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Check out the news you should not miss today: Society — Vietnam on Thursday morning reported 2,967 new cases of COVID-19, including 2,433 in Ho Chi Minh City, increasing the country’s tally to 71,144, according to the Ministry of Health. —  Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday started its new COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with 930,000 doses expected to be administered to 15 priority groups including people aged above 65, those having chronic illness, and others. — Vietnam reported 36 coronavirus-related deaths from July 17 to 20, taking the country’s total to 370, according to the Ministry of Health. — Hanoi is planning inoculation for its citizens with a target of more than four million out of 5.7 million people aged 18-65 getting vaccinated and up to 200,000 shots being administered per day. — Phan Van Son, deputy head of the Da Nang People's Committee Office, has proposed strengthening COVID-19 prevention measures with outdoor activities, non-essential business activities, …

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The possibility of imposing stricter restrictions rather than Directive 16 is very likely. The Vietnamese Government has asked all southern cities and provinces to flexibly apply proper measures under Directive 16 that imposes stay-at-home order and bans non-essential activities. Special focus should be placed on social distancing to ensure the proper distance between people, between families, and neighborhood groups, the Government said in a resolution issued on July 20. A deserted road in the central part of Ho Chi Minh City during the restrictions. Photo: Thanh Nien It means that all 19 cities and provinces, including Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), need to stress the importance of the implementation of Directive 16 that also mandates closures of non-essential businesses and limits transportation services. Stay-at-home order is placed except for emergencies and purchase of essential goods like drug and food. The Government affirmed it will continue sparing no …

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On the 69th Anniversary of Egypt’s National Day  (23rd July Revolution 1952) Egyptian Ambassador to Việt Nam Mahmoud Hassan Nayel writes to Việt Nam News On July 23rd, Egypt commemorates the Revolution of 1952, celebrating its 69th anniversary this year. The revolution, which became the key event that shaped modern political history in Egypt, significantly influenced other countries in different parts of the world. Notably those who were struggling to achieve their independence and take a stand against colonialist and imperialist domination. The first Egyptian republic was established to soon assume a leading role among developing nations. This manifested into Egypt becoming one of the central founding nations of important international movements and regional organisations, including the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organization of African Unity (OAU), today’s African Union (AU). A few years earlier, the revolutionary leader and late President of Vietnam Hồ Chí Minh visited …

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Cuban leader Fidel Castro visited the Hà Nội-based University of Science and Technology on February 23, 2003. VNA/VNS Photo Đức Tám HÀ NỘI – The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations and the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Association have sent a message giving strong support for Cuban people, as the Cuban Revolution faces the most difficult time of its 60-year history due to economic issues, embargos and the coronavirus pandemic. “We resolutely oppose all plots and actions that incite, instigate, spread fake news, and distort in order to cause political disturbance and instability in Cuba,” the message said. The U.S. government’s unreasonable and inhumane embargo policy over the past nearly 60 years is the cause of difficulties in the lives of Cubans today, and seriously violates the human rights of the Cuban people, they said, noting that tightening sanctions from April to December 2020 alone cost the Cuban economy more than US$9 billion. Overcoming such difficulties, …

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Việt Nam's President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (centre) attends the virtual APEC Informal Economic Leaders' Retreat on July 16. VNA/VNS Photo Rebecca Sta Maria* The first COVID-19 vaccines were born from great need and rapid innovation. Normally an arduous process involving years of funding applications, negotiations, investigations, testing and production, development of the pantheon of vaccines inoculating the world right now was completed at a rapid pace. Faced with crisis, scientists, doctors, manufacturers, and regulators from around the world worked hard, fast and together. In other words, the race for the vaccines was an achievement that deserves a proportionate response from policymakers. Indeed, we are not only talking about domestic policy—individual governments have done their best on their own this year to control the virus and its economic effects. Many, for example, have taken extraordinary fiscal and monetary measures by ways of stimulus in order to respond …

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The writing titled “Some theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Vietnam” by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong is an extremely important piece, not just for Vietnam and the CPV, but also for communists around the world. The Hanoi Times would like to introduce some views of scholars around the world who are interviewed by the Vietnam News Agency. Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Photos: VNA Amiad Horowitz, a reporter of the People’s World and member of the Communist Party USA: He said this is an extremely important piece, not just for Vietnam and the CPV, but also for communists around the world. It explains the unique conditions Vietnam has had to deal with and how it approached these conditions with Marxist-Leninist perspective. The goals of building a free, prosperous, happy life for the people are practical goals that talk to …

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