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Students of the Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School in District 1 Students in other grades will continue their online study. Particularly, students in all grades of the Thanh An Primary School in Can Gio District return to classes for direct learning. Schools have to ensure the student density and a safe distance between classrooms in accordance with evaluation criteria for safe operation allowed schools to re-operate. Schools in Covid-19 alert level 2 areas will be allowed to operate half-day classes with 50 percent of the total number of the 1st graders per session of a day. In Covid-19 alert level 3 areas, first-grade students will return to a half-day class for three days a week. Every session of a day sees 50 percent of the total number of pupils. Schools in Covid-19 alert level 4 areas will continuously provide online learning to students. Stranded students in provinces who have not come back the city yet, individuals living in blocked sites and those with mandatory …

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Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of HCMC Party Committee, said at a Thursday conference that the city's growth for 2021 is estimated at a negative 6.78 percent, versus the target of 6 percent. It would be the first ever negative growth for the city since Vietnam adopted the Doi Moi (renovation) reforms in 1986. Nen noted that the GRDP growth was 4.58 percent in the first quarter of this year, but the pandemic seriously hurt the economy in subsequent quarters. In the third quarter, when the city adopted strict social distancing, its GRDP dropped more than 24 percent compared to the same period last year. But there have been positive signs. The city's budget collection and expenditure for the first 11 months of the year was estimated at VND362 trillion ($15.6 billion), reaching 99.2 percent of the plan. As of November 1, credit institutions in HCMC had mobilized deposits of VND3.03 trillion, up 10.4 percent year-on-year. More than 300,400 people have found jobs this year, which …

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Salaries are being increased by around 7-10 percent, with recruitment demand having tripled compared to the social distancing period, according to report by recruitment platform ViecLamTot.com. Many companies are struggling to find workers as at least 1.3 million people have left the city because of the pandemic, said director of the recruitment company Tran Minh Ngoc. According to the HCMC Statistics Office, the city created over 14,100 jobs in October and more than 19,600 jobs in November. HCMC Center for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information predicted the city would need some 43,700-56,900 jobs, including 5,600-7,200 positions for manual workers, in the last quarter of this year. However, this won’t affect the economy as a whole since in the long-term, growth potential remains intact, she said, adding the number of job searches rose ten-fold as Vietnam resumed economic activities in October. "This is the period when workers shift from tourism and …

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The staff of  Phuong Cac coffee shop clean tables before opening. The decision that has not required eateries to close before 10 p.m. will take effect from now until December 31. Accordingly, businesses are allowed to operate in districts with the Covid-19 alert levels 1 and 2, resume on-site dining at 50 percent of their normal customer capacity in areas at the Covid-19 alert level 3 and move to mobile ordering and takeaway in the areas under the level 4. The municipal government has also delegated chairpersons of the People’s Committees of Thu Duc City and districts to strengthen the inspection of food and beverage businesses serving alcoholic drinks and impose strict fines on violators. The city has seen the reopening of 9,796 food and drink services in Thu Duc City and districts, and 3,732 others selling alcoholic drinks from November 16-30, according to the Department of Industry and Trade. The experimental program allowing dining venues to operate until 10 pm daily …

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Inside a hospital for Covid-19 treatment. (Photo: SGGP) Hospitals in the city have been asked to prepare medicine and medical devices for the clinical management of Covid-19. Designated isolation areas at hospitals are being shifted to Covid-19 treatment units, the department said in a document sent to leaders of hospitals. Hospitals have also been asked to restructure their operation to make it fit with requirements for Covid-19 treatment, and maintain health check-ups and treatment for other diseases. Tier-one general hospitals and specialized hospitals in pediatrics and infectious diseases have been asked to set up Covid-19 intensive care units to treat severe cases. A Covid-19 department should be established at these hospitals, it said. The department has designated nine major hospitals in the city to receive severe cases from lower-tier hospitals, including Cho Ray, Thong Nhat, HCMC Medical University, Hue Central Hospital in HCMC, Gia Dinh People, People 115, …

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Students of the Tan Binh secondary school in Tan Binh District is learning in a study period. (Photo: SGGP) Under the two-week experimental program on in-person learning from December 13-25 approved by the HCMC People’s Committee, the first semester examination of the academic year 2021-2022 will take place on January 10-22, 2022 while the second semester will begin on January 17-May 28, 2022. Schools in areas with the level 2 will provide a maximum of 18 face-to-face 45-minute study periods per week and can organize additional study periods not exceeding the number of 24 a week for students in Grades 6,9,12. The educational facilities in the level 3 will offer a maximum of 12 in-person 45-minute classes per week, two direct classes a day and not organize afterschool activities. Schools can arrange 18 additional study periods of a week for students in Grades 6,9,12. Schools in areas under level 4 will continuously provide online learning to students. Stranded students …

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The Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological Center stated Friday the tides would most likely appear at 2-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. between Friday and Sunday. It said the impacts of the northeast monsoon would cause downstream water levels along the Dong Nai – Saigon river system to rise. The tide would peak within the next two days, staying at 1.73 meters, the highest level since the beginning of the year, according to the center. Tidal flooding should therefore be expected in districts 4, 7, 8, 12, and Thu Duc City. Early Friday, the highest tide level was measured at 1.72 meters at Nha Be Station in Nha Be District, flooding several streets including Tran Xuan Soan in District 7, Le Van Luong in Nha Be District, Ton That Thuyet in District 4, National Highway 50 in Binh Chanh District, and Quoc Huong, Nguyen Van Huong and Luong Dinh Cua in Thu Duc City. In early November, high tides along the Saigon River flooded many houses and streets in the city, causing cars to stall and …

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On the morning of December 2, teacher Ha Huu Thach, principal of Le Quy Don High School in District 3, said that currently, the average class size is 35 students, tables and chairs will be rearranged to ensure distance regulations for the safety of students. According to the pilot scheme of two-week direct teaching for grade 12 students, the timetable is designed to be no more than four lessons in the morning, including Saturday mornings. Students study online on all afternoons. In-person classes will be for correcting assignments, testing out the new skills, language, or knowledge students have gained through the course of the lesson or overall topic, and teachers spend time reviewing the core knowledge of the program. At the same time, hand sanitizers, medical masks will be distributed for all classrooms, and more disinfection lights in the toilets will be installed. Moreover, a medical isolation room near the school gate will be built for the treatment of suspected cases. …

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CCTV camera footage shows that the four men, traveling on two motorbikes, stopped on Vo Thi Phai Street in Thoi An Ward, District 12, Friday morning after they saw a dog wandering around. Even as the dog's owner, Nguyen Huu Duc, approached, one of the men used a stun gun on it. As Duc tried to stop them, they threatened to attack him. When he stepped back, another member of the gang picked up the unconscious dog and all four made their escape. "I cannot believe they'd dare to do so in broad daylight," Duc said, shocked and in grief at losing a dog that has been with him for 10 years. He has reported the incident to the local police along with the CCTV footage, which he also posted online. Vietnam consumes an estimated five million dogs a year, second only to China's 20 million. Many dogs served at restaurants are stolen pets sold to small, unregulated abattoirs, it has been reported. …

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Allowing students to return to schools was a legitimate desire of both parents and teachers. The Hanoi People’s Committee has decided to allow students of the fifth, sixth, ninth, tenth and twelfth grades living in 18 pandemic-free districts labeled "green zones" to return to school from November 8. There is still no specific plan for students in urban areas to resume in-person schooling. To ensure safety for students, classes have been disinfected, antiseptic solutions and electronic thermometers have been made available, and teachers have been trained to handle students showing Covid-19 symptoms. Following pandemic control measures leaves a double burden for teachers as they need to ensure a safe distance among students, a class would be divided into including the morning and afternoon shifts. “I want to go out and meet friends at cafes when the social distancing measures are lifted and I believe that my children also have the same desire. Children have had to stay at …

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