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Five foreigners among nine new imported Covid-19 patients in Vietnam

April 12, 2021 by dtinews.vn

Five foreign people and four Vietnamese nationals who recently arrived in Vietnam from abroad have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,705, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday evening.

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According to the ministry’s report, five new foreign patients include three men and two women aged between 23-61 who are from India, Germany, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Moldova. They are now being treated at hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Four Vietnamese patients including three women and a man aged between 21-29 who recently returned from Japan, Angola, South Korea, and Cambodia. They are now being treated at hospitals in Danang and Ho Chi Minh cities, and Bac Ninh, and Kien Giang provinces.

With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,705, including 910 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28.

As of 6 pm on April 12, a total of 2,445 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.

At present, nearly 37,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.

Sanofi to invest in new vaccine production site in Singapore

April 13, 2021 by en.qdnd.vn

The new site would enable Sanofi to produce innovative vaccines on a massive scale for Asia and respond to future pandemic risks, the company said in a statement.

Sanofi said it expects to start the construction of the site in the third quarter of 2021 and be fully operational in the first quarter of 2026.

The project is expected to create up to 200 local jobs, it added.

Sanofi, a global conglomerate, is a leading vaccine developer and manufacturer, offering a portfolio of vaccines to protect children, adolescents, and adults from diseases such as influenza, infectious diseases, and endemic diseases.

Source: VNA

Government of new term to pursue reform, taking action

April 13, 2021 by vietnamnet.vn

Former Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has left an indelible mark on the socio-economic development of the country. The newly-elected Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will continue that strong reform thinking.

With the goal of “building a tectonic, integrated, dynamic Government to serve the people”, under the direction of former Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the most impressive success of the Government in the past five years is shown through three important points: building favorable business environment, administrative reform; macroeconomic management; and effectively controlling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tiếp nối nhiệm kỳ của các Thủ tướng khát khao cải cách và hành động

Newly-elected Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his predecesor Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is now the State President.

As commented by Professor Le Dang Doanh, “the head of the Government of the previous term had a very new approach”. It is estimated that in the past term, the government chief made 570 working trips. Indeed, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Phuc was an energetic, hard-working and close-to-the-people Prime Minister.

He had a very high working intensity, left a strong impression and lessons in approaching reality, and solving real-life problems in a practical way.

In particular, he has listened to opinions from experts, scientists, public opinion, and the media.

Personally, I was a retired journalist, but whenever I texted him on some hot issues, he always responded, even at midnight. He texted me very carefully. For example, “I have asked relevant agencies to immediately check the issue you mentioned…”.

Another assertive “captain”

Mr. Phuc’s successor is Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, who used to hold the following positions: Head of the Central Party Committee’s Organization Commission, Secretary of the Quang Ninh Provincial Party Committee, and Deputy Minister of Public Security.

Experiencing various positions over the past decade, he has proven himself to be a leader with a vision and one who dares to think and dare to do. In terms of working methods, he is very methodical, strong and also very drastic in supervising and speeding up subordinates to implement assigned tasks with the spirit of “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today”.

Once in 2018, during an interview with Mr. Chinh in his living room to write an article about the streamlining of state apparatus, I accidentally heard his phone call. This surprised me very much because when he talked to me, he was very gentle and delicate.

He asked the person on the phone about the results of a project that he had submitted to officials of the Party Central Committee’s Organization Commission for consultation. I did not know how that person answered, but I realized the dissatisfaction of the head of the Central Organizing Committee. He said on the phone: “You are the department leader, but why have you waited for such a long time? If you did not receive feedback from your superiors, you should have called them to ask directly why they did not have feedback. You must change working methods if you want to perform your tasks efficiently and smoothly…”.

That was the working style of Mr. Pham Minh Chinh.

Quang Ninh’s Party Secretary Pham Minh Chinh visits families in Phinh Ho village, Bac Son commune, Mong Cai city in January 2012.

In 2014, I had the chance to talk with Quang Ninh Party Secretary Pham Minh Chinh to listen carefully to his thoughts.

I found him openly handling tasks, especially for the leader of a very complicated border province with 1.2 million people like Quang Ninh, the only province to have both land and sea border with China.

Quang Ninh’s border line with China is quite long. According to Mr. Chinh, protecting the border does not mean no exchange, no relationship. In a border province, when the two sides are only separated by a small stream, if in the process of exchanging and doing business, dealing with border-related issues must be flexible to avoid collision in order to maintain solidarity and friendship.

Mr. Chinh saw the limitations that made it difficult for Quang Ninh to get rich even though it is rich in natural resources and has great potential for tourism development.

He proposed to change the growth model of Quang Ninh from “brown to green”. Even though coal mining is the province’s advantage, Quang Ninh should think of other plans to develop its economy in a sustainable way.

Under Mr. Chinh’s leadership, Quang Ninh has been a bright spot for other provinces to learn in streamlining the administrative apparatus and the political system in general.

The most common thing about the former Prime Minister and newly-elected President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and the newly-elected Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, former Head of the Central Party Committee’s Organization Commission, is that they all have a strong desire for institutional reform and for taking action, being creative for the prosperous development and longevity of the country. All for the happiness of the people!

Quoc Phong

Hanoi special sweet dumplings for Han Thuc Festival

April 12, 2021 by hanoitimes.vn

The ready-made ingredients to make Han Thuc’s festival specialties has been plenty in both local and online markets for expats in Hanoi to buy and delight their children at home with a Vietnamese cooking lesson.

Hanoians often make two types of sweet dumplings – banh troi (floating dumplings) and banh chay ( sweet mung bean dumplings) – on the third day of the third month of the Lunar year, to worship their ancestors.

Making these eye-catching banh troi and banh chay can be a joyful moment for mothers and children. Photo: The Vietnamese sweet dumplings made by To Hung Giang.

Han Thuc Festival or the ‘Cold Food Festival’, falls on 14 April this year. Even though not many people are knowledgeable about the festival’s origin, it’s still considered important among all the Vietnamese rituals.

As special dishes made exclusively for Han Thuc festival, banh troi and banh chay as well as their ingredients are sold at every market throughout the country in the days leading up to and during the festivals. Expats in Hanoi can buy the ready-made ingredients and delight their children at home with a Vietnamese cooking lesson.

In these modern days, savvy working housewives don’t have time for the time-consuming task, so they prefer to buy banh troi and banh chay at food stalls in the market. But like many things, the best are home-made.

The colouful dish of Banh troi made by To Hung Giang.

Banh troi are small white dumplings made from glutinous rice flour stuffed with brown sugar. The most important stage of making banh troi is the shaping. Cooks pinch a little dough and flatten it out, place a brown sugar ball in the middle and roll it into a smaller ball of about three centimeters in diameter.

The cook heats the water to the boiling point, then cools it down a little bit before dropping some rice balls in, then boils again. When the balls float to the surface of the pot, they’re taken out with a ladle and then immediately placed into a bowl of cold water to prevent them from being overly sticky or gluing together.

The final step is the presentation. The white glutinous balls are put onto a plate and sprinkled with roasted white or black sesame seeds. Once made, they should be eaten that same day.

Banh chay are also made from glutinous flour, but they resemble boiled dumplings and are filled with mung bean paste, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and served in bowls with syrup flavored with grapefruit blossoms.

A new version of banh chay in funky shape of pigs made by Phuong Nguyen.

Traditionally, the banh troi and banh chay are white with a sugary taste, but talented cooks can make them more colourful and tasty by adding food colouring or flavouring to the dough.

In the present days, housewives do not need to prepare all ingredients for making these cakes by themselves but ordering from online stores on social media such as Facebook and Zalo or online shopping platforms like Shoppee, Lazada or buying from local markets.

These dough sets include all ready-made ingredients such as sticky-rice flour, natural brown sugar, green bean paste, sesame seeds, grated coconut, among others, at prices ranging from VND65,000 ($3) to VND100,000 ($4.5) per set.

A dough set at the price of $3 comprises one kilogram of ready-made glutinous rice flour (in five different colours) with corresponding amounts of sugar and roasted sesame.

The safe ready-made ingredients to make banh troi and banh chay could be ordered via social media such as Facebook and Zalo or online shopping platforms like Shoppee, Lazada. Photo: dolambanhgabi

A more expensive set, at $4.5, includes one kilogram of glutinous rice flour with corresponding amounts of sugar and roasted sesame for making banh troi and green bean paste and fresh sliced coconut for making banh chay .

Besides, the ready-made sweets are also available for busy housewives. The prices for ready-to-eat sweets range from VND10,000 to VND50,000 (from US$0.4 to $2.1) per portion, could also be ordered online or bought in the local markets.

For adventurous housewife who want to experience some new ‘different’ tastes, the floating dumplings with salted eggs or chocolate fillings are also available at the price of VND100,000 ($4.5) for a portion. Additionally, the floating dumplings in non-traditional shapes like rabbit, cat, fish are also the highlights of this year’s Han thuc Festival.

The ready-made ingredients for making banh troi and banh chay at home are available at: https://www.facebook.com/beemartvietnam ; https://www.facebook.com/vanashop or https://www.facebook.com/dolambanhgabi

Ghositaram Pagoda in Bac Lieu Province

April 12, 2021 by vietnamnet.vn

As a unique cultural destination in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu, Ghositaram Pagoda is considered to be a museum of fine arts showcasing the talent of Khmer artists.

Located in Cu Lao Village, Hung Hoi Commune, Vinh Loi District, the pagoda was built in 1860 and renovated in 2001. Ghositaram has the typical architecture of a Khmer pagoda, consisting of a central chamber, a vihara, an auditorium, a tower, a school, and the monks’ residence. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

The Pagoda’s roof contains several layers overlaying each other, forming a sharp top similar to that of a tower. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Time has created an august and antiquity atmosphere in the pagoda. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Inside the central chamber. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Lacquered pillars with sophisticated patterns. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Statues of scared animals at the pagoda. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

Exquisite patterns and reliefs at Ghositaram Pagoda. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

A relief tells the life of Buddha. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

A gong at Ghositaram Pagoda. (Photo: VNP/VNA)

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Laos records first domestically-transmitted COVID-19 case after one year

April 12, 2021 by en.vietnamplus.vn

People in Laos wear face masks to prevent coronavirus (Photo: VNA)

Vientiane (VNA) – Laos reported two new COVID-19 cases, one of whom has not left the country over the past one year, the Ministry of Health announced on April 11.

He tested positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on April 10, and may be the first infection in the community recorded in Laos after about one year. A week ago, the patient had close contact with several Thai nationals who illegally entered Laos.

The other patient is a Lao national who returned home from Mongolia on April 9.

Both of them are being quarantined and treated at Mittaphab hospital.

Laos has so far conducted over 142,500 tests for COVID-19, detecting 51 positive cases, of whom 45 have been given the all-clear.

The Lao government has warned people nationwide not to neglect prevention and control measures against the pandemic./.

VNA