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HCMC’s government agencies create work plan for new normal state The head offices of the People’s Committees of wards in Go Vap and District 8 that were requisitioned as gathering places of food and essential goods for social welfare activities have been cleaned and disinfected to give back the premises to the local administrative agencies before September 15. Residents who come to the People’s Committees of wards for notarization services are required to provide medical declaration, wear mask, measure body temperature while local state officials will wear personal protective equipment to protect against the virus and comply with the health ministry's 5K message, including facemask, disinfection, social distancing, no gathering and health declaration. Digital transformation of public administration has created favorable condition for State cadres to work and solve all documents submitted by residents online during the social distancing measures. This process of using digital …

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Coronavirus hotspot sees sharp decrease in death rate The number of COVID-19 deaths recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has decreased significantly in recent days, signaling the COVID-19 treatment regimen is proving effective, according to health experts. The downward trajectory was attributed to the effective implementation of policies and decisions on COVID-19 prevention and control measures adopted by the health sector, said Pham Duc Hai, deputy head of the Ho Chi Minh City Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. According to health experts, the opening of more intensive care unit (ICU) centres for COVID-19 patients, the large support of medical equipment, as well as the use of antiviral drugs and anticoagulants in treating patients, have helped to lower the number of critical cases. Furthermore, the strategy of classifying patients has also played a significant part in lowering the death rate. The southern metropolis …

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Netherlands donates ventilators and medical equipment to Vietnam The government and business community of the Netherlands will donate ventilators and medical equipment worth VND43 billion to help Vietnam combat COVID-19, Ambassador Elsbeth Akkerman told her host Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on September 10. She affirmed that the Dutch government attaches great importance to the comprehensive partnership and the strategic partnership on climate change adaptation, sustainable agriculture and water management with Vietnam. The relationship between the two governments and their business communities continues to develop effectively for the sake of the economy, people and planet, she said. The Ambassador thanked the Vietnamese Government and the Prime Minister personally for caring about the EU business community, including Dutch businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and noted the two countries are having many opportunities and prospects to strengthen …

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Vietnam to attend ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 Vietnam and 10 other countries have signed up to participate in the ASEM Cultural Festival (#ASEMfest), a side event of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to be hosted by Cambodia in November. The ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 is scheduled to get underway between November 22 and 26. This international cultural event will be held virtually with the main activities such as performing arts, and the screening of feature films and documentaries, as well as the exhibition which would be held in hybrid format at the National Museum of Cambodia. The festival aims to explore the cultural diversity and promote the exchange, cooperation and artistic creation between the cultures of both regions, contributing to enhancing cooperation and development between the ASEM partner countries. Joining as a founding member of ASEM in 1996 marked an important step in the implementation of Việt Nam's policy of open foreign policy, multilateralisation and …

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HCM City under pressure to reopen economy: municipal leader Residents at a vaccination site in HCM City. Ho Chi Minh City is committed to enforcing vigilant pandemic prevention measures when it reopens the economy after months of strict lockdown measures, said a city leader. Speaking at a meeting with economic and medical experts last earlier this week, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen said: “The city is under huge pressure to reopen the economy or it will be too late.” The level of suffering of the economy and people has reached its limit due to prolonged lockdown measures. As such, the city will develop a roadmap for reopening so that it can adapt to and live safety with the virus, he said. The city will gradually narrow down areas with very high risks and try to expand the number of low-risk areas, according to Nen. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, Director of the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management, said that reopening for economic …

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Ministry: 24 cities, provinces offer online, television teaching As many as 24 cities and provinces nationwide are offering online and television teaching to students, reported the Ministry of Education and Training. Such localities are An Giang, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Can Tho, Da Nang, Dak Nong, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Hanoi, Hau Giang, Hung Yen, Kien Giang, Long An, Phu Yen, Quang Binh, Quang Ngai, Soc Trang, Tay Ninh, Ho Chi Minh City, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long. Other 25 localities are organising in-person classes to all students, comprising Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Binh Dinh, Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Gia Lai, Ha Giang, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Hoa Binh, Kon Tum, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc and Yen Bai. The provinces of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Bac Ninh, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lang Son, Lam Dong, Ninh Thuan, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Son …

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HCM City to implement third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND Ho Chi Minh City will carry out the third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND (around 320.7 million USD) sourced from the local budget to help more households and informal workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee. Speaking at a press conference held by the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 20, Hoan said given complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city and prolonged social distancing, people face more difficulties due to job loss and having no income. Therefore, in addition to the social security relief packages of the city's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and other organisations and individuals, the municipal People's Committee continues to implement the third relief package to help ease difficulties for local residents. According to reports from the People's Committees of …

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with overseas Vietnamese in the US on September 22 (New York time) to listen to their aspirations as well as their ideas on development issues in the home country. President meets representatives of Vietnamese community in US President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with overseas Vietnamese in the US on September 22 (New York time) to listen to their aspirations as well as their ideas on development issues in the home country. Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc said that the Vietnamese community in the US has actively engaged in COVID-19 prevention and control efforts in the home country by providing medical supplies, contributing and raising funds for Vietnam's COVID-19 vaccine fund and calling on the US Government and organisations to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam. Despite impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese representative agencies in the US have considered citizen protection as the top …

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7.3 million people in HCM City to receive COVID relief Over 7.3 million people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will benefit from HCM City’s third relief package. The city’s largest relief package to date was approved on Thursday by the standing committee of the People's Council, and will provide VNĐ1 million (US$45) to each person. There would be no discrimination between permanent and temporary residents and be distributed immediately, the city assured. The beneficiaries will include poor and near-poor households and those receiving social welfare people and facing difficulties due to the pandemic. Workers in difficult circumstances due to job loss and without an income will get paid. Parents, spouses and children living with unemployed workers will be among the others to benefit. People living in poor residential areas and in very difficult circumstances make up the final set of beneficiaries. All of them are required to be physically present to get the relief …

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Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz Canel at official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese delegation (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The high-level visit by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Cuba on September 18-20 has grabbed the headlines of Cuban media in recent days. In a special column, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) run an article underlining the Vietnam-Cuba friendship over the past 60 years. It recalls historical hallmarks in the two countries’ ties and praises their solidarity and brotherhood. The article emphasises that after the nations set up diplomatic relations in December 1960, Cuba and Vietnam started a special relationship coupled with unconditional support and mutual trust. The Cuba-Vietnam relations, founded by leaders Fidel Castro Ruz of Cuba and Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, have been strengthened during the past six decades, it affirms. …

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