Observers say this board meeting, which last until next Tuesday, is one of the most important in the U.N. health agency’s more than 70-year history and could shape its role in global health long after the pandemic ends. … [Read more...] about Vaccine nationalism puts world on brink of ‘catastrophic moral failure’: WHO chief
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Military doctor aids impoverished people in Central Highlands
Linh can only visit his family once a month due to his busy work at the clinic. It’s an 80km journey through the forest path. In the dry season, things are okay and he can ride his bike with not much difficulty. But in the rainy season, he has to take the longer road, which is about 250km long. … [Read more...] about Military doctor aids impoverished people in Central Highlands
Home-grown peach flower trees to be labelled
On January 18, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Ha Cong Tuan signed an official document about labelling and traceable peach flower trees for the coming Tet holiday. The ministry asked provincial people's committees to tighten management to tighten monitoring and raise public awareness to prevent forest destruction. Depending on each locality, the authorities can use labels to differentiate the trees but they must not create more bureaucracy and troubles for businesses. The ministry will work with localities authorities to find the most suitable solution to this problem. Local authorities were asked to strictly follow the prime ministerial directives about a tree-planting festival this Tet and step up the forest development projects in the first months of 2021. They must report back to the ministry by January 31. During the review meeting for the agriculture sector in 2020, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked local authorities to prevent the exploitation of wild peach … [Read more...] about Home-grown peach flower trees to be labelled
SCIC pours up to 345.6 million USD in Vietnam Airlines
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) plans to invest 8 trillion VND (approximately 345.6 million USD) in Vietnam Airlines JSC (HVN). The amount is equal to 25 percent of HVN’s charter capital. “Vietnam Airlines will issue 8 trillion VND in shares to existing shareholders to raise its charter capital. And SCIC represents the Government to buy the shares,” Nguyen Chi Thanh, General Director of SCIC, said during a recent press conference. The two sides had a meeting to work out the HVN share price, Thanh added. Vietnam Airlines is creating a share offering plan to raise its charter capital and needs to get opinions from the State Securities Commission of Vietnam. Meanwhile, SCIC’s mission is to price HVN's share value. In order to define the share offering price, Vietnam Airlines has to evaluate its own value based on its five-year business plan. But COVID-19 is a biggest challenge for the … [Read more...] about SCIC pours up to 345.6 million USD in Vietnam Airlines
As travel demand surges, Vietnamese airlines plan more late-night flights during holiday season
According to Trung, ticket price for the 2021 Lunar New Year has dropped 10 percent compared to the previous holiday season, while Vietnam Airlines has not kept on offering new options to customers with new economy ticket class and promotion programs. … [Read more...] about As travel demand surges, Vietnamese airlines plan more late-night flights during holiday season