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The two-dose Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine costs less than US$20. Vietnam is among few countries that have high trust in Russia’s vaccine against Covid-19, according to a survey conducted by global public opinion and data company YouGov. Percentage of people express their readiness for vaccination against Covid-19. Source: YouGov The strongest indicator of trust in Russia’s vaccine Sputnik V was recorded in Mexico, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to Russia’s sovereign wealth fund Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). Results from the survey of more than 12,000 respondents in 11 countries showed their attitude towards vaccination against the coronavirus and their vaccine preferences. More than 2.5 billion people or 30% of the world’s population, live in these countries. The survey became one of the largest on this topic and the first global survey involving countries in the Middle East and Southeast … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people put high trust in Russian Covid-19 vaccine

A Vietcombank office in Bac Ninh Province. VCB rose 4.1 per cent on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Thai Hung Vietnamese shares extended gains on Friday, setting a new historical high thanks to a strong investment cash flow and foreign investors’ net buying. On the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index gained 1.31 per cent, to close Friday at 1,377.77 points, the highest milestone ever so far. Market breadth was positive with 249 stocks increasing while 138 declined. The southern market index had gained 0.25 per cent to close Thursday at 1,359.92 points. Market liquidity was higher than Thursday as domestic investors poured more than VND23.7 trillion (US$1 billion) into the southern market, equivalent to a trading volume of nearly 809 million shares. The VN30-Index rose 1.33 per cent to 1,481.30 points. In the VN30 basket, 22 stocks rose, seven slid and one was unchanged. Hoang Huy Investment Financial Services JSC (TCH) gained strongly by 6 per cent. Vietcombank (VCB) … [Read more...] about Shares set new high, cash flow boosts indices

Of the new patients, 11 are associated with the cluster that emerged from the Revival Ekklesia Mission, a Christian congregation based in Go Vap District, 24 are related to a food company at an industrial park, 101 are related to the previously confirmed cases and 13 are being contact traced to find the sources of infection. On Friday evening only, health authorities confirmed 59 new local Covid-19 cases in Vietnam, raising the national tally in the fourth wave starting April 27 to 9,173. Of the new cases, 30 were recorded in HCMC, 19 in Bac Giang, six in Bac Ninh, three in Ha Tinh and one in Hoa Binh. All the cases in the northern provinces of Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Hoa Binh are associated with current outbreaks in the industrial parks there. The cases in HCMC and Ha Tinh are related to the previously confirmed Covid-19 patients. Vietnam recorded 259 community transmissions in total Friday. Eighty discharges the same day raised the total number of recoveries to 4,733. … [Read more...] about HCMC Covid-19 cases scale daily high

The CFM RISE programme by GE Aviation and Safran aims to drive revolutionary innovation for sustainable engines The CFM RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) programme will demonstrate and mature a range of new, disruptive technologies for future engines that could enter service by the mid-2030s. The companies today also signed an agreement extending the CFM International 50/50 partnership to the year 2050, declaring their intent to lead the way for more sustainable aviation in line with the industry’s commitment to halve CO2 emissions by 2050. “The relationship between GE and Safran today is the strongest it has ever been,” said John Slattery, president and CEO of GE Aviation. “Together, through the RISE technology demonstration programme, we are reinventing the future of flight, bringing an advanced suite of revolutionary technologies to market that will take the next generation of single-aisle aircraft to a new level of fuel efficiency and reduced … [Read more...] about GE Aviation and Safran launch advanced programme for sustainable engines

Börje Ekholm, president and CEO of Ericsson At the Ericsson Unboxed Office event held in early June, Börje Ekholm, president and CEO of Ericsson, said 5G is possibly the biggest platform for innovation. “With 5G, we will not only serve the consumer market like we did with 4G, we're actually entering the enterprise space. The performance of 5G allows enterprises to choose cellular as their primary choice of connectivity.” Mobile service providers are well-positioned to capture enterprise opportunities, he added, with potential for significant expansion in revenues compared to current business. More opportunities in enterprise space Asa Tamsons, head of Business Area Technologies and New Businesses at Ericsson, added by 2030, up to $700 billion of 5G-enabled business-to-business value can be addressed by communication service providers (CSPs). Asa Tamsons, head of Business Area Technologies and New Businesses at Ericsson According to findings from a recent … [Read more...] about 5G accelerates opportunities in enterprise space

Mandatory concentrated quarantine  for air passengers entering the country from abroad has been adjusted from 14 to at least 21 days. (Photo: VNA) According to the CAAV, the concentrated quarantine of foreign diplomats, experts, investors, high-tech workers and relatives entering Vietnam as well as Vietnamese citizens returning to the country are adjusted from 14 to 21 days in line with Official Dispatch No. 600/CD-BCD dated May 5, 2021 of the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Pandemic Prevention and Control. The CAAV asked airlines that transport foreign diplomats, experts, investors, foreign high-tech workers, and relatives entering Vietnam and Vietnamese citizens and laborers wishing to return home to strictly comply with current regulations on Covid-19 prevention and control. The Authority also requested the VATM, airport authorities in the northern, central, and southern regions to inform airlines, agencies and units operating in the localities and follow the … [Read more...] about Mandatory quarantine period for air passengers from abroad extended to 21 days