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HCM City to kick off COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19 Ho Chi Minh City is set to begin its COVID-19 vaccination campaign on June 19, with priority groups to get injected with about 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government. Checking the vaccine preservation at a cold storage warehouse in the Cat Lai Industrial Park on June 17, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said among the 966,300 vaccine doses donated by the Japanese Government to Vietnam, 836,000 doses were allocated to HCM City. He noted according to regulations, a batch of vaccine delivered to Vietnam will undergo examination, which will take 48 hours, at the Hanoi-based National Institute for Control of Vaccines and Biologicals, and only when the vaccine gets the quality certificate can it be put into use. The largest-ever vaccination campaign in HCM City is scheduled to last for about five to seven days, targeting the priority groups identified in the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 18

A view of Thủ Thiêm new urban area in the new Thủ Đức City. Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, has said the city's newly adjusted master plan must give priority to residents’ interests. Photo vietnam-briefing.com HCM CITY — The newly adjusted master plan for HCM City must ensure that its residents’ interests are a top priority, Nguyễn Văn Nên, secretary of HCM City Party Committee, has said. Speaking at a meeting on Thursday, Nên said: “The adjustments to the master plan by 2040 must focus on people’s quality of life. “A number of urban plans that have been approved but haven’t been implemented for many years due to lack of feasibility are seriously affecting the legitimate interests of the people.” He added: “The city must think carefully about the feasibility of plans to ensure that they will not be postponed for so many years.” For example, a number of urban planning projects have been delayed for 30 years or more, mostly because of a lack … [Read more...] about HCM City’s new master plan places quality of life as priority

Riot police stand guard near a prison during a demonstration by protesters against the military coup in Naypyitaw, on Feb 15, 2021. — AFP/VNA Photo NEW YORK — A Vietnamese diplomat has reiterated the call to immediately end violence in Myanmar, restore trust, begin dialogue and conciliation, and implement the five-point consensus reached by ASEAN leaders in April this year. The international community should continue assisting Myanmar and creating a favourable environment for the implementation of these targets in line with fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter, Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, told the UN General Assembly’s meeting on June 18 (US time), during which a resolution on the situation in Myanmar was adopted. Quý expressed his deep concerns about clashes and attacks in recent weeks which killed many people, underlining that civilians in Myanmar must be protected from the risk of an all-out civil … [Read more...] about Việt Nam emphasises need to immediately end violence in Myanmar

Football HELSINKI — Finland's fans will have eyes on star strikers Teemu Pukki and Joel Pohjanpalo as the Euro 2020 debutants face Belgium Tuesday (Việt Nam time), but one of the team's greatest assets will be quietly effective midfielder Glen Kamara. "I'm very close to saying that he is, these days, the best player on the team," Janne Oivio, sports journalist at Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat , said of the 25-year-old who this season helped undefeated Rangers to the Scottish Premiership title. But the softly-spoken Kamara was recently thrust into the limelight not for his footballing skills but for being racially abused by Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela. Born in Finland to Sierra-Leonean parents before moving to London aged 12, Kamara has impressed at the Euro, winning praise for his skill in tight spaces, his knack for winning duels, and his composure under pressure. "He's very relaxed all the time (on the pitch), but that doesn't mean he's not fighting," Finland … [Read more...] about Glen Kamara, Finland’s quiet threat who took stand against racism

The newly-adjusted master plan for Ho Chi Minh City must ensure that its residents’ interests are a top priority, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has said. A view of Thu Thiem new urban area in new Thu Duc city Photo: vietnam-briefing.com) Speaking at a meeting on June 17, Nen said: “The adjustments to the master plan by 2040 must focus on people’s quality of life. “A number of urban plans that have been approved but haven’t been implemented for many years due to lack of feasibility are seriously affecting the legitimate interests of the people.” He added: “The city must think carefully about the feasibility of plans to ensure that they will not be postponed for so many years.” For example, a number of urban planning projects have been delayed for 30 years or more, mostly because of a lack of city funds and site-clearance and compensation problems, requiring a large amount of money. The delays have seriously affected the interests … [Read more...] about HCM City’s new master plan places quality of life as priority