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PHÚ YÊN – For nearly a month, despite the hot days and dark rainy nights, the medical teams, police, army, and volunteers in Phú Yên Province have gone to great lengths to firmly hold the frontline combatting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although not a frontline worker, when the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in the province, Ksor Y Chet, a 37-year-old teacher at Ea Trol Primary and Secondary School in Sông Hinh District volunteered to support the government and people to fight the pandemic. In a protective suit and sweaty, Ksor Y Chet said: "When the first cases of COVID-19 appeared in Ly Village, all key officials of the commune were mobilised.” “My wife who is an official of the commune Women's Union had to move to the headquarters of the commune People's Committee and was in charge of cooking for the forces at checkpoints and going to every house to disseminate information about pandemic prevention,” he said. In those days, the number of COVID-19 cases were … [Read more...] about Phú Yên locals volunteer as frontline workers to fight COVID-19

Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MB) held the online analyst meeting on June 22 to provide an update on its positive operation and business results. By the end of Q2, MB achieved total consolidated assets of more than VND523 trillion, increasing by 5.65 percent compared to the end of 2020. Total operating income in the first half of the year was VND18,117 million, increasing by 40 percent compared to the same period last year. Total consolidated profit before tax in the first six months of 2021 reached VND7,968 million, a remarkable increase of 56 percent compared to the same period last year. MB also enjoyed top business performance in the period with a return on asset (ROA) ratio of 2.48 percent and a return on equity (ROE) ratio of 23.28 percent. "These outstanding results are a testament to MB’s effective business strategy with a focus on digital transformation," a spokesperson stated. Within the first six months of the year, MB has implemented a series of innovative … [Read more...] about MB Group eyes $5 bln revenue by 2026

Dantri readers have sent nearly VND500 million to support a two-year-old boy in Quang Binh Province who is suffering from serious burns. Dinh Thi Ngoc Lan, deputy head of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Dantri representative transfer the donation to Tan's family According to the family, two-year-old Doan Nhat Tan and his six-year-old brother went to a relative's house to play. While playing with each other, they found petrol stored in the house, poured it onto the floor and lit it up to celebrate a mock birthday party. Tan was admitted to the hospital with 40% burns. 10% of his body was third-degree burns and 30% of the body was fourth-degree burns. Tan's father is a small communal official and his mother is a nursery teacher. They can't even afford a house and stay in a dilapidated house of a sister. After Tan was admitted to the hospital, they had sold everything they could but it was not enough. On July 22, the representatives of … [Read more...] about Readers help little boy with severe burns

At a market in Indonesia (Source: Xinhua/VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Bank Indonesia (BI) has cut its 2021 economic growth forecast range for the Southeast Asian country to between 3.5-4.3 percent from 4.1-5.1 percent predicted previously. Speaking at a press conference on July 22, BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said the lower prediction resulted from complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the appearance of the Delta variant. According to the official, Indonesia's economic growth potential remained quite good until the second quarter, fueled by an increase in exports, public spending and non-construction investment. He said that an increase in a number of indicators in early June such as retail sales and purchasing management index showed that the economy was on the way to recovery. Economic growth in the third quarter is forecast to be lower than the previous quarter as the Indonesian Government is tightening restrictions to slow the spread of … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s central bank revises down economic growth forecast

A volunteer received  a shot of Nano Covax vaccine in the third phase of clinical trials on July 2 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam is evaluating its domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Nano Covax , for possible approval for emergency use in the country. The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology held a meeting on July 22 to review the outcomes of clinical trials of the vaccine, which is produced by Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC based on recombinant DNA/protein technology. Based on the evaluation, the vaccine may be approved for emergency use. It went through the first phase trial from December 18, 2020, and the second phase from February 26, 2021. The third phase started on June 11, 2021. Results from the first two trial phases showed that all volunteers developed antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. At the meeting, a representative from Nanogen said more than 13,620 volunteers had been vaccinated with Nano Covax vaccine so far. … [Read more...] about Vietnam may approve homegrown Nano Covax vaccine for emergency use

Vietnamese economy records growth of 6.61% in second quarter The nation’s economy enjoyed annual growth of 6.61% in the second quarter of the year, with the country’s economic growth for the remainder of the year projected to reach between 4.5% and 5.1%, according to industry insiders. The event was co-hosted by the Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) under VNU University of Economics and Business (UEB) and Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) via online platform. According to details provided by the quarterly report, growth in the agro-forestry-fishery, service, and industrial sectors recorded an increase in the first half of the year with the FDI sector playing a crucial role in economic growth through exports. Furthermore, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses have been forced to bear additional production costs due to a rise in raw material prices coupled with land rental. Inflation during the course of the second quarter and the … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS JULY 24