At the Sharda Hospital in Greater Noida near New Delhi, pharma student Khushi Dhingra, 17, hugged a friend and wept as she waited to get her shot. "I am very afraid. I hate needles and I am worried about side effects," she told AFP. "My papa is very worried too. He is calling me again and again to make sure I am okay." "There are about 80 students in my batch but only two have opted to get the shot," said nursing student Sakshi Sharma, 21, in Greater Noida. "My friends are saying there will be side effects, that you can even get paralysis." India is using two shots for its drive. One is Covishield, a locally produced version of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been approved and safely used in a number of other countries after completing Phase 3 human trials. The other -- Covaxin -- was developed locally by Bharat Biotech and has not yet completed Phase 3 trials, though the government has insisted it is "110 percent safe". - WhatsApp worries - Side effects are a common … [Read more...] about Tears and fears as India’s huge coronavirus vaccine push falters
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Egypt’s newspapers highlight Vietnam’s achievements
Vietnamese economy was still growing by 2.91 percent, and Vietnam is in the group of countries with the highest growth rate in the region and in the world, it said.13th National Party Congress is not only significant to Vietnam's development in the coming years, but also opens up new prospects for further promoting relations between Vietnam and countries in the Middle East - Africa, including Egypt. … [Read more...] about Egypt’s newspapers highlight Vietnam’s achievements
New rules on working foreigner management
Foreign enterprises have also hoped that the legal representative of an enterprise, the person delegated to be the representative for the owner, and members of shareholders of a company do not have to conduct procedures for awarding work permits. These persons are responsible for managing the work permits and stipulations in line with the Labor Code meet the conditions for awarding work permits. The granting of work permits for these persons is simply an administrative step taken to legalize their work in Vietnam. It does not help solve the key problem of the management of working foreigners in Vietnam. In essence, those foreigners come to Vietnam to carry out the management of foreign investors on behalf of the latter. … [Read more...] about New rules on working foreigner management
Underdogs dream of future without poverty
To raise the child, Khoanh and his wife had to sell vegetables, raise ducks and do other odd jobs. They earned VND30,000-50,000 a day, barely enough to get An milk. When the money ran out, they would resort to rice water with sugar. Once in a while when An fell sick, Khoanh would work overnight to earn money to pay the hospital. … [Read more...] about Underdogs dream of future without poverty
Public guests get first look of Hanoi’s third metro tra
Staffers of the metro train are seen at the S1 terminal in Hanoi, January 23, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre The driver’s cabin of the train for the metro line 3 of Hanoi, January 23, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre The interior of the train for the metro line 3 of Hanoi, January 23, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre A visitor sits on the train for the metro line 3 of Hanoi, January 23, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre Passengers’ handles on the train for the metro line 3 of Hanoi, January 23, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre On October 18, 2020, the first carriages of the train to run on Hanoi’s metro route 3 were unloaded to Nam Hai Dinh Vu Port in northern Hai Phong City before reaching Hanoi two days later. … [Read more...] about Public guests get first look of Hanoi’s third metro tra