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Only 28.4 percent of respondents plan to live independently in old age, according to a national study on “Preparedness for Independent Seniority” by the Institute of Social and Medical Studies. The Institute of Labor Science and Social Affairs (ILSSA) and Prudential Vietnam on Dec. 14 held a technical workshop to …

Six students and two teachers have contracted Covid-19 within four days of ninth and 12th graders in HCMC returning to school, but no closure has been considered yet. “Contracting infections in classes was what HCMC anticipated and planned for, and all the cases have been handled safely,” Pham Duc Hai, …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for punishing people who refuse to be vaccinated without valid reasons. At a meeting with the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, he said authorities should convince people to get immunized, and consider banning people from leaving their home or making …

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday said punishments should be considered for those who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite being eligible. At a meeting with the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Chinh said authorities must convince people to get vaccinated by all means. Punishments …

Makers of Irish whiskey, Belgian chocolate and European coffee brands are scrambling to comply withnew Chinese food and beverage regulations. Many of them are fearful their goods will be unable to enter the giant market as a Jan. 1 deadline looms. China’s customs authority published new food safety rules in …

Vietnam’s undersea internet cables break around 10 times a year on average, making the nation’s international infrastructure support for internet connections among the weakest in the region. The damning verdict was delivered at a seminar Wednesday by Hoang Duc Dung, a representative of Viettel Networks, which manages the telecom infrastructure …

Vietnam’s undersea internet cables break around 10 times a year on average, making the nation’s international infrastructure support for internet connections among the weakest in the region. The damning verdict was delivered at a seminar Wednesday by Hoang Duc Dung, a representative of Viettel Networks, which manages the telecom infrastructure …

Fully vaccinated people and those who have recovered from Covid-19 will only need to self-isolate for three days instead of enter centralized quarantine for seven days, the health ministry announced Thursday. Under guidelines that the ministry has issued regarding Covid-19 prevention rules starting January 1, 2022, all arrivals must have …

Dong Nai Province is planning a project of VND5.2 trillion ($224 million) to provide tap water for Long Thanh International Airport’s satellite urban areas. The province has been working with Binh Duong Water – Environment Joint Stock Company based in its neighbor Binh Duong Province on the project, which is …

Vietnam on Thursday added 34,059 local Covid-19 cases to the national database, bringing the infection tally in the fourth wave to 1,486,875 cases. 15,627 new local Covid-19 cases were recorded in 60 cities and provinces, while the southern Tay Ninh Province added 18,792 cases recorded from previous days to the …