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An additional 1,114 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday, raising the national tally to over 10.71 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi 285 cases, Vinh Phuc (70), Yen Bai (68), Phu Tho (66), Nghe An (59). As of Saturday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.71 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections. On May 28, an additional 8,463 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.43 million. On Saturday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. The total fatalities stood at 43,078. By May 27, the country had injected more than 220 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports additional 1,114 fresh Covid-19 cases, no death

The trend of online food purchasing, which has prevailed since the COVID-19 outbreak, and the prevalent use of plastic packaging in retail are increasing plastic waste volume, potentially causing long-term health risks. During the strict COVID-19 restrictions last year, 75 percent of people living in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City used online food delivery services, according to a survey of Q&Me, a market research firm. Such food is usually packed in boxes made of plastic that accounted for 64 percent of the total volume of materials used for the food packaging industry. Many vendors prefer using plastic bags to contain various items sold online and at bricks-and-mortar shops. ProCi Food, a Ho Chi Minh City-based non-profit social project, and some other eco-friendly businesses, like Phu Yen Province-based Tuy An Farm, have called on their customers to send back packaging to them so that they can return it to manufacturers for processing and reuse. Some online grocery … [Read more...] about Plastic packaging a cause for concern in online shopping era in Vietnam

A woman in the southern province of Bạc Liêu is tested for COVID-19. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — There have been 1,114 new COVID-19 infections but no deaths recorded over the past 24 hours, according to Saturday's report from the health ministry. Hà Nội’s increase is still the largest in the country but stays below the 300 threshold with 285 cases, with the remaining infections found in: Vĩnh Phúc (70), Yên Bái (68), Phú Thọ (66), Nghệ An (59), Lào Cai (53), Tuyên Quang (48), Quảng Ninh (48), HCM City (31), Bắc Kạn (31), Thái Nguyên (31), Thái Bình (27), Quảng Bình (22), Hòa Bình (19), Hà Nam (17), Quảng Trị (16), Hưng Yên (16), Nam Định (16), Sơn La (14), Hải Dương (14), Hải Phòng (13), Hà Tĩnh (13), Điện Biên (13), Lâm Đồng (12), Lạng Sơn (12), Hà Giang (12), Lai Châu (11), Ninh Bình (10), Thanh Hóa (10), Cao Bằng (8 ), Thừa Thiên Huế (7), Đà Nẵng (7), Tây Ninh (6), An Giang (5), Hậu Giang (4), Bình Thuận (4), Bình Phước (3), Gia Lai (3), Bắc Giang (3), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (2), Bến … [Read more...] about Việt Nam sees 1,114 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths for third day in a row

Tran Xuan Bach, an office worker in Hanoi, recently took a night tour of the Hoa Lo Prison built by the French in 1896. Bach learnt about the tour from a post on Facebook fan page of the Management Board of Hoa Lo Prison Relic. He and some of his colleagues registered for the tour of what used to be a scary place and called "Hell on Earth." The facility was also famously dubbed the "Hanoi Hilton" by American POWs incarcerated there. Before starting the tour, each of the visitors were given their own headphones so they could easily follow the instructions. Following their tour guide, they entered the main gate of the prison and made their way to the men's collective detention camp, the male political prison camp and the dungeon. The prison space was dark and stuffy, and it was still a frightening and emotional experience. "Just standing there, I felt suffocated. I really couldn't imagine how Vietnamese soldiers lived and overcame this harshness in the past," Bach said. The … [Read more...] about Horrors, heroes: night tour of Hanoi prison revisits history

The chess festival in Prague, Czech Republic will consist of four groups of different levels. The lowest is the Open and anyone can register for it. The next three levels are Futures, Challengers and Masters. Liem is invited to the Masters group, along with nine other grandmasters, including Czech-Vietnamese player Nguyen Thai Dai Van. The average Elo rating of the 10 grandmasters is 2,693. Liem is the third seed in this tournament. Dai Van is the number three player of Czech Republic. His parents are Vietnamese. Van has a similar style of play as Liem. This is his second time in the Masters group of the tournament. Last year, he drew all seven matches in it. For Liem, this is his first time in the Czech Republic, and also his first standard chess tour since the Gibraltar Masters in January 2020. The lack of standard chess competitions in the last two years has kicked Liem out of FIDE standard chess rankings. His target will be to accumulate more Elo ratings to return to the … [Read more...] about Vietnam chess ace to compete in Prague Masters

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A total of 1,344 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours to 4pm May 25, according to the Ministry of Health . Hanoi continued to register to the highest number of daily infections with 316 cases, followed by Vinh Phuc with 94, and Bac Ninh with 90. The national tally now reached 10,712,733. As many as 2,459 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear on May 25, bringing the number of recoveries so far to 9,414,862. There are 194 patients needing breathing support. Two deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, raising the fatalities at 43,078. By May 24, the country had injected 219,796,318 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, including 3,791,705 doses for children from five to under 12 years old./. VNA … [Read more...] about COVID-19: Vietnam confirms 1,344 new cases on May 25