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The Ministry of Health logged 16,067 more COVID-19 infections in Vietnam on Saturday, together with 1,668 recoveries and 148 fatalities. The latest cases, including 15 imported and 16,052 domestic transmissions, were logged in 60 provinces and cities, the ministry said, adding that 7,160 patients contracted the virus in the community. Tay Ninh Province recorded 3,676 of the local cases, Ho Chi Minh City 1,773, Can Tho City 954, Binh Duong Province 716, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 697, Dong Thap Province 604, Binh Thuan Province 562, Hanoi 310, Khanh Hoa Province 239, Ha Giang Province 165, Lam Dong Province 159, Bac Ninh Province 137, Thua Thien-Hue Province 106, Da Nang 66, Quang Nam Province 59, Hai Phong City 22, and Quang Ninh Province 15. Vietnam had detected 13,094 locally-acquired infections on Friday. The country has found 1,192,200 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave erupted on April 27. A total of 954,107 of them have …

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The Department of Health in the southern province of Tay Ninh registered 3,004 Covid patients whose samples had been taken for testing in the previous days to the national database, making it the locality with the highest infection tally on Saturday, 3,676 cases. The province is followed by its neighbor Ho Chi Minh City with 1,773 cases. The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho had the third highest number of infections of the day with 954, followed by industrial hub Binh Duong with 716. Vietnam recorded 148 deaths on Saturday, pushing the Covid-19 death toll in the country to 24,692 or 2.1 percent of infections. 1,668 Covid patients were declared free of coronavirus the same day, bringing the number of recovered cases so far to 956,924. As of Saturday, 48.4 million of Vietnam's 96 million population have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19. In the fourth wave which hit Vietnam almost seven months ago, more than 1.19 million people have been infected. …

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Demand for industrial, logistics estates at core of enquiries next year: Savills Demand for industrial and logistics estates in addition to ready-built factories and warehouses will continue to be the core of enquiries next year, according to an expert from property consultancy Savills Vietnam. “However, in terms of new trends, data centres and cold storage facilities are in demand and have gained traction in 2020 and 2021,” John Campbell, manager of Industrial Services at Savills Vietnam told the Vietnam Investment Review. “Next year, we expect this to continue, as Vietnam is now on the radar for hyperscale facilities.” Low-value industries are beginning to set up elsewhere in Southeast Asia as Vietnam no longer offers the same incentives, he said, adding that these industries such as textiles and furniture struggle to source affordable labour and land in Vietnam. However, foreign and high value-added investors remain bullish on Vietnam’s long-term growth, …

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The ceremony saw the attendance of Consul General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City Watanabe Nobuhiro and the hospital director Major General Nguyen Hong Son. During four months of cooperation and accompanying the Consulate General of Japan in its vaccination, Military Hospital 175 have safely and effectively provided over 3,200 shots for Japanese workers and businesspeople living and working in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring localities. The two agencies have also coordinated with each other to offer 14,000 doses from the abundant COVID-19 vaccine source to people in provinces of Lam Dong, Binh Thuan, Vinh Long, Ben Tre, Kien Giang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Dong Thap. The Vietnamese hospital has also teamed with the Consulate General of Japan to give PCR testing and issue PCR testing certificates to those entering Japan from Vietnam. In addition, its treatment center for COVID-19 patients has successfully cured Japanese patients, taken care of and given health consultation to Japanese …

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Scagliotti and her husband, who is President of the Italy - Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, travelled a long distance from Italy to Switzerland to meet President Phuc. The Vietnamese government leader highly valued positive contribution of the Honorary Consul and the Vietnamese Honorary Consular Office in Turin to Vietnam - Italy relations over the years, and praised Scagliotti for conducting research activities and publishing works on Vietnam. The Vietnamese Honorary Consular Office and the Center for Vietnamese Studies in Turin have become bridges for Italian and European readers and friends to understand more about traditional values, culture and history, and people of Vietnam, President Phuc said. Scagliotti said she have loved Vietnam since she was a student. Scagliotti operated actively in the antiwar movement to oppose the U.S. invasion of Vietnam in the early 1970s. The Honorary Consul said she always considers President Ho Chi Minh as a shining example of patriotism, who …

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The operator of a building in Ho Chi Minh City has taken legal action against Highlands Coffee, a popular café chain in Vietnam, for failing to pay nearly five months of rents, shortly after a similar controversy between the coffee shop brand and another building owner in Hanoi. In its denunciation letter sent to the police bureau of Ward 25 in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Hoa Binh House Corporation (HBH) accused Highlands Coffee Service JSC of illegally trespassing on Pax Sky building, which belongs to HBH, disrupting security and order, and hindering HBH’s business activities at the building. Highlands Coffee has owed up to VND500 million (US$22,000) worth of rents from July to date for the space of its outlet inside Pax Sky building, which is located at 26 Ung Van Khiem Street in Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, according to a sales manager of HBH. Before submitting the denunciation letter, HBH had discussed the issue with representatives of Highlands Coffee by …

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PANO - The “6 th Europe-Asia meet: contemporary dance,” the biggest international festival for contemporary dancers, will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city from September 24 to 27. The show will take place from September 24 to 27 in HN and HCMC According to a representative from the Goethe Institute, the festival’s organizer, contemporary dancers from Germany, France, Israel, Japan, Austria and Vietnam will have performances featuring both real and imaginative ideas and a deep exploration of the soul of contemporary people. All performances are staged with light and multi-media installations. Translated by Chung Anh …

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It was recorded on November 23 in Ho Chi Minh City that some products and many services set new price levels. Prices of vegetables at supermarkets are much higher than those at the beginning of November. (Photo: SGGP) Many essential products' prices have risen by about 15 percent At some markets in District 12 and Hoc Mon District, the prices of fresh vegetables and fruits increased slightly from VND3,000 to VND5,000 per kg. For example, Can Tho head mustard edged up to VND19,000 per kg; oranges rose to VND40,000 per kg; Dalat bananas went up to VND21,000 per kg. Seafood, pork, and chicken also rallied by VND5,000-VND10,000 per kg, depending on the type. For instance, red tilapia is currently priced at VND60,000-VND65,000 per kg; free-range chicken fetches VND60,000-VND70,000 per kg. According to Deputy Director of HCMC Department of Industry and Trade Nguyen Nguyen Phuong, the department has organized the "focused promotion program in 2021 from November 15 to …

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With export turnover surging by 11% to reach approximately US$32 billion during the past 10 months of the year, the local garment and textile industry is anticipated to rake in roughly US$38 billion this year. The Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) predicts that the country’s garment and textile exports will reach US$3 billion per month during the remaining two months of the year. Experts pointed out that the implementation of prolonged social distancing measures in several southern provinces during the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has served to reduce the sector’s capacity by half, thereby greatly impacting both domestic and international supply chains. However, with social distancing measures being relaxed from the beginning of October, garment textile production activities, especially in Ho Chi Minh City and other southern provinces, have bounced back as the rate of workers returning to factories now stands at over 90%. Moving forward, yarn exports are …

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Vietnam Airlines wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam Airlines, the country's national flag carrier, looks to dominate the Vietnam-US route as preparations have been completed for its first direct flight to the US, which is scheduled to take off on November 28, said General Director of Vietnam Airlines Le Hong Ha. The Vietnam-US route was among one of the most in-demand pre-pandemic. There were 24,000 Vietnamese university students and a 2.2 million strong Vietnamese community in the US in 2020. Two-way trade has been on the rise in recent years reaching 90 billion USD in 2020 and projected to hit over 100 billion USD this year, making the Southeast Asian economy one of the US’s top trading partners. As a result, the airline is confident demand will quickly recover once the pandemic is put under control and mobility restrictions relaxed, Ha said. Competition, however, is expected to be fierce as the …

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