Digital transformation plays a vital role in agricultural development To achieve ambitions to become a modern-oriented industrialised nation by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045, Viet Nam must succeed in the digital transformation process, in which agriculture is one of the priority areas, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said. Minister Son gave the statement at the Vietnam Agricultural Digital Transformation International Forum 2021, themed “Keeping up with market trends, ensuring the pivotal role of the economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.” which was held virtually on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA), and e-newspaper VnExpress. The forum is a place for dialogue and public-private policy activities between the Government, private sector and stakeholders. It was also an activity within the framework of the Vietnam International Agricultural Exhibition 2021 (AgriTech Expo …
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 19
Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on Saturday night for an official visit to Cuba, which is scheduled to run from September 18 to 20. COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health documented 9,373 COVID-19 cases, including 4,237 in Ho Chi Minh City, on Saturday evening, raising the country’s tally to 677,023, with 448,368 recoveries and 16,857 deaths. -- The National Ethics Committee in Biomedical Research on Saturday approved the mid-term evaluation report of the third phase of clinical trials for Vietnam's homegrown Nano Covax COVID-19 vaccine. -- The central city of Da Nang recorded no local infection for the first time in 70 days on Saturday even though authorities had been conducting mass testing over the past days, according to the municipal steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control. -- The Ministry of Health has required authorities in …
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City revitalization: converting old factories, underused land into creative spaces
Dr Lê Quỳnh Chi Urban regeneration, a process of improving buildings and land to reverse structural decline, is now in the limelight, taking a significant role in urban planning discussions and projects. In Việt Nam, urban regeneration remains a new concept. Việt Nam News talks about the issue with Lê Quỳnh Chi, who has a doctorate in urban planning at Tokyo University, Japan, and is vice-head of the Urban Planning Department at the National University of Civil Engineering in Hà Nội. Inner Sanctum: Could you please explain the concept of urban regeneration? Every city has pockets of underused and underutilised land or distressed and decaying urban areas. These pockets of underused land weaken the city’s image, livability and productivity. Urban regeneration is a complex process that tackles these aforementioned issues, usually requiring the collaboration of various stakeholders, including the public sector, private sector and NGOs. Young people join a dancing …
Bac Kan province elects 43-year-old Chairman
With a vote of confidence of 100%, Mr. Nguyen Dang Binh, Deputy Secretary of Bac Kan Provincial Party Committee was elected as Chairman of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term. Chairwoman of the Bac Kan Provincial People's Council Phuong Thi Thanh congratulates the newly-elected Chairman of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Dang Binh. Binh was elected at an unscheduled meeting of the People's Council of Bac Kan province on September 9. Mr. Binh’s predecessor is Mr. Nguyen Long Hai, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, who has been appointed by the Politburo as the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprise Block. Previously, on September 8, the Party Committee of Bac Kan province held a conference to announce the decision of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on the resignation of Mr. Binh as Vice head of the Office of the Central Party Committee to assume the position of Deputy …
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New COVID cases down by more than 2,000 in 24 hours
An area in Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District was put under lockdown yesterday after a suspected COVID-19 case was detected. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The daily increase of COVID-19 cases dropped below 10,000 on Saturday, more than 2,000 less than the previous day. The total number of new infections in the past 24 hours was 9,373 - the first time the figure fell below 10,000 in the past two weeks. The total number of cases seen in Việt Nam now stands at 677,023. Just 13 of the new infections were imported and the rest community transmissions. There were also 220 COVID-related deaths taking the total number of fatalities to 16,857, while 14,903 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the amount of recoveries to 448,368. HCM City recorded the highest number of infections with 4,237, followed by Bình Dương (2,877), Đồng Nai (939), Long An (236), Tiền Giang (197). The other cases were detected in Kiên Giang (168), An Giang (143), Đắk Lắk (91), Đắk Nông (70), …
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Tiền Giang, Đồng Tháp provinces to focus on reducing death rate from COVID-19: deputy prime minister
A fisherman on September 12 is tested after leaving his boat to enter Vàm Láng town in Tiền Giang Province’s Gò Công Đông District. VNA/VNS Photo Hữu Chí MEKONG DELTA — The Mekong Delta provinces of Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp should continue anti-pandemic measures and focus on reducing the death rate from COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has told provincial authorities. Đam led a inspection team to Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp provinces on Friday. At a meeting in Đồng Tháp, Đam said the province police should visit each house to ask members to fill out medical declarations and ask them if they had returned from COVID-19 hotspots. Preventing cross-transmission at quarantine facilities was also important, Đam said. In locked-down areas, rapid tests should be administered to detect COVID-19 patients quickly. The province also needs to prepare scenarios for a possible COVID-19 outbreak after re-opening, Đam said. People must follow the Ministry of …
Việt Nam reports 9,373 new cases, 220 deaths on Saturday
The new infections include 13 imported and 9,360 locally transmitted cases which were confirmed in HCM City (4,237), Bình Dương (2,877), Đồng Nai (939), Long An (236), Tiền Giang (197), Kiên Giang (168), An Giang (143), Đắk Lắk (91), Đắk Nông (70), Tây Ninh (66), Quảng Bình (45), Bình Định (45), Cần Thơ (43), Đồng Tháp (30), Khánh Hòa (28), Quảng Ngãi (23), Bình Thuận (21), Hà Nội (19), Ninh Thuận (14), Bình Phước (10), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (10), Quảng Trị (9), Phú Yên (8 ), Bạc Liêu (8 ), Trà Vinh (5), Nghệ An (4), Thanh Hóa (4), Cà Mau (3), Quảng Nam (3), Bến Tre (1), Lào Cai (1), Thừa Thiên Huế (1), and Lâm Đồng (1). Details to follow shortly. …
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National Assembly to supervise merger of districts and communes in 45 provinces
The supervisory team of the National Assembly Standing Committee will supervise the arrangement and consolidation of the organizational apparatus and of personnel, after the merger of districts and communes in 45 provinces and cities. Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung. Chairman of the National Assembly's Law Committee Hoang Thanh Tung has announced the establishment of a supervision team of "The implementation of the National Assembly Standing Committee’s Resolutions on the arrangement of district and commune level administrative units in the period of 2019-2021”. The supervisory team has Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh as its head, and Chairman of the National Assembly’s Legal Committee Hoang Thanh Tung and Head of the National Assembly’s Deputy Affairs Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh as the vice heads. The scope of supervision is the implementation of the Resolutions of the National Assembly Standing …
Ministry of Health gives conditional approval for Cuba’s COVID-19 vaccine Abdala
The Abdala vaccine has been approved with conditions for use in Việt Nam. — AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Friday gave conditional approval for Cuba's Abdala COVID19 vaccine for emergency use in Việt Nam. It is produced by the AICA Laboratories Company and Base Business Unit (BBU) AICA in Cuba. The Centre for Immunisation Vaccines Polyvac in Việt Nam asked for permission for the vaccine to be used. The MoH insisted on a number of conditions before granting approval. It has stated that the Drug Administration of Vietnam is responsible for licensing Abdala vaccine based on regulations for importation and quality management. The Department of Science, Technology and Training has been given responsibility for selecting a unit that is qualified to evaluate the vaccine’s safety and effectiveness. The General Department of Preventive Medicine is in charge of injecting the vaccine. And finally, the National Institute for Control of …
Seafood soup with seaweed
With Chef Lê Đức Hải of Ngon Garden Restaurant in Hà Nội Ingredients: Seaweed: 100gr Shrimp: 100gr Scallops: 50gr Chicken egg: 1 Coriander:10gr Cornstarch: 20gr Water: 600ml Salt: ½ tsp Sugar: ½ tsp Broth mix: 2 and ½ tsp Seafood soup with seaweed How to cook the dish: Soak the seaweed in water for half an hour and wash it clean. Boil it for several minutes to remove the fishy smell before cooking. Remove the shrimp shells and head, and slice off the tail and cut into two before putting them into a pot of boiling water with a little of salt to remove fishy smell. Boil the scallops in the same way. Cut into pieces and fry in cooking oil with garlic. Boil a pot of water, put in the broth mix and sugar and stir in the cornstarch, then pour into the pot and continue to stir the mix well before putting the chicken egg in and stir it until the soup becomes slightly dense. The last step is to add the fried shrimps, scallops and seaweed into the …