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The World Health Organization warned countries on Tuesday not to impose blanket travel bans over the new Omicron coronavirus variant as governments and scientists try to determine how much protection current vaccines would offer against the strain. Officials offer vaccine reassurance against the new Omicron coronavirus variant. Financial markets fell sharply after the head of drugmaker Moderna said existing COVID-19 vaccines would be less effective against the Omicron variant. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe shed 1.39% a day after broad declines in Europe and Asia. BioNTech's chief executive struck a cautiously positive note, saying the vaccine it makes in a partnership with Pfizer would likely offer strong protection against severe disease from Omicron, which was first reported in southern Africa a week ago. The questions over vaccine effectiveness came as cases of the new variant spread, with the first reported case in Latin America … [Read more...] about Officials offer vaccine reassurance; WHO advises against travel bans

Vietnam is advised to maintain epidemiological surveillance and boost genome sequencing to detect the variant. Vietnam’s Ministry of Health today [Nov 30] worked with representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the risk of Omicron variant transmission. Dr. Kidong Park, WHO Representative in Vietnam, at the meeting with Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on Nov 30. Screenshots: Minh Vu Working with Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on Tuesday morning were Dr. Kidong Park, WHO Representative in Vietnam, John MacArthur, MD, Director of CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office, and Dr. Matthew Moore, Director of CDC Vietnam’s Global Health Security Program, the Vietnam Television (VTV) reported. At the meeting, Dr. Kidong Park made four recommendations for Vietnam namely epidemiological surveillance, the 5K (masking – disinfection – distance – no gathering – medical declaration) with vaccination, … [Read more...] about Vietnam works with WHO, CDC on Omicron variant

Vietnam is working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) in its response to new coronavirus variant Omicron, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long. Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long The Ministry of Health on November 30 held a meeting on the threats of the very concerning variant with WHO Representative in Vietnam Kidong Park, CDC Southeast Asia Regional Director John MacArthur, and Director of US CDC Vietnam’s Global Health Security Programme Matthew Moore. Long said as of November 30 morning, Vietnam has not recorded any case of COVID-19 with the new variant. The ministry last week asked the government to halt flights to/from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Mozambique, as well as suspend the issuance of visas for passengers coming from these countries. The ministry has also asked to step up surveillance to promptly … [Read more...] about Vietnam works closely with WHO, US CDC to deal with Omicron threat

Signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding between Kon Tum Provincial People’s Committee and Hung Nhon Group (Vietnam) & De Heus (Netherlands) On November 29, Hung Nhon Group and De Heus have joined a conference to discuss the investment plan to build a complex of high-tech agricultural Projects in Kon Tum province. At the conference, Hung Nhon Group and De Heus have signed an MoU with Kon Tum People's Committee on the investment project. Covering an total area of over 200 hectares, the project will specialise in swine gene selection and production, automatic slaughtering, organic animal feed production, and organic fertiliser production. The project will produce high-quality livestock products for the Vietnamese market and export to Southeast Asia and Asia. Accordingly, the project will feature several complexes of high-tech livestock and poultry areas. There will also be livestock slaughter plants in line with European standards. The main operating area will also … [Read more...] about Hung Nhon Group and De Heus team up to build high-tech agricultural complex in Kon Tum

Vietnam can become a logistics center for agriculture and food in the Asia-Pacific region. The greening of agriculture is not a burden but a need and an opportunity that Vietnam should determine to grasp. This is also a responsibility for tens of millions of farmer households, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said. The minister said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will assign the Vietnam National University of Agriculture to coordinate with the ministry’s agencies to implement each step of the agriculture greening scheme. “The Departments of Crop Production, Livestock Husbandry and Fisheries, those which are related to green agriculture need to take specific steps to start implementing it from today,” Hoan said. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan. Photos: Phi Nhat According to the minister, Vietnam is realizing an initiative of the World Economic Forum in a production chain … [Read more...] about Greening agriculture – opportunity for Vietnam’s growth

Promoting construction with full legality, Metro Star heats up Thu Duc real estate market CapitaLand Development named ‘Best Sustainable Developer’ at 2021 PropertyGuru awards Vietnam Festival of Creativity Design 2021 ends on a high note VIMC makes Việt Nam's ports highly competitive Non-life insurer PVI Insurance prospers despite pandemic Thank to possessing a hot mineral resource with great values and an onsen ecosystem under construction by Sun Group in addition to Quang Ninh's well-planned strategy from now to 2030, Quang Hanh is being shaped into a regional wellness tourism centre. Global hot trend Wellness tourism is a specific type of tourism intended to promote and maintain a positive state of health of the body, mind and soul. This is a prevailing trend in the world, especially in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported by Market Insight Solutions, the global wellness tourism market size was valued at … [Read more...] about Onsen ecosystem – the great value that turns Quang Ninh into a leading wellness tourism destination