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MB Group - a generous benefactor during pandemic By Van Ly MB Group vice chairman and general director Luu Trung Thai presents VND10 billion to a representative of the Hanoi government - PHOTOS: MB GROUP As the Covid-19 pandemic has been hitting many parts of the country, many enterprises have stepped up their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to give a helping hand to the community. MB Group is not an outsider to the trend, making significant contributions to the country’s fight against the pandemic. Donating VND40 billion to buy Covid-19 vaccines Contributing to the Hanoi government’s Covid-19 vaccination program, Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB), an arm of MB Group, on June 19 donated VND10 billion to help the city combat the pandemic. At the program “Hanoi joins hands to combat the Covid-19 pandemic,” jointly held by the municipal government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hanoi, MB Group vice chairman and general … [Read more...] about MB Group – a generous benefactor during pandemic

People in Ho Chi Minh City will be banned from going outdoors from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am the next day from Monday until further notice as part of the city’s restrictions to reduce surging COVID-19 infections, according to chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong. Chairman Phong declared the curfew at a meeting on Sunday evening. All activities in the city will be suspended, save for emergencies and pandemic missions, the official underlined. The municipal administration will issue an official document to detail the implementation of the new restrictions on Monday, Phan Van Mai, standing deputy secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said in another meeting earlier on Sunday. On July 23, along with its extension of social distancing measures, introduced in late May, from Saturday until August 1, the administration also decided to tighten restrictions. Such restrictions will be applied together with other epidemic control rules under the prime minister’s Directive 16, including the … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City imposes 6:00 pm-6:00 am curfew to fight COVID-19

Pandemic-hit HCM City looks to sustain growth momentum this year Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest economic hub in southern Vietnam, aims to sustain growth momentum in the remaining months of 2021 even when it is battling the worst-ever COVID-19 resurgence which began in late May. Data from the municipal Statistics Office, the city’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) grew 5.46 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year. Total retail sales of goods and services reached about 542 trillion VND (23.5 billion USD), up 7.3 percent year-on-year. Budget revenue exceeded 198.56 trillion VND, up 20.7 percent and representing 55.7 percent of the yearly plan. Its Industrial Production Index (IIP) picked up 5.9 percent during the period, with growth seen in all four key industries – food and beverage (1.2 percent), pharmaceutical chemistry (2.6 percent), electronics (15.6 percent), and mechanical engineering (10.7 percent). This year, HCM City sets to achieve … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 25

Nearly 4,000 more Covid-19 infections have been recorded in the past 12 hours in Vietnam, raising the total number of patients in the country to 94,913, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday morning. According to the ministry's report, 3,973 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases 3,051 of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 2,328 in Ho Chi Minh City, 881 in Binh Duong, 218 in Tien Giang, 134 in Dong Nai, 127 in Tay Ninh, 82 in Khanh Hoa, 50 in Vinh Long, 33 in Ben Tre, 18 in Can Tho, 17 in Tra Vinh, 17 in Kien Giang, 16 in Danang, 14 in Phu Yen, 11 in Hanoi, nine in Soc Trang, six in Binh Phuoc, four in Bac Ninh, three in Hau Giang, two in Dak Nong, two in An Giang, and one in Nghe An. As many as 922 cases were found in the communities. Ho Chi Minh City continued to report the highest number of new infections in the country. On Saturday, the city also recorded 5,396 new patients, the majority of … [Read more...] about Nearly 4,000 new Covid-19 patients announced in Sunday morning report

Vietnam confirmed 7,531 more Covid-19 infections on Sunday including 4,555 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City, raising the total number of patients in the country to 98,465, the Ministry of Health has reported. According to the ministry's report, 7,525 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases 6,009 of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 4,555 in Ho Chi Minh City, 1,249 in Binh Duong, 313 in Tay Ninh, 253 in Dong Nai, 218 in Tien Giang, 172 in Khanh Hoa, 126 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 109 in Phu Yen, 90 in Dong Thap, 78 in Binh Thuan, 56 in Can Tho, 50 in Vinh Long, 45 in Ben Tre, 27 in Tra Vinh, 26 in Binh Phuoc, 25 in Kien Giang, 16 in Danang, 15 in Hanoi, 14 in Dak Lak, 11 in Quang Nam, 11 in Vinh Phuc, 10 in Hau Giang, nine in Soc Trang, seven in Ninh Thuan, six in Bac Ninh, six in Binh Dinh, six in Gia Lai, four in Dak Nong, four in Nghe An, four in Quang Ngai, three in Bac Lieu, two in An Giang, two in … [Read more...] about Vietnam records over 7,500 more Covid-19 infections on Sunday