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Giving and taking kickbacks in procuring coronavirus test kits during the COVID-19 pandemic has been uncovered across Vietnam, with dozens of health officials arrested for involvement in price gouging for illegitimate profit by a supplier discovered five months ago. So far, more than 30 health officials, including three seniors from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology, and eight directors of provincial centers for disease control (CDC), have been arrested for receiving 'commissions' as kickbacks from Viet A Technology Corporation (Viet A Corp.), which had illegally raised prices of test kits to earn huge profits. The latest arrest took place on May 11, when Ha Giang Province CDC director Nguyen Tran Tuan and his two subordinates were apprehended on charges of taking bribes. They were found to have taken bribes of billions of dong (VND1 billion = US$43,000) from Viet A Corp. which they had handed in to police after their offense was uncovered. … [Read more...] about Kickbacks in medical equipment procurement exposed in Vietnam

SEOUL -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Saturday that the spread of COVID-19 had put the country in "great turmoil" and called for an all-out battle to overcome the epidemic, while 21 new deaths were reported for a day earlier among people with fevers. North Korea made an unprecedented admission of its first COVID outbreak this week, after claiming no infections for more than two years since the start of the pandemic, but there was no sign a rigorous testing or treatment campaign was under way. Given North Korea's limited testing capabilities, the numbers released probably represent a small fraction of total infections, which could lead to thousands of deaths in one of only two countries without a COVID vaccination campaign, according to experts. The country's ruling Workers' Party met for an emergency meeting and heard reports of about 280,810 people being treated and 27 overall deaths since a fever of unidentified origins was reported starting in late April, KCNA … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Kim says COVID ‘great turmoil’ as 21 new deaths reported

COVID-19 testing conducted for people in Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 58 new cases of COVID-19 over the past six hours to 6 p.m on May 21, including one imported case who had been quarantined upon their arrival, the Ministry of Health said. Among the 57 domestically-transmitted cases, 39 were found in Bac Giang province, 13 in the neighbouring province of Bac Ninh, two in Da Nang, one in in Lang Son, and two in Tan Trieu facility of the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital. The latest cases have brought the national count of domestic infections to 3,462, with 1,892 detected since the new wave of the pandemic started in the country on April 27. The recoveries now stand at 2,689, while the number of fatalities is 41. Among the patients under treatment, 63 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 34 twice, and 23 thrice. As many as 129,502 people who had come into close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 58 COVID-19 cases on May 21 afternoon

Vietravel Airlines has just signed a co-operation agreement with the Viet Nam Golf Tourism Association. — Photo nld.com.vn The Viet Nam Travel Aviation Company Limited (Vietravel Airlines) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Viet Nam Golf Tourism Association to officially participate in the network of providing tickets for more than 100,000 members of the association nationwide. Different from traditional tourism, golf tourism is a type of sports tourism that combines golf activities, exploration and relaxation. Guests participating in golf tourism are high-income people. Therefore, the cooperation with the Viet Nam Golf Tourism Association proves the service quality and transport capacity of Vietravel Airlines. In Viet Nam, golf tourism is an area with great potential when the golf economy is in a boom period. According to the Viet Nam Golf Association, the number of domestic golfers is 100,000 people and the number of regular players (at least twice a month) is … [Read more...] about Vietravel Airlines signs a co-operation agreement with the Viet Nam Golf Tourism Association

Workers of Thanh Cong Textile Garment Investment Trading Joint Stock Company. — Photo thanhcong.com.vn Thanh Cong Textile Garment Investment Trading JSC announced its business results in which revenue reached VND393 billion (US$17 million) last month, a year-on-year increase of 21 per cent. The largest contribution comes from the garment segment accounting for 78 per cent, fabric production 14 per cent and yarn 7 per cent. The company's total profit after tax reached VND19.2 billion last month, an increase of only 1 per cent over the same period last year. In the first four months of the year, the revenue of the company hit VND1.5 trillion, up 19 per cent; and profit after tax reached VND88 billion, up 14 per cent. The company’s leaders said that they expected an estimated revenue of more than VND4.2 trillion this year, a year-on-year growth of 18 per cent. In particular, the company sets a profit after tax target at VND253.8 billion this year, an increase of more than … [Read more...] about Thanh Cong Textile Garment reports revenue increase of 21 per cent

Check out the news you should not miss today: COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health confirmed an additional 1,587 COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising Vietnam’s patient tally to 10,706,111. Society -- Police in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday uncovered a garage in the Go Vap District that specialized in modifying motorcycles for street racing. -- Forest protection officers of Ho Chi Minh City received two pig-tailed macaques on Friday, including one that had escaped its cage more than a month ago and had stolen food from local children to survive. -- Two young people drowned after being swept away in a whirlpool while swimming at a beach in Tuy Hoa City in the south-central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen on Friday afternoon. -- A 10-year-old child drowned while swimming at a beach in Phu Vang District in the central Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue on Friday. Sports -- Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Duc Tuan won the gold medal in men’s table tennis singles … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — May 21

According to the agreement, Viettel will give support and advice to help the province in carrying out digital transformation and build telecommunications infrastructure and install 5G network. The military business will also introduce some solutions and technologies to assist the southern central locality in upgrading and developing databases and digital platforms. Viettel will also give advice and support to the provincial People’s committee to develop digital government; introduce some digital transformation solutions to tourism, transportation, agriculture, postal services, and e-commerce; propose smart platforms for healthcare, education, tourism. Regarding digital economy, Viettel will suggest building a logistics and e-commerce center in the province to contribute to realizing the target of turning Khanh Hoa into an important hub in the Central and Central Highlands regions. The two sides will also work together to study and develop information technology clusters/zones and … [Read more...] about Viettel and Khanh Hoa sign cooperation agreement on digital transformation

By May 20, the country had injected 219,047,772 doses of COVID-19 vaccine s (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – New cases of COVID-19 dropped strongly to under 100 in many localities on May 21, with a total 1,457 new case s recorded in the past 24 hours from 4pm May 20 to 4pm May 21, according to the Ministry of Health. Hanoi still reported the highest number of infection s on the day with 370 cases, followed by Nghe An with 95 and Vinh Phuc with 91. The national tally reached 10,707,568. A total 3,069 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear on May 21, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 9,393,101. There are 221 patients needing breathing support, while no death was recorded in the past 24 hours. The total fatalities stood at 43,075. By May 20, the country had injected 219,047,772 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including 3,385,880 first doses and 19,600 second doses for children from five to under-12 years old./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19: New cases drop strongly in many localities on May 21

Bamboo Airways and leaders of Gia Lai Province signed the co-operation agreement. — VNA/VNS Photo Bamboo Airways and Vietnam Airlines have signed comprehensive cooperation agreements with the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai at the province’s investment promotion conference 2022 held in Pleiku City on Saturday. Accordingly, Bamboo Airways will co-ordinate and support Gia Lai Province to realise important goals, including strengthening the promotion of new direct flights to Gia Lai from key markets and maintaining available routes effectively; research and propose to develop potential international commercial routes to/from Gia Lai and pilot charter flights in the safe adaptation phase. Gia Lai will actively work closely with Bamboo Airways to regularly exchange information on tourism development plans, mechanisms and policies, creating favourable conditions for the airline to operate new routes to Gia Lai, supporting the promotion of tourism products and services as well … [Read more...] about Airlines sign co-operation agreement with Gia Lai Province

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (left) met with US President Joe Biden, VNA All eyes were focused on last week’s US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington D.C., where both sides demonstrated their closer ties across many sectors including global health security, climate change, sustainable development, maritime cooperation, human capital development, and education, as well as connectivity and economic engagement, and especially digital development. The US and ASEAN have reaffirmed their commitment to support digital development in the bloc so as to realise its vision “of a peaceful, secure, open, interoperable, reliable and resilient ICT environment”. The US vows to “support development of ASEAN’s digital infrastructure to drive robust, inclusive economic growth and prosperity; and promote development of a secure, resilient, and innovative 5G ecosystem as well as exchange views and experiences on cyber threats and on the regulatory framework and technical standards that … [Read more...] about United States widens ASEAN engagement