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Hanoi kick-started its largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday, which is expected to run for nine months, with a target of inoculating over 5.1 million people. In this drive, medical authorities in the Vietnamese capital city are expecting to immunize 200,000 city dwellers against COVID-19 per day. The targeted 5.1 million people are divided into ten priority groups to ensure accuracy and transparency in accessing the vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccines used in this campaign are AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Moderna. The city has prepared 1,200 injection lines and had 100 mobile emergency teams ready to respond in case of post-vaccinal reactions. However, as of Tuesday, the number of inoculation sites had not yet been finalized as it depends on the number of vaccines distributed by the Ministry of Health. The campaign, slated to conclude in April 2022, is the largest-ever inoculation drive in Hanoi, according to the municipal Department of Health. A health …

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Nguyen Minh Tam, people’s committee chairman of Hoang Mai District, where the South wholesale market is situated, said an egg seller there had a fever on Monday night and was confirmed as coronavirus positive the next morning. Local authorities are disinfecting the market and carrying out contact tracing, and it would remain closed until further notice, he said. Rapid testing has been done at the market and contact tracing of shoppers is underway, he said. Since it is a wholesale market with a large number of shoppers, it would take until Wednesday morning to do a rigorous job, he added. The market, situated in the Den Lu Residential Area, sells a wide range of products including fresh vegetables, fruits, seafood, clothes, and home appliances. Hanoi last Friday announced a 15-day social distancing order starting 6 a.m. last Saturday amid rising coronavirus concerns in both the capital and nationwide. The city has recorded 1,007 local Covid-19 cases in the fourth …

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The households are also given one groceries shopping time slot for Sunday. Each household is entitled to food stamps for the 15-day social distancing period declared in the capital city. Each stamp states the household representative’s name, address and the four days per week they are allowed out to get groceries (three odd or even days, plus Sunday). The shopping time is limited to an hour. Thuy said she was surprised to receive the stamps Monday. "The markets are still crowded these days. I have been worried despite maintaining distance with other shoppers. The date allocation will reduce the number of people entering the market at a time." Nhat Tan chairman Dang Huu Tien said that starting Monday, locals must carry these stamps when shopping for groceries to minimize the number of customers entering the markets at a time. Adjustments will be made when necessary. Besides, the ward also distributes labor cards permitting one person per household to work on local peach farms …

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Support policies effectively implemented for pandemic-hit workers: Minister All policies supporting workers affected by the COVID-19 have been implemented in an integrated and effective way, ensuring people’s life, Minister of Labours, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung told the 15th National Assembly on July 25 morning. The strong surge in COVID-19 cases since April 27 has put enormous pressure on the economy and society, he said, citing the fact that employment rate reached 2.52 percent, with the services sector being the hardest hit. Some industries are shrinking further this year, such as travel, lodging service and transportation. About 70,000 enterprises in the economy have suspended operation or gone bankrupt. The pandemic has also been attacking industrial parks and export processing zones where a large number of workers are employed, Dung continued. He stressed that HCM City, Hanoi and many other localities have imposed full or partial lockdown and social …

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As COVID-19 has deprived Vietnam’s tourism sector of international visitors over the past year, a tour guide in Hanoi found a way to push on with his job, bringing authentic experiences to tourists through live streams. Le Hoang, 28, was blessed to have a job that he is passionate about. Being a tour guide to foreign visitors, he got to travel around Hanoi’s famous sightseeing places and coffee shops, sharing his love and knowledge of the capital city to others. It was not until early 2020, when the pandemic started hitting Vietnam, effectively blocking all international tourists from entering the country, that Hoang started to worry about his line of work. Yet coincidentally enough, the pandemic also opened up a new opportunity to the Hanoian tour guide. “In April 2020, a British tourist asked me to bring my signature coffee tour online," Hoang recalled. "That was the point I started thinking about online tours as a possibility.” Starting out with an ultimately …

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Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung warned that the city needs to tighten discipline or it will waste the 15 days of social distancing mandated because of the Covid-19 outbreak. Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung and Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh inspect Phap Van - Cau Gie checkpoint Inspecting the Cau Gie intersection checkpoint (213rd kilometer on National Highway 1A) in Phu Xuyen district and Phap Van - Cau Gie highway toll station (188th kilometer) in Thanh Tri district, Dung and Anh said traffic jams were due to the lack of planning about traffic channels. Vehicles with no valid conditions need to be warned they cannot go through the area. The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) agreed to set up a police team on duty at Vuc Vong intersection in Ha Nam province, in charge of orienting vehicles from the south towards Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and northeastern provinces. They should not go through Hanoi, but follow the diverted road as instructed by the Hanoi …

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Hanoi plans to allocate a budget of VND500 billion in 2021-2025 to conduct inspections and assess the quality of all old apartments. Hanoi to spend VND500 billion to inspect old apartments Statistics in 2020 showed that there were 1,579 apartment buildings in the city mostly built in 1960-1994, located in inner districts. The check is continuing and it is expected that there will be 200-300 more buildings. According to the Hanoi People's Committee, the current state of management and use of old apartments is complicated, with interweaving responsibilities and rights among individuals, organizations and the state. In some areas, there are low-rise housing projects, office buildings, offices, commercial services, and social infrastructure. The area of the old apartments is 30-50 square meters each, but there are many people living in them. Many households have repaired or extended the apartments on their own, appropriating public spaces. Since the old apartments cannot …

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Colonel Tran Ngoc Duong - Deputy Director of the Hanoi City Agency – has denied that the capital city has set up 3,000 Covid-19 epidemic checkpoints. The fake news on social networks. On July 26, many forums on social networks shared the message: "Tomorrow morning, Hanoi will have about 3,000 checkpoints, with about 10 checkpoints in each ward. You must prepare your personal identification and documents proving that you go out for good reasons. Let's share the information!" Colonel Tran Ngoc Duong confirmed that this information was untrue and completely fabricated. The police are searching for the account that posted the false news. Since July 14, the Hanoi Police Agency has coordinated with other forces to set up 22 epidemic checkpoints at the capital city's gateways to control the entire flow of transport vehicles and those who enter and leave the city. On July 25, the agency deployed an additional checkpoint number 23 on National Highway 18. These …

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Workers at Ha Tay Chemical Weave Co.Ltd in Hanoi (Illustrative photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam's footwear exports brought home 11.27 billion USD from the start of the year to July 15, a year-on-year surge of 28.36 percent, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs . It was amongst key products of Vietnam posting the strongest growth in the period. The US was the largest market of Vietnam’s footwear, with export turnover reaching 4.14 billion USD by the end of June. Other major markets included the EU, China, Japan and Canada. Besides footwear, four other export items raked in at least 10 billion USD in the reviewed period. Mobile phones and components took the lead with 26.66 billion USD, followed by computers, electronic products and components with 25.42 billion USD. Export revenues of machines and devices hit 18.4 billion USD while garment-textile products secured 16.97 billion USD. Since the start of 2021, Vietnam has earned 171.22 billion USD …

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It had already suspended GrabFood and ride-hailing services GrabCar, GrabBike and GrabTaxi on July 24 along with other ride-hailing companies Be and Gojek. The city Department of Transport said it has granted permission for nearly 700 delivery people to work during the 15-day social distancing period. No one working for any digital ride-hailing platform is registered. Hanoi last Friday announced a 15-day social distancing order starting 6 a.m. last Saturday amid rising coronavirus concerns in both the capital and nationwide. The city has recorded 1,007 local Covid-19 cases in the fourth coronavirus wave that struck Vietnam in late April. …

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