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Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries over the weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered faster administration of the third and fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine as part of measures against the unpredictable pandemic situation, especially when the sub-variant BA.5 has appeared in Vietnam and raised the risk of a new wave of coronavirus infections. According to the Government Office, to enhance pandemic control and create favourable conditions for socio-economic recovery and development, the Government leader has assigned Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam to continue directing the Ministry of Health, other ministries and sectors, and 63 provincial-level localities to drastically carry out anti-pandemic measures, especially accelerating COVID-19 vaccination. Read full story - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue's visits to Hungary and the UK from June 26-30 concluded successfully, thus greatly promoting the … [Read more...] about ☀ Morning digest on July 4

White-robed worshippers from around the world have packed the streets of Islam's holiest city ahead of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic began. Banners welcoming the faithful, including the first international visitors since 2019, adorned squares and alleys, while armed security forces patrolled the ancient city, birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed. "This is pure joy," Sudanese pilgrim Abdel Qader Kheder told AFP in Mecca, before the event which officially starts Wednesday. "I almost can't believe I am here. I am enjoying every moment." One million people, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed at this year's hajj after two years of drastically curtailed numbers due to the pandemic. The pilgrimage is one of five pillars of Islam, which all able-bodied Muslims with the means are required to perform at least once. At least 650,000 overseas pilgrims have arrived so far in Saudi Arabia, the authorities said on Sunday. But … [Read more...] about Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic

Puih Phu, 16, and Puih Thai, 28, were taken back home in La Grai District of Gia Lai Province in the Central Highlands on Sunday. Early this year, they got in touch with Tran Quang Quyet, 21, a native of the region’s Kon Tum Province, on Facebook. Quyet offered to help them get decent jobs with high salaries in Cambodia. However, once they arrived in Cambodia, they were forced to do all the hard work while their employers frequently beat them with rods and power cables. They were also threatened to be sold away or killed. Struggling to survive, Puih Thai asked to be sent home. The people who had tricked and sold him to Cambodia requested him to contact his family and pay bail of VND90 million ($3,854). Through his family, border guards in Gia Lai launched a special operation to track down the human trafficking ring, rescuing both Thai and Phu. Border guards have collaborated with police to expand the operation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last week that … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese tricked to work in Cambodia rescued

The body of a teenager was found on Monday evening after he went missing while swimming at Thien Cam Beach in the central province of Ha Tinh the same morning. The beach where the incident occurs Head of Thien Cam Tourist Site Management Board, Hoang Xuan Huong, announced on Monday evening that rescue forces found the body some two kilometres from the beach. According to a report by local authorities, a group of four visitors from Hanoi arrived at Thien Cam Beach to swim at 7.30 am on July 4. While swimming in an area some 40 metres from the shore, they were swept away in a rip current. Hearing their calls for help, people rushed in and managed to save two. Meanwhile, a 50-year-old woman and her 13-year-old child were swept far out. The rescue team then found the body of the mother at 10 am. The saved woman in the group, Huong Giang, said that she and her son went with the victims to the beach early on Monday morning. "We were standing very close to … [Read more...] about Body of missing teenager found at Ha Tinh beach

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has called on airlines to well handle increased demand during the peak of summer, ensuring that there are not illegal increases in ticket prices or limits on people picking up or dropping off travellers at the airport, especially at Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports. Airplanes at Nội Bài International Airport in Hanoi. — VNA/VNS Photo These were among the directives that the CAAV issued to enhance traffic safety and prevent congestion at airports during the peak summer of 2022. CAAV also directed the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to urgently study solutions to limit congestion at Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports. Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Nhất international airports should re-check passenger service lines, and signs; install more information boards announcing flights, anhd/or replace larger flight announcement signs in the lounge area. These two airports will … [Read more...] about Airlines instructed not to illegally raise prices over summer

Roongrote Rangsiyopash, president and CEO of SCG What is the current state of the circular economy in Vietnam, and the role of the private sector in accelerating it? I am so thrilled to see many developments here, and most importantly, it is encouraging to see the Vietnamese government’s commitment to sustainability. We all know that the development of physical infrastructure alone is no longer adequate, unless such development is combined with the advancement of human capital and commitment to sustainability and environmental protection. A path to a low-carbon society, combined with development in the circular economy, leads to sustainable prosperity. Vietnam’s sustainability targets and the passing of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020 emphasised the importance of international collaboration. Scientific data has suggested a strong correlation between climate change, global warming, and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, we are seeing the … [Read more...] about Attempting to balance green ideas with profit