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Check out the news you should not miss today: Society — Vietnam on Thursday morning reported 2,967 new cases of COVID-19, including 2,433 in Ho Chi Minh City, increasing the country’s tally to 71,144, according to the Ministry of Health. —  Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday started its new COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 930,000 doses expected to be administered to 15 priority groups including people aged above 65, those having chronic illness, and others. — Vietnam reported 36 coronavirus-related deaths from July 17 to 20, taking the country’s total to 370, according to the Ministry of Health. — Hanoi is planning inoculation for its citizens with a target of more than four million out of 5.7 million people aged 18-65 getting vaccinated and up to 200,000 shots being administered per day. — Phan Van Son, deputy head of the Da Nang People's Committee Office, has proposed strengthening COVID-19 prevention measures with outdoor activities, non-essential business activities, …

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A piece of fake news lately appearing on the Internet Not long ago, while HCMC was still trying to furiously combat against Covid-19 in the latest outbreak, there appeared several fake news like on the Internet ‘citywide lockdown from July 15’, ’22-year-old Covid-19 patient died’, or ‘Vietnam will be the second India’. All of those news pieces have been then corrected by the authorities. Statistics from the Propaganda Department of HCMC Party Committee, since July 1, there have been over 280 fake news pieces released by various websites, most of which are related to policies in the Covid-19 fight in the city and in Vietnam in general. Even though this kind of fake news has no clear origin, which is not reliable at all, they, to some extent, have negatively affected the mind of the public, making the community more anxious and uncomfortable. Secretary Nen stressed that it is high time the municipal authorities apply more effective propaganda campaigns to raise the awareness …

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Animal feed exports see surge in H1 Luc Ngan lychee of Bac Giang province is protected geographical indication in Japan. Vietnamese firms are urged to pay more attention to register for intellectual property protection in foreign markets. (Photo baochinhphu.vn) Vietnam’s animal feed exports hit nearly 523.88 million USD in the first six months of 2021, up 52.7 percent year-on-year, according to the General Department of Customs. China remains the biggest importer of Vietnam’s animal feed, with turnover reaching 188.3 million USD in the reviewed period. In June alone, China spent 36.62 million USD on importing animal feed from Vietnam, up 47.3 percent from the same period last year. Vietnamese exports of animal feed to Cambodia in January-June rose 41.7 percent to 74.81 million USD, maintaining Vietnam’s second largest importer. Meanwhile, the US surpassed India to become Vietnam’s third biggest importer of livestock feed with turnover hitting 56.42 million …

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What you need to know today in Vietnam! Politics -- State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday sent a greetings letter to Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on the occasion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, according to the Vietnam News Agency. COVID-19 Updates --Vietnam's Ministry of Health confirmed 3,898 local coronavirus cases nationwide on Friday morning, including 3,302 in Ho Chi Minh City. The country has recorded 74,570 locally-infected patients since April 27, when the fourth virus wave erupted. -- The military will disinfect the entirety of Ho Chi Minh City for seven days from Friday, as the city is battling the worst virus outbreak since it first hit Vietnam early last year. The city has logged 48,863 cases since April 27. -- The Ho Chi Minh City administration is asking the prime minister for over 7,000 health workers as support for its combat against COVID-19. -- Authorities are tracing contacts of a newly-detected coronavirus case …

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Over 1 million tonnes of goods channelled through Quang Ninh’s Mong Cai border gate A site for goods examination of the Mong Cai International Border Gate in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province. Despite serious impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, border trade activities in Mong Cai city of northern Quang Ninh province, which borders China, have been well maintained with a surge in the volume of import and export goods compared to the figure in 2020. According to the Mong Cai International Border Gate Management Board, as of July 18, the total volume of commodities imported and exported through the border gate had reached more than 1 million tonnes, up 89.2 percent over the same period last year. The collected fees were totalled at more than 34 billion VND (1.47 million USD), up 58 percent year-on-year and equal to 62.7 percent of the yearly target. Specifically, the number of vehicles crossing Bac Luan bridge border gate reached 28,358, including 12,806 …

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Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested and charged a local man for posting fake and misleading information claiming a connection between COVID-19 control measures and a photo of a man setting himself on fire. Binh Thanh District police officers on Wednesday announced that they had detained a 60-year-old man on charges of “abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the interests of the State, lawful rights, and interests of organizations and/or citizens,” as prescribed in Article 331 of the Vietnamese Penal Code. The man, Phan Huu Diep Anh, will be temporarily jailed for two months pending prosecution for his offense, police said. On Monday, the man posted a photo on Facebook of a middle-aged individual burning himself on road No. 2 in Truong Tho Ward, Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City. Captions posted alongside the image claimed Ho Chi Minh City’s regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control were the reason for the man in the photo deciding to torch himself. …

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Agriculture sector remains fairly resilient to COVID-19 While the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the tourism industry and hit industrial production hard, agriculture and community-based agro-forest production have proven resilient in the tourism-intensive central region. Despite an average reduction at 30 per cent of revenue, farmers in suburban Đà Nẵng, Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi have maintained stable incomes compared to other sectors thanks to food chain distribution channels. Traditional fishing and self-sufficient farm production have helped residents in the Chàm Islands off the coast of Hội An, the Lý Sơn Islands off Quảng Ngãi Province and gardeners in rural areas of Cẩm Thanh Commune in Hội An and Hòa Ninh and Túy Loan villages in Đà Nẵng keep going throughout the pandemic. Restaurants, cafes and souvenir shops in Hội An – the most popular tourist destination in central Việt Nam – have closed, but farmers in organic gardens in Cẩm Thanh are still supplying people in …

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The possibility of imposing stricter restrictions rather than Directive 16 is very likely. The Vietnamese Government has asked all southern cities and provinces to flexibly apply proper measures under Directive 16 that imposes stay-at-home order and bans non-essential activities. Special focus should be placed on social distancing to ensure the proper distance between people, between families, and neighborhood groups, the Government said in a resolution issued on July 20. A deserted road in the central part of Ho Chi Minh City during the restrictions. Photo: Thanh Nien It means that all 19 cities and provinces, including Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), need to stress the importance of the implementation of Directive 16 that also mandates closures of non-essential businesses and limits transportation services. Stay-at-home order is placed except for emergencies and purchase of essential goods like drug and food. The Government affirmed it will continue sparing no …

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Up to 75% of the country’s total infections were detected in the south which includes 19 cities and provinces. Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has set up a task force in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to assist the metropolis and southern localities in building makeshift hospitals amid the rising Covid-19 infections in the region. The task force will have the right to requisition the ministry’s existing facilities in the localities to serve the mission. A field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dan Tri Southern cities and provinces will continue building makeshift hospitals to serve the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Normally, this kind of facility is used to treat asymptomatic cases. In HCMC, apartment blocs have been used as makeshift hospitals. Meanwhile, in Binh Duong, the World Trade Center, the largest exhibition center in the south with an area of 22,000 square meters, has been used as a field hospital of 1,500 beds. In Cantho City and other …

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Lê Hương Among dozens of songs featuring the pandemic and its consequences, Sài Gòn Tôi Sẽ (My Sài Gòn Will…) by English teacher Nguyễn Thái Dương has won the hearts of millions of people throughout the country and even people abroad. “My home city is so quiet, Junctions without people, She is tired of the pain, Big and small streets are out of breath…” The touching lyrics backed by a gentle waltz have been listened to and shared repeatedly online in the past week. It has also spread belief in a better future. Screenshot from Dương's MV Sài Gòn Tôi Sẽ. — VNS Photo Lê Hương The first version launched on Youtube on July 6 gathered more than 180,000 views while the latest version, launched on July 13, gathered over 96,000. That is not to mention one edited version, launched on July 10, that gathered over 53,000 views. “When HCM City was locked down to stop the virus spreading following Directive 15 on May 31, the once-bustling city was suddenly so quiet,” Dương told …

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