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An ethnic minority woman in northern mountainous Cao Bằng Province is given a third COVID-19 vaccine dose. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has asked leaders of provinces and centrally-run cities to step up the vaccination campaign against COVID-19. Some localities have recently proposed to not receive vaccines or transferring their allocated doses, meaning the COVID-19 vaccination target is likely to be missed, the ministry said, citing a report from the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (NIHE). As of May 24, more than 219.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide. Localities have made great efforts in rolling out vaccinations to ensure safety and effectiveness and achieve a high coverage rate. The number of vaccines received by the MoH is enough to give the third and fourth shots for people aged 18 years and older who are eligible, it said. The ministry proposed leaders of the provinces and cities direct the … [Read more...] about Localities urged to step up vaccination against COVID-19

Check out the news you should not miss today: Society -- An elevator at a seven-story apartment building in Ba Dinh District, Hanoi fell from the sixth floor on Wednesday evening, killing two repairmen. -- A 23-year-old man was stabbed to death near a university in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday night by another man over a love conflict. -- A fire blazed up at a South Korean vest manufacturing workshop in the central province of Quang Nam on Wednesday afternoon with no reported casualties. -- Police in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating a case where a 34-year-old man was stabbed to death on Wednesday at an apartment in Binh Thanh District over a financial dispute. -- The People’s Court in An Giang Province, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta handed down a life sentence to a 52-year-old man for murdering his wife in 2021. -- One student died while bathing in a local lake in Dak Song District, Dak Nong Province, local authorities said on Wednesday evening. Lifestyle … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 26

Delegates attended to the factory's groundbreaking ceremony. — Photo baodautu.vn Kurz International Holdings GMBH from Germany held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a thin-film factory at the Becamex Viet Nam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in the south central province of Binh Dinh on Tuesday. Kurz International is the first European investor to invest in the 1,425-ha park as well as in the south central province. The US$40-million project covers 12,000sq.m. It is the third invested by Kurz International in Asia. The first phase of the project is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2023, with a total production capacity of 15 million sq.m of hi-tech film and coating products a year. Depending on operations in Viet Nam, the total investment for the project is expected to be up to $100 million in 10-15 years. General Director of KURZ Vietnam Co, Cosima von Salis said the new factory in Binh Dinh Province will help strengthen the influence of KURZ Group in … [Read more...] about Work begins on $40-million thin film project in Binh Dinh

To promote the management of real estate transfer activities, the Ministry of Finance has sent an official dispatch to the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, to co-ordinate and implement solutions to prevent losses. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Organisations and individuals buying, selling and transferring real estate under two separate prices, meaning that the actual purchase price is lower than that on the notarised contract, is increasingly common and has caused great losses of revenue to the State budget. The tax industry has implemented many solutions, recommending that taxpayers need to be honest in declaring actual prices to protect their own interests. In real estate transfer activities, there are still cases in which the house prices declared on real estate transfer contracts with notarised certification, are much lower than the actual prices. There are also contracts of purchase and sale of houses and … [Read more...] about False declaration of prices in transferring real estate cause losses

The launch of the 2021 Public Administration Reform Index and the Satisfaction Index of Public Administration Services. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The northern province of Hải Phòng and the Ministry of Justice topped the Public Administration Reform Index (PAR Index) of 2021, based on feedback collected from more than 79,000 people about administration reforms in 63 localities and 17 ministries in Việt Nam. The southern province of Kiên Giang and the Ministry of Science and Technology were at the bottom of the rankings. The results were announced on Wednesday by the Government’s Steering Committee on Public Administration Reform. Minister of Home Affairs Phạm Thị Thanh Trà said at the launch ceremony of the report on Wednesday that 2021 was the 10th year the Ministry of Home Affairs coordinated with ministries, localities and related agencies to deploy, identify and publish the PAR Index. 2021 was the 5th year the satisfaction of people and … [Read more...] about Hải Phòng tops Public Administration Reform Index for first time

The Việt Nam -Asia DX Summit 2022 opened in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — Photo vietnamplus.vn HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam-Asia Digital Transformation (DX) Summit 2022 opened in Hà Nội yesterday, where experts are examining ways to further utilise the advantages of digitalisation for the economy and society. The digital economy is making many important contributions to the global economy, said Nguyễn Văn Khoa, Việt Nam Software and IT Services Association (Vinasa) chairman. Facing the trend towards digitalisation, many countries have taken the opportunity to develop the digital economy and have issued their own development strategies, he added. The summit is organised by Vinasa under the direction and patronage of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Data from Google and Temasek shows that the Vietnamese internet economy achieved US$21 billion last year and contributed more than 5 per cent of the country's GDP. Studies show that the growth … [Read more...] about Việt Nam-Asia DX Summit 2022 opens in Hà Nội

A Vietnamese booth at the THAIFEX-Anuga Asia exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand. — Photo Tran Quynh Eighteen food and beverage enterprises led by the High Quality Vietnamese Product Business Association are displaying their products in Bangkok at THAIFEX-Anuga Asia, the region’s largest food and beverage trade fair. They are showcasing some unique and healthy products that meet consumers’ evolving post- COVID-19 pandemic such as lotus seed milk, lotus tea, dried lotus seeds, fruit jam pie, organic mango, coconut candy, bottled fresh coconut water with strawberry and salted lemon flavours, coconut butter, green skin pomelo, Habanero chilli sauce, fresh freeze-dried celery juice, eggplant products, pennywort powder, and others. According to the association, the Vietnamese products exhibited at the event meet international standards and are especially good for health. Besides taking part in the fair, the Vietnamese businesses will also take part in a study tour, visiting large … [Read more...] about Vietnamese firms show off food, beverage products at Thai fair

People participate in the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) Nghe An (VNA) – A respect paying ceremony and a reburial service were held at a martyrs’ cemetery in the north-central province of Nghe An on May 25 to rebury the remains of 103 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in Laos. Participants expressed their gratitude to the martyrs for their contributions and sacrifice for the national construction and defence as well as international duties in Laos. The remains, repatriated by a team of Nghe An Military High Command in Laos’ Xiangkhouang province in the 2021-22 dry season, was handed over to the Vietnamese side on May 22-23. Since 1984, Nghe An has worked on the task with three localities in Laos and repatriated more than 12,300 remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts./. VNA … [Read more...] about Remains of martyrs repatriated from Laos reburied

The Van Phong 500kV transformer station under construction in Khanh Hoa province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said it will make adjustments to the power grid to ensure power supply for daily public energy use in the second quarter - the peak of the dry season, when power generation becomes a serious issue. Daily consumption in April was estimated at 779 million kWh while load power stood at about 42,124 MW, rising 5.3 percent year on year. Difficulties are likely to linger on this season in terms of coal supply for thermal power plants . The State-owned group said coal shortages were recorded in Q1, at 1.36 million tonnes lower than the contracted volume, forcing thermal power plants to cut turbines, reducing output by 1.365 billion kWh. Facing that reality, the firm worked with coal suppliers to find solutions and reported the problem to authorities. EVN flexed its fleet of hydropower plants so as to guarantee both power generation … [Read more...] about Vietnam Electricity gearing up to keep lights on for dry season

Jose Mestre, a representative of the Central Retail Group in Vietnam, speaks at the conference (Photo: VNA) Bac Giang (VNA) – The northern province of Bac Giang, in collaboration with the ministries of Industry and Trade, and Agriculture and Rural Development, held an online conference on litchi sales for nearly 80 target markets at home and abroad. The conference provided an opportunity for Bac Giang to promote litchi sales in domestic and export markets; and strengthen its coordination with centrally-run agencies, domestic and foreign provinces and cities, and overseas Vietnamese economic, trade and diplomatic agencies. It also served as a forum for domestic and foreign businesses to find partners and sign contracts for litchi and litchi-based products in this year. Speaking at the event, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Bac Giang province Phan The Tuan said that thanks to the favourable weather and the close control of growing area codes, the … [Read more...] about Bac Giang promotes litchi sales at home and abroad