HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Vietnam's economy has recently received many optimistic signals from the business community, which are fuelling expectations of a stable and rapid recovery after a long disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
A large number of people pouring to national highways has caused congestion at COVID-19 checkpoints and will possibly increase the virus infection risk.
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24/07/2021 06:50 GMT+7
PM: home-grown vaccines must ensure safety, efficiency
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed speeding up the production of home-grown vaccines, saying they must ensure safety and efficiency.
He gave the direction during a working session with leaders of ministries, vaccine producers and scientists in Hanoi on July 23 to discuss the research and production of COVID-19 vaccines.
Speaking at the event, Chinh stressed that Vietnam is rolling out “vaccine strategy”, including importing; studying, facilitating vaccine production technology transfer and producing home-grown vaccines; and vaccinating the whole population for free.
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22/07/2021 08:25 GMT+7
Tropical depression located about 110km from Mong Cai City
At 7am on July 22, the centre of a tropical depression was located on the mainland south of Guangxi Province (China), about 110km east-northeast of Mong Cai City in Quang Ninh Province, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).
The strongest winds near its centre were at 40-50 km/hour, with shock at level 8.
Over the next 24 hours the tropical depression will move southwest at a speed of about 5km per hour.
Financial relief packages and free supply of rice and other essential goods are among the many initiatives being taken by the Government and charity organisations to help workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.