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An additional 888 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Wednesday, raising the national tally to nearly 10.74 million, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 39 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (149), Hai Phong (88), Danang (61), Nghe An (51), Bac Ninh (50), and Yen Bai (45). As of Wednesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to nearly 10.74 million. On June 22, an additional 5,657 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.62 million. On Wednesday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. Total fatalities stayed at 43,084, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By June 21, the country had injected more than 226 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 6.35 million given to children aged … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports additional 888 fresh Covid-19 infections on Wednesday

An additional 740 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Thursday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 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 38 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (154), Bac Ninh (54), Nghe An (51), Yen Bai (40), and Danang (40). As of Thursday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million. On June 23, an additional 5,087 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.62 million. On Thursday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. Total fatalities stayed at 43,084, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By June 22, the country had injected more than 227 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including … [Read more...] about Additional 740 new Covid-19 infections confirmed on Thursday

An additional 657 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 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 35 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (169), Bac Ninh (53), Phu Tho (45), Yen Bai (43), and Lao Cai (34). As of Saturday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million. On June 25, an additional 5,239 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.64 million. On Saturday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were announced. Total fatalities stayed at 43,084, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By June 24, the country had injected more than 229 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 6.71 million … [Read more...] about Additional 657 Covid-19 infections announced on Saturday

An additional 777 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Wednesday, raising the national tally to over 10.74 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. As of Wednesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million. On June 29, an additional 9,387 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.67 million. On Wednesday evening, no deaths related to Covid-19 were recorded, total fatalities stood at 43,087. By June 28, the country had injected more than 231 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 7.80 million given to children aged 5 to 11. … [Read more...] about Additional 777 fresh Covid-19 infections reported on Wednesday

"It’s both a gamble and a nice move by Pau FC. The club have indeed chosen Nguyen Quang Hai for his potential and also for what he represents in Southeast Asia. With nearly 800,000 followers on Instagram and over 2.5 million likes on Facebook, the midfielder can attract not just the fans but also media and various sponsors," L’Equipe wrote. The famed newspaper called Hai the "Vietnamese Messi" and stated his presence would benefit Ligue 2. "For his first experience in Europe, he wanted to find a club that is capable of offering him playing time in the hope of a breakthrough and aiming even higher. He is sure to be one of the attractions of Ligue 2," it said. Hai is expected to undergo a medical in two days and sign his two-year contract with Pau FC, plus an optional year, making him the first-ever Vietnamese player to play in a pro league in France. In six seasons with his former club Hanoi FC, Hai played 126 matches, scored 35 times and won every domestic title and Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam star midfielder good addition to French league: sports newspaper

Marcel Schröder, Economist, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department Asian Development Bank At the beginning of the conflict, the crude oil price breached $130 per barrel in March, the highest since 2008. Since then, it retreated to about $100 in April, before rising again to $120 following the European Union’s partial ban on Russian oil in May. Some worry that the oil price could spike to $200 per barrel in the coming months and how such a shock would impact the economic prospects of Asia’s developing countries. While many institutions, including ours, project a significantly higher oil price in 2022 compared with 2021, these predictions do not foresee $200 per barrel because they attach a low probability of a sudden shock to the global oil supply. A sudden shock is unlikely given the EU’s decision to gradually phase out Russian oil imports by the end of 2022, allowing an orderly transition to alternative supplies and keeping prices stable and affordable for … [Read more...] about Additional oil spike impacts cannot be ruled out