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Claiming to be doctors, sellers on Facebook are illegally hawking the government’s free COVID-19 medications online for sky-high prices amid the country’s supply scarcity. Facebook Marketplace is awash with anti-viral drugs used to treat COVID-19, such as Molnupiravir, Favipiravir, and Favimol, all of which are specially controlled by the Ministry of Health and given free-of-charge to patients with mild symptoms. In late November, as Ho Chi Minh City’s supply of Molnupiravir was dwindling towards zero and municipal authorities were requesting that the Ministry of Health send an additional 100,000 doses, V.J. – a Ho Chi Minh City resident – was selling the coveted drug for VND1.2 million (US$52.8) per blister pack of 10 tablets through his Facebook account. When Tuoi Tre reporters tried to purchase Molnupiravir from V.J., he claimed to have sourced the medicine from a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and explained that he only fills orders of at least four blister packs. “The …

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Baseball Cage – a 400-square-meter restaurant-bar-batting cage combo in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 is a new top choice for anyone in need of a fun weekend or evening out. First opened in April this year, Baseball Cage on Le Van Luong Street in District 7 just reopened after a six-month shutdown due to COVID-19. People take a swing in the batting cages at Baseball Cage in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 on November 17, 2021. Video: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre News Tuan Anh, a local resident who visited Baseball Cage for dinner with friends, couldn’t help but take a few swings in the venue’s batting cages. Though Tuan Anh had never played baseball before, all it took was a quick introduction from the venue’s staff before he was ready to throw on gloves and a helmet and get into the cage. While Tuan Anh’s first round at bat was a failure, during his second round, he managed to connect with the ball quite a few times. “It was hard. “After a few tries, I began to feel more …

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Visitors at the HCM City Travel Fair last year. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The annual Ho Chi Minh City Travel Fair will be held virtually for the first time from December 4 to 25, according to the city Department of Tourism . It will be held on websites of the fair, the department at www.visithcmc.vn, e-commerce site Shopee, and Traveloka app, Le Truong Hien Hoa, deputy director of the department, said. The festival, with the theme ‘Safe destinations- Fantastic itineraries’ this year and organised jointly with the HCM City Tourism Association, is aimed at reviving tourism as the country seeks to safely adapt to COVID. It will have more than 100 stalls put up by travel and tourism businesses and the tourism sectors of 27 cities and provinces, offering local travel products at discounted prices. Nguyen Thi Khanh, chairwoman of the HCM City Tourism Association, said travel firms will offer attractive discounts to revive demand after the COVID-related travel …

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The Ministry of Health documented 13,670 new coronavirus infections across Vietnam on Friday, in addition to 1,149 recoveries and 200 deaths. The latest cases, including nine imported and 13,661 domestic transmissions, were recorded in 59 provinces and cities, the ministry said, elaborating that 8,628 patients were infected in the community. Ho Chi Minh City confirmed 1,311 of the latest infections, Can Tho City 982, Hanoi 791, Soc Trang Province 791, Binh Thuan Province 581, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 560, Dong Nai Province 496, Khanh Hoa Province 450, Binh Duong Province 302, Hai Phong City 198, Thua Thien-Hue Province 128, Da Nang 119, Lam Dong Province 98, Quang Nam Province 67, and Quang Ninh Province seven. Vietnam had registered 13,677 locally-acquired infections on Thursday. The country has found 1,275,518 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave erupted on April 27. A combined 1,003,642 of them have recovered from COVID-19. …

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A promotional video themed Vietnamese marvelous landscapes was thrilling the passers-by as they walked through Times Square in New York City. The promotional video was shown on a large-format LED screen on the facade of the Thompson Reuters building at the prestigious Times Square, New York, USA on the evening of December 2 (the morning of December 3, Vietnam time). The marvelous landscapes of Vietnam was thrilling the passers-by as they walked through Times Square in New York City. Photo: Vietnam Airlines Times Square is famous as the busiest intersection in the world with an average of more than 330,000 people passing through each day. The Thompson Reuters building is one of the icons of the square with a large 700 square meter outdoor LED screen on its facade.. The video displayed the most famous tourist attractions of Vietnam, including the mysterious Son Doong cave, vibrant Ho Chi Minh City, the unique Golden Bridge - Da Nang, the magnificent Ha Long …

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The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 1,311 cases, Can Tho with 982 cases, and Thua Thien Hue with 980 cases, including 822 cases that have been detected in previous days but yet to be confirmed on the national Covid-19 patient database. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 25,858 with the confirmation of 200 deaths on Friday. Health authorities also confirmed 1,149 recoveries on the same day, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 1,006,459. Almost 53.2 million people of the nation's 96-million population have been fully vaccinated. …

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A medical worker takes samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam logged 13,698 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours to 4pm on December 2, according to the Ministry of Health . The new infections, including 21 imported ones, raised the total number in the country since the start of the pandemic to 1,266,288. Ho Chi Minh City topped the list with 1,738, followed by Can Tho (985), Tay Ninh (768), Soc Trang (747), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (637), Dong Thap (606), Binh Thuan (502), Ca Mau (496), Bac Lieu (492), Dong Nai (475) and Binh Phuoc (472). The capital Hanoi registered a further 499 transmissions, marking a record total for the city for the second consecutive day. Dak Lak, Binh Duong and Ba Ria-Vung Tau provinces showed positive signs with the number of new infections decreasing by 284, 228 and 119 respectively compared to the previous day. The ministry also announced 210 fatalities, bringing the COVID death toll in Vietnam to 25,658. A …

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Vietnam's no-frills airline Vietjet Air will launch direct flights to the Russian capital city of Moscow from three Vietnamese cities from next July, marking its first-ever direct routes to Europe. The privately-owned carrier announced the direct routes at a ceremony held in Moscow on Thursday in the presence of Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is on an official visit to Russia at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Accordingly, the flights will connect Moscow with Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Nha Trang City, using Airbus A330-300 aircraft with Skyboss Premier services. The routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and Moscow will start on July 3 with two flights per week, on Wednesdays and Sundays. The flight time will be 10 hours for the Hanoi - Moscow route and 12 hours for Ho Chi Minh City - Moscow flights, including a transit in Hanoi. Flights departing from Cam Ranh Airport to connect Nha Trang with Moscow are set to be conducted …

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The market for “hand-carried” iPhones in Vietnam has been shrinking in the past two years, especially after the launch of Apple-authorized stores. A TopZone store in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo: Hai Dang) Most recently, The Gioi Di Dong or Mobile World, a big retailer in Vietnam, has announced the TopZone chain, which provides only Apple products. This retailer has inaugurated the first four stores in the country's two largest cities – Hanoi and HCM City. It plans to open a total of 60 more stores in the first quarter of 2022. This is a model backed by Apple, which shows Apple’s plan to enhance its presence in Vietnam. Mobile World's TopZone is in the form of AAR (Apple Authorized Retailer) and APR (Apple Premium Retailer). Previously, AAR stores were often combined with tech supermarkets selling technology products of many different brands. Only APR stores specialize in selling Apple products, but the number of this type of store is very small in Vietnam, with …

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On October 22, sales of officially distributed iPhone 13 models began in Vietnam. Many shops opened overnight to serve customers. Vietnamese customers who pre-ordered iPhone 13 received their phones from 0:00 on October 22. This year, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the sales and delivery of iPhone 13 is only available in some cities. Phone stores restricted the number of customers on the opening night. On October 22, Viettel Store chain opened the whole night in Hanoi and the northern port city of Hai Phong. In addition, more than 300 Viettel Store supermarkets across the country officially delivered iPhone 13 products from 7:30 am on October 22. Mobile World launched its TopZone chain, which only distributes Apple products, on October 22 and at the same time began delivering iPhone 13 to its customers. According to Doan Van Hieu Em - CEO of Mobile World Group, after more than two months of preparation, four TopZone stores were inaugurated in Ho Chi …

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