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The decision, signed on November 19, recognizes those border guards’ excellent performance of the pandemic prevention and control task, contributing to the Fatherland construction and defense. The granting of the merit certificates demonstrates the Ministry of National Defense’s leaders’ acknowledgement and high appreciation for these individuals’ high sense of responsibility and efforts in controlling COVID-19. It is also a source of encouragement for them to continue overcoming difficulties and hardships and boosting close coordination with other border guards, local Party committees, authorities, and authorized forces to promptly and successfully curb and push back COVID-19. The awardees were (1) Lieutenant Colonel Tran Quy Hoa, a medical staff of the Military Medical Team of the headquarters of the Vietnam Border Guard Command, Department of Administrative-Logistic Affairs of the Staff of the Vietnam Border Guard Command; (2) Lt. Col. Nguyen Thi Tran Thanh, a member of the … [Read more...] about Defense Minister awards outstanding female border troops in COVID-19 fight

The South Korean investor considers Vietnam an important global production hub and a strategic destination in its research and development activities. Samsung Vietnam is urged to continue expanding investment and speeding up the construction of a research and development (R&D) center, which is located in western Hanoi. Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai (R) and Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam (L). Photo: TTXVN Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai gave his statement at the meeting with Choi Joo Ho, General Director of Samsung Vietnam on December 6. Khai highly appreciated Samsung’s investment in manufacturing projects in Vietnam, especially the R&D center. He underlined the Vietnamese Government supports the group’s long-term business and investment strategy. Committed to making Vietnam one of its global production bases, the South Korean group is building in Hanoi a new R&D center, the largest in Southeast Asia. With a total … [Read more...] about Samsung urged to speed up construction on R&D center

Pham Anh Nguyet was happy, thinking she would go to Australia after waiting 20 months, despite pandemic uncertainty. The girl from northern Nghe An Province, currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City, got accepted to a university in Sydney at the beginning of this year. But because of the outbreak, she had to defer her admission and start online classes in September. After shutting its borders in May 2020 and allowing only a restricted numbers of citizens and permanent residents to enter, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Nov. 22 the country would reopen its border to foreign visa holders on Dec. 1, including international students and skilled workers who have had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. About three days after Morrison's announcement, Nguyet decided to book a flight on Dec. 23. A few days later, when she heard about the new Covid variant Omicron, the college freshman tried to reschedule her flight to an earlier date due to concerns … [Read more...] about Delay to Australian border opening devastates Vietnamese int’l students

Raw shrimp prices have climbed again in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: SGGP) In early December, raw shrimp prices in the Mekong Delta fluctuated at a high level. Specifically, black tiger shrimp-sized 40 pieces per kilogram was priced at VND150,000-VND160,000 per kg; white-leg shrimp sized 100 pcs per kg was sold at VND102,000 per kg, sized 50 pcs per kg at VND136,000 per kg, and sized 30 pcs per kg at VND168,000 per kg. The average price increased by VND20,000-VND30,000 per kg compared to that in August and September. Although shrimp prices are high, many shrimp farmers in the Mekong Delta have no more shrimp to sell. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic had caused shrimp prices to fall sharply for a long time, along with the increasing cost of feed, causing farmers to suffer losses, so they had to suspend shrimp farming. Exporting enterprises also face a shortage of raw shrimp, so they encounter many difficulties in delivery. According to the Department of Industry and Trade of Bac … [Read more...] about Shrimp exporters rush to achieve export target

Policy and environmental conditions affect economic growth both in the long run and in the short run. In 2021, Ho Chi Minh City has many growth opportunities because the world economy is on a good recovery, so export orders of enterprises increase. At the same time, the trade conflicts of some big countries such as the US with China and the political crisis in Myanmar have pushed orders to shift to Vietnam quite a bit. Foreign investors also choose Ho Chi Minh City as an attractive destination to pour money into an investment. However, businesses could not produce, capital flow did not come as expected because of the impact of the prolonged epidemic. Therefore, the city authorities’ policies have switched from fighting the coronavirus pandemic to safe adaptation to the epidemic removing barriers for facilitation of the resource flow, then Ho Chi Minh City's economy will gradually recover quickly. For the economy to develop, state management must not obstruct the circulation of … [Read more...] about HCMC seeking new impetus for economic growth

Themed “Ho Chi Minh - Journey of Aspiration 2021,” the program spotlighted stories and reports on typical examples in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morality, lifestyle, leaving deep impression and touching moments on the audiences. Each collective and individual has surmounted unprecedented difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. They have developed and applied creative and effective methods to reality, bringing practical values to the community and society. Notably, they have always heightened firm stance, willpower, aspiration for devotion and sense of resilience, rising in life, strongly spreading the aspiration to build a happy and prosperous country among the people. Notably, in a report, through moving stories, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam emphasized the unanimity, wholehearted support of the people in the national COVID-19 prevention and control efforts, as well as the devotion of the front-line forces to the pandemic fight. The typical … [Read more...] about National exchange for role models in following President Ho Chi Minh’s example held