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The Ministry of Health logged 14,314 more coronavirus infections throughout Vietnam on Sunday, together with 1,711 recoveries and 199 deaths. The latest cases, including two imported and 14,312 domestic transmissions, were reported in 61 provinces and cities, the ministry said, adding that 8,142 patients caught the virus in the community. Ho Chi Minh City recorded 1,491 of the latest infections, Can Tho City 1,132, Tay Ninh Province 792, Soc Trang Province 775, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province 710, Binh Thuan Province 648, Khanh Hoa Province 465, Hanoi 400, Dong Nai Province 355, Binh Duong Province 355, Thua Thien-Hue Province 305, Hai Phong City 91, Lam Dong Province 84, Da Nang 78, Quang Nam Province 63, and Quang Ninh Province 62. Vietnam had registered 13,993 locally-acquired infections on Saturday. The country has detected 1,303,823 community transmissions in all its 63 provinces and cities since the fourth virus wave erupted on April 27. A combined 1,006,460 of them have … [Read more...] about Vietnam documents 14,314 new coronavirus infections, 199 virus-related fatalities

A mobile COVID-19 treatment station is set up at Minh Phú General Clinic in Sóc Sơn District, Hà Nội. The station has 200 beds for COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms. The city reported 400 new infections on Sunday — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 14,314 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Việt Nam on Sunday, bringing the total national tally to 1,309,092, according to the Ministry of Health. Of the new cases, two were imported ones while another 14,312 cases were detected in 61 provinces and cities nationwide. A total of 8,142 locally transmitted cases were found in the community outside of quarantined areas or locked down ones. HCM City continued to record the highest number of infections with 1,491, followed by Cần Thơ with 1,132, Sóc Trăng 775, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu 710 and Đồng Tháp 690. The capital city of Hà Nội reported 400 new cases. Other cases were detected in Bình Thuận (648), Bến Tre (630), Bình Phước (547), Vĩnh Long (544), Khánh Hòa (465), Cà Mau (444), Bình … [Read more...] about More than 14,300 new COVID-19 infections confirmed in Việt Nam on Sunday

Da Nang calls for RoK’s investment in ICT A forum to promote investment in information and communications technology (ICT) in the central city of Da Nang from the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held virtually on November 30, bringing together representatives from over 200 enterprises and investors from the two countries. The event aims to introduce potential, advantages, preferential and investment support policies of Da Nang to RoK businesses and investors, especially in ICT, and high technology. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam said the RoK is the largest foreign investor in Vietnam with over 9,000 valid projects worth over 71.5 billion USD, including nearly 500 investment projects in the ICT field with the presence of the world's leading technology corporations such as Samsung and LG. To welcome more investments from the RoK, the Vietnamese Government has been perfecting models, mechanisms and policies to create breakthrough … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS DECEMBER 1

A group of tourists, including Vietnamese and foreigners, left Ho Chi Minh City’s downtown for its coastal Can Gio District on Sunday in the first waterway tour launched by the city under its tourism recovery plan after months of suspension due to COVID-19. The tour kicked off as the city and Vietnam in general have loosened COVID-19 restrictions and reopened their economies under ‘new normal conditions,’ which refers to the government’s strategy of living safely with the coronavirus. Daily infections have fallen nationwide in the last few weeks while health workers have given almost 73 million vaccine doses since vaccination was rolled out on March 8. The group of 50 travelers, including expats working in the city, departed from Bach Dang Wharf at 8:00 am on the express boat Greenlines DP. They had earlier attended a ceremony held by the city’s Department of Tourism and Vietnamtourist, the tour organizer, to welcome the first visitors to Can Gio by waterway since … [Read more...] about Foreigners take first tour to Ho Chi Minh City’s coastal district since COVID-19 restrictions

HCM City has extended the trial period for allowing food and drink establishments to operate to December 31. — Photo sggp.org.vn HCM CITY — The HCMC People’s Committee has decided to continue with the trial to allow food and drink establishments to operate until December 31. Besides, it has done away with its earlier requirement that they need to close before 10 p.m. Businesses can operate normally in areas with COVID-19 alert levels 1 and 2, have up to 50 per cent of covers in case of level 3 and only offer delivery and takeaway in case of level 4. All must comply with safety regulations in force locally. Local authorities have been instructed to strengthen oversight of establishments serving alcoholic beverages and severely penalise non-compliance with pandemic safety measures. On November 16 the city People’s Committee allowed food and beverages establishments to reopen on a trial basis until November 30. … [Read more...] about Food and drink facilities to remain open until year-end as HCM City extends trial

A leader of a province that administers Vietnam’s ‘tourism haven’ Phu Quoc has denied a rumor that the Omicron variant of the coronovirus has made it to the island. Phu Quoc has recorded zero Omicron infections so far, Nguyen Luu Trung, deputy chairman of the People’s Committee of Kien Giang Province, which manages the island, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, referring to the B.1.1.529 variant of SARS-CoV-2. First reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by South Africa on September 24, the Omicron mutant was designated by WHO as a variant of concern two days later. Scientists said the new variant could be 500 percent more infectious than Delta, which is dominating infections around the world now. Trung quoted a report by the Kien Giang Department of Health as showing no Omicron cases on Phu Quoc, thus scotching a rumor on social media that the variant had hit the city island. “This [rumor] is false information spread to subvert the island [administration], at a time … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Kien Giang quashes rumor that Omicron variant has entered Phu Quoc