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Nation faces severe blood shortage during pandemic The Central Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (CIHBT) has announced it is facing a severe shortage of blood which is enough for use only in the next few days without further supplies. Blood storage now stands at only over 4,000 blood units, according to the CIHBT. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CIHBT had to cancel or postpone 80 blood donation drives in November with an expected reception of 25,000 units. When social distancing measures were eased and the nation started to implement the policy of safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19, the number of blood donations improved. However, after the number of new COVID-19 cases has increased recently in many localities, blood donations started to decline. Director of the CIHBT Bạch Quốc Khánh said the appearance of new cases in localities forced blood donation campaigns to be postponed or cancelled. The CIHBT receives just 300-400 blood …

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets embassy's staff in Russia President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representative agencies in Moscow, Russia, on November 30. The President said that he had just had very successful talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders discussed 20 issues related to cooperation between the two countries, upon which they reached high consensus, he said, adding that the Russian President supported many issues raised by Vietnam. The two leaders agreed to issue a joint vision statement on the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership until 2030. While appreciating the preparations for the visit made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies, and especially the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, the President asked the agencies to perform well the tasks assigned by the Party and the State as well as to nurture the good relationship between the two countries. He also underlined …

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Vietnam Design Week to nurture creativity from traditional culture With the theme "Awakening Tradition", from November 27 to December 3, Vietnam Design Week 2021 will take place at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature Complex) relic site located in Dong Da district, Hanoi. Tea pressed into cakes, printed with "Khue Van Cac" (Literature Pavilion) image, a souvenir product designed on the basis of traditional culture dedicated to the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam relic site. This event is organised by the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and partners. Design is an activity that involves many areas of life. Currently, serveral countries in the world have been considered as "creative design countries", when design elements are promoted to apply within their economic and social development. Therefore, Vietnam Design Week aims to encourage a change in design thinking, considering traditional values as an …

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Check out the news you should not miss today: Society -- A female teacher at a secondary school in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, has been hospitalized as she tried to commit suicide with medicine after being disciplined during a meeting on Thursday. -- Police in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have arrested and initiated legal proceedings against five girls for assaulting another girl over a love conflict. -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on Friday has proposed the Ministry of Transport stop receiving flights from 10 African countries to prevent the penetration of the new Omicron variant. -- Two men from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have been sentenced to five years in prison for appropriating military weapons and intentionally causing injuries to a police officer. -- The National Sports Training Center of Da Nang on Friday has suggested the General Department of Physical Education and Sports cancel the National Kickboxing Championships of 2021 and …

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Traffic congestion on Phù Đổng Bridge, Gia Lâm District, Hà Nội. VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s mounting traffic problems have been put under the spotlight as transport experts and government officials thrashed out ways to reduce the number of road deaths and ease congestion. Already this year, more than 5,100 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents, and although that is 25 per cent less than in 2020, the authorities say more needs to be done to make the country’s roads a safer place to travel. In Hà Nội yesterday, experts from around the world gathered virtually for an online traffic safety conference discussing ways to improve current traffic conditions. The conference heard how a number of safety initiatives have already produced positive results, including more surveillance cameras, increases in fines for road violations and use of artificial intelligence systems. New urban rail systems that are being built will also lead to a drop in vehicles on …

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Việt Nam’s trade value was estimated at $537.3 billion in the first ten months of this year. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Despite the lingering effects of the pandemic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade forecasts that Việt Nam’s total trade value this year may reach a new record of between US$640 - 645 billion, with a slight trade surplus. The ministry attributed the results to the great efforts of the business community in overcoming the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain and restore production. In particular, major industries such as textiles, garments, leather and footwear are on track to achieve their business targets earlier than expected, despite the pandemic. From now until the end of the year, all industries have an opportunity to try and regain a growth rate close to before the pandemic broke out. Industries with high exports, such as phones, electronics, machinery and components, are likely to post export growth rates of between 15 per cent and 25 per cent …

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Pop singer Văn Mai Hương hosts a show called “Hương” (Scent) in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — As most activities have resumed under the "new normal", Vietnamese artists are striving to hold performances to satisfy music fans’ desires of seeing their favourite artists live. Pop star Văn Mai Hương introduced a special mini show in HCM City yesterday to meet audience demand for live music. “The show expresses my gratitude to my fans who always love and support me,” said the 26-year-old. The show had her hit songs like Nếu Như Anh Đến (If You Come), Một Ngày Hay Trăm Năm (One Day or A Hundred Years), Lâu Đài Cát (Sand Castle). Hương also performed compositions from her latest album Hương (Scent) . The album, released early this year, consists of eight ballads by young composers Vũ Ngọc Bích, Nguyễn Duy Anh, and Hứa Kim Tuyền, about the maturity of a woman and her experiences after a relationship. The songs include Đốt (Burn), Cầu Hôn …

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A worker at the Fuhong Precision Component Company at Đình Trám Industrial Park in Bắc Giang Province. Việt Nam has a high demand for housing in industrial parks. —VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has over 16 million workers in IPs, contributing over 60 per cent of the gross domestic product and 70 per cent of the State budget. However, the life of workers is still difficult and many IPs do not have housing for workers. The State needs to have policies that encourage the development of housing for workers in industrial parks, according to experts. Việt Nam now has 575 industrial parks (IPs) in 61 provinces and cities. They are mainly located in key economic regions, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment. Most enterprises have invested in production facilities but not in building social infrastructure for employees. In the past two years, the complicated development of the COVID-19 has caused enterprises many difficulties. The fourth pandemic outbreak …

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A road in Hanoi during peak hours (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – It is an urgent need for Vietnam to increase public transport and reduce private vehicle , it was agreed at a debate of representatives from nine sub-committees of the National Traffic Safety Committee on December 2 in the framework of the on-going Traffic Safety Conference 2021. During the event, participants focused their discussion on traffic safety management, international experience in traffic safety, traffic infrastructure and organization, traffic accident-post response, traffic vehicles, traffic safety for aviation, inland waterway and railway. Former Deputy Chief of the National Office on Sustainable Development of the Ministry of Planning and Investment Dr. Nguyen Duc Thang said Vietnam has prioritized infrastructure expansion but the annual growth of travel demand is always higher than the growth of transport infrastructure. He pointed out several traffic paradoxes in Vietnam, saying that …

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A volunteer helps regulate road traffic. (Photo: doanthanhnien.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – An online contest aiming to raise awareness of traffic safety amongst youths was launched on November 15. The event was jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee together with Honda Vietnam . It aims to devise innovative solutions to ensure traffic safety in a bid to reduce the number of accidents, fatalities and injured people. Law on Road Traffic as well as activities and solutions of youth organisations to maintain traffic safety. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) The contest’s preliminary will take place virtually in four weeks from November 15. Multiple-choice questions can be found at the website thanhnienvoivanhoagiaothong.vn. Each contestant has five attempts per week to take part in the contest. The top 15 with the highest scores taken in the …

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