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The Ministry of Construction will inspect the management and use of funds for the maintenance of apartment buildings as well as the implementation of holding land funds for building social housing in 11 provinces and cities next year. The Ministry of Construction has planned to conduct inspections of the management and use of funds for the maintenance of apartment buildings in 11 localities next year. The localities consist of Hanoi, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Da Nang, HCM City, Binh Duong, Ba Ria - Vung Tau and Long An. The move came after Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi recently signed Decision No 1285 to issue the ministry’s 2022 inspection plan. Nghi assigned the Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Construction Nguyen Ngoc Tuan to be in charge of the implementation of the plan and periodically report to the minister as prescribed. Tuan said the inspections of the management and use of funds for the maintenance of …

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Nitazoxanide has been successfully synthesized by the Institute of Chemistry, under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, to produce drugs to treat COVID-19 patients with mild and medium symptoms. Nitazoxanide compound synthesized at the Hanoi-based Institute of Chemistry under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. Photo Courtesy of the institute The compound was synthesized on a pilot scale, which is larger than on a laboratory scale but smaller than the production scale. Professor and PhD Nguyen Van Tuyen, Director of the Institute of Chemistry, said that the institute’s scientists studied and succeeded in perfecting the process of synthesizing Nitazoxanide during the pilot phase. The institute previously announced its success in synthesizing Favipiravir, while the Institute of Marine Biochemistry successfully synthesized Molnupiravir - an antiviral medication that inhibits the replication of certain RNA viruses, and is used to treat those …

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The financial support of VND13-20 million a year for university lecturers studying in Vietnam for doctorate under Project 89 is too low, according to some educators. Under a draft regulation by the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the lecturers studying for doctorates full time in Vietnam within the framework of Project 89 would receive full tuition coverage and payment for other expenses to serve their study. The financial support is VND20 million a year for medicine and pharmacy PhD students and VND18 million for natural sciences, technology, agriculture-forestry-seafood, sports and arts students. Students in social sciences, economics, law, hospitality, tourism and other majors receive VND13 million a year. These support levels will be applied during the time of study, which will be no longer than four years. A university lecturer in HCM City said the projected financial support is insignificant compared with the real amount of money PhD students have to pay. “The expenses …

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Vietnam reported an additional 13,670 Covid-19 infections on Friday with over half of the number found in the community, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, 13,661 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 59 out of 63 localities in the country including HCM City (1,311), Can Tho (982), Hanoi (791), Soc Trang (791), Tay Ninh (779), Dong Thap (608), Binh Thuan (581), Ben Tre (571), Vinh Long (564), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (560), Dong Nai (496), Ca Mau (489), Binh Phuoc (477), Khanh Hoa (450), Kien Giang (350), Bac Lieu (334), Binh Duong (302), An Giang (285), Tra Vinh (226), and Binh Dinh (204). There were nine imported patients confirmed today. The new infections showed a decrease of 16 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 8,628 infections found in the community. As of Friday evening, 1,275,518 infections had been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April. Some localities that have …

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The market for “hand-carried” iPhones in Vietnam has been shrinking in the past two years, especially after the launch of Apple-authorized stores. A TopZone store in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: Hai Dang) Most recently, The Gioi Di Dong or Mobile World, a big retailer in Vietnam, has announced the TopZone chain, which provides only Apple products. This retailer has inaugurated the first four stores in the country's two largest cities – Hanoi and HCM City. It plans to open a total of 60 more stores in the first quarter of 2022. This is a model backed by Apple, which shows Apple’s plan to enhance its presence in Vietnam. Mobile World's TopZone is in the form of AAR (Apple Authorized Retailer) and APR (Apple Premium Retailer). Previously, AAR stores were often combined with tech supermarkets selling technology products of many different brands. Only APR stores specialize in selling Apple products, but the number of this type of store is very small in Vietnam, with …

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Vietnam Design Week to nurture creativity from traditional culture With the theme "Awakening Tradition", from November 27 to December 3, Vietnam Design Week 2021 will take place at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature Complex) relic site located in Dong Da district, Hanoi. Tea pressed into cakes, printed with "Khue Van Cac" (Literature Pavilion) image, a souvenir product designed on the basis of traditional culture dedicated to the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam relic site. This event is organised by the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and partners. Design is an activity that involves many areas of life. Currently, serveral countries in the world have been considered as "creative design countries", when design elements are promoted to apply within their economic and social development. Therefore, Vietnam Design Week aims to encourage a change in design thinking, considering traditional values as an …

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Nation faces severe blood shortage during pandemic The Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (CIHBT) has announced it is facing a severe shortage of blood which is enough for use only in the next few days without further supplies. Blood storage now stands at only over 4,000 blood units, according to the CIHBT. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CIHBT had to cancel or postpone 80 blood donation drives in November with an expected reception of 25,000 units. When social distancing measures were eased and the nation started to implement the policy of safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19, the number of blood donations improved. However, after the number of new COVID-19 cases has increased recently in many localities, blood donations started to decline. Director of the CIHBT Bạch Quốc Khánh said the appearance of new cases in localities forced blood donation campaigns to be postponed or cancelled. The CIHBT receives just 300-400 blood …

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets embassy's staff in Russia President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in Moscow, Russia, on November 30. The President said that he had just had very successful talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders discussed 20 issues related to cooperation between the two countries, upon which they reached high consensus, he said, adding that the Russian President supported many issues raised by Vietnam. The two leaders agreed to issue a joint vision statement on the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership until 2030. While appreciating the preparations for the visit made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies, and especially the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, the President asked the agencies to perform well the tasks assigned by the Party and the State as well as to nurture the good relationship between the two countries. He also underlined …

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Climate change is the greatest challenge for Mekong Delta region (Source: baochinhphu.vn) HCM City (VNA) – Climate change ’s impacts, which are forecast to make the Mekong Delta lower than the sea level by about one metre in the next decade, are the greatest challenge facing the region, threatening all socio-economic sectors, including construction. According to experts, the building of the urban system in the region should be go along with careful calculations of risks of flooding, erosion, pollution and water shortage. The careful planning of road and waterway systems should receive greater attention to ensure harmony with the irrigation and dyke system . At the same time, the planning of the fundamental infrastructure system in the region is facing many challenges related to resources, while the region is eyeing the need of exploiting and using renewable energy, new and recycled materials. Prof. Le Huy Ba, former Director of the Institute for Science, …

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The market benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) lost 2.61 percent to end at 1,443.32 points. It had lost 0.21 percent to end Thursday at 1,482.05 points. The market's breadth was negative with 61 stocks rising, while 415 slid. Market liquidity declined compared to the previous session as investors poured over VND33 trillion (US$1.4 billion) into the southern exchange, equivalent to a trading volume of 1.1 billion shares. The 30 biggest stocks tracker VN30-Index lost 2.39 percent, to end at 1,503.98 points. Twenty-eight in the VN30 basket decreased, while one increased. Strong selling pressure appeared, causing a series of large stocks to plunge, some stocks were even dragged down to the floor prices. Becamex (BCM) fell to the floor price at VND49,300 per share, The Vietnam Rubber Group (GVR) fell 5.6 percent to VND36,500 per share, Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BID) dropped 5 percent to VND42,000 per share, Bao Viet Holdings (BVH) slid …

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