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A health worker collects samples for testing. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam reported 1,716 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, bringing the national total to 10,704,524, according to the Ministry of Health. There was one imported case. Hà Nội still topped the list of new transmissions with 381, followed by the central province of Nghệ An with 126. The other areas that recorded cases were Phú Thọ (111), Vĩnh Phúc (83), Yên Bái (66), Quảng Ninh (64), Tuyên Quang (63), Quảng Bình (53), Bắc Kạn (51), Hải Dương (49), Sơn La (48), HCM City (46), Thái Bình (43), Thái Nguyên (42), Lào Cai (41), Hải Phòng (31), Đà Nẵng (30), Nam Định (29), Hưng Yên (27), Ninh Bình (27), Lâm Đồng (24), Hà Nam (23), Hà Giang (22), Lai Châu (21), Bình Dương (20), Hòa Bình (20), Quảng Trị (18), Lạng Sơn (17), Cao Bằng (15), Bình Phước (15), Thanh Hóa (13), Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (12), Bình Thuận (11), Đắk Nông (11), Gia Lai (10), Điện Biên (10), Bình Định (7), Bến Tre (7), Bắc Giang (6), Quảng … [Read more...] about Việt Nam records 1,716 new COVID-19 transmissions on Thursday

An additional 1,716 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Thursday, raising the national tally to over 10.70 million, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 48 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (381), Nghe An (126), Phu Tho (111) and Vinh Phuc (83). The northern province of Bac Giang today announced 1,012 cases to the national tally after reviewing counts in districts and towns. As of Thursday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.70 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections. On May 19, an additional 9,587 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.38 million. On Thursday evening, one death related to Covid-19 was announced, raising total … [Read more...] about Additional 1,716 Covid-19 infections confirmed on Thursday

Cases in Hà Nội (381), Nghệ An (126), Phú Thọ (111), Vĩnh Phúc (83), Yên Bái (66), Quảng Ninh (64), Tuyên Quang (63), Quảng Bình (53), Bắc Kạn (51), Hải Dương (49), Sơn La (48), Hồ Chí Minh City (46), Thái Bình (43), Thái Nguyên (42), Lào Cai (41), Hải Phòng (31), Đà Nẵng (30), Nam Định (29), Hưng Yên (27), Ninh Bình (27), Lâm Đồng (24), Hà Nam (23), Hà Giang (22), Lai Châu (21), Bình Dương (20), Hòa Bình (20), Quảng Trị (18), Lạng Sơn (17), Cao Bằng (15), Bình Phước (15), Thanh Hóa (13), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (12), Bình Thuận (11), Đắk Nông (11), Gia Lai (10), Điện Biên (10), Bình Định (7), Bến Tre (7), Bắc Giang (6), Quảng Ngãi (6), Thừa Thiên Huế (5), Tây Ninh (3), Long An (2), Kiên Giang (2), Khánh Hòa (1), Trà Vinh (1), Đồng Tháp (1), Sóc Trăng (1). Bắc Giang Department of Health registered 1,012 additional cases on the National System of COVID-19 Case Management on May 19. … [Read more...] about COVID-19 new cases in Việt Nam on May 19 afternoon

The second Vietnamese Goods Week 2022 is underway until May 22. A trade fair promoting Vietnamese goods and featuring 90 stalls is taking place at Trinh Cong Son pedestrian street, Nhat Tan Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi. Local consumers are shopping at the Vietnamese Goods Week 2022. Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn With the theme "Vietnamese branded goods create a driving force for the country's economy to develop sustainably", the Hanoi’s Vietnamese Goods Week 2022 is aimed at stimulating consumer demand as well as bringing Vietnamese goods to people and tourists in the city. The fair has a scale of 90 booths displaying consumer goods, products from craft village and those in agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors, safe and organic food, merchandise ranked by the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program, among other Vietnamese goods. Tran Thi Phuong Lan, Acting Director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade, said that through the Vietnamese Goods Week … [Read more...] about Hanoi hosts second Vietnamese Goods Week 2022

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) meets Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin on Thursday. VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin said Singapore’s Prime Minister wants to visit Việt Nam in 2023 when the two countries celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, during his meeting with Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday. President Phúc said that the presence of Speaker Tan at the 31st SEA Games provides great encouragement to the host country Việt Nam and the Singapore sports delegation. The Vietnamese leader praised the good results of talks between Vietnamese NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ and his Singaporean counterpart. Assessing that trade growth between the two countries is very positive, with more Singaporean projects investing in Việt Nam, the President said that the Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park is considered a symbol of economic cooperation between the two countries. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Singapore to strengthen cooperation ahead 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Việt Nam's Nguyễn Trần Thanh Tự in action when leading Filipino legend Efren Reyes 12-6 in the semi - finals. VNA/VNS Photo Khánh Hòa HOÀNG HỒ HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Trần Thanh Tự didn’t need to break a sweat as he triumphed in the men's one-cushion carom on May 19, due to his opponent Phạm Quốc Tuấn’s withdrawal. The all–Vietnamese final at Hà Đông Gymnasium wasn’t able to take place as Tuấn was positive with COVID-19 the day before and couldn’t attend the match. With the result, Tự defended the hosts’ SEA Games one–cushion carom title, Tuấn finished second while the bronze is shared between Filipino Efren Reyes and Francisco Dela Cruz. For Đoàn Tuấn Anh, leader of the Việt Nam Billiard & Snooker team at the SEA Games 31, Tuấn’s absence was a shame, but there was no other way due to the Games’ regulation. “According to the regulations of the Organising Committee, in all sports, athletes who are positive with COVID-19 cannot attend any match,” Tuấn Anh said. “Because Tuấn … [Read more...] about Việt Nam crowned one–cushion carom champions in unique fashion

Up to 200 domestic and overseas businesses are joining International Vietbuild Exhibition 2022 in Da Nang. — Photo cafeland.vn The International Vietbuild Exhibition 2022 is underway in the central city of Da Nang with the participation of more than 200 domestic and overseas businesses. The exhibition showcases a wide range of products in construction, building materials, exterior-interior decoration, solar energy machines, and smart home technologies in 1,000 booths. In his speech at the exhibition's opening ceremony on Wednesday, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyen Van Sinh praised the event's contribution to supporting the implementation of State guidelines and policies on construction and real estate, trade promotion, technology transfer, brand development and investment co-operation. It would also help connect supply and demand, especially in the context of the country's economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinh said. Meanwhile, organisers said the event … [Read more...] about Da Nang hosts Vietbuild 2022

Up to 200 domestic and overseas businesses are joining International Vietbuild Exhibition 2022 in Đà Nẵng. — Photo cafeland.vn ĐÀ NẴNG — The International Vietbuild Exhibition 2022 is underway in the central city of Đà Nẵng with the participation of more than 200 domestic and overseas businesses. The exhibition showcases a wide range of products in construction, building materials, exterior-interior decoration, solar energy machines, and smart home technologies in 1,000 booths. In his speech at the exhibition's opening ceremony on Wednesday, Deputy Minister of Construction Nguyễn Văn Sinh praised the event's contribution to supporting the implementation of State guidelines and policies on construction and real estate, trade promotion, technology transfer, brand development and investment co-operation . It would also help connect supply and demand, especially in the context of the country's economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinh said. … [Read more...] about Đà Nẵng hosts Vietbuild 2022

The Vietnamese delegation at the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) in Phnom Penh. — VNA/VNS Photo PHNOM PENH — Việt Nam will host an annual meeting of the ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network (APCN) this September. The announcement was made by Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến who led a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) and the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM+) in Phnom Penh from May 17-18. Addressing the meeting, Chiến said the organisation of ADSOM and ADSOM+ enables participating countries to have a chance to share ideas on issues of mutual interest. Việt Nam is currently developing a document guiding the implementation of placing the ASEAN flag next to the national flag at the military units of ASEAN member states participating in UN peacekeeping operations, the head of the Vietnamese delegation said, adding the initiative was approved by the 14th ADMM Conference held in … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to host ASEAN peacekeeping meeting

HÀ NỘI — The tourism sector must apply digital transformation to secure sustainable development, according to dozens of participants at a forum on the topic held in Hà Nội on May 18. Titled "Green Light for Tourism to Take Off Part 2: Digital Transformation: Diving Force for Sustainable Development", the forum gathered dozens of experts from State management agencies, tourism authorities, localities, and IT. The first part of the forum held in March focused on opening doors to international tourists. Hoàng Quang Phòng, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce Industry, said at the end of 2018, the Prime Minister issued Decision No 1671/QĐ-TTg approving the “Master plan on applying informatics technology in the tourism field for 2018-2020, with orientation to 2025.” “Informatics technology has been applied in various tourism companies, especially hotels, resorts and big travel agencies,” Phòng said. A visitor uses a remote guide app on her mobile at the National … [Read more...] about Forum held on digital transformation for sustainable tourism