map covers three main objectives, namely to support and promote domestic tourism, establish travel bubbles with countries with low risks, and develop green and sustainable tourism. In 2020, the tourist traffic to Laos dropped by 75 percent, resulting in a loss of 80 percent of overall tourism revenue because of travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Lao Ministry of Health on October 25 confirmed 615 new COVID-19 cases and one more death in the past 24 hours, raising the country’s total infections and fatalities to 36,248 and 53, respectively. Source: VNA …

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Policy breakthroughs are expected to lift up Haiphong’s development At its recent second session, the 15 th National Assembly approved a resolution on piloting some mechanisms and policies for the development of Haiphong and three other localities to promote sustainable development and create a model for other localities to follow. Deputy head of the National Assembly’s Delegation of Haiphong City La Thanh Tan said that the resolution has received a high approval rate. Haiphong’s geographical advantage as the main gateway to the northern sea, plays an important role in the economic growth of Vietnam. Haiphong has witnessed high growth pace and achieved financial self-sufficiency, with ample space for further development. The city remained stable despite COVID-19, reporting one of the highest annual economic growth rates in the country. The resolution promises to boost development with spillover effects for the entire region. The development directs pushing up the …

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