Vietnam scores a big win at 2021 Int’l Physics Olympiad Saturday, 12:22, 24/07/2021
VOV.VN - Five Vietnamese students have won three gold and two silvers at the 2021 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) virtually hosted by Lithuania, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) announced on July 24.
Five Vietnamese students pose for a group photo before sitting IPhO exams. (Photo: MoET)
Three gold medals went to Nguyen Manh Quan and Tran Quang Vinh, both from Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, and Trang Dao Cong Minh from High School for the Gifted of University of Natural Sciences (Vietnam National University in Hanoi).
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23/07/2021 10:18 GMT+7
Over 1.2 million more doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrive in HCM City
A total of 1,228,500 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23 morning.
This is the fifth and also the biggest shipment of the deal to purchase 30 million doses signed between AstraZeneca Vietnam and the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) with support from the Ministry of Health.
To date, over 3.1 million doses of the contract have delivered to Vietnam. The amount accounted for approximately 37 percent of the AstraZeneca vaccine volume Vietnam has received, with the remainder coming from the COVAX Facility or donated by other countries.
Saturday, July 17, 2021, 10:31 GMT+7
Ambulances are parked at the COVID-19 field hospital No.1 established inside the campus of the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tam /Handout via Tuoi Tre
Hospitals for COVID-19 treatment in Ho Chi Minh City have been in dire need of more ambulances added to their current fleet of only one or two vehicles to help improve the transportation of severe patients.
Dr. Nguyen Thanh Tam, general planning manager at the COVID-19 field hospital No.1 established inside the campus of the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh where nearly 250 doctors and health workers are treating about 4,500 asymptomatic patients in Thu Duc City, said at least 20-30 severe cases there needed to be transferred to higher-level hospitals on a daily basis.
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12/07/2021 09:36 GMT+7
Remittances to HCM City rise by 22.34% in first half of 2021
Remittances to HCM City topped US$3.2 billion in the first half of the year, a 22.34 per cent increase year-on-year.
Nguyễn Hoàng Minh, deputy director of the State Bank of Việt Nam’s HCM City office, said the growth was impressive considering the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The remittances went mainly into manufacturing and other businesses, and ensure there was no foreign currency supply volatility, he said.
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