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A man living and working in Binh Tan District in Ho Chi Minh City has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in his hometown in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh. L.V.D., 33, hailing from Tra Vinh’s Tra Cu District, was logged as COVID-19 patient No. 13,258, the provincial Department of Health said on Monday. D. works as a delivery man for Duy Tan Plastics Company on Ho Hoc Lam Street in An Lac Ward of Binh Tan District and temporarily resides at Nam Long residential area on the same street. The company requested D. not to go to work from June 16 after he had come into direct contact a day before with two drivers in the same department, who had been sent to centralized COVID-19 quarantine facilities for unknown reasons. Medical authorities in his residential area collected samples from him and other residents for COVID-19 testing at around 12:00 pm on June 19. As D.’s residential area was still not placed under lockdown at that time, he rode his motorcycle from Ho Chi … [Read more...] about Returnee from Ho Chi Minh City tests positive for COVID-19 in Mekong Delta province

Rice – shrimp farming fields in Bac Lieu province’s Hong Dan district. (Photo: VNA) Bac Lieu (VNS/VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu plans to expand large-scale production and the use of advanced techniques to improve agricultural yield and quality and raise farmers' incomes from now to 2025. The provincial People’s Committee targets production of 1.17 million tonnes of paddy, including 190,240 tonnes of organic paddy, a year by 2025. It plans to expand large-scale rice fields to 100,000ha, or about half of the province’s total rice area. Farmers participating in large-scale rice fields will have contracts with rice companies that will ensure stable prices. It also plans to produce 600,000 tonnes of seafood a year by 2025, with half of that being shrimp. About 20,500 tonnes of organic shrimp will be produced a year by 2025. It targets breeding more pigs, buffalo, cows and goats, and 3.5 million poultry a year by 2025. The province, which is the delta’s … [Read more...] about Bac Lieu to expand large-scale agricultural production

Vietnam’s digital economy presents chances for investors, start-ups The newswire techwireasia.com on June 16 ran an article saying that Vietnam has been steadily growing its highly promising digital economy, presenting multiple opportunities for investors, startups, and businesses alike. The author wrote that in recent years, the Southeast Asian region has been seeing rapid and sustained efforts and investment into various digital economy initiatives by both the public and private sectors. Tech giants have been creating waves, most recently the Tokopedia-Gojek merger, and earlier, Grab pushing for a US listing with a valuation of over 40 billion USD. Estimates by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Co predicted that the Vietnamese sector could grow to 52 billion USD by 2025, which comes up to about a sixth of the massive 300 billion USD regional digital economy pie. According to the article, backed by a stable political climate, progressive economic policies, and … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 18

First-quarter low growth seeks solutions The nation's economic growth in the first half of the year was at a rate lower than that targeted in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic hurting production and business activities. The government is mulling over new solutions to drive the economy forwards, with some international forecasts still proving upbeat. Based on economic performance in the first five months of this year, the government has just reported to the National Assembly Standing Committee its fresh forecast that the economy’s total GDP in the first six months of this year will be nearly VND4 quadrillion (US$174.4 billion), up about 5.8% year-on-year, or 0.42 percentage points lower than the target of 6.22% as set out in the Resolution No.01/NQ-CP released on January 1 on the key tasks for the implementation of the socioeconomic development plan and state budget estimates for 2021. The 5.8% rise will also be 0.12 percentage points lower than the government’s … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 19

Le Thi Kieu Ngan, a female long-haul truck driver with over a decade of on-the-job experience, is using her vlog to prove that trucking is not just a ‘man’s job.’ Ngan often surprises passing motorists when they spot her behind the wheel of her tractor trailer, but after 10 years on the job, the 34-year-old Thu Duc City resident is used to surprised stares. Ngan’s skills behind the wheel have earned her a reputation of having impeccable problem solving skill and the ability to remain calm and collected in the face of crisis thanks to a career spent driving four- and seven- seater cars, tour buses, mid-to-full-size box trucks, and 40-metric-ton tractor trailers. Currently, most of her days are spent delivering new trucks to clients across Vietnam for a Ho Chi Minh City-based automobile sales firm. Though she has plenty of experience on the job, there are still many aspects of her work that are less than pleasant. “I often find myself covered in mud and lubricants after … [Read more...] about This female truck driver’s vlog is taking Vietnamese social media by storm