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The large-scale reservoirs are critical to the sub-region as they supply fresh water for local residents in the dry season and regulate water resources for agricultural production, Chairman of the An Giang provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Binh told a working delegation led by WB Country Director in Vietnam Carolyn Turk and Ambassador of the Australian Embassy in Vietnam Robyn Mudie on December 1. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS DECEMBER 2

China’s state-owned China National Pharmaceutical Group Corp., also known as Sinopharm, announced recently that it can provide 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine within this year. The company said it expects one dose of its vaccine to be 97 percent effective in producing an immune response, and that the rate would climb to close to 100 percent after the second dose. It has been reported that the price for a double shot dose of the Sinopharm vaccine could be around $145. … [Read more...] about Covid-19 vaccine: best keep the ‘free’ market out of it

Hanoi (VNA) - Many agricultural products have been exported to Europe under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Following the export of the first batch of frozen shrimp to several countries on September 11, the next consignment comprising dragon fruit, coffee, coconut, grapefruit, and passion fruit was shipped on September 16-17, it said. The EVFTA will see the EU remove tariffs on 86.5 percent of Vietnam’s seafood exports in the next three years, 90.3 percent in the next five years, and completely in seven years. Taking advantage of these preferential tariffs, Vietnamese exporters have increased seafood shipments by around 10 percent since the start of August. The EU is the biggest market for Vietnamese coffee, accounting for 38 percent of the total exports. The average value of exports to the bloc has been 1.2-1.4 billion USD a year for the past five years. Exports to the market is set to rise … [Read more...] about Vietnam boosts agricultural product exports to EU

“Why don’t you follow the instructions? The way you work is unacceptable because you ignore discipline and rules. Remember that we are carrying out administrative reform and striving for a smart city,” said HCMC mayor Nguyen Thanh Phong at a meeting with branch offices to discuss solutions to expand the greenery area in the city. … [Read more...] about Large cities lack land fund for greenery, parks

Around 88.5 percent of residents in countryside have accessed to safe water including 51 percent having used Vietnamese standard water and 75.2 percent of locals in rural district have toilets. However, people in mountainous areas in the North , North Central and Central Highlands regions lack access to safe water sources. … [Read more...] about Over 30 million Vietnamese residents in countrywide not access to safe water