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HCMC’s imports and exports soar in Jan-Feb period The Saigon Times A container ship docks at the Tan Cang-Cai Mep Terminal. HCMC recorded an increase in both imports and exports in the first two months of 2021 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – HCMC earned nearly US$8 billion in export revenue and spent US$10.92 billion on imports in the first two months of the year, rising over 25% and 53% against last year’s figures, respectively, according to the HCMC Department of Statistics. Without crude oil, the city’s export revenue would amount to US$7.6 billion, up over 26% year-on-year. Specifically, in the two-month period, the city exported wood and wooden products worth over US$220 million, up over 60% versus last year’s figure. The export of machinery, equipment, tools and spare parts fetched US$400 million, up 23%; computers, electronics and accessories saw US$2.57 billion, up over 11% and rice saw US$135 million, improving over 5%. The city’s imports of plastic materials in the year to February surged 52%, fuel products were up by 44% and garment-leather-footwear materials by 16%. Further, China remained HCMC’s largest trade partner. Businesses in the city exported nearly US$1.8 billion and purchased some US$3.3 billion worth of goods to and from China, up some 31% and 78%, respectively, over the figures recorded in the same period last year. The United States was the second largest importer of the city, followed by Japan and South Korea. Meanwhile, Singapore was the city’s biggest exporter. …

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 25: Lorraine Harvey, an in home care worker, receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Rudolfo Garcia at a clinic at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in South Los Angeles on February 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. African Americans and Latinos comprise a majority of the South LA community and are dying of COVID-19 at a rate significantly higher than whites. Vaccine equity has also lagged in South Los Angeles relative to some more wealthy areas. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP) Brazil hit 250,000 fatalities -- the second-highest national death toll after the US -- while the worldwide vaccine campaign received the royal endorsement of Queen Elizabeth II, 94, who urged people not to be wary of the injection. President Joe Biden declared the US rollout is now "weeks ahead of schedule" as he celebrated 50 million vaccines administered since he took office on January 20, but he warned Americans to keep masking up. "We're moving in the right direction despite the mess we inherited," Biden said, referring to the program under his predecessor Donald Trump. The United States is the world's hardest-hit country, with coronavirus deaths crossing the 500,000 mark earlier this week. Biden said that there would be "enough supply" for all adult Americans by the end of July. The EU announced Thursday it expected to vaccinate 70 percent of adults by the end of the summer, after months of problems and friction. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said fully vaccinating just under three-quarters of adults by late summer was a "goal that we're confident with." But in Brazil, the grim quarter-million deaths milestone came one year after the first Covid-19 case was confirmed in the country, which is struggling with severe vaccine shortages and a devastating second wave. - Mass graves - The coronavirus has hit especially hard in Brazil's impoverished "favelas," among indigenous …

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Foreign visitors walk in Điện Biên Phủ Street, Hà Nội. Việt Nam was the only country among 10 member states of the ASEAN to see improvement in Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index Report 2021. — VNA/VNS Photo Lâm Khánh HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam has climbed three spots to rank 47th out of 105 countries in Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Index Report 2021. Việt Nam was the only country among the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to improve its ranking this year. Its overall score was 33.8 out of 100 points, 2.5 points higher than last year, putting it ahead of the Philippines (53rd), Cambodia (89th) and Myanmar (90th). Among other ASEAN countries, Singapore was 20th, Thailand 33rd, Malaysia 39th, and Indonesia 45th. According to Brand Finance, the improvement was largely due to the fact that Việt Nam has managed the COVID-19 pandemic extremely well. “Việt Nam was spared a year of lockdowns and besieged hospitals, and has one of the lowest COVID-19 infection and death rates in the world,” the report said. “Not only is the response to the pandemic impressive – given its shared border with China – but Việt Nam also experienced one of the highest economic growth rates globally in 2020 – one of a handful of countries with positive growth in 2020.” Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved the Việt Nam National Brand Programme from 2020 to 2030, which aims to increase the value and ranking of the national brand while targeting more than 1,000 products to become strong national brands. The brands from the country are managed through efforts and initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)’s Department of Trade Promotion (Vietrade), under their 'Việt Nam Value' programme. At a national level, Việt Nam has established diplomatic relations with 187 out of 193 member states of the United Nations and completed the process of negotiating and signing new-generation free trade agreements, including the …

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