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Over 850 children at orphanages and community centers in Can Tho City have received packs of mooncakes -- a gift commonly given during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam -- during a charity campaign initiated by the local Youth Federation. The gift packages, including mooncakes and milk portions, were presented to the underprivileged children at ceremonies in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month and falls on Tuesday this year, said Tran Viet Tuan, deputy chairman of the Vietnam Youth Federation’s chapter in Can Tho. The charity initiative pooled a total of VND1 billion (US$44,000) from the local Youth Federation chapter, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, as well as the Pacific High School. Thanks to the support of bakeries in the Mekong Delta city, the organizers had prepared over 850 mooncakes before distributing them to the orphans. As the coronavirus outbreak is still present in the area, the events were held … [Read more...] about Youth Federation’s mooncakes bring Mid-Autumn Festival to orphans in southern Vietnam

A little boy and his grandmother have called for help to overcome difficulties after losing two family members to Covid-19. Five-year-old Le Gia Phat left for HCM City with his mother, brother and grandparents four years ago after his parents went bankruptcy and his father was sent to prison. The family wanted to find better opportunities in the big city. But when Covid-19 broke out, Phat's mother, Nguyen Hong Phuong, became unemployed and the whole family depended on his grandfather's modest income as a company guard. His seven-year-old brother was then sent to live with their paternal grandmother in Can Tho City. Le Gia Phat Unfortunately, his whole family tested positive for Covid-19 and quarantined. Phat was discharged first and had to live with his aunt. Phat kept asking for his mother and grandparents but no one could tell when they could go home. One day, Phat suddenly looked at the phone and cried, "My mother had probably died." … [Read more...] about Little boy in need after losing mother to Covid-19

The Ministry of Health recorded 11,687 in Vietnam on Tuesday, alongside 11,017 discharged patients and 240 fatalities. Thirty-four provinces and cities documented 11,687 domestic cases while the country reported five separate imported infections, the health ministry said. The ministry had logged 8,668 locally-infected patients on Monday. Over 6,800 of the latest domestic cases were found in the community, with the remaining detected in sectioned-off areas or centralized quarantine facilities. Ho Chi Minh City reported 6,521 local infections, up by 1,350 patients from yesterday; Binh Duong Province 3,609, up by 2,199; Dong Nai Province 590; Long An Province 254; Kien Giang Province 134; An Giang Province 121; Tien Giang Province 105; Can Tho City 43; Da Nang 15; and Hanoi 12. Vietnam has confirmed 702,972 community transmissions in 62 out of its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth – and worst – virus wave emerged in the country on April 27. Ho Chi Minh City tops the … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 11,687 new coronavirus patients

Post-pandemic cooperation prospect of Vietnam, Hong Kong The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (China) jointly held a teleconference on post-pandemic economic recovery – Vietnam-Hong Kong partnership on September 20. Speaking to Vietnam News Agency's correspondents, Anthony Lam, Executive Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) and CEO and Vice Chairman of the Golden Resources Development International Ltd., said a number of Hong Kong manufacturers have recently expanded production out of Hong Kong and to ASEAN, including Vietnam, for different reasons. About the potential of cooperation between Vietnamese and Hong Kong firms, Lam said Hong Kong is focusing resources on health care and pharmaceuticals so its businesses could consider investment in those fields in Vietnam. He stressed that Vietnam boasts a young, hardworking, … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 20

Samples are collected from traders in Quang Tri Province’s Dong Ha City for Covid-19 test yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo The number of new infections increased by 3,019 compared to Monday's figures. Five new cases were imported and quarantined upon arrival. There were 240 more virus-related fatalities throughout the country on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to a total of 17,545. Among today's new infections, HCMC recorded the highest with 6,521, followed by the southern provinces of Binh Duong (3,609) and Dong Nai (590). The capital city of Hanoi reported 12 new infections. Other cases were found in 30 localities, including; Long An, Kien Giang, An Giang, Tien Giang, Tay Ninh, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Binh Dinh, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Binh Thuan, Ca Mau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Ha Nam, Quang Binh, Ninh Thuan, Binh Phuoc, Dak Nong, Dak Lak, Phu Yen, Quang Ngai, Vinh Long, Hau Giang, Thanh Hoa, Bac Lieu, Lam Dong, Nghe An, Quang Nam, Tra Vinh and Ben Tre. In addition, 11,017 patients … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 11,692 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday