Speaking at the function Lam Thi Thanh Phuong, Envoy at the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, conveyed her sincere thanks for the valuable support, both material and spiritual, of Japanese benefactors to the Vietnamese community in the country. She reported the COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant difficulties for nearly 500,000 Vietnamese people in Japan, with many Vietnamese labourers having lost their jobs. In this context, many kind-hearted Japanese individuals and organisations have provided prompt support to Vietnamese workers and students, helping them overcome many difficulties. According to the Minori Murata, Head of the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Association in Ibaraki Prefecture, the Vietnamese are one of the biggest foreign-born communities in the prefecture. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the association has provided aid for pandemic-hit Vietnamese workers and students in Ibaraki. …
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Hau Giang Province launches automated public services call centre
Viettel Hau Giang Director Nguyen Truong Giang said this is the first province in Vietnam to employ artificial intelligence in order to provide such a service. The automated call centre will provide people and enterprises with necessary information such as the required papers, processing agencies, processing times and fees, before they proceed with public services, helping save cost and time. Giang said the call centre is completely automated, operates around the clock and can handle 6,000 calls at one time. Speaking at the launch ceremony on April 8, Hau Giang Chairman Dong Van Thanh said the establishment of the automated call centre reflects the province’s determination to create breakthroughs in administrative reform and a favourable environment to attract investment. The public service centre and automated call centre are expected to help Hau Giang Province provide public services in the shortest time possible and in a more professional manner. …
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No new COVID-19 case over last 12 hours
There are 37,938 people having close contact with confirmed cases or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present. The National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported the total recoveries are 2,429 while the death toll remained at 35. Among those still undergoing treatment, 22 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 11 others twice, and 17 thrice. The Ministry of Health said 1,678 people were vaccinated against the pandemic on April 9, raising the number of vaccinated people in 19 cities and provinces to 58,037 as of 4pm on April 9. They are frontline medical workers and members of community-based anti-COVID-19 groups and the National Steering Committee. To live safely with the pandemic, the Ministry of Health advised people to remain proactive in pandemic prevention and control by continuing to wear face masks when going out, disinfecting frequently, maintaining a safe distance, refraining from mass gatherings, and making medical declarations. …
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