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th out of 227 nations and territories. As to Vietnam’s rate of infections over 1 million people, it now stands at the 112 th position (108,457 cases / 1 million citizens). On June 29, 9,387 patients were recovered from the disease, bringing the quantity of cured patients to over 9.67 million. At present, there are 49 severe cases requiring mechanical ventilation. No more deaths were recorded, and the rate of fatal cases still occupies 0.4 percent of the total infected. On June 28, 527,610 doses of Covid-19 vaccine were injected successfully, bringing the total number of injected doses to 231.4 million of all vaccine brands. By Khanh Nguyen – Translated by Vien Hong … [Read more...] about Vietnam stops announcing new daily Covid-19 infection from June 29

Mô Choosing textbooks for children in Hai An Bookstore in District 1 of HCMCảnh This situation is common in many schools around HCMC. Although teachers have said that the school does not force its students to buy workbooks, many parents admitted they do not know which items are compulsory, so it is safer to buy all in case their children need them. Some bookstores in HCMC separate the pack for formal textbooks from that for workbooks, and they even offer individual books for sale. But others compile these books into one large pack and force people to buy all, even with a discount of 5 percent. Parents, who are usually uncertain of which books are necessary, decide to buy all of them for fear that when they truly need the books, they cannot find these books for sale anymore. Receiving the report on several schools selling textbooks with workbooks and learning tools, Head of Binh Tan District Education and Training Division Ngo Van Tuyen responded that the registration form … [Read more...] about Parents faced with financial burden on textbook purchasing for new school year

Former director of Binh Phuoc CDC Nguyen Van Sau The police raided the workplace and private houses of the arrestees above to perform investigation works. According to initial investigation and verification, in 2021, the subjects illegally carried out the preparation of bid documents for purchasing biological products and medical materials for testing of Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company and Thuan Giang Service Trading Company Limited to serve for Covid-19 prevention and control works that caused a financial damage of VND5 billion (US$214,712) to the State. Previously, on April 6, Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper informed that the Director of Health of Binh Phuoc Province had signed Decision 104/QĐ-SYT to discipline and dismiss Director of Binh Phuoc CDC Nguyen Van Sau. In 2021, Binh Phuoc CDC purchased over 80,000 Covid-19 test kits and 47,900 extraction test kits from Viet A Technology Joint Stock Company (Viet A Company) with a total amount of over VND41.5 billion … [Read more...] about Former leaders of Binh Phuoc CDC arrested in Viet A test kit case

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung Public investment has been disbursed slowly in the first half of this year which shows weaknesses in the guidance and direction of the localities. Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung spoke to Vietnam News Agency about the reasons for the situation and solutions to speed up the disbursement rate and implementation progress. Could you explain why the disbursement rate of public investment capital was low in the first half of this year? By the end of May, the disbursement rate of public investment reached 22.4 per cent of the plan assigned by the Prime Minister, below the Government’s expectation. This led the Prime Minister to set up six working groups to inspect and push for faster disbursement in the ministries and localities with low rates. However, in my opinion, to assess whether it is slow or not, it’s necessary to look at it in a broad perspective and across the whole period. For example, during the … [Read more...] about Radical and long-term measures needed to boost public investment disbursement

Participants at the dialogue (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 8th Ocean Dialogue took place in Hanoi on June 29 under the theme “40th Anniversary of UNCLOS: Promoting maritime cooperation in Southeast Asia”, drawing more than 150 direct and 100 online participants, including 15 speakers from 14 countries and territories, and representatives from the UN. Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu underlined that the passing of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 40 years ago was a historical milestone in the development of international law, becoming the first comprehensive legal framework and a “constitution” of the sea. The convention has proved its universal values, he said, adding that to date, it continues to play a fundamental role in the development of international law of the sea, promoting peace, security, cooperation among nations, and the sustainable development of the oceans and seas. Hieu affirmed that over … [Read more...] about UNCLOS greatly contributes to promotion of regional maritime cooperation: experts

Participants at the dialogue (Photo: VNA) The 8th Ocean Dialogue took place in Hanoi on June 29 under the theme “40th Anniversary of UNCLOS: Promoting maritime cooperation in Southeast Asia”, drawing more than 150 direct and 100 online participants, including 15 speakers from 14 countries and territories, and representatives from the UN. Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu underlined that the passing of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 40 years ago was a historical milestone in the development of international law, becoming the first comprehensive legal framework and a “constitution” of the sea. The convention has proved its universal values, he said, adding that to date, it continues to play a fundamental role in the development of international law of the sea, promoting peace, security, cooperation among nations, and the sustainable development of the oceans and seas. Hieu affirmed that over the past 40 years, the … [Read more...] about UNCLOS greatly contributes to promotion of regional maritime cooperation:experts

At the meetings with a leader of Gedeon Richter Company – Hungary’s multinational company operating in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotechnology research and development (R&D), and representatives of Egis Company - a leading pharmaceutical company in the Central Eastern Europe, Hue appreciated the results of their activities in Vietnam, adding that pharmaceuticals is the country’s potential field of cooperation with many preferential policies. Leaders of Gedeon Richter and Egis showed their hope that Vietnam will speed up and simplify administrative procedures for drug registration so that many new products can be supplied to the Vietnamese market; issue a longer pharmaceutical distribution license; and find solutions to some problems related to drug registration. Noting their recommendations, the Vietnamese N.A. Chairman stated that not only the Ministry of Health but also other ministries and sectors are stepping up administrative procedure reform in order … [Read more...] about N.A. Chairman receives leaders of several Hungarian companies

Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Tra , Charge d'affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the UN (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) – Vietnam reaffirmed its support for the UN Secretary-General ’s appeal for a global ceasefire while attending a dialogue held at the UN headquarters in New York on June 28. In her remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Tra, Charge d'affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the UN, pointed out that while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten peace and development efforts, conflicts in many regions have led to heavy casualties and growing humanitarian challenges. She held that the international community should give high priority to ensuring compliance with international law and the UN Charter. She also underlined the role of multilateralism and multilateral mechanisms with the UN at their centre. To promote a ceasefire, it is necessary to boost compliance with Resolutions 2532 and 2565, and relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, Tra said, suggesting a framework … [Read more...] about Vietnam reaffirms support for UN Secretary-General’s appeal for global ceasefire

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (L) meets Speaker of the UK House of Lords John Mcfall Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam wishes to share experience with the United Kingdom (UK) in legislative affairs, especially in the building of the legal framework, policies and mechanisms to support the Government in realising international commitments, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Speaker of the UK House of Lords John Mcfall during their talks in London on June 29 (local time). The two leaders discussed the situation of relations between the two countries and the two parliaments with the hope that Vietnam and the UK, especially the parliaments, will jointly set out new orientations and solutions to deepen bilateral cooperation in all fields. They stressed the need to enhance the comprehensive and substantive relations, both bilaterally and multilaterally, and agreed to maintain all-level delegation exchanges and contacts. Regarding trade and investment … [Read more...] about Vietnam hopes to enhance parliamentary ties with UK: Top legislator

Roads, airports, and seaports are being looked at by overseas companies in terms of investment feasibility, Photo: Shutterstock On June 16, Hoang Gia Khanh, deputy general director of state-owned railway giant Vietnam Railways (VNR), received a delegation of Austrian businesses at its headquarters who introduced new products and technology solutions aiming to seek opportunities in the local industry. The commercial counsellor of the Austrian Embassy in Hanoi said that businesses expect to intensify cooperation with VNR, specifically those in funding and upgrading projects, as well as machinery upgrading and maintenance. He added that besides official development assistance, the Austrian government also has other financial tools that can help VNR access financial resources and technologies. According to Khanh, investment demand for the industry’s infrastructure development is huge and he highly appreciates the products and technology of groups like Plasser & Theurer and … [Read more...] about Reopening increases foreign interest in transport upgrade