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A correspondent of Tin Tức (News) newspaper under the Vietnam News Agency interviews a woman about COVID-19. Photo baotintuc.vn Nguyễn Thanh Lâm, director of the Authority of Press under the Ministry of Information and Communications, talks to the Vietnam News Agency on the role of Vietnamese journalism in the fight against COVID-19. Can you give an assessment of the efficiency of the press system in preventing and controlling the pandemic? Over the past one and a half years since the pandemic broke out, press agencies have been very active in covering COVID news. This is the hottest topic covered by media agencies recently. News about COVID-19 accounts for 40 per cent of information in the press. COVID news includes information on responding to the pandemic, safe living skills, the pandemic’s impacts on the economy, the policies of the Party and State to lift difficulties for businesses, and stories about businesses overcoming difficulties to maintain production … [Read more...] about Press plays key role in the fight against COVID-19: press authority boss

Even shop owners, who sell goods to earn their living, have been found cursing at customers when livestreaming. Pham Van T sells goods though livestreaming Appearing in Vietnam in late 2018, selling goods through live streaming has become popular in Vietnam. Pham Van T, or Norin Pham, born in 1996 in Quang Ninh province, is a ‘famous’ student at a university in Hanoi. But he is not ‘famous’ for his learning achievements, but for curses. T’s Norin Pham account now has 22,400 followers and can get thousands of likes and comments. He is well known to the netizen community for his livestreams with millions of views and curses. His record clip has 1.3 million viewers and the number of viewers watching at one time might reach tens of thousands. In real time, in families and schools, in society and at work, any curse would face criticism from other people. However, profanity may be encouraged in cyberspace. If searching on Google with the keyword ‘livestream ban hang chui’ … [Read more...] about Cyber trash: livestreamers swear at customers while selling goods

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn delivered the keynote speech at Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) High-level Policy Dialogue held on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Điệp HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Tuesday chaired the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) High-level Policy Dialogue, themed “ASEM at 25: Strengthening Asia-Europe Partnership in a Transforming World” held both in-person and virtually in Hà Nội. The dialogue is an initiative of Việt Nam to mark the 25th anniversary of ASEM foundation (1996-2021) and is one of the most important activities of the forum in 2021, serving as an important opportunity for members to discuss the development orientation and vision of the Asia-Europe Partnership in the new period. The outcome will be an important contribution to the 13th ASEM Summit scheduled to be held on November 25-26 in Cambodia. In his remarks, Vietnamese foreign minister Sơn lauded the remarkable achievements and … [Read more...] about Asia-Europe partnership indispensable for world’s stability and prosperity: Foreign minister

Guards posted outside of a quarantined area in HCM City. - VNA Photo HÀ NỘI - Việt Nam reported 248 new COVID cases on Tuesday with 236 local transmissions and 12 imported cases who were all quarantined immediately after entering the country. HCM City recorded 136 cases, Bắc Giang 31, Bình Dương 33, Bắc Ninh nine, Nghệ An two, Đà Nẵng four, Tiền Giang five, Hà Tĩnh two, Hưng Yên two, Hà Nội one, Vĩnh Long one, Đồng Nai one and one in Gia Lai. 217 of the new cases were detected in quarantined areas. The country's total number of cases reached 12,010 community cases and 1,717 imported cases with 10,875 cases reported since the beginning of the fourth outbreak. Of which, 2,772 patients have recovered. Eighteen localities, Yên Bái, Quảng Ngãi, Quảng Ninh, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên Huế, Tuyên Quang, Sơn La, Ninh Bình, Thanh Hóa, Thái Nguyên, Hải Phòng, Tây Ninh, Bạc Liêu, Điện Biên, Đắk Lắk, Đồng Tháp, Thái Bình, Vĩnh Phúc have not reported a community COVID-19 … [Read more...] about VN reported 248 cases on Tuesday

Dương Anh Đức, vice chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee, speaks at a press conference on Monday about the city’s vaccination campaign. Photo courtesy of the HCM City Press Centre HCM CITY — HCM City authorities have set up 100 inspection teams to assess prevention measures at factories and businesses in high-risk areas as ordered by the Ministry of Health. The teams, which were formed on Monday will assess each factory and enterprise in high-risk areas, from low to medium to high risk. The factories and companies that are considered medium to high risk group must improve their COVID prevention measures. Otherwise, they will have to shut down to ensure safety, according to city authorities. The Ministry of Health on Sunday provided an online training session on pandemic-prevention measures at businesses establishments across 21 districts in HCM City and Thủ Đức City, including factories, export processing zones, industrial parks and high-tech zones. Dương Chí Nam, … [Read more...] about HCM City to inspect COVID prevention factories, businesses