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Vietnam records 16,700 new local Covid cases

Vietnam recorded 16,700 new local Covid-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the infection tally in the new wave to 1,946,855. The three localities with the highest numbers of new cases are Hanoi with 2,968 cases, Binh Phuoc with 726 cases and Binh Dinh with 709 cases. Vietnam has recorded 50 cases …

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16,000 footwear company workers end strike

Around 16,000 workers of Taiwanese-invested footwear maker Pou Chen Vietnam, a Nike contract manufacturer, have returned to work after four days of strike over Tet bonuses. Nguyen Tan Phap, head of the labor union at Pou Chen Vietnam, located in Dong Nai’s capital town Bien Hoa, said Wednesday that most …

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Vietnam gives all adults 1st Covid shot, 93 percent get 2nd

The entire adult population has received at least one Covid-19 vaccine 10 months after the immunization campaign began. As of January 12 some 163.5 million shots had been administered, with 78.4 million people getting one jab and 71.5 million and 13.6 million getting their second and third, according to the …

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Hanoi metro gets 1 million passengers in 2 months

The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi, Vietnam’s first, carried its millionth passenger Thursday morning just two months since it became operational. City deputy chairman Nguyen Manh Quyen said the metro serves nearly 15,000 passengers a day. The recent surge in Covid-19 cases has caused the number …

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Hanoi metro gets 1 millionth passengers with 2 months

The Cat Linh – Ha Dong metro line in Hanoi, Vietnam’s first, carried its millionth passenger Thursday morning just two months since it became operational. City deputy chairman Nguyen Manh Quyen said the metro serves nearly 15,000 passengers a day. The recent surge in Covid-19 cases has caused the number …

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HCMC to reopen kindergartens next month

Preschool children in HCMC can return to classes in February, but it would be optional with parents deciding if they want to send their children, city authorities said Wednesday. From now until the end of this month kindergarten teachers and staff will attend training courses, and all preschools will be …

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Indonesia relaxes export ban to allow 37 coal vessels to depart

Indonesia relaxes export ban to allow 37 coal vessels to depart

Indonesia, the world’s biggest thermal coal exporter, has allowed 37 loaded coal vessels to depart after they secured approvals from authorities, the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime and Investment Affairs said on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said an export ban implemented on Jan. 1 had been eased for miners …

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US lays out case against ‘unlawful’ China maritime claims

The United States on Wednesday laid out its most detailed case yet against Beijing’s “unlawful” claims in the South China Sea, rejecting both the geographic and historic bases for its vast, divisive map. In a 47-page research paper, the State Department’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs …

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