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Read what is in the news today: Society -- Authorities in Cam Giang District in the COVID-19 epicenter of northern Hai Duong Province fined two Chinese technical experts working at Vietnam Baodi Technology Company Limited a total of VND15 million (US$651) for leaving their residence in unnecessary cases while the district is still locked-down to curb the ongoing virus outbreak. -- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday lifted lockdowns from Felix Homes apartments at 44 Nguyen Van Dung Street and Alley 251 on Quang Trung Street in Go Vap District, and Alley 67 on Nguyen Thi Tu Street and Alley 60/41 on Nguyen Van Cu Street in Binh Tan District, leaving only two sealed-off locations in the city. -- The third train of the Nhon - Hanoi metro project was transported from the factory in France to a port in northern Hai Phong City on Sunday morning and slated to arrive in Hanoi later in the evening. -- The operator of Hai Van 2 Tunnel said on Sunday that the firm had decided to continue operating the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia, instead of closing it after Sunday as previously planned. -- The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control on Sunday afternoon announced that people coming from northern Quang Ninh Province to the city no longer have to be sent to centralized quarantine facilities, but they will have to self-isolate at home and self-monitor their health for 14 days, as Quang Ninh has finished its social distancing period. -- A karaoke parlor in Bien Hoa City, located in southern Dong Nai Province was found hosting 17 customers on in the wee hours of Sunday although the province had suspended such entertainment activities since February 10 for COVID-19 prevention and control. The 17 customers later tested positive for drugs. Lifestyle -- Saigon Urban Arts 2021, a long-running international street art festival featuring a series of cultural activities such as a graffiti art event, urban art spaces, art workshops for young …

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Over 14,000 tonnes of dragon fruit exported to China via Lao Cai border gates During the period, total import-export revenue through border gates in Lao Cai reached over 11 million USD, including 2.4 million USD worth of imports, mainly fertilisers and farm produce, and 8.8 million USD worth of exports, mostly agricultural products. In 2020, despite the impact of COVID-19, the Border Gate Customs Sub-Department under the Lao Cai Department of Customs completed its “twin targets” by processing customs clearance declarations for 516 businesses with import-export value of over 1 billion USD and ensuring safety from the pandemic. In 2021, it will closely coordinate with other sectors to speed up administrative reform while exhibiting better performance in e-customs clearance activities to save time and cost, ensuring economic development and COVID-19 prevention and control at the same time./. Local automobile group exports over 200 units, parts Automobile producer THACO recently shipped more than 200 Kia vehicles and auto parts to Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (RoK). The conglomerate’s largest export consignment to date, made on February 17, comprised of cars, buses and semi-trailers manufactured at its factories at the THACO-Chu Lai Industrial Park in central Quang Nam province. The exports included 80 Grand Carnival cars to Thailand, the company’s seventh consignment to its partner, Yontrakit, since December 2019. One hundred and twenty Kia Soluto cars were shipped to Myanmar, the sixth batch to this market. Kia cars manufactured by THACO are increasingly appreciated by customers in ASEAN countries since their quality is equivalent to those made in the RoK and meets global Kia standards, while their prices are very competitive. In 2021, THACO plans to export 1,480 automobiles to Thailand and Myanmar, expand exports to other markets, and gradually achieve its goal of becoming a production and export base for Kia Motors …

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* Republic of Korea's exports during the first 20 days of February expanded 16.7% from a year earlier, faster than a 10.5% rise during the Jan. 1-20 period, underpinning the trade-led recovery. * Japan will only receive limited doses of vaccines for the first months of the rollout and shots for the elderly will be distributed gradually, the country's inoculation chief said. * The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday. The commission received reports of 11 new imported COVID-19 cases on Sunday. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland reached 89,842 by Sunday, including 401 patients still receiving treatment, two of whom were in severe conditions. * The Philippines has approved Sinovac Biotech's vaccine for emergency use, while Malaysia moved up its inoculation drive by two days. * The United States faces a dark milestone this week despite a recent decline in COVID-19 cases as it prepares to mark a staggering half-million deaths, with President Joe Biden planning to memorialize the lives lost. * Russia on Monday reported 12,604 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 1,723 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 4,177,330. The country also reported another 337 deaths, raising the official toll to 83,630. * British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will plot a path out of lockdown on Monday in an effort to gradually reopen the battered US$3 trillion economy, aided by one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in the world. * OPEC and US oil companies see a limited rebound in shale oil supply this year as top US producers freeze output despite rising prices, a decision that would help OPEC and its allies. * The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 4,369 to 2,390,928, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Monday. The reported death toll rose by 62 to 67,903, the tally showed. * Thailand …

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