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  A primary school student in HCM City receives a COVID-19 vaccine. — VNA/VNS  Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 723 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Việt Nam on Friday. All of the new transmissions were locally transmitted. Hà Nội again reported the highest number of infections with 142, followed by Phú Thọ (50) and Nghệ An (37). …

  A trading session at SSI Securities Corp (SSI). SSI plunged 7 per cent Friday. — Photo SSI Vietnamese shares ended the week on a negative note, dragged by banking and securities stocks. On the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE), the VN-Index lost 1.56 per cent to end at 1,217.30 …

Thailand announced on Friday it would abandon its much-criticized pre-registration process for foreign visitors and no longer require face masks to be worn in public, responding to a slower Covid-19 spread. The “Thailand Pass” system, where foreign tourists must seek prior approval from Thai authorities, will be halted from July …