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Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai on February 25 led a delegation from the committee to pay a visit to People’s Doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh; and Hero of Labor, Pharmacist Tran Van Nhieu. Mr. Hai extended greetings to doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh who is former Director of the HCMC Children's Hospital 1 and wished the doctor good health to continue contributing her knowledge and experience to the healthcare sector. He also conveyed his wishes to Pharmacist Tran Van Nhieu who is former Director of Pharmedic Pharmaceutical Medicinal Joint Stock Company. The Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee expressed his sincere thanks for Hero of Labor Tran Van Nhieu and generations of healthcare workers of the company who have made significant contributions to improving and protecting the public's health. On February 24, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Duong Anh Duc leading a delegation of the city’s leaders visited Doctor Nguyen The Dung who is former Director of the municipal Department of Health. He expressed his profound gratitude to the doctor and praised his dedication to the city’s healthcare sector as well as sent best wishes to him and his family. He hoped Doctor Nguyen The Dung will continue to contribute to the healthcare sector. Deputy Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai (2nd , R)  visits People’s Doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh (2nd, L) Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Duong Anh Duc (L) and Doctor Nguyen The Dung Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of HCMC Duong Anh Duc (2nd, R) offers flowers to Doctor Nguyen The Dung  (2nd, L). By staff writers – Translated by Kim Khanh …

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On an early weekend morning in late January, Bui Nguyen Van Nguyen sat down for a cup of coffee at Ba Lu, one of Saigon’s oldest cafés, located smack in the middle of Phung Hung Market in District 5. After taking a sip of coffee brewed in the traditional net-filter method, Nguyen began snapping photographs of the market, cataloguing the simple beauty of everyday life in Saigon. Such moments are typical for Nguyen who, for the past three years, has spent his time wandering around Saigon, capturing life through the perspective of his lens. Saigon 'enthusiast' Nguyen’s love of Saigon is shown to the 106,000 followers of his Instagram account @odaucungchup , which translates to 'taking photos everywhere.' “It makes me happy that every day I get to wake up and realize I am in the heart of Saigon,” Nguyen told Tuoi Tre News . Saigon at sunset. Photo: @odaucungchup Nguyen’s goal is to showcase simple, familiar images of Saigon, from its narrow alleyways to its street corners covered in tangled electric wires, and everything in between. Building his Instagram handle a place for Saigon lovers, he wrote upon his bio, “Do you guys love Saigon like me?” Besides randomly taking photos of city life in a wide range of topics, Nguyen has also run several long-term series, including Saigon Old Texts, Saigon Houses, Saigon Alleys, Saigon Cinemas, Saigon People, Patterns of Saigon, and more. A photo from Bui Nguyen Van Nguyen’s Saigon Old Texts photo series “I’m always attracted to shops with nice old-school signs when I need to buy or repair things because I truly believe that the people in those places put love and kindness into their work,” Nguyen captioned a series depicting store signage. The 29-year-old photographer also uploads the story behind each photo, describing his feelings about it or what he has learned of the area where the picture was taken. “Each time I stop at my regular banh mi [ Vietnamese …

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The Hanoitimes - Hanoi receives the highest budget allocation for holding elections. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has decided to increase spending on holding elections to the National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels for the 2021-26 term. The national election is slated for May 23, 2021. Photo: VGP Under the decision dated February 24, the government would give an additional allocation of VND733 billion (US$US$32 million) to central agencies and localities for holding the universal suffrage. This is the first additional spending, the government said in the document, giving no details of the total budget for the elections. The national election is scheduled to take place on May 23, 2021. Central bodies and ministries will receive VND17.5 billion while 63 cities and provinces will get the remaining amount of VND716 billion. The National Assembly’s Office will be allotted the highest amount among central bodies and the Ministry of Home Affairs is the biggest recipient among ministries. Meanwhile, Hanoi tops local recipient for the given budget with VND43.3 billion, followed by Ho Chi Minh City VND41.6 billion, Thanh Hoa is the third beneficiary with VND31.8 billion. According to the Ministry of Finance, the spending will go to building and printing documents, reports, publications; running news portals of the National Election Council; purchasing equipment for the council’s office; security and dissemination of the elections; holding conferences ahead of the elections; and the organization and scrutiny of the voting. …

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