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HCM City now becomes COVID safe zone Ho Chi Minh City, the epicenter of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, has lowered its COVID-19 alert level to green – the lowest in the four alert level system adopted by the Ministry of Health. According to a decision, signed on January 8 by Duong Anh Duc, vice chairman of the municipal administration, 18 local districts have now turned green on the municipal COVID-19 map, while District 1, 10 and Binh Thanh and Thu Duc city remain in Level 2. Currently the city has recorded no more than 500 infections daily compared to 14,000 – 15,000 cases during the height of the outbreak in August – September 2021. The daily number of deaths has also dropped significantly from more than 300 in August 2021 to approximately 20 at present. Vietnam sees decline in number of guest workers The number of Vietnamese people going to work abroad decreased over the last two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Department of Overseas … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 10

Lao Prime Minister wraps up Vietnam visit Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh and his entourage left Hanoi on January 10, concluding their three-day visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh. During the visit, the two PMs held talks, attended signing ceremonies for cooperation agreements, launched the Year of Vietnam – Laos Solidarity and Friendship, co-chaired the 44th meeting of the Vietnam – Laos Inter-Governmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation, and met businesses from the two countries. Viphavanh paid a courtesy call to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong as well as met President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. He paid floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum and laid a wreath at a monument to war heroes and martyrs on Bac Son street, Hanoi. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Lao Minister of Public Security Gen. Vilay Lakhamphong. Lao Deputy PM and Minister … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 11

Cold weather in northern Vietnam to last for 10 more days The northern region will be hit by a cold snap on January 17 and another on January 20, said the national weather forecasting centre on January 11. The subsequent cold spell will cause temperatures to fall to a low of 13 degrees Celsius in the plain and below 10 degrees Celsius in the mountainous area. The cold air fronts to be accompanied by low trenches in the upper westerly wind zone will bring rain to parts of the northern region, with common rainfall climbing as high as 30-60mm or even higher in some places. The current cold spell that hit the northern region early on January 11 are causing temperatures to plummet to 10 – 13 degrees in the mountainous localities and 13 – 16 degrees in the plain. Hanoi remains cold on January 11-12, with common temperatures ranging from 11 to 13 degrees. PM urges faster COVID-19 vaccination, stronger anti-pandemic measures Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded COVID-19 … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 12

NA Standing Committee's 7th session to open on January 18 The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will hold its 7th session in Hanoi on January 18 and 19, according to the NA Office. NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is expected to deliver an opening speech and take turn together with his deputies to chair the event. At the function, the committee will consider and give opinions regarding proposals related to the draft revised Law on Emulation and Commendation; as well as the NA’s draft resolution on piloting the model of labour organisation, career counseling, and vocational training for prisoners outside prisons as part of the 2022 law and ordinance building programme. It will also decide on the implementation of the jury’s trial attire. Meanwhile, lawmakers are expected to comment on additions to the foreign capital investment plan from the unallocated capital; and adjustments to the medium-term public investment plan for 2021-2025. The committee will discuss a report on … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 17

The southern province of Long An has reported its first Omicron case while the central city Da Nang logged three more, bringing the national tally to 35. Hoa Vang Hospital, Da Nang. — Photo courtesy of the hospital The first-ever Omicron case in Long An was a Chinese expert working for an enterprise in Duc Hoa District who arrived in Vietnam via Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City on Bamboo Airways flight number QR970 on December 25, 2021. He was quarantined at Happy 2 Hotel in Ben Luc District, and received negative COVID-19 test results two days later. The PCR test results on December 31 however returned positive and the specimens were sent to HCM City Pasteur Institute for genomic sequencing, where it was confirmed on January 10 that the patient was infected with the Omicron variant. During the transportation from the airport to the quarantine facility, he came into contact with two medical staff, who all wore protective gear and maintained a safe … [Read more...] about Da Nang, Long An record four more Omicron cases, bringing Vietnam’s total to 35

A representative of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs presents flowers to celebrate the Vietnam Seventh-Day Adventist Church's fourth general assembly (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Seventh-Day Adventist Church convened its fourth general assembly in Ho Chi Minh City on January 17. During the two-day event, the Church is expected to review its activities in the 2015-2021 tenure, elect new members to its executive board and approve a working plan for the 2022 – 2025 term. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Pastor Tran Thanh Truyen , head of the Church, said that in the past tenure, in addition to efforts to take care of followers’ spiritual life, the Church’s executive board has guided Pastors and followers to strictly follow the State’s laws and policies, actively participate in patriotic emulation movements in their localities, and carry out economic development models in accordance with each locality’s conditions. He took this occasion … [Read more...] about Vietnam Seventh-Day Adventist Church convenes 4th general assembly

Lt. Col. Do Anh passed away at 6am on January 6, 2022 (local time) at the field hospital No. 3 in Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations will hold a memorial service on January 19 for Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh, who laid down his life while performing UN peacekeeping mission. The department said on January 17 that the memorial service will take place at the National Funeral Hall, No.5 Tran Thanh Tong street, Hanoi. He will be laid to rest in the Nhon martyrs' cemetery in the capital city's Bac Tu Liem district on the same day. Do Anh, born in 1983 in the northern province of Nam Dinh and residing in Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi, was sent to the Central African Republic to work as a military observer in 2021. Do Anh passed away at 6am on January 6, 2022 (local time) at the field hospital No. 3 in Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda. On January 8, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s UN peacekeeping officer dies on duty

The total infection tally in the current wave so far is 2,016,520 cases. The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ca Mau with 5,769 cases, Hanoi with 2,955 cases, and Da Nang with 924 cases. The Health Ministry also confirmed 20,172 recoveries the same day, bringing the total number of recovered cases so far to 1,747,462. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 35,791 with the confirmation of 179 deaths Monday. The average number of new cases in the country for the past seven days has been 16,155 a day while the national death rate has been 180 a day on average. Vietnam has recorded 68 Covid-19 cases infected with the Omicron variant so far, all imported cases. Over 72.4 million people of Vietnams 96 million population have been vaccinated with two doses, and more than 17.9 million have received the third dose. … [Read more...] about Vietnam confirms 21,691 new local Covid-19 cases

Mobile phones, electronic spare parts are among Vietnam's exports to India (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Two-way trade between Vietnam and India has grown annually by an average of over 20 percent, higher than trade growth between Vietnam and other nations, since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties in 1972, bilateral strategic partnership in 2007 and comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016. two-way trade is likely to surpass 15 billion USD next year. In particular, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s ongoing visit to India will mark an important milestone in bilateral relationship in new normal. In ten months of this year, the figure reached approximately 11 billion USD, up 37.7 percent year-on-year. Vietnam is the second largest supplier of natural rubber to India (Photo: tapchicongthuong.vn) VNA … [Read more...] about New milestones in Vietnam – India trade

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and China's Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Top Vietnamese and Chinese leaders have exchanged their messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic relations (January 18, 1950 - 2022). Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, and Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue exchanged congratulatory messages with China's Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Li Zhanshu. On the occasion, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also exchanged his congratulatory message with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi./. VNA … [Read more...] about Congratulatory messages exchanged to mark 72nd anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties