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There is a market in the Ha Giang Karst Plateau which is not a trading place but instead a meeting venue of couples who were in love but broke up in the end. It is Khau Vai Market, also known as Phong Luu Market, and is held on the 27th day of the third lunar month. Khau Vai Market is a festive day for participants. -- NDO Photo: Tien Binh When their families found out about the young couple's love, a violent conflict took place between the two tribes, resulting in bloodshed. To stop the fierce fight, the couple decided to part ways with tears and broken hearts. They, however, promised to meet once every year in Khau Vai mountain. When Ba and Ut passed away, locals built two temples to commemorate them. The Khau Vai Market was first held in 1919 to commemorate their broken romance. Before 1991, most of the market-goers were locals, who arrived at the market together to look for their past partners among the crowd to recall their past relationships, talk about …

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Support policies effectively implemented for pandemic-hit workers: Minister All policies supporting workers affected by the COVID-19 have been implemented in an integrated and effective way, ensuring people’s life, Minister of Labours, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung told the 15th National Assembly on July 25 morning. The strong surge in COVID-19 cases since April 27 has put enormous pressure on the economy and society, he said, citing the fact that employment rate reached 2.52 percent, with the services sector being the hardest hit. Some industries are shrinking further this year, such as travel, lodging service and transportation. About 70,000 enterprises in the economy have suspended operation or gone bankrupt. The pandemic has also been attacking industrial parks and export processing zones where a large number of workers are employed, Dung continued. He stressed that HCM City, Hanoi and many other localities have imposed full or partial lockdown and social …

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Of the new patients, Ho Chi Minh City reported 4,469, followed by its neighboring provinces of Dong Nai (120), Long An (75), and Binh Duong (79). The remaining cases were recorded in Mekong Delta's Dong Thap (154), Can Tho (54), Soc Trang (22), Hau Giang (3), Kien Giang (2) and Bac Lieu (1); the central region's Binh Thuan (45), Da Nang (26), Phu Yen (23), Ninh Thuan (13), Gia Lai (5), Dak Nong (5), Binh Dinh (4), Thue Thien Hue (4), Quang Nam (3), Quang Ngai (3), Kon Tum (2), Thanh Hoa (1), Ha Tinh (1), Lam Dong (1) and Dak Lak (1); Hanoi (19) and the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc Province (11), Lang Son (2) and Thai Nguyen (1). Among the new cases, 525 were detected in the community and the rest in isolated areas. Within Tuesday, 1,063 new cases in the community have been recorded nationwide. With the latest additions, HCMC still leads the infection count with 72,740 confirmed cases, followed by Binh Duong Province with 8,909 in the ongoing wave. Vietnam entered its …

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As exports formed a key component of local economic development, maintaining production chains was crucial for Vietnam. Vietnam's exports reached US$158.34 billion in the first six months of 2021, an increase of $35.57 billion, or 29 per cent over the same period in 2020. — VNA/VNS Photo In the first six months of the year, exports increased by 29 per cent and orders were rising thanks to the recoveries of the US and China markets, as well as tax incentives from the EU due to the EVFTA agreement, said Nguyen Xuan Thanh, manager of the Fulbright Economics Teaching Programme. Thanh took part in an online conference hosted by e-newspaper cafef.vn yesterday with other experts to discuss solutions for the economy in the ongoing fourth wave of the pandemic. “The remarkable increase is due to the demand for Vietnam's exports from major markets,” he said. Thanh said Vietnam was benefitting thanks to the continuing punitive tariffs on China from the Biden administration, …

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The Ministry of Health documented almost 8,000 domestic COVID-19 cases in Vietnam on Tuesday, with more than 6,000 recorded in Ho Chi Minh City. Thirty-eight provinces and cities registered 7,911 locally-infected patients while two separate infections were imported from abroad, the health ministry said. One thousand and sixty-three cases were detected in the community whereas the remainder were found in isolated areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City reported 6,318 of the latest domestic infections, Dong Thap Province 303, Dong Nai Province 239, Binh Duong Province 166, and Tay Ninh Province 144. The daily count is the second-largest so far, after a record was set at 9,225 patients on Saturday. Since the fourth COVID-19 wave began in Vietnam on April 27, the country has logged 110,487 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities. Ho Chi Minh City stays on top with 72,740 patients, followed by Binh Duong Province with 8,909, Bac …

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The travel ban will be effective from Wednesday in the industrial province Binh Duong that borders HCMC, which has recorded more than 8,800 infections in the new wave. In the Mekong Delta, a similar ban will be imposed from Tuesday in An Giang, Hau Giang, Long An, Tien Giang, and Vinh Long Provinces, and from Wednesday in Ben Tre and Kien Giang. People are only allowed to go out during these time frames for emergency or performing public duties. In Dong Thap's capital Cao Lanh Town, all convenience stores and supermarkets, of which some normally open through the night, must close at 6 p.m. from Monday. Bac Lieu Province in the delta had decided to prohibit all people from leaving their home between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. from Monday after the move was first adopted by Ho Chi Minh City. The restrictions in the localities will last until Aug. 1 or until further notice. All southern localities, including 13 in the Mekong Delta, had already imposed social distancing measures in …

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6,000 medical workers from all over Việt Nam volunteer to help deal with HCM City's outbreak 5 priority groups allowed to go out in HCM City after 6pm Deputy PM visits HCM City’s 175 Military Hospital Six isolation areas to be established in Hóc Môn District Việt Nam concerned about unequal COVID-19 vaccination among nations An elderly woman in HCM City's District 3 receives her Moderna vaccine shot on Tuesday. The city is carrying out its fifth mass vaccination campaign with nearly 1 million doses since July 22 and is supposed to wrap up in 2-3 weeks. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — There were 7,911 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, the second highest daily increase since the pandemic first struck last year. The majority of the new infections are in HCM City, which still remains the coronavirus epicentre of Việt Nam. The southern economic hub, which is under enhanced social distancing order and two days into an order …

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Young artists perform in one-two act drama plays on COVID-19 prevention measures produced by HCM City Television. Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY—The HCM City Television has worked with its partners to produce a new TV drama programme about Vietnamese people in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme will feature one and two-act plays with famous theatre performers in drama, cải lương (reformed opera) and tuồng (classical drama). The plays will be broadcast daily. They include information about facts about COVID-19 and healthcare tips. In the shows, the actors encourage people to wash their hands, wear face masks, and report about their health. They also ask people to stop reporting fake news, stockpiling or hoarding goods, and gathering in public places. Comedians Hoàng Duẩn and Linh Trung perform in Đi Câu Cá (Fishing), a two-act drama play featuring HCM City people and their daily life during the lockdown under Government Directive …

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Three Vietnamese cities, including Hanoi, HCM City and Phu Quoc (Kien Giang Province), have been named among the world’s to 100 extraordinary destinations to explore in 2021, as voted on by the renowned US-based Time magazine. Vietnam is the Southeast Asian country with the most representatives in the Time list, which is expected to bring opportunities for the country’s tourism as the COVID-19 pandemic passes. Hanoi - Renewed life in the Old Quarter Street food scene in Hanoi. (Photo: Time) “Vietnam’s 1,000-year-old capital is embracing change while maintaining a strong sense of identity,” Time wrote, adding that such a balancing act is exemplified by the new Capella Hanoi, a 47-room hotel where architect Bill Bensley pays homage to the opera of the Roaring ’20s, while the city’s more flamboyant side is showcased in another major hotel opening: Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake, a glimmering building billed as the world’s first gold-plated hotel. “Hanoi’s incredible …

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Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung warned that the city needs to tighten discipline or it will waste the 15 days of social distancing mandated because of the Covid-19 outbreak. Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung and Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh inspect Phap Van - Cau Gie checkpoint Inspecting the Cau Gie intersection checkpoint (213rd kilometer on National Highway 1A) in Phu Xuyen district and Phap Van - Cau Gie highway toll station (188th kilometer) in Thanh Tri district, Dung and Anh said traffic jams were due to the lack of planning about traffic channels. Vehicles with no valid conditions need to be warned they cannot go through the area. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) agreed to set up a police team on duty at Vuc Vong intersection in Ha Nam province, in charge of orienting vehicles from the south towards Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and northeastern provinces. They should not go through Hanoi, but follow the diverted road as instructed by the Hanoi …

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