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VN-Index gains ground despite negative Covid-19 mood The Saigon Times Investors watch stock prices at a securities company in HCMC in this file photo. The benchmark VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange rose 0.31% to close at 1,272.71 points on Monday – PHOTO: TRAN LINH HCMC - Despite recent negative information about the Covid-19 situation, the benchmark VN-Index of the Hochiminh Stock Exchange rose 0.31%, or 3.88 points, to close at 1,272.71 points in the first session of the week. The southern bourse saw over 505 million shares worth some VND16 trillion changing hands today, July 28, falling 13% in volume and 16.5% in value against the previous session. Gaining stocks slightly outnumbered losing ones, at 190 to 182. More than 44 million shares worth some VND1.8 trillion were traded in block deals. The biggest gainers were tech firm FPT, which surged 3.5% to VND93,700, and  real estate developer NVL, up 4.4% to VND107.500. Besides, housing developer KDH and …

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Can Tho City General Hospital locked down as Covid infections found The Saigon Times A panoramic view of the Can Tho City General Hospital, which was put under lockdown due to Covid-19 cases starting today, July 26 – PHOTO: LDO HCMC – The Can Tho City General Hospital has been put on lockdown from today, July 26, as it is linked to a number of new Covid-19 infections. The city's health authority will trace direct contacts of the confirmed cases and test those coming into close contact with the cases such as medical workers, patients, caregivers, security guards and employees of the parking lot at the hospital, Bnews reported. Patients and caregivers must stay in place, file health declarations and follow anti-virus protocols. The local authorities have disinfected the affected areas of the hospital. Medical workers who were on duty on July 24 and 25 took rapid tests. RT-PCR tests will be conducted on those who test positive to confirm whether they were infected …

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Vietnam’s Covid-19 count in current wave surpasses 100,000 The Saigon Times Medical workers take care of a Covid-19 patient in HCMC. Vietnam’s Covid-19 count in the current wave has surpassed 100,000 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Health this evening, July 26, reported 5,174 new Covid-19 cases, including 19 imported cases and 5,155 domestic infections in 26 localities, sending the country’s Covid-19 caseload in the current wave, which began on April 27, to 102,525. Of the new cases, 380 cases were infectious while in the community. Among the new domestic infections, HCMC as usual accounted for the majority, at 4,283 cases, followed by its neighboring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai with 326 and 134 cases, respectively. Besides, 116 other cases were found in Dong Thap, 81 in Hanoi, 36 in Can Tho and 34 in Danang. The remainder were reported in 19 other localities. Thus, the entire country had 7,859 domestic infections today, rising 334 cases over the …

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Bac Lieu imposes night movement restrictions The Saigon Times Police officers stop residents at a coronavirus checkpoint in Bac Lieu Province. The Bac Lieu government has banned all residents from leaving home from 6:00 p.m. to 5.00 a.m. without urgent or essential reasons - PHOTO: LDO HCMC - The Bac Lieu government has banned all residents from going out from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. without an urgent or essential reason to limit the spread of Covid-19 during the social distancing period, making it the first Mekong Delta province to issue such a restriction of movement. The restriction is aimed at ensuring the better implementation of the measures against the spread of Covid under the prime minister’s Directive 16, the local media reported. Though the stay-at-home order is in force in the province, many people have been found on the streets, said the provincial government. The local authorities in the province are tasked with intensifying the enforcement of the …

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Supermarkets, food outlets in HCMC close before 5 p.m. The Saigon Times Residents queue up to enter a supermarket in HCMC’s Go Vap District to do the shopping. Supermarkets and food outlets in the city will close before 5 p.m. every day - PHOTO: TNO HCMC – As HCMC has enhanced its anti-pandemic measures and banned all residents from going out from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., many supermarkets and food outlets in HCMC have announced that they would operate until 5 p.m. every day, from today, July 26, instead of 10 p.m. as earlier. They will open earlier by 30 minutes to an hour. The municipal Department of Industry and Trade has worked with retailers in the city on their opening hours, the local media reported. Some supermarkets will even close at 4 p.m. The early closure of supermarkets will help their employees return to their homes before 6 p.m. A representative of AEON Vietnam said it had informed its customers of the new time of operation. Similarly, MM Mega Market …

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Pham Minh Chinh reelected as Prime Minister The Saigon Times Pham Minh Chinh is sworn in as Prime Minister for the 2021-2026 tenure - PHOTO: VGP HCMC – Pham Minh Chinh has been reelected as the leader of the Government for the 2021-2026 tenure at the first session of the 15th National Assembly (NA). After the NA approved a resolution with an endorsement rate of 100% on the election of the prime minister, Chinh was sworn in before the NA and the people and pledged loyalty to the fatherland, the people and the Constitution. He said he would strive to fulfill his duties assigned by the Party, the State and the people, the local media reported. Chinh said the Government’s top priority now would be fighting the pandemic, which has been raging in many parts of the country, to protect the health and lives of residents. The Government will also focus on socioeconomic development and propose policies to support enterprises and the people amid the current difficulties. …

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Danang to administer 33,600 Moderna vaccine doses from July 29 The Saigon Times A man is vaccinated against Covid-19. The Danang Department of Health on July 26 announced its Covid-19 vaccination plan, with 33,600 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine set to be administered to 16,800 people - PHOTO: TNO HCMC - The Danang Department of Health on July 26 announced its Covid-19 vaccination plan, with 33,600 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine set to be administered to 16,800 people in two phases, starting from July 29. The people on the priority list will get the first shot of the vaccine against Covid-19 between July 29 and August 5 and receive the second shot from August 28 to September 6, the local media reported. The 16,800 people set to be vaccinated in this drive are medical workers; frontline forces; employees at consular, customs and aviation agencies or units; workers at transport firms; food and essential goods suppliers and vendors at markets and …

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Gov’t adds over VND1.5 trillion to anti-Covid-19 fund The Saigon Times Anti-virus forces on duty at a border area. The prime minister has decided to extract VND1.55 trillion from the backup State budget for 2021 to fund the fight against Covid-19 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The prime minister has decided to earmark VND1.55 trillion from the backup State budget for 2021 to fund the fight against Covid-19. The Ministry of National Defense will spend it on several tasks, including quarantining returnees or direct contacts of confirmed positive cases, controlling or preventing illegal entry, conducting Covid-19 tests and offering meal support and allowances to anti-virus forces during the 2021 Lunar New Year holiday. The prime minister also ordered the ministries of Finance and National Defense to assume responsibility for the use of the fund to ensure transparency and fairness, the local media reported. Earlier in late June, the prime minister allocated VND7.65 trillion to …

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The result has marked the capital city's quality of high school education. Three Hanoi students pocketed gold medals at International Physics Olympiad 2021, according to the Education Quality Assurance Department under the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET). Vietnamese students attending the International Physics Olympiad 2021. Photo: The Education Quality Assurance Department The three gold medals were conferred to Nguyen Manh Quan and Tran Quang Vinh (Hanoi - Amsterdam Gifted High School), Trang Dao Cong Minh (National Science Gifted High School of the Hanoi National University). Notably, Quan received the APhO President’s certificate of merit for recording the highest score at the event, making him the first Vietnamese student to earn the achievement. The two silver medals were awarded to Nguyen Trong Thuan (from Lam Son Gifted High School, Thanh Hoa Province) and Bui Thanh Tan (from Phan Boi Chau Gifted High School, Nghe An Province), the …

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About 600,000 people from other provinces and cities, including taxi drivers, street vendors, and porters, will be injected. Hanoi is ready for a large-scale vaccination campaign throughout the city with a capacity of 200,000 injections per day, said municipal People’s Committee Chu Ngoc Anh on July 21. Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Chu Ngoc Anh on an inspection work at Duc Giang Hospital. Photo: kinhtedothi Anh told local media that the capital city has pushed up preparations for this campaign with various scenarios and methods, ensuring the earliest, fastest and safest deployment as soon as receiving vaccines from the Government. “The city will need at least 1,200 vaccination facilities to realize the campaign. There are 700 facilities available, so the city will have to supplement additional 500 ones as soon as possible,” Anh said. The Hanoi Department of Health is in charge of examining conditions for receiving and storing Covid-19 vaccines in …

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