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VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 27

Vietnam opens office for Odessa honorary consul

 

The 'battle' to find and buy Covid-19 vaccines

Since August 2020, Vietnam has been actively negotiating with various partners to buy vaccines.

Sacrificing on the pandemic frontline

Similarly, Pham Thi Hue, a 23-year-old nurse, cut her favourite long hair to facilitate the care of COVID-19 patients.

 

Well-known American brands sell pizza, fried chicken on pavements

Instead of luring customers to shops, American fast-food brands nowadays are looking for customers by selling pizza and fried chicken on pavements as sales have dropped during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

Leaders extend condolences over death of Greek Hero of People's Armed Forces

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and former President Nguyen Minh Triet on June 26 sent profound condolences over the Hero of People's Armed Forces Kostas Sarantidis passing.

All four Vietnamese students win silver at Int’l informatics Olympiad

All four Vietnamese students participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics 2021 brought home silver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s Quality Management Department.

Petrol price rises VND700 per liter on June 26

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the adjustment of petrol prices at 3 p.m. on June 26.

Online extra classes boom as summer holiday arrives

Many parents in Vietnam are choosing online extra classes for their children amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

WHO to visit Vietnam to test homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

Covid-19 vaccine developer said it will conduct clinical trials on one million people in the north and the south in July.

 

Finance Ministry cuts 30 fees in H2

The Ministry of Finance issued Circular No. 47 on June 24 to cut 30 fees in the second half of 2021 to support businesses and citizens affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

HCMC allowed to close down wet markets to suppress coronavirus

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has given the green light to HCMC’s plan of closing down wet markets in an attempt to curtail the spread of Covid-19, as the pandemic is breaking out on a large scale citywide.

 

Distortions of Vietnam’s religious freedom refuted

The US Department of State released last month its 2020 International Religious Freedom Report which stated that some religious groups in Vietnam are not recognized by the State and are bothered, intervened, or restricted by local authorities.

COVID-19: Vietnam confirms 50 new cases, including 40 in HCM City

Vietnam has logged an additional 50 coronavirus cases in three localities nationwide during the past 12 hours, with Ho Chi Minh City alone recording 40 cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Farmers will determine the success of digital transformation in Vietnam

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said that farmers will determine the success of digital transformation in Vietnam as they account for 60-70 percent of the country's population.

 

Nation looks for sources of vaccines amid increasing cases of COVID-19

With the severe fourth wave of infections underway since late April, the number of new cases keeping escalating and the disease has spread further in the country over the past week. 

Transport ministry rejects 11 airport construction proposals

The Ministry of Transport has rejected proposals from 11 cities and provinces to build their own airports by 2050, citing a lack of necessity for such airports and feasibility.

 

HCM City residents happy about new vaccination drive

Just after having the first shot of a Covid-19 vaccine, Thuy was informed that she had become the F1 (close contact) of an infection case, but she was not too worried.

 

Second COVID-19 support package proposed

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) is collecting opinions from ministries and agencies to complete a draft resolution on policies to support labourers and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 26

FPT to take new trading system for HSX live at the end of June

More than 500 new cases in HCM City added to country's total

There were 15 new COVID-19 cases announced on Saturday morning, but the Ministry of Health also added a further 563 cases to their total, all detected in HCM City on Friday.