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A man from Hai Duong Province, northern Vietnam was given a nine-month flight ban after he failed to pay a fine for smoking on a plane in late June. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) imposed a nine-month flight ban on 23-year-old Duong Van Thanh from Nam Sach District, Hai Duong Province. The ban is effective from August 10, 2022 to May 9, 2023. Thanh previously boarded flight VJ 134 from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on June 29. He smoked a cigarette on the airplane even though the flight attendant informed that smoking was not allowed on the flight. After the plane landed, the flight crew handed Thanh over to the airport security unit, which later transferred the case to the Northern Airports Authority. On June 30, the Northern Airports Authority imposed a fine upon the passenger for his violation. Despite reminders from relevant authorities, Thanh did not comply with the decision and failed to pay the fine before the due date. The CAAV thus decided to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese man receives 9-month flight ban for failure to pay smoking fine

A man from the central province of Quang Binh died from rabies three months after he was bitten by his family dog. The 62-year-old man from Tuyen Hoa District was attacked by the dog when holding it for the vaccination, injuring his left arm, said Doctor Cao Thi Phuong, director of the district’s health centre. Illustrative photo Three days after the incident happened, the dog died. Meanwhile, the man’s health condition remained stable. However, until August 1, he felt tired and scared of light, so he was taken to Vietnam-Cuba Dong Hoi Hospital. Doctors there decided to send him to Hue General Hospital in critical condition. At the hospital, he was diagnosed with rabies and died on August 2. Earlier, two people in Tuyen Hoa also died from rabies, including a 15-year-old student who died two months after being bitten by a dog. … [Read more...] about Man dies from rabies three months after dog bite

The cost of tutoring high school students is the largest amount for family spending at 43%. Vietnam's investment in education has steadily increased over the past 10 years, accounting for 18% of total state expenditure. Le Anh Vinh, Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences speaks at the event. Photo: VNIES The information was revealed by Le Anh Vinh, Director of the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES) under the Ministry of Education and Training at the conference announcing the analysis report on Vietnam's education sector in the 2011 - 2020 period, which was organized by the Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences and UNESCO on August 8. Investment in education over the past 10 years was still lower than the targeted 20%. It was equivalent to 4.9% of the country's GDP, higher than many nations in the region, according to the report. The Ministry of Education and Training is facing many challenges … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s investment in education accounts 18% of total state expenditure

At the meeting The Ministry released the information at today's third session on digital transformation at the government headquarters chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the National Committee on Digital Transformation. According to the work plan, the National Committee on Number Transformation meets quarterly. The third meeting aimed to evaluate digital transformation results in the first six months of 2022 and identify solutions and tasks for digital transformation in the coming time. The meeting was connected to the headquarters of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, governmental agencies, and people's committees of provinces and cities virtually. Addressing the opening session, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated: The document of the 13th Party Congress has identified the national digital transformation as a very important task, associated with three main pillars including the digital government, the digital economy and the digital society in … [Read more...] about Cashless transaction volumes increase by 76 percent in first 5 months: Ministry

Making clothes at a garment company in Ha Noi. Clothing is among the top 5 export products to UK markets. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam enjoyed a trade surplus of 3.9 billion pounds (over US$4.7 billion) in the four quarters to the end of March 2022, up nearly 22 per cent over the same period to 2021, reported the UK’s Department for International Trade. The data released early this week showed total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Viet Nam was 5.7 billion pounds, an increase of 15 per cent year-on-year. During the reviewed period, total UK exports to Viet Nam amounted to 905 million pounds (an increase of 0.2 per cent), of which export of goods accounted for 68.3 per cent at 618 million pounds, up 3 per cent year-on-year, while services were 287 million pounds, making up 31.7 per cent and down 5.3 per cent year-on-year. Major products shipped from the UK to Viet Nam included pulp and waste paper (74.4 million pounds), medicinal and … [Read more...] about Viet Nam records $4.7 billion trade surplus with UK over 12 months

Making clothes at a garment company in Hanoi. Clothing is among the top 5 export products to UK markets. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam Nam enjoyed a trade surplus of 3.9 billion pounds (over 4.7 billion USD) in the four quarters to the end of March 2022, up nearly 22% over the same period to 2021, reported the UK’s Department for International Trade. The data released early this week showed total trade in goods and services (exports plus imports) between the UK and Vietnam was 5.7 billion pounds, an increase of 15% year-on-year. During the reviewed period, total UK exports to Vietnam amounted to 905 million pounds (an increase of 0.2%), of which export of goods accounted for 68.3% at 618 million pounds, up 3% year-on-year, while services were 287 million pounds, making up 31.7% and down 5.3% year-on-year. Major products shipped from the UK to Vietnam included pulp and waste paper (74.4 million pounds), medicinal and pharmaceutical products (71.3 million … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 4.7 billion USD trade surplus with UK over 12 months

A handful of commercial electric vehicle (EV) startups are burning through cash fast, racing to bring vans or trucks to market before the funds run out or customers choose to buy from legacy automakers like Ford Motor Co or General Motors Co. Boosted by investor hunger to create the next Tesla Inc, a clutch of commercial EV makers on both sides of the Atlantic have gone public via reverse mergers with special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), raising hundreds of millions of dollars as they sought to emulate Elon Musk's success. These include Arrival Inc , Canoo Inc, Lordstown Motors Corp, Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc (ELMS) and REE Automotive Holding Inc. But investors have soured on EV startups and their ability to compete with legacy carmakers, sending their shares to a fraction of their peak prices. This has raised the pressure to produce working vehicles fast if they want to raise fresh funds in an industry where launching a single vehicle can cost $1 billion. "It's … [Read more...] about Burning cash, commercial EV startups race to deliver vehicles

The city's mayor has asked local authorities to speed up the vaccination campaign amid surging infections. Hanoi's authorities have been asked to give Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to local residents as soon as possible, according to a decision signed on August 9 by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh. On August 9, Vietnam saw a record high in three months of 2,300 new cases in a single day, lifting up the country’s total infections to more than 11,350,000, including more than 43,000 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The move was made as the caseload with new strains BA.04 and BA.05 in the city is increasing and that vaccination against Covid-19 is an effective and strategic measure in disease prevention and control, stated the document. Local authorities have been asked to urge high-risk and vaccine-hesitant people to complete the two-dose vaccination and ramp up at-home inoculations for homebound people who are aged above 50 with … [Read more...] about Hanoi accelerates Covid-19 vaccination for all locals

A poor woman in the southern province of Soc Trang is taking care of two sons who are facing osteogenesis imperfect, but the family can’t afford the treatment. Dang Thi Loc, 55, in Ke Sach District’s Trinh Phu Commune said that her eldest son Vo Tan Dat who is now 32 years old, faced unusual health problems when he was just over a year old. At that time, whenever he fell, he would injure his arms and legs. He was taken to hospital to repair broken bones many times. Loc's sons Her second son Vo Hung Cuong, 30, experienced the same problem as Dat when he was small. Cuong’s condition even worsened, causing his legs to be paralysed. Meanwhile, Dat can walk, but his spinal column has become distorted. Despite being taken to different places for treatment, Loc’s sons have not improved. When Dat was 18 years old, his father left home without saying a word. Every day, Cuong (right) earns around VND100,000 from weaving baskets Loc has done all kinds of … [Read more...] about Poor mother calls for help to save sickening adult sons

Local health experts said symptoms of Omicron BA.5 sub-variant are like a common cold with fever, cough, runny nose, and sore throat. Hanoi has recorded its first Covid-19 community transmission cases with the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, authorities announced on July 6. The Hanoi Department of Health said the capital city's first Omicron BA.5 local infections were recorded at Bach Mai Hospital, the largest hospital in Vietnam. The patients have made contact with foreigners infected with the variant and remain quarantined at the hospital and there's no risk of further infection in the community, the department said. The Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) is asked to supervise Omicron BA.5 patients while the department supervises genomic sequencing. The Covid-19 vaccine currently in use is effective against sub-variants of BA.4 and BA.5. Photo: Ha Linh Previously, Ho Chi Minh City also recorded the first case infected with Omicron BA.5 variant, an … [Read more...] about Hanoi confirms first Omicron BA.5 community infections, most cases have mild symptoms