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FDI relocation "wave" still unclear as Vietnam faces competition from India, Thailand, Indonesia Vietnam has a great opportunity to receive new FDI, but it has been warned of the ‘the other side of the coin’. … [Read more...] about Vietnam prepares to receive investors from Japan, the US, EU

The Response Center for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Hazards in the Central Region and the Chemical Battalion 78 under the Staff of Military Region 5 together yesterday sprayed disinfectants in many places of Son Tra District in Da Nang and Quang Nam Province. … [Read more...] about News of Covid-19 in Vietnam today

Da Nang (VNA) – Another person has died of end-stage chronic renal failure, sepsis, acute heart failure and COVID-19, marking the eighth COVID-19-related death in Vietnam so far and the second on August 4. The latest fatality is a 65-year-old man from Da Nang city’s Hoa Vang district who was treated for five months for end-stage renal failure, regular hemodialysis and septic shock at the Nephrology Department of Da Nang Hospital. He was discharged from the hospital on July 24. A test carried out three days later revealed he was positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and he was transferred to the Department of Tropical Medicine of the Da Nang Hospital. At that time, he had breathing difficulties and was placed on a ventilator. His condition worsened and on August 4 he lost his fight for life at 8.30am. Announcing the death, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said there are still a number of patients in a critical condition and at high risk of losing their lives … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports another COVID-19-related death

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, on August 4 asked the health sector and all-level authorities to concentrate on high-risk areas during the fight against COVID-19. According to the Deputy PM, hospitals and nursing homes need the most attention, and patients in critical conditions and prolonged treatment in intensive care unit (ICU), and renal and cardiovascular departments are most vulnerable to coronavirus transmission. The outbreak in the central city of Da Nang has put hospitals, localities, departments and agencies on alert, he further said, stressing the need to tighten rules in hospitals and seriously observe pandemic prevention and control regulations towards patients and health workers. Dam said measures against COVID-19 should be implemented in the status of new normal, and asked the Ministry of Health to coordinate with media agencies to guide people to maintain their daily … [Read more...] about Deputy PM: pandemic fight should concentrate on high-risk areas

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia is aiming to set up travel corridors with China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to help recover business activities which are seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. During a virtual meeting, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi discussed a cooperation agreement to establish a travel corridor, which is hoped to be finalised soon. Essential travel activities in accordance with health protocols are expected to boost safe and effective economic activities between the two countries. Earlier, Indonesia and the UAE have agreed to establish a temporary safe travel corridor to facilitate travel between the two countries for essential business and commercial, diplomatic, and official purposes. This agreement is part of both countries’ efforts to contain COVID-19 and accelerate the economic recovery. The UAE is currently the country’s largest Middle Eastern investor, after pledging to pour … [Read more...] about Indonesia to set up travel corridors with China, UAE