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A government portal report cited Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam as saying Tuesday that Ho Chi Minh City must quickly update its Covid testing and vaccination data so the effectiveness of technology usage in the Covid-19 fight could be evaluated. Vo Thi Trung Trinh, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Information and Communication, said the department has cooperated with the municipal Department of Health, military-run telecom giant Viettel and local authorities to launch a national vaccination app. However, there have been challenges in uploading the data online and making them available. Normally, raw vaccination data from the city would be uploaded onto a common database, and the Ministry of Information and Communication would re-organize them and send them back to the city for use. But this process has not gone smoothly as planned. As of September 20, the city still had around 700,000 Covid vaccine certificates with inaccurate results, said Trinh. "The city has …

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At the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 23 urged studying measures to ensure safe and flexible adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic along with effective disease containment solutions. Speaking at a meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, the Government leader said the pandemic has been gradually put under control. However, a few localities have failed to make noted progress in the combat, and the situation remains complicated in Ho Chi Minh City, said Chinh, who is also head of the committee. Affirming that measures undertaken so far are appropriate and effective, he asked ministries, agencies and localities to continue following the set major orientations and measures in the time ahead. The PM stressed that instruction should go in tandem with inspection and supervision, and reiterated the principles that …

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The Ministry of Health logged 9,472 in Vietnam on Thursday, together with 6,226 discharged patients and 236 deaths. Thirty-three provinces and cities recorded 9,465 domestic cases while the country recorded another seven imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had documented 11,525 locally-infected patients on Wednesday. Above 5,300 of the latest domestic cases were found in the community, with the remaining detected in sectioned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City reported 5,052 local infections, down by 383 patients from yesterday; Binh Duong Province 2,764, down by 1,415; Dong Nai Province 760; Long An Province 190; Kien Giang Province 163; An Giang Province 109; Can Tho City 53; Hanoi five; and Da Nang three. Vietnam has confirmed 723,962 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the country on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City tops the list with …

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Answers arrive to salvage construction, illustration photo/ freepik.com Earlier this month, a handful of domestic construction contractors including Delta Group, Vinaconex Corporation, CIENCO4, Eurowindow, and Phuc Hung Holdings proposed to the Vietnam Association of Construction Contractors (VACC) and the government to urge for a swift response from local authorities to address their problems. The VACC, likewise, also expressed its concerns over the skyrocketing prices of construction materials. “These difficulties are paralysing the construction sector, particularly in the south of Vietnam, where most localities are severely affected by the pandemic,” the association noted. According to Delta Group, the number of workers involved in projects is insufficient, affecting construction output and the progress of projects. In addition, the price increase and scarcity of input materials, such as the price of construction materials, increased by 25 per cent compared to the beginning …

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VSTEA is a joint venture between the Vietnam Airlines Engineering Company (VAECO), a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, and ST Engineering Aerospace Systems Company, a member of the ST Engineering of Singapore. It specializes in providing aircraft component MRO services for domestic and international airlines, which cater to such current aircraft as the Boeing 787, Airbus A350, A320, A321 and ATR72, as well as technical assistance in avionics, hydraulic, pneumatic, electro-mechanical, wheels, brakes, and emergency equipment. The FAA standards are widely adopted in the global aviation industry and serve as a gauge of quality and a passport to market expansion, making it easier to offer maintenance services to airlines in different regions, including the U.S. To achieve the certificate, the VSTEA said it went through five stages of appraisal under the FAA’s strict standards. After completing the final examinations in late July, its facility in Hanoi was certified on August 31 and …

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Vietnamese photographer Tran Viet Van was awarded a silver medal in the press awards for a photo entitled “90-year-old shoemaker” during the PX3 Paris Photography Prize 2021. A photo entitled “90-year-old shoemaker” taken by Viet Van wins a bag medal during the PX3 Paris Photography Prize 2021. A photo entitled “90-year-old shoemaker” taken by Viet Van wins a bag medal during the PX3 Paris Photography Prize 2021. The photo depicts Trinh Ngoc, a shoemaker based in Ho Chi Minh City who is still working at the age of 90. Ngoc is notable for making shoes for the Cambodian Royal Family, from the Queen to Prince Sihanouk, along with many famous Vietnamese singers. In a chat with photographer Viet Van, the shoemaker said, “My life is very simple, I just think: If you create joy for others, you will receive double happiness.” The PX3 Paris Photography Prize 2021 was launched back in June and has so far received thousands of entries from photographers in over 100 …

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