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Halt recruiting laborers yet to be fully jabbed, Hai Phong orders

Fearing a complex outbreak, Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong has suspended recruitment of people who have not been double-vaccinated against Covid-19. The order was delivered to Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority (HEZA) and the municipal Department of Industry and Trade on Friday. Both units have to quickly review …

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Indian farmers head home after year-long protest

Indian farmers head home after year-long protest

Thousands of Indian farmers were packing their belongings and dismantling tent cities on Saturday as they headed home from the Delhi outskirts following a year-long protest against the government’s agriculture policies. In a rare retreat last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced and pushed through parliament the repeal of three …

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Malaysia charges Dyson supplier ATA with labor law violations

Malaysia has charged Dyson supplier ATA IMS with four violations of labor law on accommodation for workers as it investigates complaints of forced labor, authorities said on Saturday. The step comes after British home appliance maker Dyson said last month it was severing relations with ATA, and ending its contract …

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A year after first US shots, pandemic hallmarks re-emerge

A year after first US shots, pandemic hallmarks re-emerge

Nearly a year after Covid-19 vaccines were first administered in the United States, the country is returning to many of the hallmarks that defined earlier pandemic life: mask mandates, mass vaccination sites, crowded hospitals and a rising death toll. Amid hope that humanity would soon get the upper hand on …

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Over 70 percent of children get punished at home: survey

Of children aged under 15 in Vietnam, 70.8 percent face punishments, both verbal and physical, at home, according to a survey. The survey done by the General Statistics Office and UNICEF, released Wednesday, polled more than 14,000 households across the country between late 2020 and early 2021. Respondents were asked …

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Former Hanoi hospital director arrested for bidding violations

Former director of the Bach Mai Hospital was arrested Friday for alleged violations in the purchase of chemicals and medical equipment, resulting in losses to the state and patients. Nguyen Quang Tuan, 54, was detained so his alleged crime can be thoroughly investigated, police said. Tuan is suspected of involvement …

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Vietnam records 14,819 new Covid cases

The Health Ministry confirmed 14,819 new local Covid-19 cases Friday, down 481 cases from the previous day, pushing the ongoing wave’s tally to 1,376,017. The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 1,226 cases, Soc Trang with 894 cases, and Tay Ninh …

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