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Former Sagri general director, former HCMC vice chairman face charges The Saigon Times Former Sagri general director Le Tan Hung (L) and former HCMC vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen - PHOTO: MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY HCMC - Investigators at the Ministry of Public Security have proposed indicting Le Tan Hung, former general director of Saigon Agriculture Incorporated (Sagri), and 15 others, including former HCMC vice chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen, for allegedly causing losses of over VND672 billion for the State. The Investigative Police Agency on March 6 issued the findings of an investigation into violations at Sagri, the local media reported. Hung and Nguyen Thi Thuy, chief accountant of Sagri, were accused of appropriating assets and violating regulations on the use and management of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness. In addition, Tuyen; former Sagri Chairman Van Trong Dung; Tran Trong Tuan, former deputy head of the HCMC Party Committee’s office; and … [Read more...] about Former Sagri general director, former HCMC vice chairman face charges

Vietnam records six new COVID-19 infections on March 6 evening Vietnam logged six new COVID-19 cases on March 6 evening, all in northern Hai Duong province, the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported. All the new patients had been previously quarantined and are being treated at a COVID-19 treatment hospital in Hai Duong province. By the evening of March 6, Vietnam had recorded a total of 2,507 COVID-19 patients, including 1,584 domestically-transmitted cases. Up to 891 domestic infections have been detected since the third wave of outbreaks hit the country on January 27. The Treatment Subcommittee said that 1,920 patients have recovered from the disease to date, while the number of deaths related to COVID-19 was still kept at 35. Among active patients undergoing treatment, 65 tested negative to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 57 twice and 137 thrice. As many as 49,565 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 6

Danang calls for investment in 10 projects in next five years Tien Sa Port in Danang City. The city wants to call for investment in Lien Chieu Port and make the Tien Sa Port the cruise port Six of the projects have had their scales determined, with a combined investment capital of more than VND100 trillion, while the four remaining projects depend on proposals from investors. The project of building the city subway system will be the largest, with an amount up to VND54.5 trillion. The city wants to call for investment into this massive project under the Public - Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The system will follow two directions. One of them is on the East-West way, connecting the Nam O region in the Northwest, adjacent to Hai Van Pass, going through the downtown area to the An Hai Dong area (My Khe beach). Meanwhile, on the North-South way, the subway will start from the Son Tra Tinh Vien area (in Son Tra peninsula) to the vicinity of Danang airport. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS MARCH 6

The Hanoitimes - Hanoi’s authorities will try to disburse a part of the money to support people in need before April 30. Hanoi’s government is about to spend more than VND3,500 billion (US$149 million) to support some 1.4 million vulnerable people directly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, local media quoted Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Ngo Van Quy as saying on April 28. Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Ngo Van Quy speaks at the conference. Photo: HNM Quy said Hanoi’s authorities will try to disburse a part of the money to support people in need before April 30, including revolutionary contributors, social beneficiaries and poor people. In this tranche, the support is estimated to benefit about 414,000 people with a total budget of over VND500 billion (US$21,279). For the speedy disbursement of the relief money, Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has encouraged localities to use banking and … [Read more...] about Hanoi to spend US$149 million to aid 1.4 million people hit by pandemic

A mission team from the municipal People’s Committee led by Deputy Chairman Duc yesterday worked with the city Department of Health upon implementation of this year tasks. City authorities have started construction of the general hospitals in outlying districts Hoc Mon and Cu Chi while construction of the general hospital in Thu Duc City will begin this year. Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Director of the Department Associate Professor Tang Chi Thuong said that the health sector in HCMC aims for successful implementation of preventative measures against Covid-19 and other illnesses, medicine and population program as well as improvement of medical examination quality and pressure reduction for big hospitals in 2021. Additionally, the city health sector will develop further medicine attached with smart medicine in a bid to improve patient satisfaction for healthcare services. Simultaneously, the sector will carry out digitalization with orientation towards building a smart … [Read more...] about HCMC mobilizes capital for three infirmaries in city gateways