Advertisements Vietnam says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus. But officials have warned against complacency, saying it does not mean a total end to new coronavirus cases. The Health Ministry confirmed no new Covid-19 case Saturday moring, marking Vietnam going 23 days free of community transmissions. The nation’s Covid-19 tallyContinue reading “Covid-19: Vietnam claims 23 days free of community transmissions”
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Vietnamese children donate 20,000 face masks to UK after saving up ‘lucky money’
Advertisements Amid the UK’s dire shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers, two children in Vietnamese capital Hanoi have apparently funded a gift of 20,000 facemasks which have been sent to Britain. Truong Thi Linh Nhan and Truong Cao Khoi used their “lucky money” saved over several years to donate the masks to help theContinue reading “Vietnamese children donate 20,000 face masks to UK after saving up ‘lucky money’”
Vietnamese borrow most often for household appliances in 2019
Advertisements Online lending and micro-finance have become a multipurpose solution for customers in Asia. These are the findings of an online survey conducted by Robocash Group in the region earlier this year. Often borrowing with different needs in mind, men and women in Vietnam still put the purchase of household appliances and electronics first. AtContinue reading “Vietnamese borrow most often for household appliances in 2019”
Nearly five million workers lose jobs due to Covid-19
Advertisements The Covid-19 pandemic has cost nearly five million Vietnamese workers their jobs as of mid-April, bringing Q1 employment figures to a 10-year low. Processing and manufacturing industries were most heavily impacted with 1.2 million jobs affected; followed by wholesale and retail, 1.1 million; plus accommodation and catering services, 740,000, according to General Statistics OfficeContinue reading “Nearly five million workers lose jobs due to Covid-19”
Thousands of Vietnamese people back from China
Advertisements Thousands of people are returning from China in the northern border province of Lao Cai while local authorities are preparing to open more quarantine area for Covid-19 prevention. On April 21, vice-chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People’s Committee, Hoang Quoc Khanh, sent urgent letters to concerned departments to ask for the opening of aContinue reading “Thousands of Vietnamese people back from China”
Vietnamese experts study plasma to treat Covid-19 patients in critical condition
Advertisements Vietnamese experts in hematology and infectious diseases are studying the use of plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients to treat those in critical condition. The Health Ministry has assigned the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion and the system of hematology specialty hospitals to try extracting plasma from thoseContinue reading “Vietnamese experts study plasma to treat Covid-19 patients in critical condition”
16 Vietnamese and foreign Covid-19 patients recovered and discharged on Friday
Advertisements The Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has announced a further 16 COVID-19 patients, including 12 Vietnamese and four foreigners, have recovered and been discharged from six treatment facilities across the country on Friday, lifting the country’s total recoveries to 144. Nine patients, including three foreigners and six Vietnamese, were treated at the Central Hospital for TropicalContinue reading “16 Vietnamese and foreign Covid-19 patients recovered and discharged on Friday”
All Vietnamese become homecook lovers after social distancing
Advertisements Vietnamese people are likely to eat out less and spend more time at home after life returns to post-Covid-19 normal. A new Nielsen survey has found 62 percent of Vietnamese saying they would eat at home a lot more or a little more often after the Covid-19 crisis passes, instead of eating out. AnotherContinue reading “All Vietnamese become homecook lovers after social distancing”
Vietnam detects ‘Patient 241’- a Vietnamese student returning from UK
Advertisements A 20-year-old Vietnamese student returning from the U.K. has tested Covid-19 positive, taking the country’s tally to 241, the Health Ministry confirmed Sunday. “Patient 241” is a resident of the Thao Dien area in HCMC’s District 2. On March 21, he flew home from London on Vietnam Airlines flight VN0050, landing at the CanContinue reading “Vietnam detects ‘Patient 241’- a Vietnamese student returning from UK”
Vietnamese couple arrested for murder after physically abusing 3-yo daughter to death
Advertisements A Vietnamese woman and her husband have been arrested in Hanoi after they had allegedly physically abused the wife’s three-year-old daughter, causing the child to die from multiple injuries. Nguyen Minh Tuan, 31, is the third husband of Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, 29. They both reside in Hanoi. According to police in the capitalContinue reading “Vietnamese couple arrested for murder after physically abusing 3-yo daughter to death”
Woman Warrior: Gari Nguyen, a young writer of Vietnamese literature with largest audience on Socialbakers
Advertisements At the age of 25 people often struggle with life choices, especially those concerning their careers. Gari Nguyen is unusual in this respect and has achieved success in Vietnamese literature. Nguyen Yen Phuong, her real name, is a true Sagittarius. As a young Vietnamese writer, she has been favored by many readers and inspiredContinue reading “Woman Warrior: Gari Nguyen, a young writer of Vietnamese literature with largest audience on Socialbakers”
Life of Vietnamese returned from Cambodia’s Tonle Sap
Advertisements Dozens of Vietnamese households who moved from Tonle Sap Lake in Cambodia to a hydroelectric reservoir in the southern province of Dong Nai are finding it difficult to keep their heads above water. The floating village atop Tri An Reservoir and Lake, a hydroelectric dam and lake on the Dong Nai River, sits aboutContinue reading “Life of Vietnamese returned from Cambodia’s Tonle Sap”
Tan Son Nhat airport postpones receiving Vietnamese students studying abroad
Advertisements Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City will stop receiving flights that transport Vietnamese nationals returning from foreign countries from March 25. The Ministry of Transport has requested the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to inform all airlines temporarily not to take Vietnamese people from abroad to Tan Son Nhat International Airports asContinue reading “Tan Son Nhat airport postpones receiving Vietnamese students studying abroad”
HCM City projects to receive 17,000 from high-risk areas
Advertisements HCM City authorities are expected to receive up to 17,000 people arriving from virus-hit areas in the next 10 days. On March 19, Nguyen Thanh Phong, chairman of HCM City People’s Committee, said during a meeting with the Steering Committee for Covid-19 Control and Prevention that the city is expected and ready to receiveContinue reading “HCM City projects to receive 17,000 from high-risk areas”
Cambodia says will deny entry to Vietnamese amid coronavirus pandemic
Advertisements Cambodia has announced that it will start rejecting Vietnamese at the border this week amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The rejection will take effect from 11:59 pm on March 20, the kingdom said in a notice dated March 18 to the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh. “Entry by Vietnamese nationals into CambodiaContinue reading “Cambodia says will deny entry to Vietnamese amid coronavirus pandemic”