HCM City faces blood shortage, seeks donations from community

HCM City faces a severe shortage of blood for emergency aid and treatment at hospitals, according to the HCM City Hospital of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.

Huge public investment in industries and regions

According to the public investment plan in the period 2021-2025, the total state budget capital allocated for this period is VND2.87 quadrillion, not VND2,750 trillion as being reported to the 10th session of the 14th National Assembly.

Nguyen Xuan Phuc takes oath of office as State President of Vietnam

Nguyen Xuan Phuc was sworn in as the new State President of Vietnam on July 26 morning, immediately after lawmakers cast secret ballots to elect him to the new position for the 2016-2021 term during the ongoing first session of the 15th legislature.

Exhibition honours Vietnamese women’s beauty

Featuring works honouring the beauty of Vietnamese women, an exhibition entitled “Net duyen” is now underway in Hanoi.

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National Assembly to supervise cost-efficiency

‘Stagnation disease’: staff planning also a factor

As mentioned in Part 1, stagnation has taken root in many fields, and personnel work, especially cadre planning and rotation, is no exception.

 

There’s no excuse for offending other people’s honor and dignity: official

No one has the right to infringe upon the body, life, honor and dignity of other people, for any reason, said Truong Quoc Anh, officer of the People’s Procuracy and a social network user.

Post-doc physics researcher named ‘Person of the Month’ in the US

Earning a doctorate at the age of 27, and now a postdoc at Washington Bothell University, Huynh Thi Thanh Tra is one of only a few former students at the HCMC University of Education who has gone far in physics teaching methodology.

Revamping IZ management to meet investment appetite

Investors are calling for significant improvements to the operations of management boards of Vietnamese industrial zones to accelerate administrative procedures and better meet the tremendous appetite for investment.

HCM City residents forbidden to go outside between 6pm-6am

Starting Monday, residents of HCM City will no longer be allowed to go outside and all activities except medical emergencies or COVID-19 coordination efforts, will be banned from 6pm until 6am the following day.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 25

Pandemic-hit HCM City looks to sustain growth momentum this year

VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JULY 25

Support policies effectively implemented for pandemic-hit workers: Minister

Olympic Tokyo 2020: weightlifter Thach Kim Tuan’s medal hope fades

Thach Kim Tuan, Vietnam’s medal hope in men’s weightlifting event at Olympic Tokyo 2020, has failed to perform at his best on July 25.

Germany pledges over 113.5 million EUR in ODA for Vietnam

Germany has pledged to provide 50 million EUR ($58.8 million) in official development assistance (ODA) loans and another 63.559 million EUR in non-refundable ODA for 14 technical assistance and investment projects in Vietnam this year.

Vietnamese rowers miss out on medal group

Vietnamese rowing duo Dinh Thi Hao and Luong Thi Thao finished fifth in the Tokyo 2020 women's pair repechage of the lightweight double sculls at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday morning.

 

COVID-19: 3,552 cases added to national tally on July 25

A total 3,552 COVID-19 cases were detected from 6am to 7pm July 25, raising the national tally to 98,465, of which 96,287 were local infections, according to the Health Ministry.

Intensive care centre for COVID-19 patients to be set up at Hanoi Medical University Hospital

The Medical University Hospital has been asked by the Ministry of Health to set up a 500-bed intensive care centre to improve readiness and capacity to deal with the COVID-19 spike in the country.

A lack of necessary instructions

The urban area - services - industrial park (USIP) model was stipulated in Decree 82/2018/ND-CP to partly solve the problem of providing accommodation and other convenience services for tens of thousands of workers in industrial parks (IPs).

Ministry honors students with best academic performance at int’l Olympiads

The Ministry of Education and Training on July 24 annouced Vietnamese students’ excellent performances at international Olympiads.

 

Ministry leader calls up medical students, retired doctors in coronavirus fight

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son called on all healthcare workers, including medical students and retired doctors and nurses, to join hands in the country's fight against coronavirus in Ho Chi Minh City on July 24.

Vietnam sees decline in textile orders

With many local textile-garment makers unable to confirm when they can resume operations, many of their foreign business partners are switching orders from Vietnam to other countries.

 

Party chief’s article on path to socialism address root of social conflicts: Int’l experts

Economic development must be accompanied by social progress and fairness, said an expert.

 

Vietnam welcomes US move not to change bilateral trade policy

Vietnam welcomes the US’s latest decision not to take any trade action against the nation concerning the Vietnam Currency Section 301 investigation.

 

US considers donating additional COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam: Ambassador

The Biden Administration is considering donating additional COVID-19 vaccines to Vietnam besides the allocated 5 million doses, according to Ha Kim Ngoc, Ambassador of Vietnam to the US.

 

National contest stirs reading enthusiasm for younger generation

"Books are a magic light that illuminates the most remote and darkest paths of human life." So goes the opening sentence in a presentation by Nguyen Thanh Lam, a contestant at the ongoing Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2021.