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Of the new patients, Ho Chi Minh City reported 4,469, followed by its neighboring provinces of Dong Nai (120), Long An (75), and Binh Duong (79). The remaining cases were recorded in Mekong Delta's Dong Thap (154), Can Tho (54), Soc Trang (22), Hau Giang (3), Kien Giang (2) and Bac Lieu (1); the central region's Binh Thuan (45), Da Nang (26), Phu Yen (23), Ninh Thuan (13), Gia Lai (5), Dak Nong (5), Binh Dinh (4), Thue Thien Hue (4), Quang Nam (3), Quang Ngai (3), Kon Tum (2), Thanh Hoa (1), Ha Tinh (1), Lam Dong (1) and Dak Lak (1); Hanoi (19) and the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc Province (11), Lang Son (2) and Thai Nguyen (1). Among the new cases, 525 were detected in the community and the rest in isolated areas. Within Tuesday, 1,063 new cases in the community have been recorded nationwide. With the latest additions, HCMC still leads the infection count with 72,740 confirmed cases, followed by Binh Duong Province with 8,909 in the ongoing wave. Vietnam entered its … [Read more...] about Vietnam adds 5,149 cases to local Covid tally

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making a trip to three Southeast Asian nations this week, demonstrating the Biden administration’s commitment to growing ties with its regional allies and deepening relations with Vietnam in particular, according to experts. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is making a trip to Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines. (Photo credit US Defence Department) Since taking on the role, Secretary Austin has already been to Europe twice for discussions with the United States’ allies. He has also visited Japan, the Republic of Korea, and India, although he has yet to come to Southeast Asia. Amid increasing concerns regarding a lack of focus and engagement in the region, his tour of Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines is considered long overdue. His trip will mark the second visit to Southeast Asia by a top member of the Biden administration, following a visit made by Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman last month. The main … [Read more...] about Secretary Austin’s trip reaffirms President Biden’s commitment to Southeast Asia

Cloud adoption Findings from the Carbon Reduction Opportunity of Moving to the Cloud for APAC report by 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, found that on average, organisations moving their business applications from on-premises data centres to cloud infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific can expect to reduce their energy use and associated carbon footprint by 78 per cent. Furthermore, if cloud operations in the Asia-Pacific could be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, moving compute workloads to the cloud would further boost emissions savings up to 93 per cent for average Asia-Pacific companies in a region where procuring renewable energy remains challenging. Commissioned by AWS, the study surveyed over 500 companies across the Asia-Pacific, spanning a variety of industries across Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. Ken Haig, head of Energy Policy for Asia-Pacific and Japan, AWS “Customers in the Asia-Pacific who move … [Read more...] about Moving to AWS Cloud a chance for companies in Asia-Pacific to reduce carbon footprint

6,000 medical workers from all over Việt Nam volunteer to help deal with HCM City's outbreak 5 priority groups allowed to go out in HCM City after 6pm Deputy PM visits HCM City’s 175 Military Hospital Six isolation areas to be established in Hóc Môn District Việt Nam concerned about unequal COVID-19 vaccination among nations An elderly woman in HCM City's District 3 receives her Moderna vaccine shot on Tuesday. The city is carrying out its fifth mass vaccination campaign with nearly 1 million doses since July 22 and is supposed to wrap up in 2-3 weeks. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ HÀ NỘI — There were 7,911 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday, the second highest daily increase since the pandemic first struck last year. The majority of the new infections are in HCM City, which still remains the coronavirus epicentre of Việt Nam. The southern economic hub, which is under enhanced social distancing order and two days into an order … [Read more...] about Over 7,900 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday