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Senior staff nurse Sarah Lim (R) has become the first person in Singapore to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech. (Photo: straitstimes.com) Hanoi, February 25 (VNA) - Singapore is discussing the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates with other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on February 24, calling it a necessary step towards resuming global travel. In a video recording posted on Facebook, Lee also said even if each country gears up to secure its own supplies, there must be global cooperation so that all, including developing ones, have access to the vaccines. Singapore, a regional travel and tourism hub, began its COVID-19 vaccination programme on December 30, 2020. It has approved shots from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. People who have received a COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore will get a vaccination card that includes information such as their personal particulars, vaccine brand and dates of vaccinations. All … [Read more...] about Singapore discusses COVID-19 vaccine certification with other nations

These two systems, developed and implemented by the Ministry of Public Security, reflect the Government’s determination to shift from paper-based to electronic document management. The national database on population is the most important among the six national databases to help form an e-Government, a digital society and digital economy. Meanwhile, the project on citizen ID card production, issuance and management was approved by the Government last September. The Ministry of Public Security expects to issue chip-based ID cards for 50 million citizens by July 1 this year. Under the Law on Citizen Identification in 2014, people from 14 years of age can obtain an ID card, which is then renewed when they turn 25, 40, and 60 years of age. More than 29,000 citizens have obtained new ID cards to date, including 1,369 delegates to the 13th National Party Congress. Speaking at the ceremony, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed efforts made by the Ministry of Public Security to carry out the … [Read more...] about National databases on population, citizen identification card make debut

An inspection team for pandemic prevention led by Quang Ninh Provincial Party's Committee Secretary, cum Chairman of Provincial People's Council, Nguyen Xuan Ky made a survey in the aiport on February 20. The province’s leader highly appreciated the aiport’s efforts to control the pandemic and reduce the spread of Covid-19 to get ready for reopening. He asked Van Don Airport’s leadership to continue to strictly implement prevention measures to ensure the safety of passengers and employees. After reoperation, the airport plans to resume routes connecting Van Don and HCMC to meet passengers' travel demand as well as receive repatriation flights for Vietnamese citizens and foreign specialists to enter Vietnam to work. After arriving at the aiport, passengers on flights carrying experts are required to submit health declaration form, take temperature checks, wash their hands, wear masks and keep a safe distance. After completing entry procedures, arrivals will be sent to … [Read more...] about Van Don Int’l Airport prepares to reopen on March 3

Unfinished connection from Vo Van Kiet Street to National Route 1A One of the most frequently congested areas is the Nguyen Van Linh overpass - National Route 1A, the intersection linking HCMC and cross-region highways which receive insane traffic each day. As a result, some narrow sections of these streets have become degraded faster, making the traffic jams and air pollution more severe. IDICO, a prominent urban development company, in the past proposed a BOT project to get funds for upgrading the National Highway running through An Suong - An Lac, involving expanding the road to accommodate four car lanes and two mix-traffic lanes. The project was worth VND1,880 billion at the time (about US$81.5 million, but never came to fruition due to administrative complications. Besides the aforementioned locations, many other sections along major highways cannot meet the increasing traffic volume such as sections on national routes 1A and 50, Dinh Duc Thien Street and others, which … [Read more...] about Poor infrastructures plague HCMC western gateway

Vinh Phuc moves towards sustainable population development. - Ilustrative image (Photo: VNA) Vinh Phuc (VNA) - The northern province of Vinh Phuc plans to have its entire population managed by the national population database system . Under the province’s population strategy in the 2021-2025 period, it will provide health insurance and offer medical examination s and treatment to all elderly people at home and in healthcare facilities. Vinh Phuc aims to maintain a reasonable age structure, with the ratio of children under 15 years old to be 23.5 percent and people aged 65 and over to be 9 percent. It will bring the fertility rate closer to the replacement fertility level, increase the rate of women of reproductive age having convenient access to modern contraception and support in reproductive health to 95 percent, and halve the number of unwanted pregnancies. The province aims to have 70 percent of young men and women obtaining health advice and check-ups … [Read more...] about Vinh Phuc moves towards sustainable population development