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The People’s Court in Dong Thap Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta sentenced a woman to death and a man to life in prison for transporting 77 kilograms of narcotics in early 2021. Le Nguyen Thuy Vy, 29, hailing from the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, received the death penalty, while Huynh Quoc Dat, 30, a Ho Chi Minh City resident, was handed a life sentence during their trial on Monday. They were both convicted of the illegal transportation of narcotics. In mid-2020, Vy arrived in Ho Chi Minh City and earned a living as a delivery worker, according to the indictment. Vy then met Le Thanh Quan, who had just finished serving his jail term for drug trafficking. The two became close, with Vy considering Quan as her older brother. Quan later asked Vy to be his drug transporter, and the latter agreed. Vy successfully transported drugs under Quan’s direction on several occasions. In late 2020, Quan introduced Vy to Dat – his cousin. On January 16, 2021, Quan, who was … [Read more...] about Vietnam court sentences woman to death for transporting 77kg of drugs

An additional 769 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (158), Phu Tho (62), Nghe An (54), Bac Ninh (40), and Son La (40). As of Tuesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million. On June 28, an additional 6,653 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.66 million. On Tuesday evening, three Covid-related deaths were announced in Ben Tre (2) and Quang Ninh (1), bringing the total death toll to 43,087. By June 27, the country had injected more than 229 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 6.80 million given to children aged 5 to 11. … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 769 fresh Covid-19 infections on Tuesday

The 769 new COVID-19 cases are all local infections, including 665 in the community, detected in Hà Nội (158), Phú Thọ (62), Nghệ An (54), Bắc Ninh (40), Sơn La (40), Đà Nẵng (38), Hồ Chí Minh City (32), Yên Bái (32), Lào Cai (27), Quảng Ninh (26), Hòa Bình (26), Hà Nam (21), Vĩnh Phúc (21), Bắc Kạn (17), Hưng Yên (16), Tuyên Quang (15), Cao Bằng (14), Thái Bình (13), Hải Dương (13), Quảng Bình (12), Ninh Bình (11), Thái Nguyên (11), Nam Định (11), Hải Phòng (9), Quảng Trị (8 ), Thanh Hóa (7), Khánh Hòa (6), Lạng Sơn (5), Lâm Đồng (5), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (4), Điện Biên (4), Bắc Giang (3), Lai Châu (2), Bình Thuận (2), Bến Tre (2), Đồng Tháp (1), and Cà Mau (1). Three COVID-related deaths were announced in Bến Tre (2) and Quảng Ninh (1), bringing the total death toll to 43,087. … [Read more...] about 769 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths reported on Tuesday

The section linking Mai Son and national highway 45 under the North-South highway's eastern part According to the deputy PM, it is a key task set in the eighth National Party Congress Resolution to finalise the construction of 23 component projects by 2025 to smoothen travel in the North-South highway’s eastern part that runs over 2,000 km from Huu Nghi to Ca Mau province. As per schedule, it is a must to complete the construction of a 361.5km highway by late 2022, as well as an additional 652km by March 2024, and 729km extra by 2025. Thanh noted that to facilitate the implementation, the National Assembly and the government have greenlit the application of several specific mechanisms on contractor appointment and mineral exploitation serving the production of common building materials and several works during the project preparation stage, among others. Due to the huge work volume and limited timeline, relevant ministries, agencies, and localities need to embrace … [Read more...] about Fresh measures to facilitate construction of North-South highway’s eastern part

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong enjoys Hanoi's specialty of Pho ga or chicken noodles as she arrived in the city on her first visit to Vietnam. “The Ambassador was delighted to share her favorite Pho ga with Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Foreign Minister, and Chef Sam Tran on the first days in the city. Foreign Minister Wong (black shirt) enjoys P ho ga with Ambassador Robyn Mudie (blue shirt) in Hanoi’s old quarter area. Photo: Australian Embassy in Hanoi. In a Facebook post on June 27, the Embassy of Australia in Hanoi shared that Minister Wong was introduced by Chef Tran to the history and importance of Pho , and especially the Hanoian style of eating Pho . The photo shows the top diplomat in casual wear, enjoying Pho ga with Ambassador Mudie and sharing "views on Australia and Vietnam’s strong people-to-people links.” As a Vietnamese exquisite cuisine, the s imple yet exotic delicacy of Pho has won the heart of many foreign visitors … [Read more...] about Australian Foreign Minister enjoys Pho ga in Hanoi

International School Ho Chi Minh City featured in Queen’s Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album “Viet Nam is a promising market for healthcare,” Senior global leader of Sanofi shared of his business travel to Asia. Dan Truong set to excite audiences at Sun Fest concert Schneider Electric launches inaugural Global Partner Recognition Program Dettol joins hands with HCMC University Medical Center to celebrate World Hand Hygiene Day The activity series themed “Flying in the flower season of Sapa” officially launched for its second year in Sapa, with many attractive promotions and events full of Northwestern colour. Pupils and students around the nation can earn a discount of up to 45 per cent - only 400,000 dong/ticket – when buying Fansipan cable car tickets. “Flying in the flower season of SaPa” is part of a series launched by Sun World Fansipan Legend to welcome summer. It is also an annual event to promote summer tourism, carried out by Sun … [Read more...] about Flying in the flower season of Sapa

Visiting Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has affirmed that her nation will continue promoting its strategic partnership with Vietnam and always attaches importance to the Southeast Asian country's role in the region. She was speaking at her talks with her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on Monday as part of her three-day official visit to Vietnam from June 26 to 28 at Son’s invitation. Wong told her host that Australia highly values Vietnam’s role and position in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the region and the world, and that the new Australian government in which she is a member will continue strengthening the strategic partnership with Vietnam to boost the bilateral ties to a new height. The diplomat also stated that her country highly values cooperation with ASEAN, appreciates its central role, and will continue to promote cooperation with the bloc for the sustainable development of the Mekong sub-region. … [Read more...] about Australia pledges to beef up strategic partnership with Vietnam

Vietnam has recorded the appearance of the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, according to the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the health ministry. At the health ministry’s press meeting on Monday, Phan Trong Lan, head of the General Department of Preventive Medicine, said that gene sequencing results showed that the BA.5 sub-variant of the Omicron has been found in the country. Lan said the intrusion was inevitable as a result of the reopening of the economy and the 'new normal' situation of relaxed precautionary protocols. The BA.5 sub-variant was first detected in South Africa in January. Since then, it has become a dominant strain in several countries. The health ministry said it continues to monitor new strains and World Health Organization (WHO) information, adjusting and implementing measures to prevent and control the spread of the coronavirus. The new strain emerged as Vietnam has recorded 142,000 COVID-19 cases in the past two months, with the BA.2 … [Read more...] about Omicron sub-variant BA.5 detected in Vietnam

Lotte Mart is one of five premium Vietnamese retailers selected by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) to distribute New Zealand F&B products during the campaign. Through the ‘Made With Care’ global campaign, NZTE aims to expand the brand value of New Zealand’s outstanding, great-tasting and nutritious F&B products. ‘Made With Care’ highlights five paramount attributes infused in New Zealand’s commitment to its F&B products: Safe, Tasty, Premium quality, Nutritious and Ethical. The above attributes are particularly well-aligned with the selected five retailers. New Zealand producers share a special connection to the land and sea, and it is a relationship founded on care, respect and an understanding that when nature thrives, people thrive. The 14 New Zealand F&B companies taking part in the ‘Made With Care’ campaign this year in Vietnam are: Bostock Group, Ecostore, First Fresh, Fonterra, Freshco, Freshmax, Golden Bay Fruit, Heartland Fruit, Picot … [Read more...] about New Zealand’s ‘Made With Care’ campaign launched at Lotte Mart

COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has proposed considering COVID-19 a Group A infectious disease , not an endemic disease in its latest draft on COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the new situation. Per the draft, Vietnam is still in the transition period between pandemic prevention and sustainable management. Regarding the reason why COVID-19 has not been considered an endemic disease in Vietnam yet, the Ministry of Health said that most countries in the world are in a state of unstable cases and deaths, with an erratic increase and decrease trend when new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus appear. At the same time, acquired immunity (due to vaccines and infection) has not been stable for a long time and decreases over time. As a result, the application of epidemic prevention and control measures should be flexible and gradually moves towards the "new normal". The announcement of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in … [Read more...] about Health Ministry yet to consider COVID-19 endemic disease