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A child in Thái Bình Province is examined before vaccination. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam's COVID-19 tally rose to 10,699,965 on Tuesday, as 1,785 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours in 48 localities. Hà Nội still had the highest number of infections, with 419, followed by Vĩnh Phúc (119). The other areas recording new transmissions were Phú Thọ (111), Nghệ An (97), Hải Dương (71), Quảng Ninh (70), Yên Bái (70), Tuyên Quang (57), Bắc Ninh (51), Bắc Kạn (48), Lào Cai (46), Thái Bình (44), Thái Nguyên (41), Đà Nẵng (39), HCM City (36), Hà Nam (29), Sơn La (27), Bình Dương (26), Nam Định (26), Hưng Yên (25), Quảng Bình (23), Hòa Bình (20), Hà Tĩnh (20), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (19), Ninh Bình (19), Hà Giang (19), Quảng Ngãi (18), Bắc Giang (17), Quảng Trị (17), Bình Phước (17), Đắk Nông (15), Cao Bằng (14), Lai Châu (13), Điện Biên (12), Thừa Thiên Huế (11), Tây Ninh (10), Thanh Hóa (10), Gia Lai (8 ), Lạng Sơn (8 ), Khánh Hòa (7), Phú Yên (7), Cà Mau (7), … [Read more...] about Việt Nam records 1,785 new COVID-19 cases

An additional 1,785 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Tuesday, raising the national tally to over 10.70 million, according to the Ministry of Health. According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 48 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (419), Vinh Phuc (119), Phu Tho (111), Nghe An (97), and Hai Duong (71). As of Tuesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.70 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections. On May 17, an additional 5,094 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.36 million. On Tuesday evening, four deaths related to Covid-19 was announced, total fatalities stayed at 43,071. By May 16, the country had injected more than 217 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over … [Read more...] about Vietnam logs 1,785 new Covid-19 infections on Tuesday

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) visits the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) (Photo: VNA) In his meeting with NYSE leaders, the Vietnamese PM expressed his pleasure to visit the largest stock exchange in the world in terms of market capitalisation, and thanked them for the warm welcome and the privilege to ring the bell to end the trading session of May 16. PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with representatives of NYSE (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh stressed that Vietnam is cracking down on the violations of a few unscrupulous investors in the country’s stock markets to ensure its security, transparency, and sustainable development. He asked the NYSE to cooperate and share experience in developing an effective, sustainable stock market in Vietnam as well as realising the country’s ambition to successfully build a regional-level financial centre, foster the win-win partnership between the NYSE and Vietnamese agencies and companies, contributing to the development of the … [Read more...] about PM visits New York Stock Exchange, holds roundtable with CEOs of int’l firms

Sakellaropoulou is paying an official visit to Vietnam from May 15 to 19 at the invitation of Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. At the tea party, the Vietnamese Vice President welcomed the positive results of talks between the two presidents, expressing her belief that the visit by Sakellaropoulou will promote Vietnam-Greece cooperation in a practical and intensive manner. Xuan thanked the Greek President for her the warm sentiments to a high-ranking delegation from Vietnam during an official visit to the European nation last November, as well as for presenting 250,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam. She said that Vietnam and Greece share similarities in culture and history and hoped that the visit to the Temple of Literature helped the Greek President understand more about the country and people of Vietnam. In reply, Sakellaropoulou thanked Xuan for arranging the tea party and informed her host that during her talks with President Phuc, the two sides exchanged views … [Read more...] about Vice President hosts tea party for visiting Greek President

The Vietnamese Party leader congratulated Sakellaropoulou on becoming the first female president of Greece, and thanked the Greek people for their valuable support for Vietnam’s struggle for independence in the past as well as the current national construction, especially in COVID-19 prevention and control. He highly valued the outcomes of the Greek leader’s visit, especially the results of the talks between President Sakellaropoulou and her Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. He expressed his belief that the visit is a milestone in the development of bilateral ties. The Party leader affirmed that Vietnam attaches much importance to its traditional friendship with Greece and is delighted at the important progress in bilateral ties. He gave a number of proposals to promote the partnership in all fields, and suggested Greece continue to support the Vietnamese community in the country. He briefed the guest on major achievements and development goals of Vietnam towards the … [Read more...] about Party leader hosts Greek President in Hanoi

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 16 (local time) as part of his trip to the US. In his meeting with NYSE leaders, the Vietnamese PM expressed his pleasure to visit the largest stock exchange in the world in terms of market capitalisation, and thanked them for the warm welcome and the privilege to ring the bell to end the trading session of May 16. PM Pham Minh Chinh meets with representatives of NYSE (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh stressed that Vietnam is cracking down on the violations of a few unscrupulous investors in the country’s stock markets to ensure its security, transparency, and sustainable development. He asked the NYSE to cooperate and share experience in developing an effective, sustainable stock market in Vietnam as well as realising the country’s ambition to successfully build a regional-level financial centre, foster the win-win partnership between the NYSE and Vietnamese … [Read more...] about PM visits New York Stock Exchange, holds roundtable with CEOs of world leading firms