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Vice Admiral Nam wished Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans' Association (VVA) and former deputy defense minister, showed deep gratitude for the contributions of war veterans to the national construction and defense cause. Vice Admiral Nam hoped that the VVA will continue promoting solidarity and the good virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers, joining hands with the Party and the military to firmly protect the revolution’s achievements, building a cultured lifestyle in residential areas, and mobilizing people to implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Similarly, at the visit to Lt. Gen. Phan Thu’s family, Vice Admiral Nam wished the former defense leader good health and briefed him on the task performance of the whole-military over the first-half of this year. He hoped that General Thu will continue bringing into play revolutionary traditions and contributing more ideas to the Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defense 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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Asking the local authorities to seriously implement the Prime Minister’s Directive 16/CT-TTg, Dam said Vinh Long ought to clean out risky areas and turn itself into a safe COVID-19 prevention and control area as soon as possible. The Deputy PM noted the province should promote the role of its political system and community-based COVID-19 safety groups in its fight against the pandemic. Requiring people returning from pandemic-hit areas to fill the health declaration form and conducting suitable quarantine measures for those having contact with COVID-19 patients are also important, he added. He also recommended the province pay attention to ensure social welfare and promptly implement support policy for people affected by COVID-19. At the meeting, Director of the provincial Health Department Van Cong Minh said that from January 1 to 7am on July 21, Vinh Long recorded 483 cases of COVID-19, including 469 local infections. The province also reported four deaths. Currently, over …

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What has been achieved during your visit to Vietnam, and how can the economic relations between the two countries be strengthened? Australia’s Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment Dan Tehan This is my first time in Vietnam and I have received a wonderful, warm welcome from everyone I’ve met, from President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh, to Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, and Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, to name a few. Everything that I’ve seen and heard is a real focus on ensuring that the pandemic does not adversely impact people’s health while maintaining positive economic growth. It is very much similar to the approach that we have taken in our country. One of the first things to say is that both Vietnam and Australia have dealt with COVID-19 better than most countries in the world. When you look at the economic performance of both countries in dealing with the pandemic, the two …

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Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the formation of a committee to study the use of green chiretta (Andrographis paniculata) extracts to treat COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul was appointed head of the committee, local media reported. It will coordinate studies on the safety and efficacy of green chiretta extracts on COVID-19 patients, as well as draft a strategic plan to promote Thai traditional medicine in general. The decision was taken in response to a proposal from Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin, who urged the government to scale up the use of traditional medicine on COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. This comes amid a vaccine shortage which has led to criticism for the government. His proposal came with evidence showing the Department of Corrections' success in treating 12,376 inmates who contracted COVID-19 with green chiretta extracts. Of this …

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Vietnam is making efforts to have its own Covid-19 vaccines amid the global thin supply. Vietnam’s Ministry of Health will set up a national institute on vaccine production and technology transfer following a request made by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam who is also head of the National Standing Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control. Inside Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC (Nanogen)'s Covid-19 vaccine plant. Photo: VnExpress The institute will be tasked with facilitating vaccine production projects, especially Covid-19 vaccines. With the operation of the national institute, projects on Covid-19 vaccine research and development will receive up to 100% financial support. Concerning the development of homegrown Covid-19 vaccines, Vietnam’s top leaders have urged relevant agencies to facilitate the process. The country is home to four domestic Covid-19 vaccine candidates developed by Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC (Nanogen), the …

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Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, Nguyễn Thành Phong, on July 20 checks the 115 Emergency Aid Centre, which is the co-ordinator for transporting COVID-19 patients to designated hospitals. VNA/VNS.Photo Thu Hương HCM CITY— HCM City People’s Committee has instructed authorities in Thủ Đức City and districts to set up quarantine facilities exclusively for asymptomatic COVID patients. If they begin to have symptoms, they will be transferred to hospitals. Local authorities have been given the green light to use all available facilities such as university dormitories, new apartment buildings, hotels, schools, and others as quarantine facilities. They should have separate areas for people awaiting real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing results. Each facility will have five to 10 oxygen cylinders. The human resources for these facilities will come from hospitals and district health centres or be dispatched by the Department of …

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One of the important parts of the agenda of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s first session is the election and approval of 50 people to head state agencies in the 2021-2026 term. NA’s General Secretary Bui Van Cuong said that most of the personnel introduced to these positions are re-elected. These include President and Vice President. The two current positions President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan were elected by the 14th NA last April. Regarding the cabinet, Head of the NA Standing Committee's Board for Deputy Affairs Nguyen Thi Thanh said 27 people will be elected, including one PM, four Deputy PMs, 18 Ministers and 4 heads of ministerial-level agencies. In the last personnel consolidation spell, the NA elected and approved 15 government members, including PM Pham Minh Chinh, Deputy PM Le Minh Khai and Le Van Thanh, and 12 Ministers. These include Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang; Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien; …

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A resident in HCM City gets the COVID-19 vaccine jab. — VNA/VNS Photo HCM CITY — HCM City has been allocated the largest amount of the country's COVID-19 vaccine doses so far. According to the latest updated information at the COVID-19 Vaccination Portal of the Ministry of Health, HCM City, the current biggest coronavirus hotspot in Việt Nam, is taking the lead in vaccinating its residents against COVID-19 with 1,039,652 doses given. HCM City will receive at least five million COVID-19 vaccine doses between now and September 2021 to vaccinate 50 per cent of its population, said Deputy Minister of Health Nguyễn Trường Sơn. Those are the government's priorities for HCM City amid a spike in infection cases, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Recently, the Ministry of Health has allocated more than two million doses of Moderna vaccine to 53 cities and provinces nationwide as well …

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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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