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Vietnam has confirmed 239 Covid-19 cases so far, 149 of them active. Many of the active cases are Vietnamese nationals returning from Europe and the U.S., foreigners coming from the same regions and those who’d come in contact with both groups of people. … [Read more...] about HCMC field hospital discharges four more Covid-19 patients

Indonesia - one of the worlds most populous and far-flung nations - only just closed its borders, but experts fear this came too late. As the BBC's Resty Woro Yuniar and Aghnia Adzkia report, its healthcare system will not be able to cope amid warnings that official figures mask the true scale of virus cases. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: Indonesia grapples with fear of a hidden virus surge

For instance, most of the country’s 29 provincial-level colleges of education suffer from low enrolment rates. Thirteen of them have already received approval for merging with other schools to overcome their financial difficulties. Nông Lâm University in HCM City recently held discussions with the Ninh Thuận Province People’s Committee for the merger of the Ninh Thuận College of Education with its campus in the province. The merger has been approved and his university is carrying out necessary procedures for job assignment to submit to the Ministry of Education and Training for approval, Dr Trần Đình Lý, deputy rector of Nông Lâm, said. There is tough competition among schools to enrol students, making things difficult for colleges in provinces, he said. The Government’s policy of merging provincial colleges with large universities is obviously the ideal solution, he said. It would help local students access … [Read more...] about Rural colleges with low enrolment rates seek mergers with large universities

Six new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Vietnam, total reaches 233 The National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology reported six new SARS-CoV-2 positive cases during the night of April 2, which raised the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country to 233 as of 6am on April 3. … [Read more...] about Six new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Vietnam, total number amounts to 239

The municipal police on Friday afternoon said Tuan and Anh would be detained for up to four months while an investigation is launched into their charges of "murder" and "illegal possession of narcotics." … [Read more...] about Vietnamese couple probed for murder after allegedly beating 3-yo daughter to death