The façade of the Vinh Long Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital, where L.T.T., Vietnam’s 1,440th Covid-19 patient, is being quarantined - PHOTO: SGGP HCMC – L.T.T., Vietnam’s 1,440th Covid-19 patient, who had illegally entered Vietnam from Cambodia, has been discharged from the Vinh Long Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital after testing negative for the disease three times, said Van Cong Minh, director of the Vinh Long Department of Health. … [Read more...] about 1,440th Covid-19 patient discharged from hospital
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PAN holds seminar on Party’s role in leading the Army
As the Chairman of the seminar, the PAN Editor-in-Chief asked scientists and researchers to analyse 3 major issues: the nature of the Vietnam People’s Army; the aims and ideals of the Vietnam People’s Army; and the constitutional requirements for the Vietnam People’s Army to successfully fulfil its missions. … [Read more...] about PAN holds seminar on Party’s role in leading the Army
Vietnam boost sweet potato exports
In the first ten months of 2020, Japan imported 11,030 tonnes of sweet potatoes worth USD13.86m, a decrease of 6% and 15.2% respectively compared to the same period in 2019. The average import prices for potatoes in Japan was USD1,257 a tonne, a 9.7% decrease According to the International Trade Centre, the demand for sweet potatoes in Japan is still very high. China is the biggest seller to Japan with 5,300 tonnes of sweet potatoes in the first ten months of 2020, an increase of 11.9% on last year and accounted for 48.4% of Japan's total imported potato values. Vietnam is in second place with 3,500 tonnes of sweet potatoes, a decrease of 19.4% compared to the same period last year. Indonesia is in third place with 2,260 tonnes, a decrease of 16.5% on last year. However, Vietnam's sweet potatoes are at highest prices of USD2,047 a tonne while sweet potatoes from Indonesia and China were sold at USD1,461 and USD650 a tonne. Sweet potatoes are one of the main crops in Binh Tan … [Read more...] about Vietnam boost sweet potato exports
11 people reported missing in another landslide in Quang Nam
Two other landslides also occurred in two communes in Nam Tra My District on Wednesday, burying over 50 people. By Thursday morning, 16 bodies have been found while rescue teams are rushing to find 35 missing people. … [Read more...] about 11 people reported missing in another landslide in Quang Nam
Vietnamese provinces, cities to reward women having two kids before turning 35
Vietnam is among the most rapidly aging countries in the world. It entered the aging phase in 2011 when the number of people over 60 made up 10 percent of the population. That rate climbed to 12 last year out of a population of 95 million, and is expected to rise to 17.9 percent in 2025 and to more than 20 percent in 2038. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese provinces, cities to reward women having two kids before turning 35