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Construction of a double tunnel beneath the Nguyễn Văn Linh - Nguyễn Hữu Thọ Intersection in District 7 was one of HCM City’s key traffic projects licensed to continue working even amid the COVID-19 restrictions in the last few months. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực HCM CITY — By the end of the year HCM City aims to complete 11 construction packages of key traffic infrastructure projects which have been allowed to resume after the city relaxed its stringent COVID-19 prevention measures at the beginning of October. Among them are an overpass in front of the new Miền Đông (Eastern) Bus Station on the Hà Nội Highway in Thủ Đức City, infrastructure at the Nước Đen canal area in Bình Tân District, the new Hang Ngoài Bridge in Gò Vấp District, the first branch of the new Bưng Bridge between Tân Phú and Bình Tân districts, and upgrade of Đặng Thúc Vịnh Street in Hóc Môn District. The resumption of these projects is based on safe adaptation to the pandemic, according to the city’s …

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A farm products stall that reopened at the Hoc Mon [District] Wholesale Market in HCM City on October 21 after nearly four months of closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. — Photo vov.vn HCM City reopened the Hoc Mon Wholesale Market on October 21, allowing half its stalls to do business, after nearly four months of closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The company that manages the Hoc Mon Wholesale Market has allowed 153 stalls selling farm produce and 50 selling pork to reopen to meet burgeoning demand. It said if things go well the market would be expanded after November 10, and all stalls might be allowed to reopen if the epidemic is well controlled. On the first day over 400 tonnes of agricultural produce and foodstuff from various provinces and cities arrived at the market and were traded. Le Van Tien, deputy manager of the Hoc Mon Wholesale Market, said traders and workers entering the market should have had both shots of a COVID vaccine and make a medical …

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People exercise on Hiền Vương Street in HCM City’s Tân Phú District on Sunday as the city gradually lifts COVID restrictions. It is designated level 2 or at medium risk in the four levels in the pandemic scale. VNS Photo Gia Lộc HCM CITY — HCM City has been assessed as being at level 2, or medium risk of pandemic, in the four levels of risk under the Government’s Resolution 128. The four are low risk (new normal) or green, medium risk or yellow, high risk or orange, and very high risk or red. Tăng Chí Thượng, head of the Department of Health, told Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper that since it is at level 2, the city would continue to relax restrictions. Thủ Đức City and the eight districts of Gò Vấp, Tân Bình, 1, 7, 8, 10, Cần Giờ, and Củ Chi are at level 1. Districts 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, Phú Nhuận, Bình Thạnh, Tân Phú, Hóc Môn, Nhà Bè, and Bình Chính are at the level 2. Bình Tân is at level 3. The results of the weekly …

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The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has proposed the use of the Pfizer vaccine to inoculate children aged 12 – 17 against Covid-19. More than 92% of parents in HCM City have agreed with Covid-19 vaccinations for their children. In an urgent document sent to the Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute, the department asked for their guidance and training on use of the Pfizer vaccine on children in that group age. The city will pilot vaccinations for students aged between 16-17 in Cu Chi District and District 1 first. At present, HCM City has over 712,000 children aged 12 to 17. A recent survey conducted by the municipal Department of Education and Training showed that over 92% of parents have agreed with Covid-19 vaccinations for their children. HCM City is the largest Covid-19 epicentre in Vietnam. The city has so far recorded over 426,000 infection cases, making up half of the country’s total tally. The Ministry of Health earlier agreed to …

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Dumpling production in Cầu Tre Foods JSC's factory in HCM City. The city's food companies need preferential loans to produce and store goods in preparation for the upcoming holidays. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — Food companies in HCM City are feeling the pressure of the upcoming holiday season, after months of COVID-19 restrictions. Many have requested the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) put them on the list of businesses eligible for preferential loans, to help them prepare for Christmas and Tết holidays. Lý Kim Chi, President of the Food Association of HCM City, said that many businesses are close to insolvency. Most of their money reserves were spent to cover costs during social distancing and they are now struggling to maintain operations. As a result, they are in dire need of preferential loans to produce and store goods in preparation for the upcoming holidays. Food companies also asked SBV to adjust mortgage valuations of well-run companies and offer more working …

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Foreign remittances to HCM City in the first nine months of the year increased by 22 per cent. – Photo vietnamplus.vn HCM CITY – Foreign remittances to HCM City in the first nine months of the year were worth US$5.1 billion, a 22 per cent increase year-on-year. Nguyễn Hoàng Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Việt Nam’s HCM City branch, said the growth rate is impressive considering the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy. Overseas Vietnamese have faced difficulties travelling abroad or back to Việt Nam for the past two years due to the pandemic, and so “they might be having more savings than before,” he suggested. Most of the remittances was money sent back by overseas Vietnamese to their families to help them get through the pandemic or to invest in business activities, he said. The main sources remained the US, Australia, Canada, and Europe, he said. Total remittances this year could increase by 12 per cent from last year’s $6.1 billion, he said. …

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Tourists explore Thiềng Liêng Island in Cần Giờ District’s Thạnh An Commune. Photo Hoàng Tuyết HCM CITY — The Saigontourist Group on October 24 launched a river tour from Bạch Đằng wharf in downtown HCM City to  tourist attractions in Cần Giờ District, one of the first efforts to revive the tourism sector as the city eases COVID-19 curbs. Fifty tourists left for Vàm Sát Ecological Park and Thiềng Liềng Island in Cần Giờ by a Greenlines high-speed ferry. They cruised on the Sài Gòn River and explored the Cần Giờ wetlands and the area’s signature dishes. The coastal district is noted for its vast mangrove forests and wildlife sanctuaries, and was designated the first Mangrove Biosphere Reserve in Việt Nam in 2000 by UNESCO. Trương Thành Vinh, a five-star hotel employee in the city, said he had visited Cần Giờ several times but it was his first river trip to the place. A trip with friends was a relief from the mental strain after months of travel restrictions due to the …

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Medical workers at HCM City’s People’s Hospital 115 and Hung Vuong and Thu Duc hospitals receive a donation of more than 50,000 Fami milk packs from Vinasoy on the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day on October 20. — Photo Courtesy of Vinasoy Vietnam Soya Products Company (Vinasoy) has donated more than 50,000 Fami milk packs to medical workers at the People’s Hospital 115 and Hung Vuong and Thu Duc hospitals in HCM City to mark Vietnamese Women’s Day, October 20. It was done as part of a campaign called ‘Yeu thuong la se chia’ (To love is to share). Vinasoy, established in 1997, ranked among the five largest soymilk companies in the world for three continuous years until 2020, according to GlobalData UK, which provides unique data, expert analyses and solutions to companies in the world's largest industries. It set up a soybean research and application centre in 2013. — VNS …

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HCM City's Thu Duc city and VNPT officially opened the intelligent operation centre on October 23 after a five-month trial. — Photo courtesy of VNPT The Viet Nam Post and Telecommunication Corporation (VNPT) and Thu Duc city on Saturday (October 23) officially opened the intelligent operation centre, an important cog in helping the latter build a smart city and e-governance, after a five-month trial run. Hoang Tung, chairman of the People's Committee of Thu Duc City, said the centre would provide the city leaders with a “comprehensive and 360-degree view of ongoing activities” in terms of monitoring and managing all government services. “It [is] a ‘digital brain’ of the city that supports its leaders in administrative management to better serve the public and businesses.” It serves areas like administrative management, including socio-economic data analysis, and handling administrative procedures, getting feedbacks from the public, electronic document management, monitoring …

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Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh will be reopened from October 27 after a long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic. From October 27, Bamboo Airways will resume flights on the Van Don-HCM City route with three fights every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Fights depart HCM City at 3:05 pm and arrive at Van Don at 6:10 pm. Van Don International Airport Vietjet Air plans to conduct daily return flights on HCM City-Van Don from October 31. Passengers from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City to Van Don are requested to have negative Covid-19 test results by the quick testing or RT-PCR methods. However, those from Van Don are required to either be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with the second jab given at least 14 days before their flight; recovered from Covid-19 or tested negative for Covid-19 within 72 hours before departure. Airport Director Pham Ngoc Sau said that the airport had strictly conformed to …

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