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The Ministry of Health reported 10,040 additional coronavirus cases throughout Vietnam on Sunday, along with 9,137 discharged patients and 233 fatalities. Thirty-four provinces and cities documented 10,025 domestic cases while the country counted 15 separate imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had registered 9,360 locally-infected patients on Saturday. Almost 6,000 of the latest domestic cases were found in the community, with the remaining detected in cordoned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City logged 5,496 local infections, up by 1,259 patients from yesterday; Binh Duong Province 2,332, down by 545; Dong Nai Province 953; An Giang Province 287; Long An Province 249; Kien Giang Province 151; Tien Giang Province 102; Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 84; Hanoi 20; and Da Nang two. Vietnam has confirmed 682,617 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the …

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The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 5,496 cases, Binh Duong with 2,332 cases and Dong Nai with 953 cases. 233 deaths were added to the national database on Sunday, with 182 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, 31 in Binh Duong, nine in Long An, three in An Giang, two each in Binh Thuan and Tien Giang, and one each in Khanh Hoa, Kien Giang, Quang Binh and Tay Ninh. The total number of coronavirus deaths so far is 17,090 cases, or around 2.5 percent of all infected cases. Also on Sunday, 9,137 Covid-19 patients were announced recovered, bringing the total number of recovered cases so far to 457,505. Vietnam has vaccinated over 34 million people with at least one Covid-19 shot. Around 6.5 million people have been fully vaccinated. …

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Police officers at a COVID-19 checkpoint in the southern province of Bạc Liêu. — VNA/VNS Photo Chanh Đa HÀ NỘI — A total of 10,040 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Sunday, taking the country’s total number of infections to 687,063. Fifteen of the new infections were imported and 10,025 new cases were all domestic. There were also a further 233 fatalities announced Sunday. Compared to Saturday, the number of daily cases has increased nationally by 665. HCM City still tops the list with 5,496 new infections, followed by neighbouring Bình Dương Province with 2,332. The other infections were found in Đồng Nai (953), An Giang (287), Long An (249), Kiên Giang (151), Tiền Giang (102), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (84), Tây Ninh (53), Cần Thơ (52), Khánh Hòa (37), Bình Định (30), Quảng Ngãi (24), Hà Nội (20), Cà Mau (18), Quảng Bình (15), Bình Phước (15), Ninh Thuận (15), Phú Yên (13), Quảng Nam (13), Hậu Giang (11), Đắk Nông (11), Trà Vinh (8 ), Bình Thuận (7), Đồng Tháp (6), Bến Tre …

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Việt Nam reports 10,040 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including 15 imported and 10,025 local cases. The local cases are in Hồ Chí Minh City (5,496), Bình Dương (2,332), Đồng Nai (953), An Giang (287), Long An (249), Kiên Giang (151), Tiền Giang (102), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (84), Tây Ninh (53), Cần Thơ (52), Khánh Hòa (37), Bình Định (30), Quảng Ngãi (24), Hà Nội (20), Cà Mau (18), Quảng Bình (15), Bình Phước (15), Ninh Thuận (15), Phú Yên (13), Quảng Nam (13), Hậu Giang (11), Đắk Nông (11), Trà Vinh (8 ), Bình Thuận (7), Đồng Tháp (6), Bến Tre (6), Quảng Trị (5), Bạc Liêu (3), Đà Nẵng (2), Vĩnh Long (2), Thanh Hóa (2), Hà Tĩnh (1), Hưng Yên (1), Bắc Ninh (1). Among these, 5,894 are detected in the community. …

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Police in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam are investigating a man after discovering the body of a dead tiger and unidentified animal bones in a freezer at his house. Police officers on Saturday said they had seized a tiger carcass weighing 160 kilograms and 34 kilograms of unknown animal bones stored in a freezer at the residence of Nguyen Van Chung in Huong Son District two days before. A criminal investigation has been launched to clarify Chung’s “violation of regulations on the protection of endangered, precious, and rare wildlife species,” police said. Chung, 42, told investigators that in December 2020 he met a man named Viet, a truck driver, at local eatery and then invited him home. Viet asked Chung to keep for him a freezer containing animal carcasses that would be processed into bone glue. The driver promised to pay him some amount after the glue was sold. Ten days later, Viet carried a freezer to Chung’s house. Chung initially refused it upon finding a tiger carcass …

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A Singaporean investor has donated medical equipment and supplies worth SG$1 million (US$741,000) to Binh Duong Province in southern Vietnam to support local pandemic prevention and control efforts. The assistance, which was provided by Sembcorp Industries, was handed over to the Binh Duong People’s Committee during a virtual ceremony on Saturday. The ceremony was also attended by Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung and Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam. The first shipment of the donation, including a real-time RT-PCR test system and 12 high-end BIPAP ventilators for Binh Duong General Hospital as well as 65 patient monitoring devices for local COVID-19 treatment facilities, has been delivered. The remaining batches of medical supplies will arrive in the coming time. Binh Duong has recorded more than 175,000 local COVID-19 infections since the fourth wave hit the country on April 27, vice-chairman of the provincial administration Nguyen Loc Ha said …

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FortiGuard Labs reports tenfold increase in ransomware in June 2021 compared to a year ago The report indicates an expanding attack surface of hybrid workers and learners, in and out of the traditional network, showing that timely collaboration and partnership momentum across law enforcement as well as public and private sectors is an opportunity to disrupt the cybercriminal ecosystem going into the second half of 2021. One highlight of the H1/2021 report is that ransomware is about much more than just money. Accordingly , FortiGuard Labs data shows average weekly ransomware activity in June 2021 was more than tenfold higher than levels from one year ago. This demonstrates a consistent and overall steady increase over a year period. Attacks crippled the supply chains of multiple organisations, in particular sectors of critical importance, and impacted daily life, productivity, and commerce more than ever before. Organisations in the telecommunications sector were the most …

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Vietnamese goods abroad Seventy-six years after independence, Vietnamese goods, especially agricultural products, are available all over the world. The development of the Vietnamese restaurant scene and cuisine in many countries has created demand for processed ingredients imported from Vietnam. In France, most cities have Asian and Vietnamese supermarkets, such as the Thanh Binh-Jeune Supermarket in Paris or the Tien Hung Supermarket in Strasbourg. Vietnamese agricultural products and processed foods such as rice, rice paper, spring rolls, and fish sauce, have also appeared on the shelves of French supermarket chains like Auchan or Carrefour. Vietnamese people buy Vietnamese goods at a supermarket in Germany In Germany and the Czech Republic, the Dong Xuan market (in Berlin) and Sapa Market (in Prague) serve the many overseas Vietnamese working, studying and living there. These and other centers have become a gateway for Vietnamese goods into European markets. The …

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A woman gets vaccinated at a vaccination site in District 1, HCMC (Photo: SGGP) Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot, reported the highest number of infections with 5,496 cases. It was followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province (2,332), Dong Nai (953) and An Giang (287). The remainders were detected in Long An (249), Kien Giang (151), Tien Giang (102), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (84), Tay Ninh (53), Can Tho (52), Khanh Hoa (37), Binh Dinh (30), Quang Ngai (24), Hanoi (20), Ca Mau (18), Quang Binh (15), Binh Phuoc (15), Ninh Thuan (15), Phu Yen (13), Quang Nam (13), Hau Giang (11), Dak Nong (11), Tra Vinh (8 ), Binh Thuan (7), Dong Thap (6), Ben Tre (6), Quang Tri (5), Bac Lieu (3), Da Nang (2), Vinh Long (2), Thanh Hoa (2), Ha Tinh (1), Hung Yen (1), and Bac Ninh (1). The new patients brought the total of Covid-19 cases in Vietnam to 687,063, ranking 47th out of 222 countries and territories worldwide in terms of infections per one million people. …

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Vietnam tied 1-1 with the Czech Republic in their last Group D match on Sunday night (September 19) to make it through to the knockout stage of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 as one of the four best third-placed teams. Vietnam advance to the knockout stage of the 2021 Futsal World Cup as one of the four best third-placed teams. After a first-half stalemate, Chau Doan Phat opened the scoring for Vietnam with five minutes to go, but only to see his efforts cancelled out by Resetar who equalised just one minute later. Despite missing out on the full three points, the draw was enough to send Vietnam through to the last 16 of the World Cup for the second consecutive time. Meanwhile, the Czech Republic also advanced as Group D runners-up with four points, above Vietnam on goal difference. The result was a well-deserved reward for coach Pham Minh Giang’s troops who demonstrated a brilliant fighting spirit in a tough encounter against a much …

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