Washington DC (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc has affirmed that supporting Vietnamese students is the top priority in its citizen protection efforts amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the host country. Talking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Washington DC, Ngoc said there are nearly 30,000 Vietnamese students living in the US, who are among the groups most vulnerable to the disease. The embassy has provided updated information about the disease for Vietnamese citizens, especially students, and recommended they take preventive meausres and follow regulations on entry and exit procedures and quarantine in both countries, while helping those who were stuck at US airports to fly home. In addition to maintaining information channels and hotlines around the clock to provide timely assistance for needy students, the embassy has also coordinated with the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in the US and its chapters in different states to … [Read more...] about Supporting students – top priority amid COVID-19 outbreak: Ambassador to US
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25 wild animals released into Bu Gia Map National Park
Binh Phuoc (VNA) - The animal rescue, conservation and development centre at the Bu Gia Map National Park in the southern province of Binh Phuoc has released into the wild 25 animals so far this year. According to the park’s management board, those animals, which were domesticated during captivity, have received medical and nutritional care, disease treatment and trained to restore their wild instincts before their release. Since its establishment in 2016, the centre has received 104 wild animals from forest rangers and locals in and outside the province. 85 individuals out of the total have been released into the wild, including rare animals that need prioritised protection such as the coolie, black-shanked douc langur, fishing cat, and white pheasant. The others are being cared for at the centre. The park’s forest protection department has also stopped many cases of poaching and trafficking of wild animals. Covering an area of over 25,598 ha, the Bu Gia … [Read more...] about 25 wild animals released into Bu Gia Map National Park
Discharged Czech patient praises Vietnam’s ‘professional and humane’ pandemic fight
On the other hand, exaggerated individualism and resistance against rules in our European culture will probably make it much more difficult to overcome these challenges. I think, we’re losing track of social motivation and the overall bigger mission. We see every restriction as an interference in our rights. But the disease does not care about this, it does not respect borders, and it all depends on us, on how we deal with it. But to not conclude on a negative note, I still see lots of people in the Czech Republic trying to solve the situation and help the others, even from over here. They share their reserved goods, help with shopping for elders, buy medicines and give away masks or donate to various funds from their own savings, etc. … [Read more...] about Discharged Czech patient praises Vietnam’s ‘professional and humane’ pandemic fight
