Delhi at high alert

Mumbai civic chief IS Chahal (L) receives Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang (R). (Photo: SGGP) The visit was attended by Vice Chairman of the People’s Council of HCMC Nguyen Van Dung, representatives of the city’s department and Consul General of Vietnam to Mumbai Hoang Tung. Speaking at the meeting, Mumbai civic chief IS Chahal said that the Covid-19 pandemic has basically been controlled in the city where coronavirus fatality accounted for 0.8 percent of the total number of confirmed cases thanks to the effectiveness of epidemic prevention and control measures, creating a strong socio-economic recovery. At the working session between leaders of HCMC and India's Mumbai Vice Chairwoman of the HCMC People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang emphasized the traditional good relationships between Vietnam and India that were founded by two outstanding leaders of the two nations, President Ho Chi Minh and Prime Minister J. Nehru, beginning in the 1950s. … [Read more...] about HCMC, Mumbai enhance cooperation, open new direct flights

Human resources readiness In 2021, the corporation spent VND56.5 billion on operating a misting system against dust, treating mining and domestic wastewater, planting trees, dredging sumps and renovating the environmental landscape at production sites. The corporation also built works to prevent and minimize damage from heavy rains and storms, such as dredging streams, ditches and sewers; digging sumps; repairing warehouses, and testing electrical equipment, as well as procuring materials and equipment and maintaining high alert in case of heavy rains and storms. “The Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Rescue of the corporation and other member units have well prepared for the task, always having a group on duty around the clock until the storms end and are always ready to deal with arising problems. In addition, the corporation has also closely coordinated with local authorities in dealing with impacts on trees, crops and properties caused by storms to the … [Read more...] about VVMI synchronizes coal mining with environmental protection

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency . - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong on June 27 held phone talks with President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen. Read full story An overview of the talks between NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the Hungarian NA László Kövér  (Photo: VNA) Welcoming the Vietnamese top legislator and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Hungary, Kövér affirmed that Hungary considers Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia. He highlighted that the friendship and cooperation between the two countries have been tested in difficult times during COVID-19 period. He thanked the Vietnamese NA for giving Australia sincere support in the first days of COVID-19 outbreak. Read full story Read full story Vietjet and Da Nang exchange their MoU and annouce the … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on June 28

The Vietnamese healthcare market is growing rapidly with total spending on healthcare increasing from $16.1 billion in 2017 to more than $20 billion in 2021. Pharmaceutical spending also increased to more than $6.6 billion in 2021. The system expanded rapidly with about 250 factories, 200 import-export facilities, 4,300 wholesale agents, and more than 62,000 retail agents. Addressing the India-Vietnam Pharmaceuticals and Health Industry Conference, Pranay Verma, Ambassador of India to Vietnam, shared that cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector is an important component of the cooperation between both countries. Thus, Indian companies are eager to explore partnerships and investments in Vietnam. At the conference, around 200 participants were also updated with the latest regulations and guidelines regarding business and investment in Vietnam's pharmaceutical sector. Tran Ngoc Liem, general director of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Ho Chi Minh City branch … [Read more...] about Vietnam and India eagerly explore partnerships in healthcare and pharmaceuticals

A torrential rain accompanied by hail lashed Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday afternoon, resulting in serious flooding and congestion on myriad streets. The heavy downpour was the result of the southwest monsoon, which has been picking up strength, according to Le Dinh Quyet, an official from the southern hydro-meteorological station. During the rain, a hailstorm lasting about five minutes was also recorded, but the hailstones were rather small and melted as soon as they touched the ground. A car travels on flooded To Ngoc Van Street in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, June 22, 2022. Photo: Tuoi Tre Within 30 minutes into the downpour, the rain volume reached 23.2 millimeters in District 1, 31.6 millimeters in Binh Chanh District, and 46.4 millimeters in Thu Duc City. UDI Maps, a flood alert application run by the city’s Urban Drainage Company, showed that serious inundation occurred on such streets as Ung Van Khiem in Binh Thanh District, and Quoc Huong, To Ngoc … [Read more...] about Downpour accompanied by hail sinks streets in Ho Chi Minh City

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen at the conference (Photo: SGGP) This morning, the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee for the term 2020-2025 chaired by Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen held the fifteenth conference. Speaking at the opening of the conference, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen recalled the city’s situation over the past year with many difficulties caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, besides the results achieved in the first six months of 2022. He reiterated what the city has done from which to resolve existing problems. Mr. Nguyen Van Nen informed that BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron were present in HCMC warning that the Covid-19 epidemic continues to have very unpredictable developments; therefore, administrations in localities and organizations must be alert to the disease. Worse, in particular, Ho Chi Minh City is seeing an increase in … [Read more...] about HCMC Secretary: Breakthrough solution to create new impetus for city’s recovery