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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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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 …

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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 …

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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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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 …

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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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At the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on September 17 visited and presented more than 100 gift packages to Vietnamese households in Teluk Intan in the state of Perak. The event formed part of charity activities jointly carried out by the embassy and community organisations. Second Secretary at the Vietnamese embassy Vu Duc Minh told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondents that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a range of difficulties to Vietnamese in the locality. Ismail, one of the beneficiaries who belong to the Cham group, said he has lived in Malaysia for more than three decades. The necessities and medical supplies will help us to overcome the difficulties, he said, expressing his thanks to the embassy and donors for their valuable support./. VNA …

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A class at Management Development Institute of Singapore. — VNS Photo Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) has recently announced a partnership with the University of Roehampton London to offer a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychological and Behavioural Science programme. The curriculum will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the five umbrellas of psychology: cognitive, clinical, social, developmental, and biological. Upon completion of the programme, students can look forward to a rewarding career in a clinical, applied, or research setting as they will be equipped with the necessary skills and a deep understanding of psychology, including critical thinking skills, and the ability to apply psychological theories and concepts in real-life scenarios that will empower their career and beyond. The MDIS’s School of Psychology also augments students’ learning and development with on-campus facilities such as a fully-equipped counselling clinic …

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A donation trip by Pickup and Friends Club to support people facing difficulties caused by COVID. — VNS Photo US automaker Ford has begun this year’s Global Care Month with the Ford Fund donating US$700,000 for the implementation of humanitarian projects in 34 countries, including Viet Nam. The company’s employees on six continents also devote time and effort to these community projects in September every year. In Viet Nam, Ford has already contributed to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, donating a dialysis machine worth VND1.4 billion ($61.500) to the Hai Duong Hospital of Tropical Diseases. In collaboration with social enterprises, it will help build playgrounds, upgrade and install classroom equipment and supplement supplies and toys at two schools in mountainous areas. In HCM City, Ford members of the Pickup and Friends Club and non-governmental organisations will donate medicines to the Home Hospital to support COVID treatment, 50 oxygen tanks in …

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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 …

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