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Vietnam records 14,934 new local Covid cases

Vietnam confirmed 14,934 local Covid-19 cases Sunday, bringing the infection tally in the new wave to 2,112,349. The three localities with the highest numbers of patients are Hanoi with 2,967 cases, Da Nang with 984 cases and Hai Phong with 764 cases. Vietnam has recorded 135 infections with the Omicron …

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S.Korea reports second-highest Covid count ahead of holiday

S.Korea reports second-highest Covid count ahead of holiday

South Korea posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases on Sunday, despite extended Covid-19 curbs and a high vaccination rate, raising concerns of further spread during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The country recorded 7,630 new cases on Saturday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said, …

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Monks, disciples lay Thich Nhat Hanh in his casket

The shrouding ceremony for late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh began Sunday, part of a seven-day funeral as a silent meditation course. The shrouding ceremony lasted for around 30 minutes on Sunday morning. After the ceremony ends, monks and disciples would pay their respect to Hanh at the Full Moon …

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Thich Nhat Hanh: A lifelong quest for peace

Throughout his life, Thich Nhat Hanh nurtured the “Engaged Buddhism” movement, called for peace and spread its teachings to the world. Born in 1926 in Thua Thien-Hue as Nguyen Xuan Bao, he and the rest of his family moved to the mountainous area in the north of Thanh Hoa Province …

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Dalai Lama condoles death of Thich Nhat Hanh

The Dalai Lama paid tribute to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Saturday, praising his dedication to building peace. In his condolence message shared on Thich Nhat Hanh’s official Twitter account, he called the Vietnamese Buddhist monk “my friend and spiritual brother.” “In his peaceful opposition to the Vietnam war, his …

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No medical quarantine for Tet returnees: health ministry

The Ministry of Health on Saturday asked provinces and cities not to impose medical quarantine measures on people who return to their hometowns to celebrate Tet. The move came as Vietnam boasts one of the world’s highest vaccine coverage rates after 95.6 percent of people aged 18 and above got …

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Dalai Lama condoles Thich Nhat Hanh’s death

The Dalai Lama paid tribute to Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Saturday, praising his dedication to building peace. In his condolence message shared on Thich Nhat Hanh’s official Twitter account, he called the Vietnamese Buddhist monk “my friend and spiritual brother.” “In his peaceful opposition to the Vietnam war, his …

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