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Fostering the ASEAN community ties with South Africa
13:39 | 08/08/2020
Vietnamese Ambassador to South Africa Hoang Van Loi, who is also Chair of the ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC), has written an article on the occasion of the 53rd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Following is the full text of the article which was published on August 7 by Pretoria News in both print and online versions.
US beats China in funding to WHO’s COVID-19 response, despite threats to withdraw
09:28 | 08/08/2020
The US has so far contributed more than China to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s coronavirus response, despite its threats to withdraw from the international body over alleged missteps in the early stages of the pandemic.
Two flights bring home over 530 citizens from Singapore, Taiwan (China)
07:42 | 08/08/2020
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier VietJetAir on August 7 brought home more than 530 Vietnamese citizens. Of the total figure, more than 300 citizens were from Singapore, and the remainder 230 were from Taiwan (China) in one day.
Vingroup donates 3,200 ventilators to Health Ministry to combat against the COVID-19
07:36 | 08/08/2020
Vingroup, the Vietnamese leading real estate and retail conglomerate, sends donations of 3,200 ventilators to the Ministry of Health to support battles against COVID-19 outbreak on 07 August.
Australia supports Vietnam use AI for economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic
07:35 | 08/08/2020
The Australian government announced its financial support of AU$650,000 for a new initiative on 04 August that enables Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications to support economic recovery in Vietnam after the Covid-19 pandemic
Quang Ngai's district receives mobile handwashing systems to combat COVID-19
07:34 | 08/08/2020
World Vision Vietnam has recently delivered eight mobile handwashing systems for children and the community in Minh Long district, Quang Ngai province - one of the localitis in Vietnam reports coronavirus infection in community.
WHO warned the risk of "vaccine nationalism"
07:33 | 08/08/2020
The World Health Organization has opposed to “vaccine nationalism”, warning the status quo of rich countries to grab the treatments by themselves.
Video: Asian countries tighten Covid-19 prevention measures
07:32 | 08/08/2020
With the surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths, many Asian countries have tightened measures to prevent the spread of the virus, and have re-imposed a lockdown to cope with the disease.
Hundreds of Peru women and girls gone missing during virus lockdown
07:10 | 08/08/2020
At least 1,200 disappearances reported across Latin American country since the start of coronavirus pandemic in March.
New Dean of Consular Corps want to draw ties between HCM City and the world closer
23:06 | 07/08/2020
Carel Richter, the Netherlands Consul General and Dean of the Consular Corps in Ho Chi Minh City looks forward to bringing the international community and local authorities together in the socio-economic revival of Ho Chi Minh City through dialogue, knowledge and ideas exchange…
Low touch economy - A possible solution for Vietnam in a post-pandemic world
23:06 | 07/08/2020
Economic experts from RMIT University have proposed a "low touch economy" for Vietnam as a strategic response to COVID-19.
No evidence of quick Covid-19 community transmission
16:36 | 07/08/2020
The recent Covid-19 pandemic started in Da Nang in July but there is insufficient evidence that the virus is quickly spreading among the community in Vietnam. This was discussed during the meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on August 4th chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.
Nearly 300 citizens repatriated from UK, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Czech
16:29 | 07/08/2020
Vietnam Airlines on August 6-7 conducted a special flight bringing home 280 Vietnamese citizens stranded in the United Kingdom and various parts of the European Union (EU) including Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and the Czech Republic.
ASEAN to be leading region in future despite challenges
15:37 | 07/08/2020
Over the past 53 years since its inception, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has successfully resolved differences to build a united community to respond to all regional and global challenges, says Norwegian ambassador to ASEAN Morten Høglund.
COVID-19 Updates (August 7): Vietnam testing COVID-19 treatment with blood plasma
10:39 | 07/08/2020
Qualified plasma units will be given priority to move into the Da Nang area for testing in the treatment of Covid-19 patients.
