15th National Assembly expected to have 500 seats There will be a total of 500 seats in the 15th National Assembly at both central and local levels, according to a new resolution adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee. Minister promises greatest efforts to ensure safety in COVID-19 vaccinations The Ministry of Health will mobilise all resources to carry out COVID-19 vaccinations, the largest-ever vaccination programme, so as to ensure absolute safety for people, Minister Nguyen Thanh Long has said. Long chaired a teleconference which was organised on March 6 and connected with 700 places across Vietnam to launch the vaccination plan and provide related training for medical workers nationwide in the use and storage of the vaccine, as well as the treatment of post-injection complications. He informed the teleconference that the vaccination programme will start on March 8, although the first batch of vaccine arrived in Vietnam on February 24. “As the vaccine is new, we need to carry out thoroughly,” Long said, adding that Vietnam has to obtain an accreditation certificate from the producer and reassess the safety index of the batch of vaccine. Because of the limited number of vaccine, the ministry cannot allocate for all 63 provinces and cities, but for 13 pandemic-hit localities, with priority given to Hai Duong province – Vietnam’s largest outbreak at present, he added. The minister asked localities which have yet to receive the vaccine to prepare and make training programmes as the ministry will allocate vaccines to them when more are transported to Vietnam in March. COVAC and AstraZeneca have agreed to provide 30 million doses each for Vietnam this year, the minister said, adding the ministry asked the producers to hand over the vaccines to Vietnam before September and is negotiating with Pfizer to buy an additional 30 million doses from this producer. The ministry has assigned three deputy ministers to be …
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14th Red Spring Festival blood donation drive surpasses set target
Donors at the blood donation drive (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 14th Red Spring Festival , the largest blood donation drive in the country, collected more than 8,300 blood units during one week from March 1, announced the organising board on March 7. The result is 60 percent higher than the initial target of over 5,000 units. The drive, launched by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT), together with the Hanoi Youth Association for Blood Donation and the Hanoi Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation, aimed to address blood shortage in hospitals after Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays. This year, due to the impacts of COVID-19, the festival was held at four venues, including at the NIHBT, to create optimal conditions for donors and at the same time follow preventive measures. The pandemic triggered a steep decline in the number of donors and blood supply for treatment and emergency, said Chairman of the Hanoi Youth Association for Blood Donation Trinh Xuan Thuy. The organising board has made thorough preparations to welcome donors so as to ensure COVID-19 prevention and control, he added. The festival, first launched in 2008, had collected in excess of 93,000 blood units in total, and become the annual biggest blood donation event./. VNA …
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10 big tasks of Hanoi Party Committee for next term
The Hanoitimes - The programs are expected to double the city's gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita from the current US$5,200 by 2025. The Hanoi Party Committee is implementing 10 programs which are seen as driving forces for the city’s comprehensive development in the next five years. Hanoi Party Commiteee's Secretary Vuong Dinh Hue. Photo: Kinhtedothi The programs are expected to raise the Hanoi’s connection and competitiveness in the global integration, and greatly enable the city to double its gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita from the current US$5,200 by 2025. Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Vuong Dinh Hue said that the city needs to take actions immediately to gain its set targets. Key tasks for the municipal Party Committee in the 2020-25 term are as follows: Program No.1 Reinforcing the Party and city political system, and promoting the administrative reforms. Program No.2 Focusing on economic growth and restructuring, international integration, and competitiveness. Program No.3 Pushing up urban refurbishment and socio-economic growth as well as ensuring urban development and sustaining urban economy. Program No.4 Promoting the implementation of the national program on new -style rural areas and agricultural restructuring for better living standards of people in rural areas. Program No.5 Improving planning, management, the use of natural resource and environment protection, natural disaster respond, and climate resilience. Program No.6 Concentrating on improving cultural development and human resources, and maintaining the style of elegant Hanoians. Program No.7 Boosting the development of science and technology and creativeness. Program No.8 Improving social welfare and living standards of local residents. Program No.9 Putting the focal point on increasing defence and security capacity for the next five years. …
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