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A test batch of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V vials bottled and packaged at Vietnamese Company for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (VABIOTECH) in Hà Nội in July during a test batch. — Photo courtesy of VABIOTECH HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has signed COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer contracts with Russia, the US, and Japan, said Nguyễn Ngô Quang, Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Department for Science, Technology and Training. According to the official, one of the three was sealed between two Vietnamese companies - the Company for Vaccine and Biological Production No.1 (VABIOTECH) and the International Progressive Joint Stock Company (AIC) – and Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi. VABIOTECH, a State-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Health, is one of the leading units in the field of research, manufacture and sale of vaccines and biological products for human use in the country. Their deal targeted the transfer of the Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein, a …

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A woman receives a COVID-19 shot in Hoàn Kiếm District, Hà Nội, on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội launched the first phase of a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, starting with the downtown central district of Hoàn Kiếm since early morning. The district plans to administer some 4,000 doses a day at seven vaccination sites, including schools, currently empty of students with closure orders effective since early May at the start of the fourth wave. Nguyễn Quốc Hoàn, Vice Chairman of Hoàn Kiếm District People’s Committee, said that other than priority groups, the district would also consider expanding the eligible list to essential service workers and outbreak-hit areas. A man has his blood pressure and heart rate checked before vaccination. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt Workers in industrial zones in Hà Nội also start to get doses today. The inoculation drive starts July until April next year, with 5.1 million residents between 18-65 years …

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Olympics Việt Nam's Nguyễn Thùy Linh reacts after beating Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet in their women's singles badminton group stage match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo on Wednesday. AFP/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — Badminton player Nguyễn Thùy Linh ended her Olympic journey with an easy win over Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet in the women’s singles in Group P in Tokyo on Wednesday. Vietnamese Linh, world No 49, needed 33 minutes to beat Jaquet 21-8, 21-17 in the last match of the group. She avenged her previous defeat to the world No 46 rival at the Russian Open in 2019. It was Linh’s second win, putting her in the second position in the group but not enough to push her into the next round. She made a new mark for Việt Nam as it is the first time that a Vietnamese badminton player has grabbed two wins at an Olympics. Previously, her seniors Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung and Vũ Thị Trang could win only once at the 2008 and 2016 …

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A customer buys Prudential's PRU-Guard 24/7 insurance product on Shopee. — Photo courtesy of Prudential HCM CITY — Prudential Vietnam and its digital insurance product PRU-Guard 24/7 were conferred the 2020 Tech Savvy Performer award at the annual Shopee Brands & Partners Conference. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the behaviour of Vietnamese consumers, and at the same time accelerated the digital transformation of businesses. Keeping up with the digitisation trend in the market, Prudential has consistently introduced digital insurance solutions to meet customers' need for protection anywhere and at any time. The Tech Savvy Performer award given to Prudential is a recognition of its relentless effort to improve customer experience with digital solutions while maintaining a good sales record with a steady volume of orders and positive reviews. One of its many digital solutions, PRU-Guard 24/7 is part of Prudential’s strategy for diversifying its product portfolio to …

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Hoàng Long Livestock Cooperative in Tân Ước Commune of Thanh Oai District supplies 2.2 tonnes of pork and pork products with the brand 'AZ Food Chain' to the market. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Statistics from the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Hà Nội have revealed that the city has to date built 141 chains that link producers and consumers of agro-forestry and fisheries products. Products benefiting from these supply chains include A-Z Food Chain, Sơn Tây chicken, Tiên Viên eggs, Vĩnh Nga milk, Quế Dương pomelo, Vân Nam banana, Bối Khê fragrant rice and Bắc Sơn tea. According to the data, these chains sell 1,379 high quality products to supermarkets and shops in the city. Each day, they provide 60 tonnes of pork, two tonnes of beef, 36 tonnes of poultry, 300,000 eggs, 40 tonnes of processed meat, 80 tonnes of fresh milk and nearly 100 tonnes of vegetables for Hanoians. Nguyễn Trọng Long, Director of Hoàng Long Livestock Cooperative in Tân Ước …

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Doctors at Việt Nam's Level-2 Field Hospital  join an online training session with their Indian counterpart in South Sudan. — Photos courtesy of the hospital BENTIU — Vaccinations, variants, and air transport for COVID-19 patients in South Sudan were among a number of topics discussed at an online training session, held over two days, between Vietnamese and Indian doctors working in the African nation, facilitated by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The two-day online training, which ended on Tuesday, involved medical officers of two level-2 field hospitals in South Sudan. One is run by Việt Nam and the other by India. Senior Colonel Nguyễn Bá Hưng, Senior National Representative of Việt Nam in United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS): “I hope that the experience and knowledge shared in the training will help participants improve their professional competencies and the quality of patient care. I also hope that the two units maintain cooperation in …

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Vân Nguyễn Nguyễn Văn Tuấn, a resident of Hồ Chí Minh City’s Bình Chánh District, has been out of work for three weeks due to COVID-19 and is struggling to feed his family of four. His company had to close temporarily after tight social distancing regulations were imposed on businesses in the city. “Working from home is a luxury that workers like us can’t afford," said Tuấn. "My wife and I were laid off and lost the primary source of income that we used to pay for food, rent and other expenses.” Now, thanks to new technology, Tuấn and hundreds of others are receiving support. His family is renting a house in an area near Vĩnh Lộc 3 Industrial Zone in Bình Chánh District, home to more than 40 other households, most of whom are workers. Not knowing when they can go back to work due to the complicated developments of the pandemic, the 34-year-old father-of-two looks for help to survive in the time of crisis. After he filed a request for help for 44 …

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Trần Văn Nam, former Secretary of the Party Committee and former Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of southern Bình Dươnng Province. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Police has launched legal action against Trần Văn Nam, former Secretary of the Party Committee and former Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of southern Bình Dương Province, over allegations of wrongdoings. Nam is accused of “violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, which causes loss and wastefulness” under Article 219 of the 2015 Penal Code. He is alleged to be linked with the case at the Bình Dương Producing and Trading Corporation. This case is currently under the investigation of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption. Earlier this month, the Party Central Committee decided to dismiss Nam, who was then member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, and head of the 14th National Assembly deputies’ delegation of Bình Dương, from all of …

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A mass test carries out at Thọ Quang fishing port in Đà Nẵng. The site hosts more than 3,000 people with 450 fishing boats each day. VNS Photo Anh Đào CENTRAL REGION — People experiencing serious kidney disease and cancer patients in the central city of Đà Nẵng will receive the Moderna vaccine from July 28 to September 5. The city’s health department said 33,600 COVID-19 Moderna vaccines have been set aside for risky patients and pandemic frontline forces. Doctors from the city’s oncology hospital said the first 23 in-patients out of 650 had received their first shot, while 5,000 out-patients will be receiving theirs over the next few days. Dr Lê Thị Vân from the hospital said cancer in-patients have received comprehensive treatment and have received three free meals a day. The city’s General Hospital has been calling for blood donations from volunteers as blood reserves have hit a critical low with less than a week's supply on hand. Operations suspended A total of 19 …

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Former Binh Duong Party secretary arrested The Saigon Times Tran Van Nam - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – After being removed from all Party posts in the three latest tenures, Tran Van Nam, secretary of the Binh Duong Province Party Committee, was prosecuted and detained for his violations. On July 27, Lieutenant General To An Xo, chief of the Ministry of Public Security’s office, said Nam was arrested on charges of "violations in the use and management of public assets causing waste and losses” at the Binh Duong Production and Import-Export Corporation, aka Corporation 3-2, the local media reported. The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigative Police Agency has expanded an investigation into the case to take back the State assets. Nam was found to have approved the application of the land use fee set out in 2006 for a land lot of Corporation 3-2 while the land lot was handed over in 2012. In addition, a 43-hectare land lot in the Tan Phu New Urban Area project and a …

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