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The southern metropolis has set the target to achieve full vaccine coverage by the end of February. Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) will keep providing second doses and booster injections in 22 districts, wards, and Thu Duc City during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, according to the municipal Centre for Disease Control (CDC). The southern metropolis has set the target to achieve full vaccine coverage by the end of February as directed by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, CDC said. The center stressed that all residents in the city could come to any vaccination site for being administered the vaccine without prior registration. Almost all death cases from Covid-19 in the city have been the elderly, those with underlying diseases, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated people. Over the past month, more than 4 million shots, including 623,696 booster doses and 3,797,264 second doses, were administered to local residents in the city. Vaccination against … [Read more...] about HCMC keeps Covid-19 vaccine rollout during Tet holiday

Foreign tourists visit Hoi An Acient Town, Quang Nam province, under a programme that welcomes international travellers back on a trial basis (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Some Vietnamese airlines, travel companies and hotel businesses have proposed the Prime Minister announce the point of time for resuming international tourism in the country right in February. The urgent petition was jointly signed by Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Bamboo Airways, Pacific Airlines, Vietravel Airlines, Hai Au Aviation, along with major travel and hotel firms - Vietravel, Saigontourist, TMG, Sun Group, and BIM. They said the impressive results in the largest-ever vaccination campaign have provided a particularly important basis for Vietnam to accelerate economic recovery and reopen the aviation and tourism sectors to international friends. The country has been piloting the hosting of international tourists in seven localities, but this pilot programme has served only 8,500 visitors over the … [Read more...] about Firms urge announcement of time for int’l tourism restoration in February

Vietnam’s health ministry reported 15,727 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, alongside 21,002 recoveries and 126 virus-related fatalities. The newest cases, including 55 imported and 15,672 domestic transmissions, were found in all 63 provinces and cities, the Ministry of Health said, adding that 10,627 caught the coronavirus in the community. Hanoi reported 2,907 of the latest local cases, Da Nang 873, Bac Ninh Province 794, Thanh Hoa Province 727, Hai Phong City 719, Quang Nam Province 527, Nam Dinh Province 469, Hoa Binh Province 414, Hung Yen Province 372, Quang Ninh Province 275, Lam Dong Province 235, Thua Thien-Hue Province 220, Ho Chi Minh City 168, Lang Son Province 167, Ninh Binh Province 115, Lao Cai Province 100, Binh Duong Province 92, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 57, Bac Kan Province 34, and Can Tho City 26. Vietnam had logged 15,885 locally-transmitted infections on Wednesday. The country has confirmed 2,196,351 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and … [Read more...] about 15,727 more coronavirus infections, 126 deaths documented in Vietnam

Processing clams for export - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The BCI reached the highest point following the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, with positive sentiment reaching 61 points, a jump of 42 points since the third quarter of 2021 after the end of lockdowns and the re-opening of normal commercial operations. The BCI remains below its pre-pandemic peak. However, it is clear evidence that confidence is returning to the market. As many as 58 percent of European business leaders are now anticipating economic stabilization and growth in the first quarter of 2022, while only 17 percent of those predict a deterioration. European enterprises are also more confident about the prospects of their development in this post-pandemic ‘new normal’. Up to 43 percent of European businesses surveyed plan to increase their investment in the first quarter of 2022 compared to just 17 percent three months ago. Likewise, 38.5 percent intend to increase their headcount, while 51.5 … [Read more...] about European firms optimistic about Vietnam’s trade and investment environment

Vietnam is currently applying a coronavirus risk system that categorizes regions into four groups: those with low, medium, high and very high coronavirus risks. Criteria include the number of coronavirus cases within the community recorded per week, vaccination coverage and medical capabilities. Regions with low coronavirus risks will see most Covid-19 restrictions lifted, while those with higher risks see social distancing requirements and the suspension of non-essential activities, like massage parlors, bars, clubs, movie theaters, and even on-site dining services. On Thursday, the Ministry of Health updated the guideline on coronavirus risk assessment, this time adjusting certain criteria and making some more detailed than before. The first criterion, which entails the number of new coronavirus cases, has three components: the rate of new infections, the rate of patients requiring oxygen support and death rates. Previously, this criterion only counted the number of new cases … [Read more...] about Vietnam updates Covid risk assessment criteria with less emphasis on case count

Lazada hit impressive milestones in 2021, with remarkable profits, site traffic and record number of orders and new sellers on the platform, and step-by-step attracted consumers and partners across the country. Looking back on a breakthrough year, Lazada Vietnam’s leaders shared their experiences in surviving the pandemic, thereby continuously creating more value for customers, users as well as business partners. An amazing digital migration The pandemic has posed many challenges, but it has also pushed businesses to adapt the digital transformation. Ladaza Vietnam's CEO described this amazing "digital migration" of Vietnamese businesses as an "astonishing wave". Since October 2021, the number of new sellers joining the platform has increased by about 30 percent per month. According to the recent report: "E-commerce in 2021: Adapting and quickly overcoming obstacles from Covid-19", in the first 11 months of the year, sellers from non-urban areas accounted for 40 percent of … [Read more...] about Behind e-commerce giant Lazada’s success in pandemic-hit year

"We now have the basis to be confident," PM Chinh told a government meeting with authorities in 63 cities and provinces Thursday. So far, 76.7 percent of the nation's 96-million population have received two vaccine doses. However, he also warned about existing risks, especially with Vietnam having detected Omicron infections in the community. Vietnam has recorded over 160 Omicron infections nationwide. Of them, six are community transmission cases, with five in HCMC and one in Hanoi, and the rest are all imported. "We absolutely must not become negligent or let our guard down during the upcoming Tet holiday," Chinh said. Vietnamese will enjoy a nine-day break from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6 for this year’s Lunar New Year, called Tet in Vietnam. The PM also highlighted the request to speed up vaccination progress throughout the Tet break to achieve the target of immunizing all children aged 12-17 with two vaccine doses within this month and offer the third dose to all people … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready to reopen: PM

The three localities with the highest numbers of new cases are Hanoi with 2,907 cases, Da Nang with 873 cases and the northern province of Bac Ninh with 794 cases. Vietnam has recorded 166 Covid-19 infections with the Omicron variant so far, with 92 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, 27 in Quang Nam, 14 in Hanoi, 11 in Khanh Hoa, eight in Da Nang, four in Kien Giang, two each in Quang Ninh and Thanh Hoa, and one each in Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Long An, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Duong and Lam Dong. Six of them are community transmission cases. 126 deaths were added to the national database on Thursday, with 31 cases in Hanoi, 11 each in HCMC and Vinh Long, six each in Soc Trang, Dong Thap and An Giang, five in Hau Giang, four each in Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Binh Thuan, Tien Giang and Kien Giang, three each in Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong, Can Tho and Ca Mau, two each in Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen, Da Nang, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh and Bac Lieu, and one each in Quang Ninh, Binh Dinh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Dak Lak … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 15,672 new local Covid cases

A medical worker takes a sample of a resident in southern An Giang Province for COVID-19 testing. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Sang HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health on Thursday issued new guidelines on COVID-19 risk level assessment, in line with the Government’s resolution on safe adaptation, flexible and effective control of the pandemic. This guideline, Decision No. 218/ BYT-QĐ, goes into effect immediately on the date of approval and will replace Decision No. 4800/QĐ-BYT, which was issued in October 2021. According to the new document, not only the number of new cases, but also the number of patients in severe condition and fatalities will be taken into account when evaluating the pandemic risk level of a locality. The principles of the new assessment are to actively and effectively control the outbreak while minimising large-scale blanket measures. The focus now is to manage the risk at the grassroots level to ensure flexibility and effectiveness, and early detection to execute … [Read more...] about Health ministry announces new COVID-19 level assessment

Vietnamese citizens prepare to board a flight from London to Hà Nội on January 25, 2022. — VNA/VNS Photo Đình Thư HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health has asked the ministries of foreign affairs, national defence, public security and transport, and people’s committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to create favourable conditions for entrants to Việt Nam ahead of the Lunar New Year ( Tết ) holiday. The health ministry said nearly 100 per cent of people aged above 18 in cities and provinces in the country had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines, 95.6 per cent the second shot, and 18.6 per cent the third shot. The rate of children aged 12-17 being given the first and second shots reached 94.1 per cent and 82.2 per cent, respectively. The health minister asked ministries, people’s committees of centrally-run cities and provinces to continue the regulations of Dispatch No.10688/BYT-MT dated December 16, 2021 on COVID-19 prevention and control for entrants. They … [Read more...] about Health ministry urges favourable conditions for entrants to Việt Nam ahead of Tết