Social development
30% of disabled made unemployed by COVID-19: UNDP report
A UNDP report has found that some 30% of respondents in Vietnam who have disabilities were made unemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic while another 49% saw their working hours cut. The report, which provided a rapid assessment of the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 on Vietnamese ...
Schools reopen after unprecedentedly long break
Tens of millions of pupils and students across 63 provinces and cities have gone back to schools on May 4 after a three-month break due to Covid-19 pandemic. Up to 18 provinces and cities re-opened schools for all levels of learners from Monday.Most of local schools made use ...
Kim Anh
Vingroup completes two VSmart ventilator models for hostpital use
Designed to reach international standards, VSmart VFS-410 and VFS-510 will not only be able to serve during the treatment of COVID-19, but can also be used at the Intensive Care Units (ICU) of every hospital and health facility.A little more than three weeks after announcing ...
Nguyen Huong
Hanoi bans non-essential services from early morning opening
Non-essential services like clothes and cosmetics shops have been barred from opening earlier than 9am in Hanoi to reduce morning traffic density, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said on April 29.Malls and supermarkets located in the inner city and new urban areas, ...
Vietnam successfully produces COVID-19 test kit with 90% accuracy
Amid the ongoing battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Vietnam is now capable of producing a sufficient quantity of ventilators and test kits that have a 90% rate of accuracy, according to the Ministry of Health. Simultaneously, the ‘Made-in-Vietnam’ test kits have been recognised by ...
HN eases social distancing rule in most of districts
Ha Noi authorities have eased social distancing rule from 0:00 am on April 23, except for Me Linh and Thuong Tin Districts where COVID-19 infection cases have been detected recently and still remain highly risky areas.Ha Noi has the largest number of positive cases with ...
Kim Anh
Vietnam to ease social distancing campaign gradually
The Prime Minister said Monday Vietnam will ease social distancing step by step and implement adequate controls to avoid underestimating the Covid-19 epidemic. People should remain vigilant because the disease can break out again, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a government meeting on the Covid-19 ...
Viet Tuan
Vietnam aims to reduce malnutrition among ethnic minority children
Vietnam plans to reduce the rate of underweight and malnourished children under five to less than 15 percent by 2030. The target is set in a programme on the protection and development of ethnic minorities for 2021-2030 which has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan ...
Data labeling: new job for blind people in contribution to combating COVID-19
Vietnam Institute of Software and Digital Content Industry, in collaboration with the Vietnam Blind Association, technology enterprises InfoRe Technology and HMD Technology, and domestic and international researchers have developed software to help blind people to make a living with data labeling jobs.In order to perform ...
Hoang Hanh
Remote health check-up platform, COVID-19 prevention app launched
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 18 attended a ceremony to launch a remote medical examination and treatment platform and Bluezone application to help the community in COVID-19 prevention and control.If the app user is positive for the SARS-CoV-2 (known as F0), through the ...
