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The central government has agreed to grant Ho Chi Minh City VND2.5 trillion ($109 million) to improve traffic infrastructure, its environment and build a new hospital. The fund will come from the state budget and official development assistance (ODA) loans. They comprise projects to build the An Phu intersection in …

Central Hoi An Town has become Vietnam’s first to phase out dog and cat meat consumption in an effort to become a tourist-friendly destination. The central Vietnam town authorities on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with animal welfare organization Four Paws to phase out the sale of cat …

With the pandemic situation basically under control, both community cases and deaths are rising in many localities, the Minister of Health warned Friday. In the past seven days, Vietnam recorded over 14,400 cases a day on average compared to 14,300 the previous week, while the average daily fatality rate rose …

China’s domestic air traffic, once the world’s envy after a fast rebound during the pandemic, is faltering due to a zero-Covid policy that has led to tighter travel rules in Beijing and weaker consumer confidence after repeated small outbreaks. The outlook for the fourth quarter, normally a popular time for …

With the government set to release data expected to show U.S. prices rising even higher, President Joe Biden is attempting to highlight recent improvements not captured by the report. The Labor Department on Friday will present its November report on consumer prices, which analysts expect will show inflation accelerated from …

Italian regulators hit Amazon with a 1.1-billion-euro ($1.3-billion) antitrust fine Thursday for allegedly abusing its dominance in the market, the latest action against U.S. Big Tech in the E.U. U.S. technology giants have been in the firing line in the European Union (E.U.) over their business practices. In the latest …

1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in HCMC Thursday as the last batch of a commercial contract with Vietnam Vaccine JSC (VNVC). With the arrival, the 30-million dose contract between AstraZeneca and VNVC has been completed after nearly 10 months. Another contract signed between the two companies in November would …

Vietnam is accepting vaccine passports from 78 countries and territories, with the addition of six more since October; and it is part of a similar list in Australia. “Vietnam has temporarily recognized vaccination certificates from 78 countries and territories,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang confirmed at a press …

A 17-year-old girl in the central province of Quang Tri died Thursday, becoming the 5th child to have died in Vietnam following Covid-19 vaccination. The 12th grader died at the Quang Tri General Hospital following a week in intensive care, the provincial Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control said …

Vietnam on Thursday recorded 15,300 local Covid-19 cases, the highest daily infection tally in nearly three months. The number of infections in the new wave so far is 1,361,198. The three localities with the highest numbers of infection in the day are Ho Chi Minh City with 1,453 cases, Tay …