Health workers in the northern province of Quảng Ninh vaccinating a disabled person. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s total administered COVID-19 vaccinations surpassed 180 million doses on Friday, according to the National Portal for COVID-19 Vaccines, ten days after hitting 170 million mark. In the past …
Read More »Online shopping boom continues in 2022
Online shopping will still be booming this year. Illustrative photo. — Photo thanhnien.vn HÀ NỘI — Online shopping will still be booming this year, even if the COVID-19 pandemic is over, experts have said. The digital economy saw massive growth in Southeast Asia last year, driven by the rise of e-commerce, …
Read More »Việt Nam plans modern and sustainable fisheries industry
Việt Nam’s aquaculture output in 2021 was estimated at 4.75 million tonnes. — Photo vasep.com.vn HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is searching for solutions for the sustainable development of the fisheries industry. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is drafting a Prime Minister’s decision on a master plan for protecting and exploiting …
Read More »Việt Nam’s pepper exports forecast for growth this year
The average export price of Vietnamese pepper for last year reached $3,593 per tonne, up 55.2 per cent compared to 2020. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The pepper export price is forecast to continue at a high level this year. The Việt Nam Pepper Association (VPA) reported that pepper …
Read More »Việt Nam reports more than 15,700 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday
A resident in the Mekong Delta’s An Giang Province gets the third dose of a COVID vaccine. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — A total of 15,727 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Thursday, bringing the national tally to 2,203,208. The new figure includes 55 imported transmissions. …
Read More »Update of COVID-19 cases in Việt Nam on Jan. 27 afternoon
From 4:00pm on January 26 to 4:00pm on January 27, the National System for COVID-19 Case Management recorded 15,727 new infections, of which 55 were imported and 15,672 were recorded domestically in 63 provinces and cities. Provinces and cities with confirmed cases are as follows: Hà Nội (2,907), Đà …
Read More »Reflections on the Australia-Việt Nam bilateral relationship
Australian Ambassador to Việt Nam, Robyn Mudie, writes this piece to Việt Nam News on Australian Day. Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on the 26th of January, it is a day to reflect on what it means to be Australian, to celebrate contemporary Australia …
Read More »Education minister stresses need for schools to reopen
Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Kim Sơn has underlined the importance of reopening schools, stressing that sufficient conditions are in place to get children back to class. Safely adapting to the pandemic and …
Read More »Multilateral diplomacy must deepen foundations for national development: PM
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính addressing meeting held on Saturday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hà Nội, to review Việt Nam’s-two-year tenure on the United Nations Security Council. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has praised Việt Nam’s performance on …
Read More »Việt Nam received 6.2 million COVID vaccine doses from UK, European partners
Vaccines donated by the UK and European countries via COVAX arrived in Hà Nội. — Photo courtesy of UNICEF HÀ NỘI — At the turn of the year 2021/2022, Việt Nam received 6.2 million additional COVID-19 vaccine doses from the UK and European partners via the COVAX Facility. They …
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