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Health ministry releases Pfizer allocation plan, suggests vaccine mixing
Deputy Minister of Health Trương Quốc Cường has just signed a decision on the allocation plan of 746,460 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to provinces, cities and hospitals across the country.The Ministry of Health has requested that due to the low number of vaccines available, Pfizer vaccine ...
Pandemic-hit workers anxiously wait for aid
According to statistics of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, in the second quarter of 2021, up to 12.8 million Vietnamese people aged 15 and older were negatively affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, including those who lost their jobs, had to take time ...
Vu Diep
ADB project helps boost climate resilience in Vietnam’s health system
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on July 19 its assessment of a six-year project helping boost the capacity of health systems in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam to climate-induced health threats.The project, Strengthening Resilience to Climate Change in the Health Sector in the Greater Mekong ...
Efforts ramped up to improve gender equality and women’s roles in Vietnam
Vietnam has come a long way in gender equality, with changes in the legal framework now protecting women better than ever before. However, much works need to be done before total equality can be achieved.While women’s participation in the workforce in Vietnam is very high, ...
Thanh Van
Mekong Delta attractive for renewable energy investment
The Mekong Delta has great advantages to develop the renewable energy sector, including wind, solar, biomass and gas thermal power, according to experts. Taking advantage of its natural conditions and investment attraction policies, the region has become a destination for investors in renewable energy projects.Keep ...
Vietnam works on method to discover Covid-19 infections through coughs
A project is being implemented with the participation of Vietnamese scientists who are trying to use AI to discover Covid-19 infections through coughs. The project, named AICOVIDVN, aims to develop a tool that helps agencies discover Covid-19 infected people quickly and easily. When people’s coughs are recorded ...
Trong Dat
Employees of foreign NGOs in Vietnam vaccinated against COVID-19
More than 1,000 employees of foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Hanoi, including over 100 foreigners, received COVID-19 vaccine shots on July 13. VUFO aims to provide COVID-19 vaccination to employees of foreign NGOs in 56 other cities and province.Keep reading ...
UNHRC adopts Vietnam-proposed resolution on climate change, human rights
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on July 14 wrapped up its 47th session in Geneva, Switzerland, with 27 resolutions adopted, including one regarding climate change and human rights, which was initiated and compiled by Vietnam together with Bangladesh and the Philippines, focusing on ...
VNA
Vietnam to trial self-isolation for asymptomatic Covid cases in HCMC
The Health Ministry will issue guidelines for piloting self-isolation of asymptomatic novel coronavirus cases in HCMC, deputy minister Nguyen Truong Son said Tuesday.Son said Covid-19 patients in HCMC would be allowed to quarantine themselves at home if they display no symptoms following 10-14 days of ...
Le Phuong
Close to 108,260 ha of new forest planted during year’s first half
A total of 108,258 ha of forest were planted in the first six months, up 22% year-on-year.Vietnam is working on a project to grow one billion trees nationwide between 2021 and 2025. They will include 690 million trees in urban and rural areas, and 310 ...
