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Of Cambodia's more than 16 million people, 10 million have been vaccinated against Covid-19 so far, one of the highest rates in Southeast Asia. "We vaccinate people not only to save lives but to save the economy and society. Reopening of the economy and society is necessary," Prime Minister Hun Sen said at the launch of the program. "We are willing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on vaccines to vaccinate people in order to attract billions of dollars for the economy in return." Cambodia has been using vaccines made by China's Sinovac and Sinopharm and the British-developed AstraZeneca vaccine on adults and has also been vaccinating children over 12. The health ministry said the Sinovac vaccine would be given to children aged 6 to 12. Chile and the United Arab Emirates have also approved vaccinating younger children, while Cuba is administering shots masse to toddlers. In China, a government disease control expert on Thursday said the country should consider vaccinating …

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Carolyn Turk and Kyle Kelhofer The country’s robust and sustained economic growth was driven by open trade, sector liberalization, and an export-oriented growth model, in which the private sector played a leading role. With success comes confidence, and Vietnam set a goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045. Then came Covid-19, though, even before the pandemic, some of the forces fueling Vietnam’s growth had evolved. For example, while technological change is reshaping the country’s manufacturing-led export strategy, other challenges include an aging population, the need for improved regulations, enhanced competition, upgraded infrastructure, skilled workforce, and better access to finance. During the first wave of Covid-19, Vietnam set a global example by taking swift action to contain the virus. The country was one of the few economies globally to register growth in 2020, and its output was well above its pre-pandemic level by the end of the second quarter of 2021. …

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Vietnam to attend ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 Vietnam and 10 other countries have signed up to participate in the ASEM Cultural Festival (#ASEMfest), a side event of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to be hosted by Cambodia in November. The ASEM Cultural Festival 2021 is scheduled to get underway between November 22 and 26. This international cultural event will be held virtually with the main activities such as performing arts, and the screening of feature films and documentaries, as well as the exhibition which would be held in hybrid format at the National Museum of Cambodia. The festival aims to explore the cultural diversity and promote the exchange, cooperation and artistic creation between the cultures of both regions, contributing to enhancing cooperation and development between the ASEM partner countries. Joining as a founding member of ASEM in 1996 marked an important step in the implementation of Việt Nam's policy of open foreign policy, multilateralisation and …

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HCMC’s government agencies create work plan for new normal state The head offices of the People’s Committees of wards in Go Vap and District 8 that were requisitioned as gathering places of food and essential goods for social welfare activities have been cleaned and disinfected to give back the premises to the local administrative agencies before September 15. Residents who come to the People’s Committees of wards for notarization services are required to provide medical declaration, wear mask, measure body temperature while local state officials will wear personal protective equipment to protect against the virus and comply with the health ministry's 5K message, including facemask, disinfection, social distancing, no gathering and health declaration. Digital transformation of public administration has created favorable condition for State cadres to work and solve all documents submitted by residents online during the social distancing measures. This process of using digital …

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Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia 's Phnom Penh capital has become the city having the highest ratio of COVID1-19 vaccination in Southeast Asia, enabling the Ministry of Tourism and relevant agencies to design a plan to reopen the country’s borders for fully vaccinated international tourists. The Khmer Times has quoted an announcement by the Ministry of Tourism as saying that fully vaccinated international tourists with proof of their inoculations could be allowed to enter Cambodia in early November 2021. Cambodia is also considering lessening or the full removal of the 14-day quarantine policy for fully vaccinated tourists, barring certification showing a negative COVID test 72-hours before travel and another negative COVID-19 test upon arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport, it said. The country is currently the second most vaccinated country in Southeast Asia after Singapore as it has already inoculated over 70 percent of its 16.5 million people, while residents in …

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A resident in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, gets vaccinated against COVID-19. (Source: Xinhua/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Cambodia ’s number of vaccinated people had exceeded 12 million, while Thailand has set a goal of injecting about 50 million people or 70 percent of its population by the end of this year. Cambodia has administered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines to 12.05 million people, or 75.3 percent of the nation’s 16-million population, between February 10 and September 19, said the health ministry's secretary of state and spokeswoman Or Vandine. Of them, over 10.3 million, or 64.4 percent, have been fully vaccinated with both required shots, while 830,814, or 5.2 percent, have received a booster dose. As of September 19, some 98.27 percent of 10 million target adults, 88 percent of nearly 2 million target adolescents aged from 12 to under 18, and 25.94 percent of almost 1.9 million target children aged from six to under 12 have taken at least one dose, she said. …

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The draw for the group stage of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 was held virtually in Singapore on September 21, seeing 2018 champions Vietnam placed in the same group as reigning runners-up Malaysia. The draw results for the group stage of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020. The seeding pots for the draw were confirmed based on the teams’ performance in the last two AFF Cup editions. Accordingly, Pot 1 featured title holders Vietnam and 2016 winners Thailand, while Malaysia joined Myanmar in Pot 2. Pot 3 included the Philippines and Indonesia, with Singapore and Cambodia named for Pot 4. Pot 5 featured Laos and the playoff winner (Timor Leste/Brunei). As scheduled, Brunei and Timor Leste, the two lowest AFF ranked teams, will clash in the qualification playoff on December 1, 2021 for the tenth spot in the finals. According to the newly unveiled draw results, Vietnam and Malaysia will be joined by Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos in Group B. Meanwhile, Group A is …

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Hanoi tax authorities collect taxes from Google and Apple content developers The Hanoi Department of Taxation have collected over VND39 billion (USD1.69 million) from content developers on Google and Apple during the first seven months of this year. The Hanoi Department of Taxation have collected over VND39 billion (USD1.69 million) from content developers on Google and Apple during the first seven months of 2021. Illustrative photo According to the department, they have collected taxes from 392 people that provide content services on various applications including Google Play and Apple Store. The department have collected VND 203 billion (USD8.83 million) in taxes from these content developers since 2018. The municipal tax authorities are also seeking to collect more taxes from online businesses. They are checking on the information of 32,085 businesses that are using online delivery services and 756 housing rental businesses. The department has co-operated with banks and …

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Vietnam will levy a zero import duty on 31 commodities from Cambodia Duties on finished pork products and unprocessed tobacco leaves will also be lowered. The tariff changes were made following a new decree issued by the government on September 14. Accordingly, Decree No.83/2021/ND-CP prescribes special preferential import tariffs to implement a bilateral trade agreement between Vietnam and Cambodia in 2021-2022. The treaty establishes annual quotas for rice at 300,000 tonnes and unprocessed tobacco leaves at 3,000 tonnes. To be eligible for the tax break, products must have certificates of origin (C/O) form S issued by authorised Cambodian agencies and must pass through customs at border crossings, as detailed in Appendix III of the decree. The regulation will be in effect from September 13, 2021 to December 31, 2022, As both countries ramp up their fight against the novel coronavirus and its variants, bilateral trade between Cambodia and Vietnam topped $6.03 billion in the …

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Border guards in Vietnam on Monday nabbed eight locals who attempted to sneak into Cambodia for work opportunities. Soldiers at Hoa Lu International Border Gate in Binh Phuoc Province caught the suspects while they were trying to enter Cambodia through Thanh Bien Village, located in Loc Ninh District. The suspects, the oldest being 32, hail from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Dak Lak Province, and many other localities of Vietnam. According to their testimonies, the group was involved in a trafficking ploy after searching for jobs on social media. They were told to assemble in Binh Phuoc to get transported to Cambodia for work, but the plan was foiled before they could reach the destination. Coronavirus tests of all eight returned negative. Hoa Lu border guards are working to clear the case. Also on Monday, Binh Phuoc police and other monitoring forces prevented a truck from smuggling seven individuals through a COVID-19 checkpoint in Thuan Thanh 2 Village of Dong Phu …

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