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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets representatives from press agencies on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21). (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The government always appreciates and facilitates the operation of press agencies, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on June 20. At a meeting with representatives from press agencies on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21), the Government leader affirmed that the history of Vietnam’s revolutionary press has always been closely connected with the cause of national defence, construction and development,. He recalled the teaching of late President Ho Chi Minh , who laid the foundation for the revolutionary press in Vietnam, that the press must serve people and the revolution, and revolutionary journalists should be soldiers, with their pens and paper their sharp weapons. In any periods of time, journalists have proven themselves as … [Read more...] about Prime Minister pledges to facilitate press activities

The Bluezone application is playing an important role in tracing COVID-19 patients (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently highlighted technology as a spearhead in the country’s strategy to combat COVID-19. The contribution of technology during the pandemic to prepare for recovery, reconstruction and socio-economic development is very important. In many countries around the world, technology played an important role in re-establishing lives and economic recovery as the pandemic was brought under control. In Vietnam, applications in medical declaration, robots and testing are promoting the power of science and technology in effective pandemic prevention and control. Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy, who is also the head of the Quick Response Information Team under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, said that the quick response information team always updated, analysed and used … [Read more...] about Technology leads the way in anti-COVID-19 strategy

Meeting of standing board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Localities nationwide must conduct COVID-19 vaccination as scheduled and must absolutely avoid slow vaccination rollout , requested the standing board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control during its meeting on June 18. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is also head of the steering committee. The standing board agreed on specific instructions to create favourable conditions for local authorities and businesses to access and purchase vaccines and quickly transport them to Vietnam. The Health Ministry will work with authorized suppliers and Ho Chi Minh City’s administration on the city’s needs for vaccines. Localities and businesses must be cautious when seeking vaccines to avoid the case when the manufacturer commits to selling them but deliver in 2022, not in this year. … [Read more...] about Steering committee requires prompt vaccination

The province has become a hotspot of Covid-19 outbreaks in recent times, with thousands of confirmed infections, mostly in its industrial parks. In the first scenario, if Covid-19 is repelled, sales of the fruit will become favourable as the total yield will be divided equally between both local and export markets. If the pandemic lingers but its scope remains largely under control, 70 percent of the harvest, or 130,000 tonnes, will be set aside specifically for the domestic market. The lychees will be distributed to wholesale markets, major firms with distribution chains at supermarkets and shopping malls, processing companies, wet markets, traders, mobile points of sale, and online marketplaces. Regarding exports, China is expected to hold the lion’s share in terms of volume, with 95 percent, or 47,500 tonnes, while the remaining 2,500 tonnes will be shipped to Japan, Australia, Europe, the US, Thailand, and Singapore. Meanwhile, in the worst-case scenario, if the pandemic … [Read more...] about Bac Giang compiles three scenarios for lychee consumption amid Covid-19

At a meeting between representatives of UNICEF and Ministry of Health (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Diplomatic channels have been optimised to seek COVID-19 vaccine supply sources around the world in the hope of increasing the rate of vaccinated people, thus pushing back the pandemic soon. Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long has underscored that Vietnam should do its utmost to get COVID-19 vaccines as soon as possible. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for continuing the steadfast spirit of “fighting the pandemic is like fighting the enemy,” thus promptly controling COVID-19, stabilising the situation and recovering production and business activities. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent a letter to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, expressing his hope that Russia will give Vietnam priority in accessing Russia's vaccine supplies, and cooperating with Vietnam in vaccine production. The first lot of AstraZeneca vaccine arrives in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) At the … [Read more...] about Diplomatic efforts taken to bring COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam