According to the ministry's report, the 47-year-old woman landed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 10. She was sent to a local quarantine area upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in her second testing on January 24. The patient is now being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. With this new infection case, the number of imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 855. As of 6 pm on January 25, a total of 1,425 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases. At present, 20,890 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home. … [Read more...] about Woman tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 after returning from Indonesia
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New artifacts unearthed at Ho Dynasty Citadel
Thanh Hoa (VNA) - New documents that help in understanding the architecture of the Ho Dynasty Citadel in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa were unearthed during a recent excavation, Director of the Ho Citadel Heritage Conservation Centre Nguyen Ba Linh announced on January 25. For the main palace and the eastern part of the citadel in different historical periods, the artifacts will serve study purposes and restoration projects at the relic site, affirming its major and exceptional value. The large-scale excavation was carried out in two digs located in the central part of the citadel, spanning 8,000 sq m. Four traces of architecture from the Ho Dynasty (1400-1407) were discovered, along with two others dating back to the Le Dynasty spanning the period from the 15th century to the 17th century. Bricks decorated with flower patterns produced in the Ly Dynasty (1009-1226) and the Tran Dynasty (1226-1400) were also discovered, as were some created in the citadel and bearing … [Read more...] about New artifacts unearthed at Ho Dynasty Citadel
Demand for imported high-value seafood rises
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam’s imports of high-value seafood such as king crabs and lobsters are rising due to their falling prices, and are expected to rise even further during the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival, experts have said. Robert Greenan, Deputy Consul General at the US Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, said last year exports of Alaskan seafood rose 125 percent to 19 million USD. Vietnam became the US’s sixth largest buyer of agricultural products and foodstuffs with imports worth 4 billion USD. According to the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute in Vietnam, demand for seafood is rising in the country, and several processing factories are moving from China to Vietnam due to tariffs. Alaskan seafood is mostly bought by restaurants and hotels and processors. The institute aims to expand the distribution network so that more customers can buy Alaskan seafood for cooking at home. During Tet, there is especially high demand for Alaskan king crab since it is relatively … [Read more...] about Demand for imported high-value seafood rises
French trial opens on AO/Dioxin lawsuit against U.S. chemical producers
Tran To Nga graduated from a Hanoi university in 1966 and became a war correspondent of the Liberation News Agency, now the Vietnam News Agency. She worked in some of the most heavily AO/Dioxin affected areas in southern Vietnam such as Cu Chi, Ben Cat and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, ultimately experiencing contamination effects herself. … [Read more...] about French trial opens on AO/Dioxin lawsuit against U.S. chemical producers
Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station Metro project open to public
The trains are fully equipped with air conditioner and ventilation systems, loudspeakers for announcements, surveillance cameras, standalone smoke and fire detectors, and LED lighting with auto-adjust brightness for underground route following the European standards. … [Read more...] about Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station Metro project open to public