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Tet bonus fails to deliver festive cheer in major cities

Some festive cheer is missing in major cities and industrial hubs, with scant to no Tet (Lunar New Year) bonus being paid to workers because of pandemic impacts. With less than two weeks to go for Tet, the nation’s most important festival, the number of enterprises reporting bonus payments is …

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Vietnam records 15,643 new Covid cases

Health authorities on Sunday confirmed 15,643 Covid-19 cases in 61 cities and provinces, raising the ongoing wave’s tally to 1,994,829. The three localities with the highest numbers of local cases in the day were Hanoi with 2,982, Da Nang with 888 and Khanh Hoa with 680 cases. The Health Ministry …

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‘Disappointed’ Djokovic says he will leave Australia

'Disappointed' Djokovic says he will leave Australia

Novak Djokovic said Sunday he was “extremely disappointed” by Australia’s decision to deport him but he would comply and leave the country. Hours earlier, three judges at the Federal Court had unanimously dismissed the unvaccinated Serbian superstar’s last-gasp attempt to overturn the government’s cancellation of his visa. “I respect the …

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Central province busts ring selling personal data

Police in Thua Thien Hue Province arrested two men and three women Saturday for running a ring that illegally traded over 6.2 million pieces of personal data. The arrestees are Le Dat, 34, Nguyen Thanh Quy, 38, Ngo Thi Hong Nhung, 24, Thai Thi Oanh, 23, and Nguyen Thi Huyen …

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Covax delivers one billionth Covid vaccine dose

Covax delivers one billionth Covid vaccine dose

The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines hit a “key milestone” Saturday when it delivered its one billionth dose, one of its key backers said. The Covax facility was set up in 2020 by the World Health Organization, Gavi the Vaccine Alliance and the Coalition for …

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Let children return to school, Hanoi parents plead

Dieu Linh, 42, didn’t hesitate to answer “yes” when asked if she would let her children return to school after the Tet holiday. Hanoi has been recording around 3,000 new Covid-19 cases daily. But many parents like Linh said they no longer fear the coronavirus like before. Tran The Cuong, …

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