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Lin Chih-Chien, mayor of the northern city of Hsinchu where the festival was to be held, said several technology companies there had asked the government to cancel the event, citing concerns of a local outbreak curtailing production at a technology hub that hosts firms including the world’s largest chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. … [Read more...] about Taiwan cancels major festival as domestic COVID-19 cases rise

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has entered the 34th consecutive day without COVID-19 community infections as no new cases were reported on October 6 morning, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The national count remains at 1,097, including 691 locally-transmitted cases. A total of 1,022 have been given the all-clear so far. The fatalities are unchanged at 35. Some 14,370 who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-areas are under health monitoring nationwide. Among the active patients, two have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, two twice and six thrice. There are no patients in critical conditions./. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 cases confirmed on October 6 morning

Tri is in stable health now, with no fever or cough. He and five others had traveled from Myanmar to Thailand on a truck on December 15 and stayed there until leaving for Cambodia on December 23. Then they paid people smugglers to sneak them across the border into Vietnam to avoid quarantining. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 infectee illegally entering Vietnam faces criminal charges

Solar panels are installed on the roof of a hotel in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho – PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH CAN THO – After several years of development, the total capacity of rooftop solar power in southern Vietnam has far surpassed the capacity of the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, which was once the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, according to Doan Duc Hung, deputy general director of Vietnam Electricity's Southern Power Corporation. … [Read more...] about Solar power booms in the south

The Central Economic Committee, when reviewing economic development in the last five years, said the economy continued growing rapidly, 6 percent per annum. The economy has a scale of $340 billion, which has increased by 1.4 times, ranking fourth in ASEAN.  … [Read more...] about Researchers warn of risks for Vietnam in 2021