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HCMC lifespan three years higher than national average

The average lifespan of a Ho Chi Minh City is 76.5 years, three years higher than the national mean, and the city’s population is aging rapidly. Pham Chanh Trung, head of the municipal Department of Population and Family Planning, said on Tuesday that low birth rates, low death rates and …

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Vietnam’s former deputy PM reprimanded

Former Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and former head of the government office Mai Tien Dung have been rebuked by the Politburo for several violations at the trade ministry. At a Saturday meeting, the Communist Party’s Secretariat issued a warning to the Party Committee of the Ministry of Industry …

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Apax Leaders case takes another curious turn

Apax Leaders promised the HCMC Department of Education and Training last month it would refund tuition fees paid by students at its HCMC centers by October, an official revealed. At a meeting with department officials from late last month, Apax Leaders said it planned to use 20% of its profits …

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Vietnam uses Covid vaccine fund to rebuild shabby houses

The Ministry of Finance is tasked with studying and proposing authorities to reallocate the remaining funds of the Covid-19 vaccine fund to rebuild houses for the poor, as directed by the prime minister. Chairing a government meeting on Thursday, PM Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the need for state agencies to …

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Northern Vietnam chill to dissipate starting Saturday

Temperatures in northern Vietnam will begin to rise starting Saturday, but average daytime temperatures will still be below 13 degrees Celsius. On the fifth day of a severe cold wave that has been assaulting northern Vietnam, temperatures in the region have increased by 1-2 degrees on Friday compared to the …

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Northern Vietnam’s cold to dissipate starting Saturday

Northern Vietnam’s temperatures will begin to rise starting Saturday, but average daytime temperatures will still be below 13 degrees Celsius. On the fifth day of a severe cold wave that has been assaulting northern Vietnam, temperatures in the region have increased by 1-2 degrees compared to the coldest day of …

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HCMC recommends Covid vaccine shots for new subvariant

HCMC has recommended the elderly, pregnant and those with underlying conditions get full doses of Covid-19 vaccines as the threat of a new variant looms. Le Hong Nga, vice director of the HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC), said Thursday there had been no evidence to show that the Covid-19 …

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