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She is proud to have a chance to devote her life to the nation and to implement the international mission as a peacekeeper doctor. For Le Na, becoming an Uncle Ho’s soldier and an ambassador of peace is a mark of personal growth. Graduating from Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2018, Le Na was admitted to the Military Hospital 175 of the Defense Ministry as a diagnostic imaging technician. She chose to join the military hospital because it is a good environment for her to develop in all aspects. “I was really impressed by the female peacekeeping officers, so I registered to take the mission and felt so happy for being chosen,” said Le Na. All members of the L2FH Rotation 3 expressed their high determination to fulfill assigned missions. “It encouraged me to overcome difficulties and try my best to perform my tasks as a peacekeeper,” she added. Like other peacekeepers, Le Na was fully equipped with foreign language command, survival skills and COVID-19 prevention and control knowledge as the UN requires. Coming to South Sudan, Le Na brought along coconut candies, the special products of her native land of Ben Tre. She confided that she would introduce the images of the people of Vietnam and its culture to international friends. Especially, with coconut candies, she always offers foreigners a chance to experience the culinary culture of Vietnam. Seeing-off her daughter, Mrs. Huynh Thi Thuy Tien – Le Na’s mother, held that her family members were very touched and proud to see their daughter wearing her military uniform and believed that she will best fulfill her assigned missions. “This (South Sudan) is the place which was, is and will be nurtured by love for peace and compassionate hearts,” Le Na wrote on her personal social media page immediately after setting foot in the country. It showed her high determination and great efforts to successfully complete her missions and leaving good impression on international friends. …

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This will contribute to promoting the strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries and for the sake of their peoples, Ngan said. She agreed with the RoK Speaker that the friendship and cooperation between the two countries have witnessed remarkable strides and become even closer since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1992, especially in the fields of politics, economy, culture, and people-to-people exchange. Bilateral relations have been developing comprehensively in all fields, Ngan said, adding that Vietnam and the RoK have become leading partners of each other in various realms. The top legislator spoke highly of the state visit to Vietnam by RoK President Moon Jae-in in March 2018, which, she said, was an important highlight in the development of the bilateral rapport. The maintenance of high-level visits across all channels, from the State and National Assembly to the Government, has significant meaning in enhancing the multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries as well as promoting exchanges between ministries, localities, and peoples to increase their mutual understanding, she said. She added that Vietnam attaches great importance to developing cooperative relations with the RoK and considers the country an important long-term partner. The two countries share many historical and cultural similarities and hold common benefits in maintaining peace, stability, and cooperation for the development of each nation as well as the region and the world. Vietnam is willing to work with the RoK towards elevating the bilateral strategic partnership and cooperation expansion in various fields, she noted. For his part, Moon Hee-sang noted that Vietnam is the fourth biggest trade partner of the RoK. In 2017, two-way trade hit 63.9 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 40 percent. Meanwhile, the RoK is the largest investor in Vietnam with 75 billion USD invested to date, he said. The Speaker said that President Moon Jae-in put …

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Vietnam reports 102 more Covid-19 cases The Saigon Times A man is injected with the Covid-19 vaccine. The Ministry of Health confirmed 102 new Covid-19 cases Saturday evening - PHOTO: MINISTRY OF HEALTH HCMC - Vietnam reported 102 more Covid-19 cases this evening, June 19, including 90 domestic infections and 12 imported cases, taking the country’s Covid-19 tally to 12,900. Among the community-transmitted cases, 31 were detected in HCMC, 18 in Bac Giang, 18 in Binh Duong, seven in Bac Ninh, five in Danang and three in Long An. Lang Son, Dong Nai and Ha Tinh had two new patients each, while Nghe An and Nam Dinh reported one case each. The two cases in Dong Nai marked the fearsome return of the pandemic in this southern province that had not seen outbreaks for more than one month. The 12 imported cases were recorded in An Giang, Quang Nam, Danang and Ninh Binh. Today’s total number of infections was 308, including 293 domestic cases. The Center for Disease Control of Bac Giang Province also updated 178 additional Covid-19 cases, which were previously reported in areas under lockdown, to the national Covid-19 case management system this afternoon. As many as 5,054 Covid-19 patients in the country have fully recovered, including 321 people discharged from the hospital today. Meanwhile, two more Covid-19 patients, including a 90-year-old woman and a 67-year-old man, have died, taking the country’s Covid-19 death toll to 64. The woman lived in Viet Yen District, Bac Giang Province. She suffered from hypertension and diabetes and tested positive for Covid-19 with symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath on June 12. She was initially treated at a Covid-19 treatment facility located in Fuji Bac Giang Development Joint Stock Company but was then sent to the Intensive Care Unit of Bac Giang Mental Hospital on June 14. The patient experienced high fever and hemorrhaging under the skin on June 16. She fell into a coma on June 17 and …

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