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People in Phu Tho village, An Thuy commune, Quang Binh province's Le Thuy district face various difficulties during historic flooding in Oct. 2020 At the handover ceremony, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam Naomi Kitahara said the elderly are the most vulnerable group in case natural disasters occur in residential areas, as public health programs are disrupted. … [Read more...] about UNFPA presents aid to senior citizens in flood-hit central provinces

The New York-based coworking startup, WeWork, the third largest startup in the U.S. and the sixth largest in the world, stopped leasing an office in HCMC's District 1 while UP Co-working Space, headquartered in Hanoi, also postponed its plan to open two new offices in District 7, the report says. … [Read more...] about Covid hits coworking office space rents in HCMC

Three stocks in the 30 large-cap basket reporting gains were property developers and a retailer. Accordingly, Nova Land Investment Group Corporation (NVL) rose 0.25 per cent, FLC Faros Construction Joint Stock Company (ROS) increased by 5.94 per cent and Mobile World Investment Corporation (MWG) rose 1.14 per cent. … [Read more...] about VN-Index falls under 1,100 points as many big stocks hit the maximum daily loss

Hanoi (VNA) – No new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 27, keeping the total unchanged at 1,551, according to the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control. The total number of recoveries now stands at 1,430, while the death toll remained at 35. Among patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the country, 14 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 10 others twice and 12 thrice. At present, 21,86 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine across the country. The steering committee continues to require keeping in place monitoring and preventive measures to prevent the epidemic from entering the country or breaking out in the community./. … [Read more...] about No new COVID-19 cases reported on January 27

Tra Vinh (VNA) - The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh will dredge its 18 main irrigation canals that run a total of 162 km in the next four years at a cost of 387 billion VND (16.7 million USD) to improve the supply of water for irrigation during the dry season.  The money will come from the Government and the province. The canals provide freshwater to the major agricultural districts of Cang Long, Cau Ke, Tieu Can, Chau Thanh, Cau Ngang, and Tra Cu and Duyen Hai town. The dredging will increase their capacity and help prevent the severe shortage of freshwater caused by saltwater intrusion during the dry season in recent years. Pham Minh Truyen, Director of the province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said over the past four years the province had been severely affected by climate change, especially in the dry season, including impacts on agriculture and people’s lives. Saltwater intrusion caused damages worth more than 1.1 trillion VND (47.5 million … [Read more...] about Tra Vinh to dredge irrigation canals to better cope with dry season