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Medical staff give COVID-19 vaccine shots to students of Ha Huy Tap secondary school in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi Tran Sy Thanh on August 9 signed a dispatch asking localities across the city to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination among local residents. Along with speeding up the work on students in local schools in line with the Ministry of Health’s guidance, the localities were requested to complete it among the children between 5 and 12 years olds in August. They were also asked to finalise the administration of the third and fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to adults soon and hasten the injection of the third dose among the people aged from 12 to 18. COVID-19 vaccination (Photo: VNA) At the same time, the dispatch underlined the need to finish the vaccination for prioritised groups as soon as possible. To this end, the city rolls out a number of measures to expand the vaccination coverage, including … [Read more...] about Hanoi makes efforts to speed up COVID-19 vaccination

President Joe Biden's team has been wrestling for months with various ways to ease the costs of duties imposed on Chinese imports during predecessor Donald Trump's tenure, as it tries to tamp down skyrocketing inflation. It has considered a combination of eliminating some tariffs, launching a new "Section 301" investigation into potential areas for additional tariffs, and expanding a list of tariff exclusions to aid U.S. companies that can only get certain supplies from China. Biden has not made a decision on the issue and all options remain on the table, the White House said. The tariffs make Chinese imports more expensive for U.S. companies, which, in turn, make products cost more for consumers. Bringing down inflation is a major goal for Biden, a Democrat, ahead of the November midterm elections, which could shift control of one or both houses of Congress to Republicans. But Beijing's response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit last week to Taiwan triggered a … [Read more...] about US rethinks steps on China tariffs in wake of Taiwan response: sources

North Korea has not revealed how many confirmed infections of the virus it has found, but since July 29 it has reported no new suspected cases with what international aid organization say are limited testing capabilities. While lifting the maximum anti-pandemic measures, Kim said that North Korea must maintain a "steel-strong anti-epidemic barrier and intensifying the anti-epidemic work until the end of the global health crisis," according to a report by state news agency KCNA . Analysts said that although the authoritarian North has used the pandemic to tighten social controls, its victory declaration could be a prelude to restoring trade hampered by border lockdowns and other restrictions. Observers have also said it may clear the way for the North to conduct a nuclear weapon test for the first time since 2017. North Korea's official death rate of 74 people is an "unprecedented miracle" compared to other countries, KCNA reported, citing another official. Instead of … [Read more...] about N.Korea’s Kim declares victory in battle against Covid-19

The UK-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA), which officially took effect on May 1, 2021, has helped not only boost the bilateral trade between the two markets but also bring the door wide open for the investment of UK companies in Viet Nam. Viet Nam News talks to CEO of HSBC Viet Nam Tim Evans and Nitin Kapoor, Chairman and General Director of AstraZeneca Vietnam and Asia Area Frontier Markets, about their plans for business in Viet Nam. How is your company doing business in Viet Nam? How will the UKVFTA help expand your business here? Tim Evans, CEO of HSBC Vietnam Evans : HSBC has been the leading international bank operating in Viet Nam for more than 150 years. As a bank with trade finance in our DNA, our mission has always been to be a bridge between local companies looking to transact internationally and international companies looking to transact locally. We are a full-service bank that deals with domestic and international companies, financial institutions … [Read more...] about UKVFTA opens doors for UK businesses in Viet Nam

Senior Lieutenant General Do Can, Deputy Director of the General Department of Political Affairs, chaired the event. At the event, Senior Lieutenant General Do Can reviewed the results of gratitude activities on the occasion of the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day in 2022. In particular, agencies and units in the whole military strictly embraced and implemented gratitude activities for policy beneficiaries and national contributors as planned, gave consultancy to higher levels and closely coordinated with relevant units to carry out these activities in an effective manner. These activities contributed to raising the material and spiritual life of policy beneficiaries and national contributors. Gen. Can applauded the great efforts and responsibilities of the GDP’s agencies and units in successfully organizing gratitude programs for policy beneficiaries on the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day. Also, Gen. Can required these agencies and units to fix the shortcomings and promote … [Read more...] about GDP reviews results of gratitude activities

A feasibility study contract was signed at the end of last month by MTBS and the investor of a superport in northern Vinh Phuc province, 60km from Hanoi. Construction began last December for the Vinh Phuc Inland Container Depot Logistics Cente, to be known as Vietnam SuperPort. It is funded by YCH Group, a Singaporean integrated end-to-end supply chain management and logistics partner, and Vietnamese conglomerate T&T Group. A graphic design of the Vinh Phuc ICD Logistics Centre (Source: vietnamnet.vn) The $200 million, 83-hectare land plot with a designed cargo capacity of about 850,000 TEU will be finished before 2025. According to YCH Group, the SuperPort project will adopt technological advancements such as AI and automation that will help future-proof the logistics industry and enable the delivery of a more integrated, faster, safer, and more sustainable supply chain. Over the past 20 years, Singaporean developers have also entered Vietnam to build hundreds … [Read more...] about More green property trends incoming