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The batch is the result of good trade marketing campaigns to diversify national specialties in the market. The first batch of Vietnamese frozen dracontomelon fruit is expected to arrive in Australia on August 3. Vietnamese frozen dracontomelon fruit exported to Australia. Photos: Hoa Uu Dam Trading and Service Co., Ltd The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia said that the shipment of 22 tons of frozen Vietnamese dracontomelon fruit by sea was conducted by Hoa Uu Dam Trading and Service Co., Ltd. In the context of many adverse impacts of Covid-19, the batch is also a result of trade promotion activities to diversify specialties for export. The export potential of dracontomelon is as high as that of some other fruits being exported to Australia, according to the assessment made by the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia based on turnover, markets, and production areas as well as the harvest season lasting between June and September. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai, …

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Nguyen Ho Hai, deputy secretary of the HCMC Party Committee, said at a meeting Monday that the policy has been approved and the city will complete the legal and procedural steps soon for its establishment and operations. This center will closely monitor data of people in need to guarantee there will be no shortage of essential goods and no person in difficult that will be left out, Hai said. Many people staying in HCMC are migrants who do not have household registration in the city, Hai said, explaining why the support center was needed. HCMC is now the epicenter of the ongoing Covid-19 wave in Vietnam and has gone through more than 60 days of social distancing measures at various levels. The city is now imposing the most stringent social distancing rule in line with Directive 16, which requires people to stay at home and only go out for essential purposes, while the operations of all non-essential service providers are suspended. Lottery sales is banned as are food and drink …

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After playing 15 games of rapid chess from July 31 to August 3, Liem won four, drew 10 and lost one. Notable among his victories were the matches against world number eight Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan and the youngest GM in history, American Abhimanyu Mishra. Overall, Liem garnered nine points from 15 games, equal to Mamedyarov, but placed above him owing to better stats. Liem will face Iranian grandmaster Alireza Firouzja in the quarterfinal. The quarterfinal will take place on August 4 and 5. On each day, the players will play four rapid chess matches. If the result is a draw after two days, they will enter a tiebreaker blitz chess match to decide the winner. Players will have 15 minutes per game plus a 10-second increment per move. Chessable Masters, held July 31-August 8, is the eighth tournament of the prestigious Champion Chess Tour series - a 10-month long series of 10 online chess tournaments featuring top world players, with a prize pool of $1.5 million. All …

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HCMC continued with its Covid-19 vaccination campaign Monday, which now also includes shippers. At Pham Van Hai Primary School in District 11, hundreds were on-site from early morning to complete vaccination procedures. Previously, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade had requested the Department of Health to prioritize vaccinating around 62,000 shippers in Ho Chi Minh City during its social distancing period. People are seated apart to ensure social distancing. After having their body temperatures checked and hands sanitized, shippers filled out personal information forms prior to vaccination. Nguyen Hai Van, an official who oversaw the vaccination session at Pham Van Hai school, said around 150 shippers were vaccinated within the day. Nguyen Nhat Thanh Trang (middle) is advised by a medic regarding vaccination side effects. "After many days of waiting, shippers and …

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Among the new patients, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 2,173, followed by its neighboring provinces of Binh Duong (1,087), Long An (320), and Dong Nai (217). The remaining cases were detected in Can Tho City (89) and the southern provinces of Tay Ninh (122), Dong Thap (110), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (81), Ben Tre (36), Tra Vinh (33), Hau Giang (16), Kien Giang (13), Binh Phuoc (5), Bac Lieu (3), and Ca Mau (1), the central provinces of Khanh Hoa (189), Phu Yen (40), Gia Lai (39), Ninh Thuan (29), Quang Ngai (23), Dak Lak (18), Quang Nam (12), Thua Thien - Hue (9), Nghe An (7), Dak Nông (8), Kon Tum (4), Ha Tinh (3), Quang Binh (3), Quang Tri (3), Thanh Hoa (2), the northern provinces of Lao Cai (8), Ninh Binh (7), Nghe An (7), Vinh Phuc (2), Bac Giang (2), Hung Yen (1), Hai Duong (1), Dien Bien (1), and Hanoi (97). Of the cases recorded on Tuesday, 1,570 were detected in the community and 6,807 in quarantine zones and areas under lockdown. The Health Ministry announced another 190 …

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Police put up barricades at the market’s gates from 4:30 p.m. Health authorities have collected samples from 150 vendors and managers of the market for coronavirus testing, and advised others and people who have visited the market since July 18 to isolate themselves and inform local health officials. The market had been partially locked down from Sunday after a seafood vendor was confirmed with Covid-19. Long Bien in Hoan Kiem District is the fourth wholesale market in Hanoi to be locked down as being linked to Covid cases in the past week, after Phung Khoang, Minh Khai and South. Hanoi has recorded 1,668 local cases in the fourth Covid wave since late April, with many new clusters detected in the past week. …

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If approved, it will be the second Covid-19 financial support package the city will release this year and the third since the start of the pandemic. The new package aims to give VND1.5 million ($65) each to 334,000 informal workers, and VND1 million each to 90,000 poor households and 170,000 others who lost their jobs due to Covid-19 impacts, live in rented apartments and residential areas under lockdown. The proposal by the municipal Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has been submitted to the HCMC People’s Committee for approval. "All people in need that are staying in the city right now will be considered for access to the new package, regardless their migrant or registered resident status," said Le Minh Tan, the department’s director. The package will be funded mainly by the city budget and other sources including the 21 districts and Thu Duc City as well as the Covid-19 fighting fund managed by the HCMC Fatherland Front Committee, an umbrella organization of …

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"We have to accept a hard truth that Vietnam has failed at Tokyo 2020 because of the same old problems. These problems, strictly related to sports development in Vietnam, have existed for dozens of years and still haven't been thoroughly resolved. The big question is why Vietnam did not succeed in the Olympics. This requires an answer from those responsible. We should empathize with the athletes instead of blaming them because they are not the cause of the failure," Nguyen Hong Minh, former chief of the Department of High Achievement Sports - Physical Education and Sports Committee, told Thanh Nien newspaper. It’s undeniable that Covid-19 has affected preparations for the Olympics this year. However, that’s not the main reason for the poor performance, since other countries were also affected by the pandemic, not only Vietnam. Furthermore, the pandemic has raged for only a year or so, while preparations for such a big event takes many years. "We were not well prepared in the long …

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Just 12 days after testing positive for the coronavirus, Tran Tuan Thanh and Dinh Thi My Thu recovered and were discharged from hospital. Tran Tuan Thanh and Dinh Thi My Thu On July 17, Thanh and Thu in district 6, HCMC, were informed they were positive for the coronavirus. On July 29, they received negative testing certificates. The young couple decided to share their experience about treatment of Covid-19 and how to overcome psychological barriers after getting infected with the disease. “You need to be wary of it. The most important thing is not to let a mental breakdown knock down your body. For those who are and may be affected, you should stay calm, and don't be too scared,” Tuan said. As they are young, they had mild symptoms. While Tuan felt pain, muscle fatigue, and his hands were so weak that they did not have the strength to hold things, Thu had no symptoms. Both of them were put into isolation at Field Hospital No 7, Thu Duc City. This is a newly built …

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The Government has supplemented vnd5.1 trillion ($221.6 million) from the State budget reserve for 2021 for the Health Ministry's budget spending estimate to purchase medical equipment and supplies, biological products, chemicals and drugs for COVID-19 prevention and control, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on August 1. A ventilator serving treatment of COVID-19 patients. (Photo: VNA) The management and use of the additional funding must be in accordance with regulations, and ensure publicity, transparency, thrift and efficiency. Vietnam recorded 157,507 cases of COVID-19 as of 6am August 2. The number of infections during the new pandemic wave that began in the country on April 27 reached 153,672, with 40,383 patients having recovered. Source: VNA …

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