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Residents are asked to stay home and only leave their places of residence for essential needs (buying food, medicines, or medical emergencies), go to work (at agencies, factories, business and service establishments deemed essential and not told to close down), and other emergencies. … [Read more...] about PM orders lockdown of Chí Linh City, Vân Đồn int’l airport over major COVID-19 clusters

With a population of over 97 million, Vietnam has prior experience in responding to outbreaks of other infectious diseases including SARS, MERS, measles and dengue. In the case of the Covid-19, Vietnam relied on cost-effective solutions to combat the virus, including strategic testing, contact tracing through apps and effective public communication campaigns. … [Read more...] about Vietnam pushes for medicine self-sufficiency post Covid-19: Fitch Solutions

These strategic moves align with the country’s vision in strengthening its digital economy which is expected to top $43 billion by 2025. Moreover, last year the Government Office launched the National e-Document Exchange Platform, a move towards building a foundation for integration and sharing of national digital data. Vietnam’s provincial governments are also ramping up efforts with new action plans to realise their smart city dreams. While this trend is heartening and signals a stronger and more robust Internet of Things (IoT) and ICT market in Vietnam, it begs the question of whether these cities are ready to embark on projects that require not only crucial infrastructure to be in place but also expertise to see them through from the conception to maintenance. … [Read more...] about Grappling with digital evolution

Prices tend to decrease or stabilise at lower levels in the face of major disruptions of supply and demand, and recover slowly as the crisis is gradually controlled. However, looking at the composites in 2020, Vu Dinh Anh, economic expert from of the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) Price Market Research Institute warned of deflation as a very real possibility, as monthly inflation rates steadily dropping towards the zero mark over the last months of 2020. … [Read more...] about Forestalling impending deflation risk

The headline on the front page of L'Humanité read: “A story of an American war crime tried 55 years later in France”, reflecting on the lives of Nga and millions of other victims of AO/Dioxin and her enduring fight for justice over the last six years. The article said the historic trial against 14 American companies is now entering a new phase at the Crown Court of Evry. … [Read more...] about Historic court case begins in France for Agent Orange victims