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2030 Business Club gives 26 tons of veggies to disadvantaged workers By Phu Duc The 2030 Business Club delivers 26 tons of vegetables and fruits to workers in areas under lockdown in HCMC on July 26 - PHOTO: 2030 BUSINESSPEOPLE CLUB HCMC - The 2030 Business Club, a member of the Saigon Times Club, gave 26 tons of vegetables and fruits to workers in areas under lockdown or quarantine in HCMC on July 26 as the Covid-19 pandemic has made life hard for them. The vegetables were donated by people and enterprises from across the country such as farmers from the Ka Do and P’Ro’h communes of Don Duong District, Lam Dong Province, D'Furni Company; students from the HCMC College of Economics; and friends of the 2030 Business Club in Binh Thuan Province. Volunteers, who are farmers from Don Duong District, collected the vegetables and fruits from July 23-25 and then sent them to HCMC for the 2030 Business Club. The event is part of the first phase of the “2030 Business Club … [Read more...] about 2030 Business Club gives 26 tons of veggies to disadvantaged workers

Nearly 2,000 additional Covid-19 patients recover, released from HCMC’s hospitals The Saigon Times Recovered Covid-19 patients get onto a minibus to return home after being declared free of the coronavirus and allowed to leave a hospital in HCMC. The HCMC Center for Disease Control has announced that 1,995 recovered Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals citywide yesterday, July 26 – PHOTO: LDO HCMC – The HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC) has announced that 1,995 Covid-19 patients who recovered were discharged from hospitals citywide yesterday, July 26, raising the city’s total recoveries since the pandemic hit Vietnam early last year to 16,659 cases. An HCDC representative this afternoon said that the city, on which the latest coronavirus resurgence has taken its toll with over 68,000 cases reported to date, is gradually changing its Covid-19 treatment strategy to reduce the death toll and is tightening the implementation of the stay-at-home mandate … [Read more...] about Nearly 2,000 additional Covid-19 patients recover, released from HCMC’s hospitals

In a quite near future, we will be facing more challenges in our power sector in order to meet the rising demand for energy consumption for our economic development. The primary energy resources are being exhausted, especially oil and gas which may lead to the significant import of fossil fuels in the near future. Therefore, the trend of developing renewable energy in the world, including wind power, is a breakthrough solution,” Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of Renewable Energy Center, Institute of Energy, stated. The vision of the government to move away from a fossil fuels-based energy mix was formalized last year under Resolution 55, which established the long-term targets for Vietnam’s green transition. The vision and targets of Resolution 55 should be supported by the much-awaited Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8), which is expected to be finalized later this year. Installation of an offshore wind project The latest draft of PDP8 saw the introduction of a new form … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s future transition to offshore wind auctions

The event featured 60 photos following the themes of AO/dioxin pains; a concerted effort in support of and care for the victims; the building of the city’s association for AO/dioxin victims; and related people-to-people activities and the struggle for justice for the victims. Nguyen Huu Y, head of the municipal association for AO/dioxin victims, said the exhibition aims to spread a message that surmounting AO/dioxin consequences is the responsibility of entire society and that the victims are in dire need of care and attention from the community. From 1961 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed about 80 million liters of toxic chemicals, 61 percent of which were Agent Orange, containing 366 kg of dioxin, on to nearly a quarter of South Vietnam. About 86 percent of the area was sprayed more than two times, 11 percent of the area was sprayed more than 10 times. As a result, around 4.8 million Vietnamese were exposed to the toxic chemical. Many of the victims have died, while millions … [Read more...] about Photo exhibition sheds light on AO/dioxin disaster in Vietnam

* On July 26, Division 5 of Military Region 7 sent 500 troops from Regiment 271 to support people in Binh Duong province to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The division also collaborated with local authorities to provide necessary knowledge and skills in COVID-19 prevention and control for relevant forces. * On July 25 and 26, Division 9 of Army Corps 4 in collaboration with Cu Chi district Fatherland Front Committee delivered necessities to needy people in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City. The necessities included 3,000 kg of rice, 1,200 kg of fish, 300 boxes of instant noodles, 6,000 eggs, 1,500 kg of vegetables and so on. The gifts were donated by the unit’s troops and local sponsors. * On July 26, affiliated units of Army Corps 4 held send-off ceremonies for troops on their way to Binh Duong province to assist people in the fight against the pandemic. The corps mobilized 400 troops to undertake missions in concentrated quarantine areas and COVID-19 treatment facilities. * … [Read more...] about Military units assist pandemic-hit people in Southern localities

Vietnam will receive the technology to produce Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine from Russia According to Nguyen Ngo Quang, deputy head of the agency, Vabiotech and Advanced International JSC (AIC) and Japan’s Shionogi signed an agreement on COVID-19 vaccine production. The vaccine technology to be transferred is Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein (BaculovirusExpression Vector System). Currently, the sides signed the non-disclosure agreement to access documents on the vaccine and the underlying technology. Earlier on May 7, Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long issued Decision No.2301/QD-BYT on the establishment of a steering committee for COVID-19 vaccine research and production technology transfer. For the technology transfer between AIC and Shionogi, the MoH signed the cooperation agreement and is preparing to carry out the third phase of clinical trials in Vietnam and completing the procedures for technology transfer. As planned, in June 2022, all the necessary works will be … [Read more...] about Vietnam signs COVID-19 vaccine technology transfer contracts with US, Japan, and Russia