A screenshot shows Rens Original's profile in the Social Entrepreneurs category of the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. The young Vietnamese men’s crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter last year attracted over 5,000 backers who pledged more than US$550,000 of a $19,000 goal in just two months to help bring their project to life. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese make sneakers from coffee grounds, plastic waste
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Vietnam losing track of Covid-19 transmission: expert
Tran Dac Phu, senior advisor at the Public Health Emergency Operations Center under the Ministry of Health, said there is still no clue as to who the source was that first introduced Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, to Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi. … [Read more...] about Vietnam losing track of Covid-19 transmission: expert
Five more Covid-19 infections send nationwide total rising to 227
In the Bach Mai Hospital cluster, the 223rd patient took care of her relative who was receiving treatment at the hospital’s Functional Rehabilitation Department. Between March 11 and 24, the 29-year-old woman usually dined and bought grocery items at the hospital’s canteen and had contact with employees of Bach Mai Hospital's food caterer Truong Sinh Company, of whom many have been confirmed as positive for the virus. … [Read more...] about Five more Covid-19 infections send nationwide total rising to 227
Vietnam’s IT and finance catching South Korean attention
“The ambiguity in regulatory policy confuses foreign investors. While many regulations are made timely, laws and regulations governing foreign investment are often inexplicable and often inaccurate. Excessive time and costs on interpreting and querying regulatory policy are clearly barriers to investment. If an agency dedicated to resolving issues arising from foreign investment was to be created, as is found in many countries, Vietnam would certainly attract more foreign investment.” VN Economic Times … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s IT and finance catching South Korean attention
Overseas returnees take Vietnam’s Covid-19 infections to 233
Patients "232" and "233" flew back to Vietnam March 27 on Aeroflot flight SU290 from Moscow and were quarantined in the northern province of Vinh Phuc. They are being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh District. "Patient 232" is a 67-year-old man from the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and "Patient 233" is a 24-year-old woman from Nghe An Province in central Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Overseas returnees take Vietnam’s Covid-19 infections to 233
