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The press conference of the Boao Forum for Asia on April 8 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Beijing (VNA) – The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) commenced in the Chinese southern province of Hainan on April 8 with a press conference and the release of three reports, including one forecasting that Asia will lead the world economy with its strong economic growth. At the press conference, BFA Secretary General Zhou Wenzhong unveiled the BFA reports on the progress of Asian economic integration, the development of emerging economies and the competitiveness of Asian economies. The BFA Asian Competitiveness Annual Report 2018 wrote that with the continuing integration of Asian economies, economic competitiveness went through steady development in 2017. The report noted the Asian economy remains one of the major engines driving world economic development, adding that enhanced external growth, transformed internal impetus and deepened cooperation among markets propelled Asia's development. The … [Read more...] about Boao Forum report points out Asia’s leadership in world’s growth

Among the 82 new cases, 61 were confirmed in Ho Chi Minh City, six in Da Nang, five in Nghe An, four in Bac Ninh, three in Long An, two in Kien Giang Province and one in Bac Giang. Most of the new cases were of people in quarantine. Authorities are contact tracing one HCMC patient. For the past two months, Vietnam's latest Covid wave has seen 10,657 infections recorded in 44 cities and provinces, with Kien Giang just added to the list. Two cases in the southern province are the mother and the brother of two men who had returned from Malaysia and were found infected upon finishing their seven-day self monitoring at home following 21-day centralized quarantine. The Malaysia returnees were registered as imported cases on Tuesday. Also Wednesday, health authorities confirmed the 70th Covid-19 death in the country, the 35th in the latest wave. Eighteen localities have gone 14 days without new cases, and eight have done so for 30 days. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 82 new local Covid-19 cases

There is currently no specific or credible intelligence that points to an imminent terrorist attack on Singapore, noted the ISD. (Photo: Singapore Ministry of Home Affairs) Singapore (VNA) - The terrorism threat to Singapore remains high as terrorist groups continue spreading their influence online amid the COVID-19 pandemic , the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on June 23. Although there is currently no specific or credible intelligence that points to an imminent terrorist attack on Singapore, the department noted that it had averted terrorist attacks by two Singaporean youths who were targeting places of worship here. These cases underscore the very real threat of lone-wolf attacks by self-radicalised individuals, said the ISD in the third edition of its Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report. Since 2015, 54 people have been dealt with under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for terrorism-related conduct. Among them, 44 - comprising 32 Singaporeans … [Read more...] about Terrorism threat to Singapore remains high: report

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The number of Singaporean millionaires may increase by more than 60 percent in the next five years following a surge in millionaires forecast in the region after financial capitals emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the 2021 Global Wealth Report released by Credit Suisse Group AG. The report shows that Singapore may have 437,000 millionaires by 2025 compared with 270,000 in 2020, representing a rise of 62 percent, a faster growth than Hong Kong’s estimated 60 percent for the period, but slower than the growth forecast in China, India, Australia, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China). Singapore’s millionaire density – or percentage of millionaires in the total population –  was 5.5 percent in 2020, the second-highest in Asia after Hong Kong’s 8.3 percent, the report says. The country’s Gini coefficient – a more broad-based measure of wealth inequality – was at 78.3 in 2020, much higher than Japan’s … [Read more...] about Number of Singaporean millionaires forecast to rise 60 pct in five years

Tay Ninh suspends passenger transport services to Binh Duong The Saigon Times Passenger coaches are parked at a coach station. Tay Ninh Province suspended public passenger transport services to Binh Duong Province from today, June 23, until further notice - PHOTO: TNO HCMC - Tay Ninh Province has suspended public passenger transport services to Binh Duong Province from today, June 23, until further notice to prevent the spread of Covid-19, according to the provincial Department of Transport. Under the decision, taxis, contract vehicles and passenger coaches must stop their operations from Tay Ninh Province to Thuan An City, Tan Uyen Town, and some wards in Thu Dau Mot City in Binh Duong Province, which have been hit by Covid-19. As for interprovincial coaches, buses, taxis and vehicles traveling between Tay Ninh Province and other provinces or cities, when passing through these parts of Binh Duong Province, they must not stop there for drop-off or pickup services. … [Read more...] about Tay Ninh suspends passenger transport services to Binh Duong

Health Ministry urges faster Covid-19 vaccination in HCMC and 9 other provinces The Saigon Times Workers in HCMC wait for Covid-19 vaccination. The Ministry of Health has urged HCMC and nine other provinces to speed up their Covid-19 vaccination process - PHOTO: TNO HCMC – The Ministry of Health today, June 23, sent an urgent dispatch to HCMC and nine other provinces—Nam Dinh, Cao Bang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Daklak, Tien Giang, Lam Dong, Can Tho and Kien Giang—asking them to accelerate their slower-than-expected Covid-19 inoculation process. According to the ministry, on May 20, it provided the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC) with 70,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses, and institutes, hospitals and other units in the city with 4,500 doses, Tuoi Tre Online newspaper reported. On June 17, HCDC continued receiving an additional 786,000 doses, and institutes, hospitals and other units were given 10,370 doses. On June 14, the ministry asked the governments of … [Read more...] about Health Ministry urges faster Covid-19 vaccination in HCMC and 9 other provinces