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HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc issued a directive on Thursday ordering a 21-day lockdown of a northern city of 2 million people and the closure of a large international airport, following the detection of major clusters of community COVID-19 cases. … [Read more...] about PM orders lockdown of Chí Linh City, Vân Đồn int’l airport over major COVID-19 clusters

At least 110 laboratories across the country can perform real-time polymerase chain reaction testing for Covid-19 diagnosis, with a capacity of 27,000 samples per day. As of April 30, 2020, Vietnam had conducted 261,004 tests, with 967 tests per positive case or 2691 tests per million population. Not only did the country buy 200,000 tests from South Korea, but it also quickly developed its own successful test kits. … [Read more...] about Vietnam pushes for medicine self-sufficiency post Covid-19: Fitch Solutions

Still, Vietnamese enterprises, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are still struggling with the concept of digital transformation. According to a 2019 survey conducted by Asia IoT Business Platform, 13.2 per cent of local enterprises surveyed claimed that digital transformation is not present within the organisation, as compared to only 8.4 per cent and 8.8 per cent of those in Indonesia and Thailand respectively. Furthermore, a report by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce (VCCI) states that SMEs account for 97 per cent of the total number of enterprises in Vietnam. Around 80-90 per cent of the machines used in their operations are imported and nearly 80 per cent are obsolete technologies from the 1980s and 1990s. … [Read more...] about Grappling with digital evolution

The NA set the target for 2021’s GDP growth at 6 per cent, with an average consumer price index (CPI) growth of 4 per cent, based on the unpredictable global situation. Do laid out two possible scenarios for inflation in 2021, both between 2 and 3 per cent, with the higher one based on potential strong fluctuations in gasoline and food prices. … [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