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From September 21, Hanoi has relaxed its anti-epidemic measures, with many activities and services resuming. Many streets were busy on the first day of the capital city easing social distancing measures. The city has allowed the reopening of some non-essential services across the city. It has also removed the requirement of travel permits for inner city commuters. There are no longer three-colored zones (red, yellow and green). Stores providing essential goods and services are allowed to open, along with traditional markets, shopping centres, stores for stationery, textbooks, and other learning equipment, mechanics, electronics, and home appliances and in-door hairdressing salons. Restaurants and food and drink establishments are permitted to reopen for delivery only and must close before 9pm every day. Motorbike delivery services, including those using ride-hailing apps will continue to operate from 9am to 10pm but shippers must be vaccinated with at least one dose, make … [Read more...] about Hanoians line up for haircuts on first day of relaxed social distancing

HCM City to implement third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND Ho Chi Minh City will carry out the third relief package worth 7.3 trillion VND (around 320.7 million USD) sourced from the local budget to help more households and informal workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Vo Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee. Speaking at a press conference held by the city’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on September 20, Hoan said given complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic in the city and prolonged social distancing, people face more difficulties due to job loss and having no income. Therefore, in addition to the social security relief packages of the city's Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and other organisations and individuals, the municipal People's Committee continues to implement the third relief package to help ease difficulties for local residents. According to reports from the People's Committees of … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 21

A Vietjet Air plane (Photo: Vietjet Air) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (HOSE: VJC) has released its half-year audited financial statements for 2021, which saw a bigger post-tax profit of the parent company over its compiled reports. According to the financial statement s audited by PwC, Vietjet as a parent company had its transport revenue reaching 5,022 billion VND (approx. 220 million USD) for the first six months of this year. Its profit after tax was reported at 34.2 billion VND (approx. 1.5 million USD), a year-on-year leap of 102 percent thanks to profits gained from new project investments. The airline’s audited after-tax profit has also increased by 148 percent compared to that in its compiled reports. Vietjet posted its consolidated revenue at 7,556 billion VND (approx. 332 million USD) while the consolidated profit after tax reached 121.8 billion VND (approx. 5.3 million USD), showing a remarkable year-on-year growth of 161 percent. … [Read more...] about Vietjet’s audited report confirms positive results in H1

As more people get vaccinated, the chances for factories to work near full capacity increases. Photo: Le Toan Over the past three weeks Nguyen Thu Ha, a nurse from a healthcare centre in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district, had to come to the office very early and then ride on her motorcycle to several vaccination spots nearby. “Normally, we have to administer 150 doses a day, but the number has been increased to over 500 doses a day. We begin the work at 7.30am and finish at about 9-10pm without any pause, except for a few minutes for lunch,” Ha told VIR. “All medical staff in Hanoi’s clinics and hospitals have been mobilised to focus on vaccinations as soon as possible and everything has been going very smoothly.” On September 6, Hanoi’s government ordered that all efforts must be made to control the pandemic before September 15 through the testing of the entire population at least once to gradually restore the economy. The city was estimated to have vaccinated 100 per cent of all … [Read more...] about Vaccinations underpinning super-charged recovery aim

Education groups must learn from edtech unicorns elsewhere to cater to modern needs here in Vietnam. Photo: Le Toan In August, venture capital fund Do Ventures invested in VuiHoc, an online education platform that lets students self-study from an early age. This is Do Ventures’ second investment in Vietnam’s edtech market so far, and the fund has also poured capital into an online learning platform called Manabie in March. Commenting on the investment spree in the sector, Vy Le, general partner of Do Ventures, said that online education in Vietnam holds great promise with more than 23 million potential students, rising middle-class incomes, and a high internet penetration of over 70 per cent. Vietnamese spend up to 30 per cent of their disposable income on education, and parents are willing to pay extra to ensure high-quality education for their children. “Accelerated by the pandemic, several edtech companies have been experiencing strong growth, and there is no dominant … [Read more...] about Promise more than evident in Vietnam’s edtech fortunes

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Wednesday, he said: "To soon eliminate Covid-19, it is necessary to strengthen cooperation and solidarity in the spirit of responsibility and sharing, especially prioritizing the provision of vaccines to people in countries with low vaccination rates, creating conditions for developing countries to produce and participate in the supply chain of vaccines." He hailed the role of the Covax Facility, the global Covid-19 vaccine delivery mechanism backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in promoting equitable access to vaccines and drugs. The most urgent task is to control Covid since the world cannot be safe if there are people or countries still at risk from the pandemic, he said. After the pandemic is ended, the prerequisite for recovery and growth is a peaceful, secure and stable environment in each country and region, he said. Earlier that day, at a Covid-19 summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam president demands equitable supply of Covid vaccines in UN speech