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Lifestart Foundation donates e-bikes to disadvantaged students in Quang Nam By Uyen Le Three students receive e-bikes from the Lifestart Foundation - PHOTO: NHAN TAM QUANG NAM - Lifestart Foundation donated three electric bicycles valued at VND12 million to disadvantaged students at Le Thanh Tong and Dung Si Dien Ngoc schools in the central province of Quang Nam. The students are all from underprivileged families who only own aging bicycles. Karen Leonard, Order of Australia Medal, Founder of Lifestart Foundation, said, “Apart from supporting disadvantaged students with the Lifestart Foundation Education Scholarships, we are also thrilled to reach out to the larger community to provide the students with transportation. The provision of much needed e-bikes reduces some of the dangers for the students when they have to travel far for studies and enables them to travel long distances much quicker.” The donation is one of the many activities of the Lifestart … [Read more...] about Lifestart Foundation donates e-bikes to disadvantaged students in Quang Nam

The distorted propaganda poster has led to the misunderstanding that Vietnam sees the pandemic as a good measure to protect the community. A recent article published in a foreign-based media outlet has included a propaganda poster conveying a controversial message as ” Covid-19 la bao ve chinh ban gia dinh va xa hoi ” (Covid-19 is to protect yourself, your family, and community). The distorted propaganda poster in question. Following the article publication, many have interpreted the slogan as Vietnam does not act against the Covid-19 pandemic, but considers it as a positive means to protect individuals, families, and community. In the article, the picture with the propaganda poster was noted as “A woman walks past a sign bearing Covid-19 prevention advice in Hanoi”. However, the picture itself seemed to have gained more attention from the readers than the slogan. The origin propaganda poster. A representative from Hanoi’s Department … [Read more...] about Vietnam propaganda poster against Covid-19 got twisted

Saigon Times-Great Circle program presents gifts to medical workers in District 5 By Le Vu - Trinh Hoang Vo Hong Van (R, 2nd), a representative of the Saigon Times Group, and Nguyen Quoc Viet (L, 2nd), deputy director of the District 5 Medical Center, pose for a photo with medical workers of the center - PHOTOS: LE VU HCMC – As part of the “Saigon Times - Great Circle - Join hands to fight the Covid-19 pandemic” program, the Saigon Times Group on June 17 coordinated with the Tan Hiep Phat Group’s Dr Thanh tea brand and Acecook Vietnam JSC to present 200 gift sets to medical workers of the District 5 Medical Center in HCMC. The gift sets, including 100 boxes of instant noodles of Acecook Vietnam and 100 boxes of Dr Thanh cooling tea, were expected to lend a helping hand to frontline medical workers in the Covid-19 combat. Employees of the Saigon Times Group load gift sets onto a truck Nguyen Quoc Viet, deputy director of the District 5 Medical Center, … [Read more...] about Saigon Times-Great Circle program presents gifts to medical workers in District 5

One more hospital in HCMC suspends operations after Covid-19 case detected The Saigon Times The main entrance of the District 4 Hospital in HCMC, which has announced its temporary closure to prevent the spread of Covid-19 - PHOTO: TNO HCMC - The District 4 Hospital in HCMC today, June 18, temporarily stopped receiving outpatients after a person who visited it tested positive for the coronavirus. The person was identified as the hospital’s outpatient, who is suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient underwent a rapid test because of cough and fever on June 17. The test result came back negative for the coronavirus, but a RT-PCR test showed the case is positive for the virus. The HCMC Center for Disease Control is tracing contacts of the case and determining the source of infection, while the hospital is suspending its operations, the local media reported. Earlier, many other hospitals in the city had shut down after their staff or patients … [Read more...] about One more hospital in HCMC suspends operations after Covid-19 case detected

A Vietcombank office in Bac Ninh Province. VCB rose 4.1 per cent on Friday. - VNA/VNS Photo Thai Hung On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index gained 1.31 per cent, to close Friday at 1,377.77 points, the highest milestone ever so far. Market breadth was positive with 249 stocks increasing while 138 declined. The southern market index had gained 0.25 per cent to close Thursday at 1,359.92 points. Market liquidity was higher than Thursday as domestic investors poured more than VND23.7 trillion (US$1 billion) into the southern market, equivalent to a trading volume of nearly 809 million shares. The VN30-Index rose 1.33 per cent to 1,481.30 points. In the VN30 basket, 22 stocks rose, seven slid and one was unchanged. Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC (TCH) gained strongly by 6 per cent. Vietcombank (VCB) rose more than 4 per cent, Masan Group (MSN) and Vinhomes (VHM) both gained 3 per cent, Phu Nhuan Jewelry (PNJ) advanced over 2 per cent. In … [Read more...] about Shares set new high, cash flow boosts indices