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Ministries with good growth in disbursing public investment were the Ministry of Transport, 8.34 trillion VND, equivalent to 41.6 percent of the plan for the full year and up 91.7 percent against the same period last year. The Ministry of Health disbursed a sum worth 2.3 trillion VND, 34.7 percent of the target and up 36.1 percent while the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development saw 1.76 trillion VND in disbursed capital, 39.6 percent and 34.1 percent, respectively. … [Read more...] about VIETNAM’S BUSINESS NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 4

“We understand the situation. We understand the anxiety of our colleagues in the three lockdown hospitals. We already experienced the feeling when a nurse of Bạch Mai Hospital became the 86th patient in March. We want to help them as much as we can," Cường said. … [Read more...] about Brave doctors head to Đà Nẵng to fight outbreak

The 34 cases discovered in Đà Nẵng include 14 people who were in direct contact with confirmed patients related to Đà Nẵng Hospital, 10 who are currently patients at the hospital, seven caretakers at the hospital, one police officer working at the hospital, one health worker at Đà Nẵng Maternity and Paediatrics Hospital, and one resident of Liên Chiểu District. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam records 41 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon, caseload surpasses 700

Despite rising infection numbers in Europe, some countries are pushing ahead with plans to reopen schools and finding ways to keep their battered tourism sectors functioning. — AFP … [Read more...] about Countries tighten measures as global virus death toll nears 700,000

Việt Nam can expect more COVID-19 fatalities in the near future, as many of the patients are elderly and already suffering from multi-organ failures and weakened immune systems, according to Lương Ngọc Khuê, head of Medical Services Administration under the health ministry. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus strain in Đà Nẵng outbreak more infectious, but not deadlier: experts